Ajinkya Rahane remains vice-captain in India's revised squad for the Australia Tests but Irfan Pathan feels a much more experienced Rohit Sharma has to lead the side in Virat Kohli's absence
Although IPL 2020 was tad different from previous ones, Mumbai's consistent rise was the only constant with the side routing any opposition coming its way
Ishant Sharma will be added to the Test squad subject to fitness while mystery spinner Varun Chakravarthy, who had allegedly hid his shoulder injury, has been ruled out of the T20 Internationals
Mumbai Indians skipper Rohit Sharma was all praise for his team's collective effort in beating Delhi Capitals by 57 runs in the first qualifier of the Indian Premier League on Thursday. Mumbai Indians dominated the one-sided proceedings to make it to their sixth IPL final. "Yes, I guess so," Rohit said when asked if it was his team's best performance in this year's IPL. "The way we came out today with that intent after losing the wicket in the second over, the way (Quinton) De Kock and Surya took the momentum towards us was great to watch and then the way we finished towards the back-end was magnificent," Sharma said at the post match presentation. "And again with the bowl (the performance) was absolutely clinical as well. We were very clear with the plans on what we wanted to achieve, and yes a perfect result for us," Sharma said. He also praised the pace-bowling duo of Trent Boult and Jasprit Bumrah and also stressed that Boult, who sustained a groin injury, was looking fine. "
The MI vs DC playoff match will be telecast live on the Star Sports 1 HD/SD and Star Sports Hindi 1 HD/SD. Check IPL 2020 Qualifier 1, MI vs DC live streaming, toss timings details here
Rohit, who sustained a left hamstring injury during an IPL game against Kings XI Punjab, was back in the park against Sunrisers Hyderabad on Tuesday
Suryakumar Yadav becomes first player in Indian Premier league history to cross 400-run for three successive season
Mumbai Indians bowling coach Shane Bond on Wednesday said no team wants to face them, knowing the extent of damage they can do with their explosive batting and lethal bowling attack. Defending champions MI entered the play-offs of the 13th IPL with nine wins and 18 points. "We have got as good batting line (up) as anyone in the tournament, our bowling line up is as good as anyone's in the tournament. "I think we are the team that nobody really wants to play, because they know if we play well, we can do some damage," Bond said on the eve of the first qualifier against Delhi Capitals. "We have got a whole lot of players, who have experienced winning the tournament. They know how to win with one tight game, so we go in with that weight behind us and that makes a huge difference..," the former Kiwi pacer added. He said that the team has a set of players who knows how to play in key matches and that could be an advantage for the four-time champions against Delhi Capitals. "You have go
After giving rest to key players in the last few league stage matches, both the teams would field their best playing 11s.Check DC vs RCB playing 11 probables, head to head and other match details here
Kohli and Rohit, who have not featured in any one-day game since the Covid-19 pandemic suspended all cricket activities across the globe, are ranked one and two respectively in the batting chart
Shastri had said Rohit's medical report stated that "he could be in danger of injuring himself again" and advised the Indian opener not to rush his comeback
Rohit missed the last four games before making a comeback on a day when BCCI president Sourav Ganguly advised him not to rush his return to the field
Chasing its maiden title, Delhi Capitals roared back to form by thrashing Royal Challengers Bangalore by six wickets to grab the second spot, after four successive losses
Mumbai Indians stand-in captain Kieron Pollard on Saturday informed that regular skipper Rohit Sharma's injured left hamstring was on the mend and he was expected to be back for the team soon
Not considered for the tour of Australia despite his consistent run in domestic cricket and IPL, Suryakumar led MI's chase of 165 and helped defending champions reach target with five balls to spare
Notably, the schedules for India vs Australia ODI and T20 series are still not finalised by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) and Cricket Australia (CA)
Sunil Gavaskar has called for more transparency on the status of Rohit Sharma's hamstring injury after he was seen practising at the Mumbai Indians' nets within hours of being left out of the squad
Rohit Sharma was on Monday left out of all three squads for the tour of Australia due to a recurring hamstring injury which is set to oust him from the remainder of the Indian Premier League as well
In Rohit's absence, K L Rahul will be Virat Kohli's deputy in the white ball teams
Mumbai would look consolidate its pole position as it faces Rajasthan which has been inconsistent despite a good mix of players in its playing 11