Delhi Capitals has one of the best assortments of India internationals comprising Prithvi Shaw, Shreyas Iyer, Rishabh Pant, Shikhar Dhawan. Check DC playing 11, squad and full schedule here
Australia's wicket-keeper batsman Alex Carey on Saturday said that he would be looking to know the mindset of Rishabh Pant during Indian Premier League (IPL) 2020
Pant, was heir apparent to Dhoni until K L Rahul emerged as a wicket-keeper batsman in the limited-overs format, making the southpaw no more a certainty in the playing eleven
Srikkanth said that if the IPL does not take place, it would really be difficult for Dhoni to make a comeback as he does not have any cricket behind him for almost a year
The context of Yuvraj's observation was Rohit's question on the difference between the current team and the ones in which the swashbuckling left-hander turned up.
Dhoni went on to play 90 Tests, 350 ODIs, and 98 T20s for India captaining the team to the 2007 T20 World Cup and 2011 ODI World Cup
Back in the mix after nursing a finger injury which he picked up during the pink-ball Test against Bangladesh last November, Saha was not part of the first XI for India vs New Zealand Test series
Jaffer claims that Dhoni's inclusion could ease the pressure on KL Rahul or Rishabh Pant, who are currently sharing the gloves for Team India in limited-overs cricket.
Rohit Sharma was kept out of the mix with the limited overs vice-captain still recovering from a calf injury while Kedar Jadhav has been dropped
With a solid 120 points, New Zealand's tally has risen to 180 on ICC world test championship points table leaderboard; India stays on top for now with 360 points
The highly-rated Indian batting line-up, which boasts of having the likes of Virat Kohli, Cheteshwar Pujara and Rahane, would want to fire on all cylinders after being caught napping in Wellington
The matches, to celebrate the birth centenary of Bangladesh's founder Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, are scheduled to be held from March 18 to 22
The Shreyas Iyer-led side will play its last IPL 2020 match against KXIP on May 16 in an away fixture at Mohali. Delhi's last home-leg match will be played on May 13 at Arun Jaitley stadium
In the five T20I and three ODIs against New Zealand, Pant was not included in the Playing XI
India had scored 296 for seven after being put into bat, thanks to K L Rahul's (112) fourth ODI hundred
Kiwis regular captain Kane Williamson has been declared fit and he might replace Tom Blundell in New Zealand playing 11
Ross Taylor played a crucial knock for the Kiwis while their bowling attack kept Indian batsmen on leash. Navdeep Saini and Ravindra Jadeja raised hopes for India but fell short of the target
JSW Steel on Wednesday announced Rishabh Pant as the as their brand ambassador. Pant is a wicketkeeper-batsman for IPL franchise Delhi Capitals which is co-owned by JSW. The young wicketkeeper-batsman was signed for three-years to promote JSW's steel products which include JSW Colouron+ color coated sheets & JSW Neosteel TMT bars. "I am very happy to partner with JSW Steel. I sincerely believe that this is the beginning of a very long and exciting association," Pant said. "As a brand we believe that we are young, hungry, fearless and world class, the same traits we see in Rishabh Pant. We are thrilled to have Rishabh as our brand ambassador and have no doubt that this partnership will be beneficial and increase the recall for the JSW Neosteel and JSW Coloron+ brands," said Parth Jindal of JSW Group.
Some of their bowling and fielding frailties exposed in the series-opener, India will aim for quick course correction when they take on a resurgent New Zealand in the second ODI here on Saturday. Flying high after the 5-0 whitewash of New Zealand in the T20 series, India were brought to the ground after the hosts took a 1-0 lead in the three-match series with a four-wicket win in the first ODI. The Black Caps chased down their highest-ever total in ODI cricket at Seddon Park and the toss will be crucial once again at the even shorter Eden Park where the side batting second will have a clear advantage. New Zealand opted to bat here in both the T20Is, but India chased well in both instances albeit in different circumstances. India find themselves in a familiar situation after the loss in Hamilton. But the visitors have come from behind against the West Indies and Australia to win their last two ODI series and Virat Kohli's men will look to do the same here. Like in Chennai against t
India vs New Zealand 2nd ODI match will be telecast live on Star Sports 1 and Star Sports 1 HD with English commentary from 7:30 am on Saturday.