The sides will next head to Bengaluru for the deciding fifth T20 on Sunday.
'Everything was up to the mark and what let us down was the batsmanship'
All-rounder Hardik Pandya was named as India's T20I captain for the three-match series against Sri Lanka, with Rohit Sharma retaining the ODI leadership role.
Kolkata Knight Riders bounced back from a four-match losing streak as they outclassed Royal Challengers Bangalore by 21 runs.
Dravid said that Dinesh Karthik has been able to show skills at the backend of the innings during the last 2-3 years.
Rohit Sharma said that his side managed to achieve everything they wanted
PHOTOS of the IPL 2023 match between Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Delhi Capitals played at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru on Saturday.
Will this (Rohit, KL Rahul and Kohli), be India's top three going into the T20 World Cup?
India went in with five bowling options against Pakistan on Sunday and it did not work out in their favour
Washington will join Axar and KL Rahul at the National Cricket Academy (NCA) for rehabilitation.
Just when it looked like RCB were back in the game, Sunil Narine, who had done the job with the ball (4 for 21), came out to bat and wasted no time to get going and tilt the momentum back in KKR's favour.
It will not be an easy task for a struggling Punjab side to stand up to the challenge thrown by a RCB team
Kohli found support from the Pakistani star batter, who indicated that an athlete has to be really strong to overcome failures.
Up against Delhi Capitals, RCB will need to address their middle-order woes, to return to winning ways, in what could be touted as a battle of equals.
Virat Kohli's tenure as captain of Royal Challengers Bangalore may have ended without an IPL triumph but the franchise will nonetheless 'celebrate' his contributions over the years, said the team's pacer Harshal Patel.
In his last five innings including the first practice match against Western Australia, Rohit has scored just 63 runs, including two ducks in the T20I series against South Africa.
'Warner was a little animated because we weren't playing very good cricket and we lost'
The young pace bowling unit will look to pick up pieces from the hammering they suffered in the second T20 against Sri Lanka in the series-deciding third and final match in Rajkot on Saturday.
RCB will be strengthened further when the immensely-talented Devdutt Padikkal makes the team after his recovery from COVID-19.
The experienced seamer, however, refused to read too much into their forgettable bowling display at the Feroz Shah Kotla and expressed optimism about a strong comeback in the second match.
Gill will not like to repeat the mistakes of his predecessors while aiming to cement his place in the T20I side after making a reputation for himself in the longer versions.
Royal Challengers Bangalore pacer Harshal Patel is not losing his sleep over not making it to the Indian team for the upcoming T20 World Cup, despite a consistent run in IPL 2021.
Jasprit Bumrah has regained the top spot in the ICC men's ODI Player Rankings after fashioning India's 10-wicket win over England with a career-best haul of 6/19 in the first match at The Oval in London.
Top scoring for Rajasthan was the youngster Riyan Parag who hit a 31 ball 56* which included three fours and four sixes.
Having released 10 players ahead of the auction, the team management focussed on strengthening the batting and pace bowling units.
Australian legend Ricky Ponting feels Mohammed Shami's strength lies in the longest format and there are better quick bowlers in India's T20 set up, weighing in on his absence from the Asia Cup squad.
IPL 2021 had many moments that made the tournament more special and fans asking for more.
India were expected to try out a bunch of players after another World Cup debacle but if the team combination for the second T20 was any indication, they seemed reluctant to start with a clean slate.
The Men in Blue are on a 12-match winning streak and come Thursday, they can create an all-time record of winning 13 T20I games in a row.
'I was driven constantly to get better and actualise that potential. I never at any moment felt that the dream (of playing for India) sort of running away from me.'
Their opponents New Zealand, who effectively knocked India out of the World Cup, have reached Jaipur on a chartered flight from Dubai with little time to reflect on their loss to Australia in the title clash.
Srinivas Bhogle and Purnendu Maji list India's Most Valuable ODI Players in the India-Australia T20 series.
The chinks in India's pace bowling armour were badly exposed in the three-match T20s against Australia.
Yadav was named player of the match and the series.
A summary of Ranji matches played on Wednesday.
Had KKR throws run out Dinesh Karthik, perhaps RCB may have lost the game.
Who do you think should be part of India's playing XI for Tuesday's third T20I against South Africa?
'I just want to have a lot of fun and just enjoy myself on the field and give myself fully to this team, like I have for so many years, without any load.'
It will be a test of Virat Kohli's tactical acumen against the ice-cool demeanour of Eoin Morgan when perennial underachievers Royal Challengers Bangalore clash with former champions Kolkata Knight Riders in the IPL Eliminator in Sharjah on Monday.
Chennai Super Kings all-rounder Dwayne Bravo stole the limelight from Virat Kohli and Devdutt Padikkal.
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