'We have made a good bonding in the team from the start. In every match we played as a group. We have put on combined performance. We have worked as a team in the tournament. Everyone contributed a little bit and hope this continues.'
Mayank Agarwal believes that the franchise has built a title-winning squad for the IPL beginning March 26.
A disastrous campaign in the last T20 World Cup has forced the Indian team to bring about a radical change in its attitude and approach, says skipper Rohit Sharma.
BCCI vice-president Rajeev Shukla dismissed reports that Virat Kohli will step down as India's ODI and T20I captain after the T20 World Cup in October-November.
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'We don't know when the BJP tried to induct Sourav Ganguly into the party. Sourav Ganguly is a cricketing legend. Some people are now shedding crocodile tears about the changes in BCCI. Did they have any role when he took over as BCCI president? The TMC should stop politicising every issue.'
Ashish Nehra concedes that Steve Smith was wrong in orchestrating ball-tampering but it will be sad if the under-fire Australian captain is barred from participating in the Indian Premier League.
Even as the dust settles down on IPL 9, Bikash Mohapatra/Rediff.com presents his Dream XI.
The former RCB and India skipper asserted that it is very difficult for people to understand what a cricketer thinks while taking such decisions.
Rohit led the Mumbai Indians to an unprecedented fifth IPL title on Tuesday, impressing not just with a half century but also shrewd captaincy.
Former Pakistan skipper Shahid Afridi feels Indian captain Virat Kohli should step down from the leadership role in all formats of the game to flourish as a batsman for his country.
The former top cop was also the chairman of Jharkhand Public Service Commission (JPSC)
Meanwhile, Royal Challenger Bangalore brought in Sri Lanka's Wanindu Hasaranga as replacement for Australia's Adam Zampa. In the recent three-match T20I series against India in Sri Lanka, Hasaranga bagged a total of seven wickets, including a four-wicket haul in the final T20I.
Collingwood 'amazed' by questions about Root's captaincy
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With Chennai Super Kings notching up a second straight win in Indian Premier League-8, the team's coach, Stephen Fleming, lavished praise on centurion Brendon McCullum while lauding the side's "dynamic" and "sensible" batting.
India's prolific opener Rohit Sharma believes Mahendra Singh Dhoni is "one of a kind", playing down recent comparisons of his leadership style and composure with the two-time World Cup-winning captain.
India opening batsman Shikhar Dhawan has been named captain of Indian Premier League side Sunrisers Hyderabad for the 7th edition of the cash-rich Twenty20 event beginning on April 16.
Another failure to win an ICC tournament will put Virat Kohli's leadership future in doubt. When BCCI president Sourav Ganguly and secretary Jay Shah hold a virtual meet with the national selectors in a couple of days' time, the leadership issue will be discussed.
Desperate to break their title jinx, Virat Kohli-led Royal Challengers Bangalore will be hoping for a positive start to their campaign in the ninth edition of the Indian Premier League, when they take on Sunrisers Hyderabad, in Bengaluru, on Tuesday.
'It would be a shame if he is not made the white-ball captain after this. Because there's nothing more Rohit Sharma can do.'
Hardik said he believes in taking ownership on the field.
Dhoni holds a special place in the hearts of the fans
India's new ODI captain Rohit Sharma wants his middle-order to be prepared in case India slump to 10 for 3 early on.
Daredevils once again had a stop-start campaign in the ongoing IPL and are standing on the verge of yet another early elimination.
Kings XI Punjab will be led by KL Rahul this year, and Kumble is well aware of the qualities of the Karnataka-born batsman having seen him from childhood.
India wicketkeeper-batsman KL Rahul said that playing with former skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni has been a huge learning experience for him.
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Opener KL Rahul is all set to be named Indian team's vice captain for the three-Test series against South Africa, starting on December 26, BCCI sources confirmed on Saturday.
Kolkata Knight Riders new skipper Eoin Morgan says Dinesh Karthik put the team first, ahead of him being the skipper.
Ajinkya Rahane has been named as the new skipper of the IPL team.
The former India captain not just rejected the accusations thrown at him but also offered a gentle reminder to his critics -- much before becoming the BCCI boss, he was a celebrated India cricketer and played in a whopping 424 international matches -- 113 of them Tests.
Virat Kohli's inspirational leadership for Royal Challengers Bangalore will be up against the brute force with which David Warner has steered Sunrisers Hyderabad when the two teams, eyeing their maiden IPL title, square off in a high-intensity summit clash in Bengaluru on Sunday. RCB, however, will have a slight advantage over Sunrisers as they have the experience of playing in an IPL final twice in the past -- 2009 and 2011, but on both occasions, they had finished runners-up. Sunrisers' best finish was a play-off berth which they managed in their debut season in 2013.
'If you have two captains, players might think he is going to be my captain in Tests. I will not annoy him.'
A crammed international calendar in three formats of the game and the added strain of playing in biosecure bubbles during the COVID-19 pandemic have pushed players like Trent Boult to breaking point.
Ashish Nehra, the current bowling coach of Royal Challengers Bangalore, has been confirmed as the coach and will be part of the coaching leadership team along with head coach Gary Kirsten for the forthcoming 11th edition of the Indian Premier League.
'He has given RCB that kind of profile, that brand recognition that very (few) cricketers have given to their franchise'.
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Delhi Capitals coach Ricky Ponting says it will take a very good player to knock Rishabh Pant off the Indian team.
Kolkata Knight Riders will have to break the agonising sequence of debacles when they clash with defending champions Sunrisers Hyderabad in the IPL eliminator, in Bengaluru, on Wednesday.
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