After reports surfaced that Indian Cricket Team captain Virat Kohli is suffering from slip disc problem, a top BCCI official rubbished the claims saying 'its neck sprain, not slip disc'.

The official also informed that the problem arose due to fatigue and is a case of is a case of 'workload management rather than injury management'.

"Yes, Virat has had fatigue issues and this is a case of workload management rather than injury management. But it isn't a case of slip disc. As of now, we will be monitoring his workload," the senior official told PTI on condition of anonymity.

The official, who is privy to Kohli's county engagements, also informed that the management is assessing Kohli's condition and can say anything after that only.&nbsp;

Earlier reports said that Kohli had visited a hospital in Mumbai for a check-up, he is suffering from a slip disc injury and will not be playing for Surrey ahead of the UK tour starting with two T20 Internationals against Ireland in June.

When pressed further on the reported slip disc injury, the official replied: "Yesterday, Virat posted his fitness video as part of the Government's 'Fitness Challenge'. I can tell you that the video was shot yesterday."

Kohli had been tagged by Sports Minister Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore in the social media campaign and he had posted a video of him working out in the gym in response.&nbsp;

Asked why did he visit a spinal surgeon at Khar medical facility, the official said: "Virat had suffered a neck sprain during an IPL match in Jaipur (RCB's final game). The pain had subsided but he went for a precautionary check-up."

Kolhi appeared in nine Tests and 29 of the 32 ODIs that the national team played. He also played 9 out of India's 18 T20 Internationals.

In all, he played 47 international matches with only Rohit Sharma and Hardik Pandya (48 each) playing a match more than him.

Add to it, the 14 IPL matches and his tally goes up to 61 in all.

The official also informed that the problem arose due to fatigue.

After reports surfaced that Indian Cricket Team captain Virat Kohli is suffering from slip disc problem, a top BCCI official rubbished the claims saying 'its neck sprain, not slip disc'. The official also informed that the problem arose due to fatigue and is a case of is a case of 'workload management rather than injury management'. "Yes, Virat has had fatigue issues and this is a case of workload management rather than injury management. But it isn't a case of slip disc. As of now, we will be monitoring his workload," the senior official told PTI on condition of anonymity. The official, who is privy to Kohli's county engagements, also informed that the management is assessing Kohli's condition and can say anything after that only. Earlier reports said that Kohli had visited a hospital in Mumbai for a check-up, he is suffering from a slip disc injury and will not be playing for Surrey ahead of the UK tour starting with two T20 Internationals against Ireland in June. When pressed further on the reported slip disc injury, the official replied: "Yesterday, Virat posted his fitness video as part of the Government's 'Fitness Challenge'. I can tell you that the video was shot yesterday." Kohli had been tagged by Sports Minister Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore in the social media campaign and he had posted a video of him working out in the gym in response. Asked why did he visit a spinal surgeon at Khar medical facility, the official said: "Virat had suffered a neck sprain during an IPL match in Jaipur (RCB's final game). The pain had subsided but he went for a precautionary check-up." Kolhi appeared in nine Tests and 29 of the 32 ODIs that the national team played. He also played 9 out of India's 18 T20 Internationals. In all, he played 47 international matches with only Rohit Sharma and Hardik Pandya (48 each) playing a match more than him. Add to it, the 14 IPL matches and his tally goes up to 61 in all.

Neck sprain, not slipped disc: BCCI official on Virat Kohli injury

India Cricket Team captain Virat Kohli much-hyped participation in English County Championship was ruled out due to a neck injury on Thursday.&nbsp;

The right-handed batsman will require a three-week rehabilitation to recover from the injury, the BCCI acting secretary Amitabh Choudhary said.

"Team India Captain Mr Virat Kohli suffered a neck injury while fielding during Match 51 of the VIVO IPL between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Sunrisers Hyderabad on 17th May 2018 at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru," he added.

"Kohli, who was scheduled to play for Surrey CCC in the month of June, has been ruled out from participating."

This decision was taken following assessments by the BCCI Medical team, subsequent scans, and a specialist visit," the release further stated.

The 29-year-old will undergo a fitness test on June 15, which will confirm his availability for the initial phase of the UK limited-overs tour starting with the two T20 Internationals against Ireland in last week of June.

"The BCCI Medical Team is confident that Kohli will regain full fitness ahead of India's upcoming tours to Ireland and England," the release concluded.&nbsp;

Kohli had visited a hospital in Mumbai for a check-up yesterday and it was reported that he is suffering from a slip disc injury and will not be playing for Surrey ahead of the UK tour.

India will begin the series against England with T20Is in early July. 
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The right-handed batsman will require a three-week rehabilitation to recover from the injury

India Cricket Team captain Virat Kohli much-hyped participation in English County Championship was ruled out due to a neck injury on Thursday. The right-handed batsman will require a three-week rehabilitation to recover from the injury, the BCCI acting secretary Amitabh Choudhary said. "Team India Captain Mr Virat Kohli suffered a neck injury while fielding during Match 51 of the VIVO IPL between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Sunrisers Hyderabad on 17th May 2018 at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru," he added. "Kohli, who was scheduled to play for Surrey CCC in the month of June, has been ruled out from participating." This decision was taken following assessments by the BCCI Medical team, subsequent scans, and a specialist visit," the release further stated. The 29-year-old will undergo a fitness test on June 15, which will confirm his availability for the initial phase of the UK limited-overs tour starting with the two T20 Internationals against Ireland in last week of June. "The BCCI Medical Team is confident that Kohli will regain full fitness ahead of India's upcoming tours to Ireland and England," the release concluded. Kohli had visited a hospital in Mumbai for a check-up yesterday and it was reported that he is suffering from a slip disc injury and will not be playing for Surrey ahead of the UK tour. India will begin the series against England with T20Is in early July.

Now, no county stint for injured Virat Kohli: BCCI

Indian skipper Virat Kohli&nbsp;is not suffering from slipped disc,&nbsp;but his much hyped County stint will be curtailed, as per new reports.

The previous reports&nbsp;claimed that Kohli was diagnosed with slip disc after he paid a visit to a Mumbai-based orthopaedic surgeon.

However, he will miss out on some of the matches of his county stint. &nbsp;

Kohli will play for Surrey, treating the same as a quality practice session, ahead of the power-packed tour of England in July.&nbsp;

India is scheduled to play three T20 Internationals, three One Day Internationals and five Test matches with England this July.&nbsp;

Reports of Kohli's injury came shortly after he released a video accepting Union Minister Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore's fitness challenge and breaking into one of his favourite core workouts.

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Kohli then passed on the challenge to Prime Minister Narendra who "accepted" his dare earlier today saying that he will soon share his fitness video.&nbsp;

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Kohli will play for Surrey, treating the same as a quality practice session, ahead of the power-packed tour of England in July

Indian skipper Virat Kohli is not suffering from slipped disc, but his much hyped County stint will be curtailed, as per new reports. The previous reports claimed that Kohli was diagnosed with slip disc after he paid a visit to a Mumbai-based orthopaedic surgeon. However, he will miss out on some of the matches of his county stint. Kohli will play for Surrey, treating the same as a quality practice session, ahead of the power-packed tour of England in July. India is scheduled to play three T20 Internationals, three One Day Internationals and five Test matches with England this July. Reports of Kohli's injury came shortly after he released a video accepting Union Minister Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore's fitness challenge and breaking into one of his favourite core workouts. I have accepted the #FitnessChallenge by @ra_THORe sir. Now I would like to challenge my wife @AnushkaSharma , our PM @narendramodi ji and @msdhoni Bhai for the same. ? #HumFitTohIndiaFit #ComeOutAndPlay pic.twitter.com/e9BAToE6bg — Virat Kohli (@imVkohli) May 23, 2018 × Kohli then passed on the challenge to Prime Minister Narendra who "accepted" his dare earlier today saying that he will soon share his fitness video. Challenge accepted, Virat! I will be sharing my own #FitnessChallenge video soon. @imVkohli #HumFitTohIndiaFit https://t.co/qdc1JabCYb — Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) May 24, 2018 ×

BCCI to curtail Virat Kohli's county stint after reports of injury

Union Minister Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore had given an open fitness challenge to Bollywood actor Hrithik Roshan, cricketer Virat Kohli and shuttler Saina Nehwal on Tuesday.

The Union Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports posted a video on his official Twitter handle and promoted the campaign #HumFitTohIndiaFit.&nbsp;

He shot the video himself being dressed in the formal attire and did ten push-ups without a pause while asking the viewers to share their "fitness mantra."

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Post pictures and videos of how you keep yourself fit and send a <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/FitnessChallenge?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#FitnessChallenge</a> to your friends on social media. Here's my video ?and I challenge <a href="https://twitter.com/iHrithik?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@iHrithik</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/imVkohli?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@imVkohli</a> & <a href="https://twitter.com/NSaina?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@NSaina</a> to join in? <a href="https://t.co/pYhRY1lNEm">pic.twitter.com/pYhRY1lNEm</a>
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The Olympian also said that he is inspired by the fitness of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and also influenced by Modi's motto of fit and healthy India.

Bollywood actor Hrithik Roshan accepted the challenge and shared his fitness secret. Hrithik&nbsp;advocated the promotion of environment-friendly ways to keep up good health like walking, jogging and cycling.&nbsp;

He posted a video on Twitter with a caption, "This initiative makes me so proud ! Bravo @Ra_THORe #HumFitTohIndiaFit &nbsp;#FitnessChallenge this is how I commute to my office everyday. sitting static in a car is such a waste. Walk, cycle, jog, feel the earth, feel India ?? get FIT!"

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Earlier this year Rathore also initiated and monitored the launch of the Khelo India School Games that promote sports among students across schools of India.&nbsp;

The initiative aims to provide a scholarship of Rs. 5 lakh each year to 1,000 athletes for a period of eight years.

Mr. Rathore, who recently took charge of the Information and Broadcasting Ministry, was a former professional shooter and as a shooter, competing in the double trap event, he won a silver medal in the 2004 Olympic Games.

Union Minister Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore has given an open fitness challenge to Bollywood actor Hrithik Roshan, cricketer Virat Kohli and shuttler Saina Nehwal

Union Minister Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore had given an open fitness challenge to Bollywood actor Hrithik Roshan, cricketer Virat Kohli and shuttler Saina Nehwal on Tuesday. The Union Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports posted a video on his official Twitter handle and promoted the campaign #HumFitTohIndiaFit. He shot the video himself being dressed in the formal attire and did ten push-ups without a pause while asking the viewers to share their "fitness mantra." Watch the video here: #HumFitTohIndiaFit ??? Post pictures and videos of how you keep yourself fit and send a #FitnessChallenge to your friends on social media. Here's my video ?and I challenge @iHrithik, @imVkohli & @NSaina to join in? pic.twitter.com/pYhRY1lNEm — Rajyavardhan Rathore (@Ra_THORe) May 22, 2018 × The Olympian also said that he is inspired by the fitness of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and also influenced by Modi's motto of fit and healthy India. Bollywood actor Hrithik Roshan accepted the challenge and shared his fitness secret. Hrithik advocated the promotion of environment-friendly ways to keep up good health like walking, jogging and cycling. He posted a video on Twitter with a caption, "This initiative makes me so proud ! Bravo @Ra_THORe #HumFitTohIndiaFit #FitnessChallenge this is how I commute to my office everyday. sitting static in a car is such a waste. Walk, cycle, jog, feel the earth, feel India ?? get FIT!" Watch the video here: This initiative makes me so proud ! Bravo @Ra_THORe #HumFitTohIndiaFit #FitnessChallenge this is how I commute to my office everyday. sitting static in a car is such a waste. Walk, cycle, jog, feel the earth, feel India ?? get FIT! pic.twitter.com/twoI1vna9c — Hrithik Roshan (@iHrithik) May 22, 2018 × Earlier this year Rathore also initiated and monitored the launch of the Khelo India School Games that promote sports among students across schools of India. The initiative aims to provide a scholarship of Rs. 5 lakh each year to 1,000 athletes for a period of eight years. Mr. Rathore, who recently took charge of the Information and Broadcasting Ministry, was a former professional shooter and as a shooter, competing in the double trap event, he won a silver medal in the 2004 Olympic Games.

Watch: How Hrithik Roshan responds to Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore's fitness challenge

Abraham Benjamin de Villiers or famously known as AB de Villiers, is South Africa's gem batsman with enviable wicketkeeping skills.&nbsp;

The cricketing legend debuted in late 2004 against a visiting England, partnering Graeme Smith as an opener.&nbsp;

In his second Test in the same series, he was given the responsibility of wicket-keeping as a stand-in for the injured Mark Boucher.&nbsp;

The duties led to a demotion in his batting line to the lower order. However, the experiment worked well, yielding a fifty on debut, in the second innings of the Test.&nbsp;

De Villiers announced his arrival with scores of 92 and 109 while opening the innings, in the last of the 5-Test series

In ODIs though, it took a while for him to find his footing, recording his first half-century in his 15th attempt, against Australia.&nbsp;

He was one of South Africa's most consistent performers in all formats. He was one of those players, who had no qualms in being deployed as an opener, middle or lower order batsman, depending on the situation.

The ability to offer dead bats, drives, flicks and pulls and his instinctive nature to innovate in manners, turned de Villiers into one of the most dangerous cricketers.

He has played 228 &nbsp;games and has smashed 9577 runs at an average of 53.5. His highest individual score is 176 runs.

As an accomplished gloveman, he was often called to deputize for Boucher, and with time he was even being touted as his eventual successor.

De Villiers' presence in the batting line up was important in South Africa's return to the pinnacle of cricket, registering historic wins in Australia and going on a 3-year unbeaten run since 2007.&nbsp;

He helped South Africa to a semi-final berth in the 2007 ICC Cricket World World Cup, restoring respectability after a poor showing in the tournament's previous edition.&nbsp;

If we see the T20I format, then the cricket legend has 1672 runs in his kitty of just 78 game played.&nbsp;

Also read:&nbsp;<a href="http://www.wionews.com/sports/ab-de-villiers-retires-from-all-forms-of-cricket-with-immediate-effect-says-i-am-tired-139205">AB de Villiers retires from all forms of cricket with immediate effect, says 'I am tired'</a>

Consistent performances over the years gave the Proteas a new ODI captain in de Villiers, when he replaced Graeme Smith in 2011, post the ICC Cricket World Cup.&nbsp;

After proving his class in the Test arena, he was the number one batsman in ODIs as well as in Tests on a number of occasions.

De Villiers has played 114 Tests and has scored 8765 runs at an average of &nbsp;50.66, with unbeaten 278 being his highest score.

De Villiers was a hot-buy in the Indian T20 League and he started off representing Delhi until he moved to Bangalore for the later seasons.&nbsp;

AB was also one of the players to have been retained by Bangalore in 2014.&nbsp;

In 141 games in the Indian Premier League, since its inception in 2008, De Villiers has made 3953 runs in 141 matches. He has smashed three centuries and 28 half-centuries.&nbsp;

In 2018, he played 12 games for the Virat kohli-led side and scored 480 runs which include six half-centuries. &nbsp;

Though Bangalore failed to make it to the play-offs, De Villiers left an impression that there is still a lot of cricket left in him.&nbsp;

But, the South African star today announced retirement from all forms of cricket with immediate effect.&nbsp;

While some fans raised serious doubts over his retirement decision many wished him luck for his future plans.&nbsp;

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The cricketing legend debuted in late 2004 against a visiting England.

Abraham Benjamin de Villiers or famously known as AB de Villiers, is South Africa's gem batsman with enviable wicketkeeping skills. The cricketing legend debuted in late 2004 against a visiting England, partnering Graeme Smith as an opener. In his second Test in the same series, he was given the responsibility of wicket-keeping as a stand-in for the injured Mark Boucher. The duties led to a demotion in his batting line to the lower order. However, the experiment worked well, yielding a fifty on debut, in the second innings of the Test. De Villiers announced his arrival with scores of 92 and 109 while opening the innings, in the last of the 5-Test series In ODIs though, it took a while for him to find his footing, recording his first half-century in his 15th attempt, against Australia. He was one of South Africa's most consistent performers in all formats. He was one of those players, who had no qualms in being deployed as an opener, middle or lower order batsman, depending on the situation. The ability to offer dead bats, drives, flicks and pulls and his instinctive nature to innovate in manners, turned de Villiers into one of the most dangerous cricketers. He has played 228 games and has smashed 9577 runs at an average of 53.5. His highest individual score is 176 runs. As an accomplished gloveman, he was often called to deputize for Boucher, and with time he was even being touted as his eventual successor. De Villiers' presence in the batting line up was important in South Africa's return to the pinnacle of cricket, registering historic wins in Australia and going on a 3-year unbeaten run since 2007. He helped South Africa to a semi-final berth in the 2007 ICC Cricket World World Cup, restoring respectability after a poor showing in the tournament's previous edition. If we see the T20I format, then the cricket legend has 1672 runs in his kitty of just 78 game played. Also read: AB de Villiers retires from all forms of cricket with immediate effect, says 'I am tired' Consistent performances over the years gave the Proteas a new ODI captain in de Villiers, when he replaced Graeme Smith in 2011, post the ICC Cricket World Cup. After proving his class in the Test arena, he was the number one batsman in ODIs as well as in Tests on a number of occasions. De Villiers has played 114 Tests and has scored 8765 runs at an average of 50.66, with unbeaten 278 being his highest score. De Villiers was a hot-buy in the Indian T20 League and he started off representing Delhi until he moved to Bangalore for the later seasons. AB was also one of the players to have been retained by Bangalore in 2014. In 141 games in the Indian Premier League, since its inception in 2008, De Villiers has made 3953 runs in 141 matches. He has smashed three centuries and 28 half-centuries. In 2018, he played 12 games for the Virat kohli-led side and scored 480 runs which include six half-centuries. Though Bangalore failed to make it to the play-offs, De Villiers left an impression that there is still a lot of cricket left in him. But, the South African star today announced retirement from all forms of cricket with immediate effect. While some fans raised serious doubts over his retirement decision many wished him luck for his future plans. ×

AB de Villiers: Mr 360 degree and his cricketing career

AB de Villiers took an acrobatic catch to dismiss Hyderabad batsman Alex Hales and was hailed as a "Spiderman" by captain Virat Kohli.

South African star cricketer leaped on the deep mid-wicket boundary to stop a ball heading for a near-certain six and catch out Hyderabad batsman Alex Hales.

Team Bangalore is still struggling to book a berth in play-offs of the ongoing edition of Indian Premier League. Even if the team fails to make it through play-offs, still AB de Villiers' Spiderman-like catch will be one of the most remembered moments of the eleventh edition of the IPL.

The video of the catch got viral on the social media and on the brilliant efforts of ABD, Virat said, "AB's catch was spiderman stuff, you don't do that as normal human beings," an ecstatic Kohli said after his team's win."

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After the dramatic catch, Twitterati have gone crazy too. The social media is now flooded with some funny and hilarious memes.&nbsp;

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Just a flying ABD in unusual places.<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/RCBvSRH?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#RCBvSRH</a> <a href="https://t.co/YogAn8xLgU">pic.twitter.com/YogAn8xLgU</a>
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On the brilliant efforts of ABD, Virat said, 'AB's catch was spiderman stuff,' meanwhile, social media is flooded with some funny and hilarious memes on the unusual catch

AB de Villiers took an acrobatic catch to dismiss Hyderabad batsman Alex Hales and was hailed as a "Spiderman" by captain Virat Kohli. South African star cricketer leaped on the deep mid-wicket boundary to stop a ball heading for a near-certain six and catch out Hyderabad batsman Alex Hales. Team Bangalore is still struggling to book a berth in play-offs of the ongoing edition of Indian Premier League. Even if the team fails to make it through play-offs, still AB de Villiers' Spiderman-like catch will be one of the most remembered moments of the eleventh edition of the IPL. The video of the catch got viral on the social media and on the brilliant efforts of ABD, Virat said, "AB's catch was spiderman stuff, you don't do that as normal human beings," an ecstatic Kohli said after his team's win." "That (catch) was freakish, Spiderman stuff. His shots still leave me in awe" @RCBTweets captain @imVkohli is an @ABdeVilliers17 fan just like us #VIVOIPL #RCBvSRH pic.twitter.com/8B2USSrjgE — IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) May 17, 2018 × After the dramatic catch, Twitterati have gone crazy too. The social media is now flooded with some funny and hilarious memes. Here is a compilation of such tweets: Just a flying ABD in unusual places.#RCBvSRH pic.twitter.com/B6KazP6OXN — East India Comedy (@EastIndiaComedy) May 17, 2018 × Just a flying ABD in unusual places.#RCBvSRH pic.twitter.com/YogAn8xLgU — East India Comedy (@EastIndiaComedy) May 17, 2018 × CLOSE ENOUGH #RCBvSRH ❤️ pic.twitter.com/sbIP2Pld6c — Subrat Saurabh (@ChickenBiryanii) May 17, 2018 × Appraisal pic.twitter.com/oSfOxWLx7b — Pakchikpak Raja Babu (@HaramiParindey) May 17, 2018 × pic.twitter.com/Sk87hCGUOT — deepak (@deepakcasm) May 18, 2018 × AB Devilliers can catch anything, even Dawood. — Pakchikpak Raja Babu (@HaramiParindey) May 17, 2018 × #RCBvSRH #Race3 #Race3Trailer "Why do we need fake superheroes, if we got The Real one" ? pic.twitter.com/aAJ1r3LJYF — Shubhankar Singha (@imsingha_35) May 17, 2018 ×

IPL 2018: AB de Villiers' acrobatic catch inspires some hilarious memes

"People have been saying that our team is quite aged, but you need experience. All credit goes to Dhoni as you can see he is playing freely. In the IPL, he has shown that he can still play very well despite being 35-36," said Suresh&nbsp;Raina, explaining the fact that why IPL team&nbsp;Chennai includes aged players.&nbsp;

As Chennai qualified&nbsp;for play-offs for the&nbsp;ninth time, since IPL's inception, &nbsp;Raina said&nbsp;it is equally important to have experience and cites team's performance in the ongoing league.&nbsp;

Currently, the 'Yellow Brigade' have players above 35 years of age which include&nbsp;— Mahendra Singh Dhoni (36), Shane Watson (36), Dwayne Bravo (34), Harbhajan Singh (37) and Imran Tahir (39).

When asked about their current performance and strategy for the upcoming games, the left-handed batsman said that&nbsp;half work is done by qualifying, but the ultimate goal is to take the golden trophy home.

"Nobody remembers the runner-up. Everybody looks up to the winner. If we win this time, then the harsh memories of the finals that we lost in previous editions of IPL will go away," said Raina.

Altogether in IPL, Chennai have made their way to finals six times, out of which only two times they managed to emerge victoriously.&nbsp;

The star cricketer heaped praise on&nbsp;his current IPL team's skipper MS Dhoni and Indian Cricket Team&nbsp;captain Virat Kohli.&nbsp;

"Having Dhoni with Virat changes the morale of the Indian cricket team. In South Africa, we won the T20s and ODI series. We even defeated them in one Test match," he said.

"Virat is a player, who does not like to lose. In the current scenario, the cricket community in India has become fearless," he added.&nbsp;

Other than Chennai, Hyderabad too qualified for semi-finals with 18 points in IPL.

The finale of IPL 2018 will be played on May 27&nbsp;at Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai.

Altogether in Indian Premier League(IPL), Chennai have made their way to finals for six times, out of which only twice they managed to emerge victoriously

"People have been saying that our team is quite aged, but you need experience. All credit goes to Dhoni as you can see he is playing freely. In the IPL, he has shown that he can still play very well despite being 35-36," said Suresh Raina, explaining the fact that why IPL team Chennai includes aged players. As Chennai qualified for play-offs for the ninth time, since IPL's inception, Raina said it is equally important to have experience and cites team's performance in the ongoing league. Currently, the 'Yellow Brigade' have players above 35 years of age which include — Mahendra Singh Dhoni (36), Shane Watson (36), Dwayne Bravo (34), Harbhajan Singh (37) and Imran Tahir (39). When asked about their current performance and strategy for the upcoming games, the left-handed batsman said that half work is done by qualifying, but the ultimate goal is to take the golden trophy home. "Nobody remembers the runner-up. Everybody looks up to the winner. If we win this time, then the harsh memories of the finals that we lost in previous editions of IPL will go away," said Raina. Altogether in IPL, Chennai have made their way to finals six times, out of which only two times they managed to emerge victoriously. The star cricketer heaped praise on his current IPL team's skipper MS Dhoni and Indian Cricket Team captain Virat Kohli. "Having Dhoni with Virat changes the morale of the Indian cricket team. In South Africa, we won the T20s and ODI series. We even defeated them in one Test match," he said. "Virat is a player, who does not like to lose. In the current scenario, the cricket community in India has become fearless," he added. Other than Chennai, Hyderabad too qualified for semi-finals with 18 points in IPL. The finale of IPL 2018 will be played on May 27 at Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai.

'You need experience:'Suresh Raina on Chennai being marked as 'aged team'

Some assumptions in the Surrey dressing room are sure to come crashing down when "proper big dog" Virat Kohli joins the side, said England all-rounder Moeen Ali as he reflected on the Indian captain's much-talked-about county stint next month.

While there aren't too many big local names in the Surrey squad, there are a few international stars in the line-up, headlined by South Africa's Morne Morkel, Tom Curran, Dean Elgar and Australia's Mitchell Marsh and Aaron Finch.&nbsp

Moeen and his compatriot Chris Woakes are playing under Kohli for the Royal Challengers Bangalore in IPL.

"I know a few of the Surrey guys and they are not what people make them out to be a lot of the time. But if anyone in that dressing room does think they are a big dog, they will need to sit down for a little while because there is a proper big dog coming," Moeen was quoted as saying by 'The Guardian'.

Moeen and Woakes also rejected the perception that the Indian captain is intimidating and aggressive.

"You see him on the field and people might think he's arrogant but it is the complete opposite. He's so humble it is almost weird how nice he is. He's the biggest name in India but will ring me to check I'm OK or ask if I fancy lunch.

"Sometimes a player will invite the squad to their house for a meal and it would be easy for him to say no. But he would always go. I can say with certainty that anyone who has a bad word doesn't know the guy," he said.&nbsp

Endorsing Moeen's view, Woakes added: "You have your perceptions of someone like Virat, who is quite passionate, emotional, in your face and plays it hard. But off the field he's very calm and you can chat about anything.

"He's very down to earth and for someone who has such huge pressures and public focus in India, to see him go about his business in this way quite refreshing."

Woakes went to the extent of saying that any other player of the team is irrelevant when Kohli is around.&nbsp

"In my first year of IPL I found as an overseas player you get a lot of attention walking through airports in India. But having him in the team ? the No 1, the king ? we're almost irrelevant.&nbsp

"It makes you realise what his life is like. So county cricket will be much more chilled and he'll enjoy that. Playing at smaller grounds, that will be an experience too. Having spoken to him about it, he loves touring other countries ? it's a release."

The English paceman also spoke of how Kohli approaches a match.

"Around 30 minutes before the bus leaves for a match, he does what he calls a ?priming session' in the gym. It's like a short burst of Olympic weightlifting.

"It's certainly different but it works for him. Overall, his fitness work is having a serious impact on the next generation of Indian players. He's leaner, fitter, more agile than those before."

Moeen and his compatriot Chris Woakes are playing under Kohli for the Bangalore in IPL

Some assumptions in the Surrey dressing room are sure to come crashing down when "proper big dog" Virat Kohli joins the side, said England all-rounder Moeen Ali as he reflected on the Indian captain's much-talked-about county stint next month. While there aren't too many big local names in the Surrey squad, there are a few international stars in the line-up, headlined by South Africa's Morne Morkel, Tom Curran, Dean Elgar and Australia's Mitchell Marsh and Aaron Finch. Moeen and his compatriot Chris Woakes are playing under Kohli for the Royal Challengers Bangalore in IPL. "I know a few of the Surrey guys and they are not what people make them out to be a lot of the time. But if anyone in that dressing room does think they are a big dog, they will need to sit down for a little while because there is a proper big dog coming," Moeen was quoted as saying by 'The Guardian'. Moeen and Woakes also rejected the perception that the Indian captain is intimidating and aggressive. "You see him on the field and people might think he's arrogant but it is the complete opposite. He's so humble it is almost weird how nice he is. He's the biggest name in India but will ring me to check I'm OK or ask if I fancy lunch. "Sometimes a player will invite the squad to their house for a meal and it would be easy for him to say no. But he would always go. I can say with certainty that anyone who has a bad word doesn't know the guy," he said. Endorsing Moeen's view, Woakes added: "You have your perceptions of someone like Virat, who is quite passionate, emotional, in your face and plays it hard. But off the field he's very calm and you can chat about anything. "He's very down to earth and for someone who has such huge pressures and public focus in India, to see him go about his business in this way quite refreshing." Woakes went to the extent of saying that any other player of the team is irrelevant when Kohli is around. "In my first year of IPL I found as an overseas player you get a lot of attention walking through airports in India. But having him in the team ? the No 1, the king ? we're almost irrelevant. "It makes you realise what his life is like. So county cricket will be much more chilled and he'll enjoy that. Playing at smaller grounds, that will be an experience too. Having spoken to him about it, he loves touring other countries ? it's a release." The English paceman also spoke of how Kohli approaches a match. "Around 30 minutes before the bus leaves for a match, he does what he calls a ?priming session' in the gym. It's like a short burst of Olympic weightlifting. "It's certainly different but it works for him. Overall, his fitness work is having a serious impact on the next generation of Indian players. He's leaner, fitter, more agile than those before."

'Proper big dog' coming to County, Moeen Ali on Virat Kohli

India's refusal to play a day-night Test in Adelaide is "selfish" and hinders efforts to reinvigorate test cricket, Australia's former test batsman Mark Waugh said on Wednesday.

India have declined to play their maiden day-night test against Australia, leaving the Dec. 6-10 series-opener in Adelaide a day match, and remain the lone frontline team not to have featured in one.

"It's a little bit selfish from India's point of view because we need to revitalise Test cricket," Waugh said on Australia's Big Sports Breakfast radio show.

"Day-night test cricket in some countries is going to be one of those ingredients that could transform test cricket back to where it should be."

India's reluctance is attributed to their pink-ball inexperience but Waugh, who will step down from his role as a national twenty20 selector in August, is baffled by their refusal given the depth in the Virat Kohli-led squad.

"Their team is pretty well suited to day-night cricket, they've got a string of fast bowlers, so they don't just rely on the spinners, and their batsman are technically very good as well," Waugh explained.

"So for the greater good of the game, I would have loved to have seen that as a day-night Test."

India play three twenty20 internationals, four tests and three one-day internationals in their tour of Australia from November to January.

India's refusal to play a day-night Test in Adelaide is "selfish" and hinders efforts to reinvigorate test cricket,

India's refusal to play a day-night Test in Adelaide is "selfish" and hinders efforts to reinvigorate test cricket, Australia's former test batsman Mark Waugh said on Wednesday. India have declined to play their maiden day-night test against Australia, leaving the Dec. 6-10 series-opener in Adelaide a day match, and remain the lone frontline team not to have featured in one. "It's a little bit selfish from India's point of view because we need to revitalise Test cricket," Waugh said on Australia's Big Sports Breakfast radio show. "Day-night test cricket in some countries is going to be one of those ingredients that could transform test cricket back to where it should be." India's reluctance is attributed to their pink-ball inexperience but Waugh, who will step down from his role as a national twenty20 selector in August, is baffled by their refusal given the depth in the Virat Kohli-led squad. "Their team is pretty well suited to day-night cricket, they've got a string of fast bowlers, so they don't just rely on the spinners, and their batsman are technically very good as well," Waugh explained. "So for the greater good of the game, I would have loved to have seen that as a day-night Test." India play three twenty20 internationals, four tests and three one-day internationals in their tour of Australia from November to January.

India's decision not to play day-night Test is 'selfish': Mark Waugh

Chris Gayle was promised that he would be retained but that call from Bangalore never came. He waited but there was no communication after that assurance.

He went unsold twice in the January IPL auction, before being purchased by Preity Zinta-owned Punjab.

In the eleventh edition, the 'Universal Boss' blasted two half-centuries and a hundred after being picked him at base price.

However, the West Indian legend has struggled since that week-long break. Gayle would have hoped to make a mark against Bangalore, however, that did not happen when he was dismissed cheaply by Umesh Yadav.

His dismissal triggered a collapse and Punjab succumbed for mere 88, the lowest total in the ongoing IPL.

Bangalore skipper Virat Kohli and Parthiv Patel opened and blazed away to unbeaten 48 and 40 not respectively as Bangalore got home in 8.1 overs.

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With Bangalore celebrating their fifth win in this year's edition, there was one smiling face in the Punjab camp - Gayle.

The smile was followed by a scene which won hearts. Gayle and Kohli, old friends and former teammates, got together for their famous celebration and there was a loud roar from the crowd.

It brought back memories of the two partying and celebrating, when in Bangalore.

The two shook hands in their own style and later Gayle congratulated by hugging Kohli.

The gesture showed that Kohli is a friend forever, it also displayed Gayle is a friend for life and the bromance would forever remain intact.

Gayle and Kohli have huge respect for each other. And that was what won hearts at the end of a bitterly disappointing night for King XI Punjab.

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Gayle was promised that he would be retained but that call from Bangalore never came

Chris Gayle was promised that he would be retained but that call from Bangalore never came. He waited but there was no communication after that assurance. He went unsold twice in the January IPL auction, before being purchased by Preity Zinta-owned Punjab. In the eleventh edition, the 'Universal Boss' blasted two half-centuries and a hundred after being picked him at base price. However, the West Indian legend has struggled since that week-long break. Gayle would have hoped to make a mark against Bangalore, however, that did not happen when he was dismissed cheaply by Umesh Yadav. His dismissal triggered a collapse and Punjab succumbed for mere 88, the lowest total in the ongoing IPL. Bangalore skipper Virat Kohli and Parthiv Patel opened and blazed away to unbeaten 48 and 40 not respectively as Bangalore got home in 8.1 overs. As comprehensive a victory as it can get for the @RCBTweets.#KXIPvRCB pic.twitter.com/dyCLvftjlY — IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) May 14, 2018 × With Bangalore celebrating their fifth win in this year's edition, there was one smiling face in the Punjab camp - Gayle. The smile was followed by a scene which won hearts. Gayle and Kohli, old friends and former teammates, got together for their famous celebration and there was a loud roar from the crowd. It brought back memories of the two partying and celebrating, when in Bangalore. The two shook hands in their own style and later Gayle congratulated by hugging Kohli. The gesture showed that Kohli is a friend forever, it also displayed Gayle is a friend for life and the bromance would forever remain intact. Gayle and Kohli have huge respect for each other. And that was what won hearts at the end of a bitterly disappointing night for King XI Punjab.

Watch: Chris Gayle-Virat Kohli bromance on ground wins hearts

Virat Kohli opened with wicketkeeper-batsman Parthiv Patel and easily took Bangalore to victory side in just 8.1 overs.

Without giving away any wicket, the two achieved the target of 89 runs, with Kohli making unbeaten 48 runs in 28 balls and Patel contributing 22-ball-40. &nbsp &nbsp

The half-century stand between Parthiv and Kohli came in the fifth over.

Kohli smashed a boundary to register their fifth win in the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL).

After failing in batting department, Punjab bowlers were also depleted by Bangalore as they failed to take any wickets. 
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Earlier, Bangalore bowled their best of IPL 2018 today to all-out Punjab for a paltry 88 runs at Holkar Cricket Stadium, Indore.

Umesh Yadav bowled a fantastic spell to dismisses three crucial players of Punjab including both openers Chris Gayle and KL Rahul.

He later dismissed Andrew Tye to take his wicket count to three.

In the fours over bowled, Yadav gave away only 23 runs to put his economy rate at 5.75

Meanwhile, Mohammed Siraj, Yuzvendra Chahal, Colin de Grandhomme and Moeen Ali took one wicket apiece.&nbsp

Skipper Virat Kohli won the toss and opted to bowl against &nbspPunjab, at Holkar Cricket Stadium, Indore, on Monday.&nbsp

Speaking after the toss, Kohli said, "No brainer. We will have a bowl first. It is a very difficult ground to defend here. They are also one mystery bowler short and that gives us an advantage to start off anyway. "

"The wicket is pretty hard and there is a nice grass covering, it will be a very tough ground to defend on. Look in every team it would be very tough for all six batsmen to perform in every game, there would be two or three stand out performances throughout the tournament."

In the last match against Delhi, Kohli and AB de Villiers established a 118-run partnership to help Bangalore register their fourth win in this year's IPL.

"Me and AB have tried to take that responsibility but there have been contributions from others as well. KL and Gayle have played well for them. Those guys also get to face the most number of balls as well, so we have to take that into consideration as well. We are playing with the same team. We are going to go out there play fearless cricket," Kohli said.

"Nobody gave us a chance a week back and after the win in the last game, we have some momentum. We will try and not look too ahead of ourselves," he concluded.

When asked Ashwin about Punjab's strategy today, he said, "Obviously, it is a ground where it is very difficult to defend. So, we would have bowled first. But then we chose to bowl first in the last game and our fate was very different. I mean the T20 format is very unforgiving. Having said that, this ground is very small as well. There are no excuses."

"Hopefully, whatever experience we have garnered from the last three games, we will put into use. Unfortunately, we have lost Mujeeb from the last game, who got injured and Marcus Stoinis comes in," he added.

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Punjab (Playing XI):&nbspLokesh Rahul(w), Chris Gayle, Mayank Agarwal, Karun Nair, Aaron Finch, Marcus Stoinis, Axar Patel, Ravichandran Ashwin(c), Andrew Tye, Ankit Rajpoot, Mohit Sharma

Bangalore (Playing XI):&nbspParthiv Patel(w), Moeen Ali, Virat Kohli(c), AB de Villiers, Mandeep Singh, Sarfaraz Khan, Colin de Grandhomme, Tim Southee, Umesh Yadav, Mohammed Siraj, Yuzvendra Chahal

This is Bangalore's fifth win in the ongoing IPL.

Virat Kohli opened with wicketkeeper-batsman Parthiv Patel and easily took Bangalore to victory side in just 8.1 overs. Without giving away any wicket, the two achieved the target of 89 runs, with Kohli making unbeaten 48 runs in 28 balls and Patel contributing 22-ball-40. The half-century stand between Parthiv and Kohli came in the fifth over. Kohli smashed a boundary to register their fifth win in the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL). After failing in batting department, Punjab bowlers were also depleted by Bangalore as they failed to take any wickets. Earlier, Bangalore bowled their best of IPL 2018 today to all-out Punjab for a paltry 88 runs at Holkar Cricket Stadium, Indore. Umesh Yadav bowled a fantastic spell to dismisses three crucial players of Punjab including both openers Chris Gayle and KL Rahul. He later dismissed Andrew Tye to take his wicket count to three. In the fours over bowled, Yadav gave away only 23 runs to put his economy rate at 5.75 Meanwhile, Mohammed Siraj, Yuzvendra Chahal, Colin de Grandhomme and Moeen Ali took one wicket apiece. Skipper Virat Kohli won the toss and opted to bowl against &nbspPunjab, at Holkar Cricket Stadium, Indore, on Monday. Speaking after the toss, Kohli said, "No brainer. We will have a bowl first. It is a very difficult ground to defend here. They are also one mystery bowler short and that gives us an advantage to start off anyway. " "The wicket is pretty hard and there is a nice grass covering, it will be a very tough ground to defend on. Look in every team it would be very tough for all six batsmen to perform in every game, there would be two or three stand out performances throughout the tournament." In the last match against Delhi, Kohli and AB de Villiers established a 118-run partnership to help Bangalore register their fourth win in this year's IPL. "Me and AB have tried to take that responsibility but there have been contributions from others as well. KL and Gayle have played well for them. Those guys also get to face the most number of balls as well, so we have to take that into consideration as well. We are playing with the same team. We are going to go out there play fearless cricket," Kohli said. "Nobody gave us a chance a week back and after the win in the last game, we have some momentum. We will try and not look too ahead of ourselves," he concluded. When asked Ashwin about Punjab's strategy today, he said, "Obviously, it is a ground where it is very difficult to defend. So, we would have bowled first. But then we chose to bowl first in the last game and our fate was very different. I mean the T20 format is very unforgiving. Having said that, this ground is very small as well. There are no excuses." "Hopefully, whatever experience we have garnered from the last three games, we will put into use. Unfortunately, we have lost Mujeeb from the last game, who got injured and Marcus Stoinis comes in," he added. Teams: Punjab (Playing XI):&nbspLokesh Rahul(w), Chris Gayle, Mayank Agarwal, Karun Nair, Aaron Finch, Marcus Stoinis, Axar Patel, Ravichandran Ashwin(c), Andrew Tye, Ankit Rajpoot, Mohit Sharma Bangalore (Playing XI):&nbspParthiv Patel(w), Moeen Ali, Virat Kohli(c), AB de Villiers, Mandeep Singh, Sarfaraz Khan, Colin de Grandhomme, Tim Southee, Umesh Yadav, Mohammed Siraj, Yuzvendra Chahal

IPL 2018: Virat Kohli-led Bangalore beat Punjab by 10 wickets

Bangalore skipper Virat Kohli won the toss and opted to bowl against &nbspPunjab, at Holkar Cricket Stadium, Indore, on Monday.&nbsp

Speaking after the toss, Kohli said, "No brainer. We will have a bowl first. It is a very difficult ground to defend here. They are also one mystery bowler short and that gives us an advantage to start off anyway. "

"The wicket is pretty hard and there is a nice grass covering, it will be a very tough ground to defend on. Look in every team it would be very tough for all six batsmen to perform in every game, there would be two or three stand out performances throughout the tournament."

In the last match against Delhi, Kohli and AB de Villiers established a 118-run partnership to help Bangalore register their fourth win in this year's IPL.

"Me and AB have tried to take that responsibility but there have been contributions from others as well. KL and Gayle have played well for them. Those guys also get to face the most number of balls as well, so we have to take that into consideration as well. We are playing with the same team. We are going to go out there play fearless cricket," Kohli said.

"Nobody gave us a chance a week back and after the win in the last game, we have some momentum. We will try and not look too ahead of ourselves," he concluded.

When asked Ashwin about Punjab's strategy today, he said, "Obviously, it is a ground where it is very difficult to defend. So, we would have bowled first. But then we chose to bowl first in the last game and our fate was very different. I mean the T20 format is very unforgiving. Having said that, this ground is very small as well. There are no excuses."

"Hopefully, whatever experience we have garnered from the last three games, we will put into use. Unfortunately, we have lost Mujeeb from the last game, who got injured and Marcus Stoinis comes in," he added.

With high dependency on batting, Ashwin will hope to get his team back on track by defeating Bangalore.

Teams:

Punjab (Playing XI): Lokesh Rahul(w), Chris Gayle, Mayank Agarwal, Karun Nair, Aaron Finch, Marcus Stoinis, Axar Patel, Ravichandran Ashwin(c), Andrew Tye, Ankit Rajpoot, Mohit Sharma

Bangalore (Playing XI): Parthiv Patel(w), Moeen Ali, Virat Kohli(c), AB de Villiers, Mandeep Singh, Sarfaraz Khan, Colin de Grandhomme, Tim Southee, Umesh Yadav, Mohammed Siraj, Yuzvendra Chahal

With high dependency on batting, Ashwin will hope to get his team back on track by defeating Bangalore.

Bangalore skipper Virat Kohli won the toss and opted to bowl against &nbspPunjab, at Holkar Cricket Stadium, Indore, on Monday. Speaking after the toss, Kohli said, "No brainer. We will have a bowl first. It is a very difficult ground to defend here. They are also one mystery bowler short and that gives us an advantage to start off anyway. " "The wicket is pretty hard and there is a nice grass covering, it will be a very tough ground to defend on. Look in every team it would be very tough for all six batsmen to perform in every game, there would be two or three stand out performances throughout the tournament." In the last match against Delhi, Kohli and AB de Villiers established a 118-run partnership to help Bangalore register their fourth win in this year's IPL. "Me and AB have tried to take that responsibility but there have been contributions from others as well. KL and Gayle have played well for them. Those guys also get to face the most number of balls as well, so we have to take that into consideration as well. We are playing with the same team. We are going to go out there play fearless cricket," Kohli said. "Nobody gave us a chance a week back and after the win in the last game, we have some momentum. We will try and not look too ahead of ourselves," he concluded. When asked Ashwin about Punjab's strategy today, he said, "Obviously, it is a ground where it is very difficult to defend. So, we would have bowled first. But then we chose to bowl first in the last game and our fate was very different. I mean the T20 format is very unforgiving. Having said that, this ground is very small as well. There are no excuses." "Hopefully, whatever experience we have garnered from the last three games, we will put into use. Unfortunately, we have lost Mujeeb from the last game, who got injured and Marcus Stoinis comes in," he added. With high dependency on batting, Ashwin will hope to get his team back on track by defeating Bangalore. Teams: Punjab (Playing XI): Lokesh Rahul(w), Chris Gayle, Mayank Agarwal, Karun Nair, Aaron Finch, Marcus Stoinis, Axar Patel, Ravichandran Ashwin(c), Andrew Tye, Ankit Rajpoot, Mohit Sharma Bangalore (Playing XI): Parthiv Patel(w), Moeen Ali, Virat Kohli(c), AB de Villiers, Mandeep Singh, Sarfaraz Khan, Colin de Grandhomme, Tim Southee, Umesh Yadav, Mohammed Siraj, Yuzvendra Chahal

IPL 2018: Virat Kohli wins toss, opts to bowl against Punjab

Punjab and Bangalore will face each other at the Holkar Cricket Stadium in Indore today.

While Punjab stand at the third position in the IPL table with 12 points, Bangalore is placed at seventh place with 8 points. &nbsp;

So, let us take a look at the players expected to perform in today's big clash.&nbsp; 
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1. KL Rahul - Punjab's KL Rahul had an impressive start to the new edition of Indian Premier League (IPL). The right-handed batsman made history by scoring the fastest fifty in IPL. He took just 14 balls to reach his half-century. In his last match against Kolkata, he smashed 66 runs off just 29 balls. He slammed huge seven sixes as well. He is the highest run-scorer of IPL this season with 582 runs. Bangalore would be wary of this batsman who is sure to put on an unpredictable performance today.

2. Virat Kohli - The Bangalore skipper played a spectacular knock to help his team recover from the early losses. He made 70 runs in just 40 balls which included seven boundaries and three sixes. Altogether, he scored 466 runs in 11 matches with an unbeaten 92 being his highest but failed as a skipper to take his team at the top this season.&nbsp;

3. AB de Villiers - The batsman helped Bangalore register their fourth victory in the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL). After skipper Kohli lost his wicket, de Villiers continued his attack and single-handedly took the team to victory side. He remained unbeaten, made 72 runs in just 37 balls and slammed four boundaries and six huge sixes.&nbsp;

4. Andrew Tye - &nbsp;Tye knocked out four crucial players of Kolkata -- Chris Lynn, Sunil Narine, Robin Uthappa and Andre Russell in his previous game. The Punjab bowler is capable of swinging wickets to help his side qualify for the playoffs. With 18 wickets in his hand, he owns the 'Purple Cap'.&nbsp;

5. Yuzvendra Chahal - The M.Chinnaswamy Stadium is known to a be a deathbed for bowlers in general- flat pitches, small grounds to go with the big bats. However, Yuzvendra Chahal has managed to make his mark. He is the trump card for Virat Kohli's side. He took two important wickets of Delhi players in the previous game. He would be hoping to continue his form today also. &nbsp;

Bangalore has nothing much to lose today and will, therefore, play every card to stop Punjab.&nbsp;

While Punjab stand at the third position in the IPL table with 12 points, Bangalore is placed at seventh place with 8 points

Punjab and Bangalore will face each other at the Holkar Cricket Stadium in Indore today. While Punjab stand at the third position in the IPL table with 12 points, Bangalore is placed at seventh place with 8 points. So, let us take a look at the players expected to perform in today's big clash. 1. KL Rahul - Punjab's KL Rahul had an impressive start to the new edition of Indian Premier League (IPL). The right-handed batsman made history by scoring the fastest fifty in IPL. He took just 14 balls to reach his half-century. In his last match against Kolkata, he smashed 66 runs off just 29 balls. He slammed huge seven sixes as well. He is the highest run-scorer of IPL this season with 582 runs. Bangalore would be wary of this batsman who is sure to put on an unpredictable performance today. 2. Virat Kohli - The Bangalore skipper played a spectacular knock to help his team recover from the early losses. He made 70 runs in just 40 balls which included seven boundaries and three sixes. Altogether, he scored 466 runs in 11 matches with an unbeaten 92 being his highest but failed as a skipper to take his team at the top this season. 3. AB de Villiers - The batsman helped Bangalore register their fourth victory in the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL). After skipper Kohli lost his wicket, de Villiers continued his attack and single-handedly took the team to victory side. He remained unbeaten, made 72 runs in just 37 balls and slammed four boundaries and six huge sixes. 4. Andrew Tye - Tye knocked out four crucial players of Kolkata -- Chris Lynn, Sunil Narine, Robin Uthappa and Andre Russell in his previous game. The Punjab bowler is capable of swinging wickets to help his side qualify for the playoffs. With 18 wickets in his hand, he owns the 'Purple Cap'. 5. Yuzvendra Chahal - The M.Chinnaswamy Stadium is known to a be a deathbed for bowlers in general- flat pitches, small grounds to go with the big bats. However, Yuzvendra Chahal has managed to make his mark. He is the trump card for Virat Kohli's side. He took two important wickets of Delhi players in the previous game. He would be hoping to continue his form today also. Bangalore has nothing much to lose today and will, therefore, play every card to stop Punjab.

IPL 2018: Players to watch out for in Punjab vs Bangalore clash

After MS Dhoni, it was the turn of current India skipper Virat Kohli to get the same sort of reverence from a fan, who breached the security at the Feroz Shah Kotla during the IPL 2018 match between Delhi and Bangalore.&nbsp

Kohli smashed a brilliant 40-ball 70 to defeat Delhi but that didn't deter the Kotla crowd from getting behind their hometown hero.

There was massive support for Kohli, despite him playing for the opposition side.&nbsp

And while Kohli was going great guns, a fan ran on to the field and fell at Kohli's feet before being whisked away by the security.&nbsp

The enthusiastic fan even managed to sneak in a selfie with the Indian batting star.

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Bangalore, needing a win to stay in contention for the playoffs, were given two early jolts in the chase with Moeen Ali (1) and Parthiv Patel (6) falling in the 2nd and 3rd over respectively.

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Kohli and AB de Villiers rose to the occasion when their team needed them the most while chasing a target of 182 runs.

The two took matters into their hands and shared a scintillating 118-run stand off just 64 balls to put the team in the driver's seat in the chase.

Bangalore reached the target without much fuss with five wickets in hand and an over to spare.

The much-needed win tonight was Bangalore's fourth in 11 games, keeping them in contention for a playoff spot.&nbsp

The loss for the hosts meant their campaign got worse as they registered their ninth defeat in 12 matches.

The enthusiastic fan even managed to sneak in a selfie with the Indian batting star.

After MS Dhoni, it was the turn of current India skipper Virat Kohli to get the same sort of reverence from a fan, who breached the security at the Feroz Shah Kotla during the IPL 2018 match between Delhi and Bangalore. Kohli smashed a brilliant 40-ball 70 to defeat Delhi but that didn't deter the Kotla crowd from getting behind their hometown hero. There was massive support for Kohli, despite him playing for the opposition side. And while Kohli was going great guns, a fan ran on to the field and fell at Kohli's feet before being whisked away by the security. The enthusiastic fan even managed to sneak in a selfie with the Indian batting star. Didn't I tell you? He doesn't has Fans, He has Devotees. ?❤ And also when the security took him away Vee was like Be careful Be careful! How sweet! ❤ And still ppl call him egoistic and Selfish! Those ppl can rather die instead of speaking Shit about such a genuine personality. ?❤ . . . @virat.kohli #vee #virat #kohli #viratkohli #kohlivirat #anushkasharma #anushka #nushkie #couplegoals #cutest #babe #virushka #virushkaforever #virushkalove #virushkawedding #viratians #proudviratian #extremelyvirat #viratians #love #loveu #runmachine #cheeku Video credits:- @sureshraina.addicts A post shared by ?Virat Kohli? (@extremely._.virat) on May 12, 2018 at 12:18pm PDT × Bangalore, needing a win to stay in contention for the playoffs, were given two early jolts in the chase with Moeen Ali (1) and Parthiv Patel (6) falling in the 2nd and 3rd over respectively. Kohli and AB de Villiers rose to the occasion when their team needed them the most while chasing a target of 182 runs. The two took matters into their hands and shared a scintillating 118-run stand off just 64 balls to put the team in the driver's seat in the chase. Bangalore reached the target without much fuss with five wickets in hand and an over to spare. The much-needed win tonight was Bangalore's fourth in 11 games, keeping them in contention for a playoff spot. The loss for the hosts meant their campaign got worse as they registered their ninth defeat in 12 matches.

Watch: Virat Kohli's fan breaches security to take selfie with him

AB de Villiers and skipper Virat Kohli together helped Bangalore register their fourth victory in the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL).

Kohli played a spectacular knock to help the team recover from the early losses.&nbsp

He made 70 runs in just 40 balls which included seven fours and three sixes.

Supported by AB de Villiers at the other end, the two established 100-run partnership.

While Kohli lost his wicket, de Villiers continued his attack and single-handedly took the team to victory side.&nbsp

De Villiers, who remained unbeaten, made 72 runs in just 37 balls. he slammed four boundaries and six huge sixes.&nbsp

Bangalore had a poor start after they lost openers, Parthiv Patel and Moeen Ali, cheaply, while chasing a target of 182 runs set by Delhi on Saturday. &nbsp

For Delhi, Rishabh Pant continued his destructive form with a 34-ball 61 runs.&nbsp

Abhishek Sharma, who hammered an unbeaten 46 off 19 balls, was one of three IPL debutants for Delhi today along-side Nepal leg-spinner Sandeep Lamichhane and South African pacer Junior Dala.

Virat Kohli had won the toss and invited the hosts to bat, playing first, Delhi put up a decent target of 182 runs.

Openers Prithvi Shaw and Jason Roy did not perform and failed to give the necessary start to the team after they lost their wickets to spinner Yuzvendra Chahal after scoring 2 and 12 runs respectively.

Skipper Shreyas Iyer too smashed 32 runs in 35 balls.&nbsp

Pant raced to his fourth fifty of the season off 27 balls and was poised for another big inning.&nbsp

The other set batsman, Iyer, too departed soon after Pant's fall, hurting the innings momentum to leave Delhi at 120 four in 15.1 overs. 
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Kohli played a spectacular knock to help the team recover from the early losses.

AB de Villiers and skipper Virat Kohli together helped Bangalore register their fourth victory in the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL). Kohli played a spectacular knock to help the team recover from the early losses. He made 70 runs in just 40 balls which included seven fours and three sixes. Supported by AB de Villiers at the other end, the two established 100-run partnership. While Kohli lost his wicket, de Villiers continued his attack and single-handedly took the team to victory side. De Villiers, who remained unbeaten, made 72 runs in just 37 balls. he slammed four boundaries and six huge sixes. Bangalore had a poor start after they lost openers, Parthiv Patel and Moeen Ali, cheaply, while chasing a target of 182 runs set by Delhi on Saturday. For Delhi, Rishabh Pant continued his destructive form with a 34-ball 61 runs. Abhishek Sharma, who hammered an unbeaten 46 off 19 balls, was one of three IPL debutants for Delhi today along-side Nepal leg-spinner Sandeep Lamichhane and South African pacer Junior Dala. Virat Kohli had won the toss and invited the hosts to bat, playing first, Delhi put up a decent target of 182 runs. Openers Prithvi Shaw and Jason Roy did not perform and failed to give the necessary start to the team after they lost their wickets to spinner Yuzvendra Chahal after scoring 2 and 12 runs respectively. Skipper Shreyas Iyer too smashed 32 runs in 35 balls. Pant raced to his fourth fifty of the season off 27 balls and was poised for another big inning. The other set batsman, Iyer, too departed soon after Pant's fall, hurting the innings momentum to leave Delhi at 120 four in 15.1 overs.

IPL 2018: Kohli, de Villiers star in much-needed win for Bangalore

Shreyas Iyer-led Delhi team has set a 182-run target for Bangalore at Feroz Shah Kotla stadium on Saturday.

Earlier, Virat Kohli had won the toss and invited the hosts to bat, playing first, Delhi put up a decent target of 182 runs.

Although the openers Prithvi Shaw and Jason Roy did not perform and failed to give the necessary start to the team and lost their wickets to spinner Yuzvendra Chahal after scoring 2 and 12 runs.

The middle batting order played brilliantly, especially Rishabh Pant (61), Abhishek Sharma (46) and skipper Shreyas Iyer (32).

Debutant&nbspAbhishek Sharma played a splendid inning in the death overs to push Delhi's run rate. He played with a strike rate of 242.11 and scored 46 runs off just 19 balls.

All eyes are on other debutants&nbspJunior Dala and Nepal's spinner Sandeep Lamichhane.

Fall of wickets:

4-1 (Prithvi Shaw, 0.6), 16-2 (Jason Roy, 2.4), 109-3 (Rishabh Pant, 12.6), 120-4 (Shreyas Iyer, 15.1)

Debutant Abhishek Sharma played a splendid inning in the death overs to push Delhi's run rate. He played with a strike rate of 242.11 and scored 46 runs off just 19 balls

Shreyas Iyer-led Delhi team has set a 182-run target for Bangalore at Feroz Shah Kotla stadium on Saturday. Earlier, Virat Kohli had won the toss and invited the hosts to bat, playing first, Delhi put up a decent target of 182 runs. Although the openers Prithvi Shaw and Jason Roy did not perform and failed to give the necessary start to the team and lost their wickets to spinner Yuzvendra Chahal after scoring 2 and 12 runs. The middle batting order played brilliantly, especially Rishabh Pant (61), Abhishek Sharma (46) and skipper Shreyas Iyer (32). Debutant&nbspAbhishek Sharma played a splendid inning in the death overs to push Delhi's run rate. He played with a strike rate of 242.11 and scored 46 runs off just 19 balls. All eyes are on other debutants&nbspJunior Dala and Nepal's spinner Sandeep Lamichhane. Fall of wickets: 4-1 (Prithvi Shaw, 0.6), 16-2 (Jason Roy, 2.4), 109-3 (Rishabh Pant, 12.6), 120-4 (Shreyas Iyer, 15.1)

IPL 2018: Shreyas Iyer-led Delhi set 182-run target for Bangalore

Virat Kohli has won the toss and opted to field at Feroz Shah Kotla stadium against Delhi on Saturday.

For Bangalore team, wonder kid of Indian Premier League has been added at the place of Manan Vohra.

On the other hand, Delhi's skipper Shreyas Iyer said that team will enjoy the rest of the tournament without feeling any pressure.

For team Delhi, Nepal's spinner Sandeep Lamichhane is making his IPL debut and also Junior Dala and Abhishek Sharma are back in the squad.&nbsp

Playing XI:

Bangalore: Parthiv Patel(w), Virat Kohli(c), AB de Villiers, Mandeep Singh, Moeen Ali, Sarfaraz Khan, Colin de Grandhomme, Tim Southee, Umesh Yadav, Mohammed Siraj, Yuzvendra Chahal

Delhi: Prithvi Shaw, Jason Roy, Shreyas Iyer(c), Rishabh Pant(w), Vijay Shankar, Harshal Patel, Abhishek Sharma, Amit Mishra, Sandeep Lamichhane, Junior Dala, Trent Boult

For team Delhi, Nepal's spinner Sandeep Lamichhane is making his IPL debut

Virat Kohli has won the toss and opted to field at Feroz Shah Kotla stadium against Delhi on Saturday. For Bangalore team, wonder kid of Indian Premier League has been added at the place of Manan Vohra. On the other hand, Delhi's skipper Shreyas Iyer said that team will enjoy the rest of the tournament without feeling any pressure. For team Delhi, Nepal's spinner Sandeep Lamichhane is making his IPL debut and also Junior Dala and Abhishek Sharma are back in the squad. Playing XI: Bangalore: Parthiv Patel(w), Virat Kohli(c), AB de Villiers, Mandeep Singh, Moeen Ali, Sarfaraz Khan, Colin de Grandhomme, Tim Southee, Umesh Yadav, Mohammed Siraj, Yuzvendra Chahal Delhi: Prithvi Shaw, Jason Roy, Shreyas Iyer(c), Rishabh Pant(w), Vijay Shankar, Harshal Patel, Abhishek Sharma, Amit Mishra, Sandeep Lamichhane, Junior Dala, Trent Boult

IPL 2018: Virat Kohli opts to bowl against Delhi

Virat Kohli-led Bangalore will take on the already-eliminated Delhi team at Feroz Shah Kotla stadium on Saturday.

On one side, Bangalore can't afford to suffer the loss in tonight's game but Delhi have got nothing to lose and they can definitely spoil Virat's plans.

Bangalore have won just three wins from 10 games, have to win their remaining four games to have any chance of making the play-offs and given their ordinary run so far in the ongoing edition of Indian Premier League,&nbsp;Bangalore doesn't evoke much hope&nbsp;even playing against a team which has already been eliminated.

Although, team Delhi is not in the play-off race but still they have improved their performance in the previous few games. In Delhi's previous encounter against Hyderabad, Rishabh Pant played a splendid inning and scored unbeaten 128 runs with a 200+ strike rate, he is also the orange cap holder at the moment.

Skipper Virat Kohli is the team's leading run-scorer with 396 runs at 49.50 but the team has failed miserably as they were unable to chase down a&nbsp;modest total of 147 runs.

The Bangalore&nbsp;have done alright with the ball and they would be hoping to maintain that at the high-scoring Kotla.

Pacers Tim Southee, Umesh Yadav and Mohammad Siraj have impressed in the different occasions.

It will be interesting to see how both teams will set the&nbsp;playing XI and there are chances that Shreyas Iyer might include Nepal's spinner Sandeep Lamichhane and South African pacer Junior Dala.

On the other hand, Virat Kolhi's side is quite balanced they just need to focus on collaborative efforts and teamwork.

Playing XI (TBC):

Delhi: Prithvi Shaw, Jason Roy, Shreyas Iyer (c), Rishabh Pant (wk), Glenn Maxwell, Vijay Shankar, Liam Plunkett, Amit Mishra, Harshal Patel, Trent Boult, Shahbaz Nadeem

Bangalore: Quinton de Kock/Brendon McCullum, Parthiv Patel (wk), Virat Kohli (c), AB de Villiers, Mandeep Singh, Colin de Grandhomme, Washington Sundar, Tim Southee, Umesh Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal, Mohammad Siraj.

Bangalore have won just three wins from 10 games, have to win their remaining four games to have any chance of making the play-offs given their ordinary run so far in the ongoing edition of Indian Premier League, Bangalore doesn't evoke much hope

Virat Kohli-led Bangalore will take on the already-eliminated Delhi team at Feroz Shah Kotla stadium on Saturday. On one side, Bangalore can't afford to suffer the loss in tonight's game but Delhi have got nothing to lose and they can definitely spoil Virat's plans. Bangalore have won just three wins from 10 games, have to win their remaining four games to have any chance of making the play-offs and given their ordinary run so far in the ongoing edition of Indian Premier League, Bangalore doesn't evoke much hope even playing against a team which has already been eliminated. Although, team Delhi is not in the play-off race but still they have improved their performance in the previous few games. In Delhi's previous encounter against Hyderabad, Rishabh Pant played a splendid inning and scored unbeaten 128 runs with a 200+ strike rate, he is also the orange cap holder at the moment. Skipper Virat Kohli is the team's leading run-scorer with 396 runs at 49.50 but the team has failed miserably as they were unable to chase down a modest total of 147 runs. The Bangalore have done alright with the ball and they would be hoping to maintain that at the high-scoring Kotla. Pacers Tim Southee, Umesh Yadav and Mohammad Siraj have impressed in the different occasions. It will be interesting to see how both teams will set the playing XI and there are chances that Shreyas Iyer might include Nepal's spinner Sandeep Lamichhane and South African pacer Junior Dala. On the other hand, Virat Kolhi's side is quite balanced they just need to focus on collaborative efforts and teamwork. Playing XI (TBC): Delhi: Prithvi Shaw, Jason Roy, Shreyas Iyer (c), Rishabh Pant (wk), Glenn Maxwell, Vijay Shankar, Liam Plunkett, Amit Mishra, Harshal Patel, Trent Boult, Shahbaz Nadeem Bangalore: Quinton de Kock/Brendon McCullum, Parthiv Patel (wk), Virat Kohli (c), AB de Villiers, Mandeep Singh, Colin de Grandhomme, Washington Sundar, Tim Southee, Umesh Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal, Mohammad Siraj.

IPL 2018: Match preview of Delhi vs Bangalore

Former South African cricketer Gary Kirsten on Thursday said that under skipper Virat Kohli, India have a great chance in ICC Cricket World Cup 2019.

Kirsten said that though winning a World Cup requires a lot of hard work, he believes the Kohli-led side have a bright chance to clinch the coveted trophy."

You need a lot of luck along the way. There are a lot of good teams out there," he said."But, you know, India have a great team and you know they have got every chance under Virat Kohli to compete and do really well," he concluded&nbsp

The World Cup is slated to be held from May 30 to July 14 next year.&nbsp

The former South African cricketer is set to launch his first-ever cricket academy in India and he has chosen Pune as the location.

Kirsten is currently mentoring the struggling Bangalore in the ongoing 11th edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL).

The team currently stands at number seven with just three wins out of 10 games played.

Kirsten said that winning a World Cup requires a lot of hard work

Former South African cricketer Gary Kirsten on Thursday said that under skipper Virat Kohli, India have a great chance in ICC Cricket World Cup 2019. Kirsten said that though winning a World Cup requires a lot of hard work, he believes the Kohli-led side have a bright chance to clinch the coveted trophy." You need a lot of luck along the way. There are a lot of good teams out there," he said."But, you know, India have a great team and you know they have got every chance under Virat Kohli to compete and do really well," he concluded The World Cup is slated to be held from May 30 to July 14 next year. The former South African cricketer is set to launch his first-ever cricket academy in India and he has chosen Pune as the location. Kirsten is currently mentoring the struggling Bangalore in the ongoing 11th edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL). The team currently stands at number seven with just three wins out of 10 games played.

Virat Kohli-led team have every chance in World Cup 2019: Gary Kirsten

India have declined to play their maiden day-night test against Australia, leaving the series-opener in Adelaide a day match, Cricket Australia confirmed on Tuesday.

The Australian board had hoped India would agree to a floodlit match for the Dec. 6-10 test at Adelaide Oval, where the home side have beaten England, South Africa and New Zealand in pink-ball matches over the past three home summers.

"We can confirm that we have received advice from the Board of Control for Cricket in India that it is not prepared to participate in a proposed Day-Night test in Adelaide this summer," Cricket Australia said in a statement.

"As a result, we can now confirm the test match will be a day format."

Most established test-playing nations have competed in the new format, but India remains a hold-out.

A series-opener under lights against experienced pink ball cricketers Australia would have been a tough introduction to the tour for Virat Kohli's side, however.

South Africa were also initially reluctant to play their 2016 test under lights at Adelaide, fearing the hosts would have an unfair advantage. They duly lost by seven wickets.

After Adelaide, Australia host India in traditional day tests in Perth, Melbourne and Sydney.

Australia have scheduled a day-night test against Sri Lanka in Brisbane during their two-match series starting in January.

Most established test-playing nations have competed in the new format, but India remains a hold-out

India have declined to play their maiden day-night test against Australia, leaving the series-opener in Adelaide a day match, Cricket Australia confirmed on Tuesday. The Australian board had hoped India would agree to a floodlit match for the Dec. 6-10 test at Adelaide Oval, where the home side have beaten England, South Africa and New Zealand in pink-ball matches over the past three home summers. "We can confirm that we have received advice from the Board of Control for Cricket in India that it is not prepared to participate in a proposed Day-Night test in Adelaide this summer," Cricket Australia said in a statement. "As a result, we can now confirm the test match will be a day format." Most established test-playing nations have competed in the new format, but India remains a hold-out. A series-opener under lights against experienced pink ball cricketers Australia would have been a tough introduction to the tour for Virat Kohli's side, however. South Africa were also initially reluctant to play their 2016 test under lights at Adelaide, fearing the hosts would have an unfair advantage. They duly lost by seven wickets. After Adelaide, Australia host India in traditional day tests in Perth, Melbourne and Sydney. Australia have scheduled a day-night test against Sri Lanka in Brisbane during their two-match series starting in January.

India decline day-night test v Australia

The national selection committee's decision to name India skipper Virat Kohli for the two-match T20 series against Ireland has created confusion as it's clashing with his county commitments for Surrey.

There were rumours in the BCCI corridors that the section which wasn't happy with Kohli skipping the one-off Test match against Afghanistan has played a role in cutting short his county stint in favour of the T20 Internationals against the minnows.

India are set to play two T20's against Ireland in Dublin's Malahide on June 27 and 29 while Kohli is scheduled to play his last county match for Surrey against Yorkshire at Scarborough from June 25 to 28.

According to an announcement made by the county: "India captain Virat Kohli will play for Surrey during the entire month of June."

Despite the county matches schedule being announced much in advance before the team selection, it was surprising to find Kohli's name for the two-match series against Ireland.

When the chairman of selectors MSK Prasad was contacted by PTI for a clarification whether it was a clerical error, he said: "Kindly talk to the BCCI secretary on this issue."

When BCCI acting secretary Amitabh Choudhary was asked, he replied.

"Be rest assured, everything is fine," was all he said.

However, there has been no clarity as to what will be Kohli's choice as he gets to play only three four-day matches during his stint.

"If the selectors have picked him for the Ireland T20s despite the county dates being available, it means that he will not play the game against Yorkshire. This cannot be a unilateral decision as the county contracts has been inked after much deliberation. Playing against Ireland means that he will get only two county games.

"It will be very interesting to know why has there been a change in Virat's schedule if England Tests are paramount," wondered a senior BCCI official when apprised of the situation.

Whether Surrey would agree to the new arrangement is another question because the contract was signed after a lot of deliberations regarding Kohli's image rights.&nbsp;

India are set to play two T20's against Ireland in Dublin's Malahide on June 27 and 29

The national selection committee's decision to name India skipper Virat Kohli for the two-match T20 series against Ireland has created confusion as it's clashing with his county commitments for Surrey. There were rumours in the BCCI corridors that the section which wasn't happy with Kohli skipping the one-off Test match against Afghanistan has played a role in cutting short his county stint in favour of the T20 Internationals against the minnows. India are set to play two T20's against Ireland in Dublin's Malahide on June 27 and 29 while Kohli is scheduled to play his last county match for Surrey against Yorkshire at Scarborough from June 25 to 28. According to an announcement made by the county: "India captain Virat Kohli will play for Surrey during the entire month of June." Despite the county matches schedule being announced much in advance before the team selection, it was surprising to find Kohli's name for the two-match series against Ireland. When the chairman of selectors MSK Prasad was contacted by PTI for a clarification whether it was a clerical error, he said: "Kindly talk to the BCCI secretary on this issue." When BCCI acting secretary Amitabh Choudhary was asked, he replied. "Be rest assured, everything is fine," was all he said. However, there has been no clarity as to what will be Kohli's choice as he gets to play only three four-day matches during his stint. "If the selectors have picked him for the Ireland T20s despite the county dates being available, it means that he will not play the game against Yorkshire. This cannot be a unilateral decision as the county contracts has been inked after much deliberation. Playing against Ireland means that he will get only two county games. "It will be very interesting to know why has there been a change in Virat's schedule if England Tests are paramount," wondered a senior BCCI official when apprised of the situation. Whether Surrey would agree to the new arrangement is another question because the contract was signed after a lot of deliberations regarding Kohli's image rights.

Kohli confusion: BCCI names skipper for Ireland T20s despite county commitments

Ajinkya Rahane to lead India in Afghanistan Test, Karun Nair replaces Virat Kohli

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Tuesday announced Ajinkya Rahane as the new skipper for the historic one-off Test against debutants Afghanistan, beginning on June 14 in Bengaluru.

However, he has been left out of the 16-man ODI squad for the three-match series in England in July.&nbsp;

KL Rahul, who is in the middle of a splendid IPL season, makes his way back while 27-year-old Punjab speedster Siddarth Kaul has been included in both, the ODI and T20I squads.

The BCCI selectors met in Bengaluru to pick six squads on Tuesday, including two T20I squads to face Ireland and England and ODI outfit to face England.

Kohli, who will skip the historic encounter as he will be playing for Surrey in the English County Championship, to prepare for the series against England, has been replaced by Karun Nair.

Barring Kohli, it will be the regular Test team that will play against Afghanistan.&nbsp;

Cheteshwar Pujara and Ishant Sharma will come back from England for the match.&nbsp;

Test squad: Ajinkya Rahane (Capt.), Shikhar Dhawan, M. Vijay, KL Rahul, Cheteshwar Pujara, Karun Nair, Wriddhiman Saha (wk), R Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Kuldeep Yadav, Umesh Yadav, Mohammed Shami, Hardik Pandya, Ishant Sharma, Shardul Thakur

T20s against England: Virat Kohli (Capt), Shikhar Dhawan, Rohit Sharma, KL Rahul, Suresh Raina, Manish Pandey, MS Dhoni(wk), Dinesh Karthik, Yuzvendra Chahal, Kuldeep Yadav, Washington Sundar, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Jasprit Bumrah, Hardik Pandya, Siddarth Kaul, Umesh Yadav

ODIs against England: Virat Kohli (Capt), Shikhar Dhawan, Rohit Sharma, KL Rahul, Shreyas Iyer, Ambati Rayudu, MS Dhoni(wk), Dinesh Karthik, Yuzvendra Chahal, Kuldeep Yadav, Washington Sundar, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Jasprit Bumrah, Hardik Pandya, Siddarth Kaul, Umesh Yadav

'A' team for one-day tri-series in UK: Shreyas Iyer (Capt), Prithvi Shaw, Mayank Agarwal, Shubhman Gill, Hanuma Vihari, Sanju Samson, Deepak Hooda, Rishabh Pant (wk), Vijay Shankar, K. Gowtham, Axar Patel, Krunal Pandya, Prasidh Krishna, Deepak Chahar, Khaleel Ahmed, Shardul Thakur

'A' team for four-day matches in UK: Karun Nair (Capt), R. Samarth, Mayank Agarwal, AR Easwaran, Prithvi Shaw, Hanuma Vihari, Ankit Bawne, Vijay Shankar, KS Bharat (wk), Jayant Yadav, Shahbaz Nadeem, Ankit Rajpoot, Momammed Siraj, Navdeep Saini, Rajneesh Gurbani&nbsp;

Rahane, however, he has been left out of the 16-man ODI squad for the three-match series in England in July.

Ajinkya Rahane to lead India in Afghanistan Test, Karun Nair replaces Virat Kohli The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Tuesday announced Ajinkya Rahane as the new skipper for the historic one-off Test against debutants Afghanistan, beginning on June 14 in Bengaluru. However, he has been left out of the 16-man ODI squad for the three-match series in England in July. KL Rahul, who is in the middle of a splendid IPL season, makes his way back while 27-year-old Punjab speedster Siddarth Kaul has been included in both, the ODI and T20I squads. The BCCI selectors met in Bengaluru to pick six squads on Tuesday, including two T20I squads to face Ireland and England and ODI outfit to face England. Kohli, who will skip the historic encounter as he will be playing for Surrey in the English County Championship, to prepare for the series against England, has been replaced by Karun Nair. Barring Kohli, it will be the regular Test team that will play against Afghanistan. Cheteshwar Pujara and Ishant Sharma will come back from England for the match. Test squad: Ajinkya Rahane (Capt.), Shikhar Dhawan, M. Vijay, KL Rahul, Cheteshwar Pujara, Karun Nair, Wriddhiman Saha (wk), R Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Kuldeep Yadav, Umesh Yadav, Mohammed Shami, Hardik Pandya, Ishant Sharma, Shardul Thakur T20s against England: Virat Kohli (Capt), Shikhar Dhawan, Rohit Sharma, KL Rahul, Suresh Raina, Manish Pandey, MS Dhoni(wk), Dinesh Karthik, Yuzvendra Chahal, Kuldeep Yadav, Washington Sundar, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Jasprit Bumrah, Hardik Pandya, Siddarth Kaul, Umesh Yadav ODIs against England: Virat Kohli (Capt), Shikhar Dhawan, Rohit Sharma, KL Rahul, Shreyas Iyer, Ambati Rayudu, MS Dhoni(wk), Dinesh Karthik, Yuzvendra Chahal, Kuldeep Yadav, Washington Sundar, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Jasprit Bumrah, Hardik Pandya, Siddarth Kaul, Umesh Yadav 'A' team for one-day tri-series in UK: Shreyas Iyer (Capt), Prithvi Shaw, Mayank Agarwal, Shubhman Gill, Hanuma Vihari, Sanju Samson, Deepak Hooda, Rishabh Pant (wk), Vijay Shankar, K. Gowtham, Axar Patel, Krunal Pandya, Prasidh Krishna, Deepak Chahar, Khaleel Ahmed, Shardul Thakur 'A' team for four-day matches in UK: Karun Nair (Capt), R. Samarth, Mayank Agarwal, AR Easwaran, Prithvi Shaw, Hanuma Vihari, Ankit Bawne, Vijay Shankar, KS Bharat (wk), Jayant Yadav, Shahbaz Nadeem, Ankit Rajpoot, Momammed Siraj, Navdeep Saini, Rajneesh Gurbani

Ajinkya Rahane to lead India in Afghanistan Test, Karun Nair replaces Virat Kohli

Skipper Virat Kohli was at local boy Mohammed Siraj's house to enjoy some Hyderabad delicious, a day before Bangalore face the Hyderabad in a must-win clash to keep their playoff hopes alive in the 2018 Indian Premier League.&nbsp

Kohli was accompanied with other Bangalore players including Yuzvendra Chahal, Parthiv Patel, Mandeep Singh at Tolichowki to enjoy some appetizing Hyderabadi biryani for dinner.

A video of the players was also shot where they can be seen gorging on Hyderabadi food and enjoying an IPL match on television.&nbsp

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Siraj, who is the son of an autorickshaw driver, used to live in a small, two-room apartment near Khaja Nagar in Banjara Hills before buying a new house in Towli Chowki during 2017.

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Siraj came into the spotlight last year when Hyderabad spent a mind-boggling Rs 2.6 crore after his impressive run in the domestic circuit. He was rewarded with a national team call-up later on.&nbsp

Ahead of the 2018 IPL season, Bangalore roped in the youngster for the same amount.

However, the 24-year-old pacer has had a minimal impact this season, having picked up only four wickets in six matches for his side.

Yuzvendra Chahal, Parthiv Patel, Mandeep Singh were also present.

Skipper Virat Kohli was at local boy Mohammed Siraj's house to enjoy some Hyderabad delicious, a day before Bangalore face the Hyderabad in a must-win clash to keep their playoff hopes alive in the 2018 Indian Premier League. Kohli was accompanied with other Bangalore players including Yuzvendra Chahal, Parthiv Patel, Mandeep Singh at Tolichowki to enjoy some appetizing Hyderabadi biryani for dinner. A video of the players was also shot where they can be seen gorging on Hyderabadi food and enjoying an IPL match on television. @imVkohli & Team #RCB having dinner at M. siraj's house last night ❤?#ViratKohli pic.twitter.com/cIijcpg64b — Virushka Updates (@VirushkaUpdate_) May 7, 2018 × Siraj, who is the son of an autorickshaw driver, used to live in a small, two-room apartment near Khaja Nagar in Banjara Hills before buying a new house in Towli Chowki during 2017. [PIC]: Virat Kohli along with Teammates at Siraj's residence last night! ? Look at that wall frame! ❤️ pic.twitter.com/782ctWjBh9 — Virat Kohli Fan Club (@TeamVirat) May 7, 2018 × Siraj came into the spotlight last year when Hyderabad spent a mind-boggling Rs 2.6 crore after his impressive run in the domestic circuit. He was rewarded with a national team call-up later on. Ahead of the 2018 IPL season, Bangalore roped in the youngster for the same amount. However, the 24-year-old pacer has had a minimal impact this season, having picked up only four wickets in six matches for his side.

Watch: Virat Kohli, Bangalore players attend dinner party at Mohammed Siraj's house

Virat Kohli's maiden county journey might pave the way for the young Mumbai batsman and current IPL team Delhi's skipper Shreyas Iyer into the Indian squad for the one off-test against Afghanistan.&nbsp;

However, the replacement is yet to be confirmed by BCCI for the test starting June 14.

There are also reports that vice-captain, Ajinkya Rahane, will take over the mantle as the Indian skipper.&nbsp;

While Rohit Sharma will be in-charge of the T20I series against Ireland.&nbsp;

Kohli will then assume leadership of the team for the England-leg.

If received a call, it would be the second time when Shyras Iyer will be called to the Test team.&nbsp;

The last time when he made it to the Test side was in 2017, for the Dharamsala Test against Australia when Kohli was injured.&nbsp;

He could not make it to playing XI, as Kohli was replaced by Kuldeep Yadav.

The historic Test match between India and Afghanistan will be played in Bengaluru from June 14 to 18.

The replacement is yet to be confirmed by BCCI

Virat Kohli's maiden county journey might pave the way for the young Mumbai batsman and current IPL team Delhi's skipper Shreyas Iyer into the Indian squad for the one off-test against Afghanistan. However, the replacement is yet to be confirmed by BCCI for the test starting June 14. There are also reports that vice-captain, Ajinkya Rahane, will take over the mantle as the Indian skipper. While Rohit Sharma will be in-charge of the T20I series against Ireland. Kohli will then assume leadership of the team for the England-leg. If received a call, it would be the second time when Shyras Iyer will be called to the Test team. The last time when he made it to the Test side was in 2017, for the Dharamsala Test against Australia when Kohli was injured. He could not make it to playing XI, as Kohli was replaced by Kuldeep Yadav. The historic Test match between India and Afghanistan will be played in Bengaluru from June 14 to 18.

Shreyas Iyer to replace Virat Kohli for India-Afghanistan Test

Table-toppers Hyderabad will host Virat Kohli-led Bangalore at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium today. While Kane-Williamson side won their last match against Delhi, Bangalore were defeated by MS Dhoni's Chennai by 6 wickets.&nbsp;

Bangalore currently sits at number six in the league table after winning just three out of nine games played.&nbsp;

Parthiv Patel, who played his first match in IPL 2018 against Chennai, smashed a half-century to prove his worth and calibre. He was also the highest run-scorer for the team as no other player, except Tim Southee, reached the two-digit mark.&nbsp;

Skipper Virat Kohli and AB de Villiers failed to perform in their previous game. Kohli was sent back to the pavilion by Ravindra Jadeja for just eight runs while de Villiers only one run.

The two players have to shed their poor form to bring the team back to the track.&nbsp;

In bowling, Yuzvendra Chahal and Umesh Yadav's performance becomes important for the team to survive. In their previous game against Chennai, Chahal was smashed three sixes in a row by MS Dhoni. He failed to take any wicket for the team. Yadav, on the other hand, took two wickets.&nbsp;

Hyderabad, on the other hand, are in terrific form. Currently sitting at top of the table, they have won seven out of nine games played so far.

Skipper Kane Williamson is the backbone of the team and has performed in every match for his side. In nine games he has scored 354 runs, which includes four half-centuries. &nbsp;

Opener Shikhar Dhawan too shed his poor form to score 33 runs off 30 balls against Delhi.

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The team has found a new performer in Alex Hales as has also played some good strokes and made 90 runs in just two games.

The bowling department has been their strength since IPL 2018 commenced and is surely expected to do the same.&nbsp;

So overall its a do or die situation for Bangalore while Hyderabad will fight to consolidate their top position.&nbsp; 
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Bangalore currently sits at number six in the league table

Table-toppers Hyderabad will host Virat Kohli-led Bangalore at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium today. While Kane-Williamson side won their last match against Delhi, Bangalore were defeated by MS Dhoni's Chennai by 6 wickets. Bangalore currently sits at number six in the league table after winning just three out of nine games played. Parthiv Patel, who played his first match in IPL 2018 against Chennai, smashed a half-century to prove his worth and calibre. He was also the highest run-scorer for the team as no other player, except Tim Southee, reached the two-digit mark. Skipper Virat Kohli and AB de Villiers failed to perform in their previous game. Kohli was sent back to the pavilion by Ravindra Jadeja for just eight runs while de Villiers only one run. The two players have to shed their poor form to bring the team back to the track. In bowling, Yuzvendra Chahal and Umesh Yadav's performance becomes important for the team to survive. In their previous game against Chennai, Chahal was smashed three sixes in a row by MS Dhoni. He failed to take any wicket for the team. Yadav, on the other hand, took two wickets. Hyderabad, on the other hand, are in terrific form. Currently sitting at top of the table, they have won seven out of nine games played so far. Skipper Kane Williamson is the backbone of the team and has performed in every match for his side. In nine games he has scored 354 runs, which includes four half-centuries. Opener Shikhar Dhawan too shed his poor form to score 33 runs off 30 balls against Delhi. × The team has found a new performer in Alex Hales as has also played some good strokes and made 90 runs in just two games. The bowling department has been their strength since IPL 2018 commenced and is surely expected to do the same. So overall its a do or die situation for Bangalore while Hyderabad will fight to consolidate their top position.

IPL 2018: Match preview of Hyderabad vs Bangalore

In the absence of Virat Kohli, Ajinkya Rahane is the front-runner to lead the Indian team in the one-off Test against debutants Afghanistan in Bengaluru, starting June 14.

The selection committee will meet in Bengaluru on May 8 to pick six different squads ahead of the summer that sees India tour England.

Kohli will leave for Surrey in June to participate in the County Championship ahead of India’s long tour England this year.

The skipper will be back with the team once India land in Ireland to embark on what will be a long series of two T20Is in Ireland, followed by three T20Is in England, three ODIs in England and the five Tests.

India's three-match T20I series against England begins on July 3 while their ODI assignment against England, starts on July 12.

As per reports, Cheteshwar Pujara, who is currently playing county cricket with Yorkshire will head back home and will play the Test against Afghanistan.&nbsp

Aside from that, the other regulars in the Test squad, Rohit Sharma, Shikhar Dhawan and Hardik Pandya are also expected to feature in the game.&nbsp

India's T20 squad for the tour of England along with the tour of Ireland and the squad for the three-match ODI series against England will also be picked on Tuesday.&nbsp

Kohli will leave for Surrey in June to participate in the County Championship

In the absence of Virat Kohli, Ajinkya Rahane is the front-runner to lead the Indian team in the one-off Test against debutants Afghanistan in Bengaluru, starting June 14. The selection committee will meet in Bengaluru on May 8 to pick six different squads ahead of the summer that sees India tour England. Kohli will leave for Surrey in June to participate in the County Championship ahead of India’s long tour England this year. The skipper will be back with the team once India land in Ireland to embark on what will be a long series of two T20Is in Ireland, followed by three T20Is in England, three ODIs in England and the five Tests. India's three-match T20I series against England begins on July 3 while their ODI assignment against England, starts on July 12. As per reports, Cheteshwar Pujara, who is currently playing county cricket with Yorkshire will head back home and will play the Test against Afghanistan. Aside from that, the other regulars in the Test squad, Rohit Sharma, Shikhar Dhawan and Hardik Pandya are also expected to feature in the game. India's T20 squad for the tour of England along with the tour of Ireland and the squad for the three-match ODI series against England will also be picked on Tuesday.

In Kohli's absence, Ajinkya Rahane may lead India against Afghanistan

The ever popular show Koffee With Karan is going to be back with its sixth season. The chat-show hosted by Karan Johar features two Bollywood celebrities in each of the episodes where they discuss the film industry with Johar.&nbsp; 
 
Rumours had it that the first episode of the sixth season would feature newly-married couple Anushka Sharma and Virat Kohli.&nbsp; 
 
Latest news suggests that despite KJo's eagerness to feature Virushka in the first episode, the couple will not shooting for the show anytime soon due to their prior work commitments. News has it that Shah Rukh Khan, Kajol and Rani Mukerji will share the couch in the first episode.&nbsp; 
 
Incidentally, the show- that will go on air in October will coincide with the 20 years completion of Johar's debut film Kuch Kuch Hota Hai which featured these three actors.&nbsp;The trio had earlier appeared in Season 2 of Koffee With Karan back in 2007. 
 
"One may argue that the combination lacks novelty, but it scores on nostalgic value. The line-up is yet to be drawn. It's still in the brainstorming stage. A lot of names are being tossed around and it's too early to say," a source close to the show was quoted as saying to a daily.

Interestingly, the previous season did not feature Rani Mukerji or Kajol. While Rani was on a maternity leave when the show was on air, Kajol and Karan had a fall out. But the two seemed to have buried the hatched and made peace. 
 
The episode will be shot in September and Koffee With Karan will start airing from October onwards.

It was earlier stated that Virushka would be the first guest on the show.

The ever popular show Koffee With Karan is going to be back with its sixth season. The chat-show hosted by Karan Johar features two Bollywood celebrities in each of the episodes where they discuss the film industry with Johar. Rumours had it that the first episode of the sixth season would feature newly-married couple Anushka Sharma and Virat Kohli. Latest news suggests that despite KJo's eagerness to feature Virushka in the first episode, the couple will not shooting for the show anytime soon due to their prior work commitments. News has it that Shah Rukh Khan, Kajol and Rani Mukerji will share the couch in the first episode. Incidentally, the show- that will go on air in October will coincide with the 20 years completion of Johar's debut film Kuch Kuch Hota Hai which featured these three actors. The trio had earlier appeared in Season 2 of Koffee With Karan back in 2007. "One may argue that the combination lacks novelty, but it scores on nostalgic value. The line-up is yet to be drawn. It's still in the brainstorming stage. A lot of names are being tossed around and it's too early to say," a source close to the show was quoted as saying to a daily. Interestingly, the previous season did not feature Rani Mukerji or Kajol. While Rani was on a maternity leave when the show was on air, Kajol and Karan had a fall out. But the two seemed to have buried the hatched and made peace. The episode will be shot in September and Koffee With Karan will start airing from October onwards.

'Koffee With Karan' Season 6: Not Virat-Anushka but Shah Rukh, Kajol and Rani to be the first guests

Ravindra Jadeja, who hasn't had a good run in the current edition of Indian Premier League (IPL), &nbspclean-bowled Bangalore captain Virat Kohli on the very first ball he bowled.

But the all-rounder decided not to celebrate the dismissal. &nbsp

After the wicket, Kohli gave him a nasty stare and Jadeja, who is known for wild celebrations was quite and didn't react at all.

However, Twitter was quick to notice this and trolled Jadeja brutally for not celebrating, with Indian Premier League and ICC too joining in the fun.

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When you accidentally dismiss your boss in Office Cricket Game.<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Jadeja?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Jadeja</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Kohli?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Kohli</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/RCBvCSK?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#RCBvCSK</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/CSKvRCB?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#CSKvRCB</a> <a href="https://t.co/FjRkUtf3Ci">pic.twitter.com/FjRkUtf3Ci</a>
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Hi Virat , 
 
I have no intent to do this to you . If possible , please forgive me . And please consider me for selection . 
 
Your faithfully 
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Chennai restricted Bangalore to a paltry total of 127/9 in 20 overs. MS Dhoni won the toss and put Bangalore into bat.

Brendon McCullum, Virat Kohli and AB de Villiers were dismissed cheaply while Parthiv Patel was the sole fighter who scored a brilliant 53.&nbsp

Chennai spinners Ravindra Jadeja and Harbhajan Singh shared five wickets between them to defeat the visitors.&nbsp

The all-rounder decided not to celebrate the dismissal

Ravindra Jadeja, who hasn't had a good run in the current edition of Indian Premier League (IPL), &nbspclean-bowled Bangalore captain Virat Kohli on the very first ball he bowled. But the all-rounder decided not to celebrate the dismissal. After the wicket, Kohli gave him a nasty stare and Jadeja, who is known for wild celebrations was quite and didn't react at all. However, Twitter was quick to notice this and trolled Jadeja brutally for not celebrating, with Indian Premier League and ICC too joining in the fun. No celebrations from Jadeja here as he gets the crucial wicket of the #RCB Skipper.#CSKvRCB pic.twitter.com/1U4KdKDrlv — IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) May 5, 2018 × When you dismiss your national team captain ? https://t.co/h7cnFiuw3c — ICC (@ICC) May 5, 2018 × For Those Asking Why Didn't I Celebrate Virat Kohli's Wicket, Yes I Was Scared My Place In National Team Will Be Screwed. #CSKvRCB #CSKvsRCB #Jadeja #SirJadeja pic.twitter.com/S9AyvEDnrc — Sir Ravindra Jadeja (@SirJadeja) May 5, 2018 × When you accidentally dismiss your boss in Office Cricket Game.#Jadeja #Kohli #RCBvCSK #CSKvRCB pic.twitter.com/FjRkUtf3Ci — Thanos Chikna (@Madan_Chikna) May 5, 2018 × Letter postmatch : Hi Virat , I have no intent to do this to you . If possible , please forgive me . And please consider me for selection . Your faithfully Jaddu #CSKvRCB #jadeja pic.twitter.com/S5qo50BRGn — PK (@restlessler) May 5, 2018 × Chennai restricted Bangalore to a paltry total of 127/9 in 20 overs. MS Dhoni won the toss and put Bangalore into bat. Brendon McCullum, Virat Kohli and AB de Villiers were dismissed cheaply while Parthiv Patel was the sole fighter who scored a brilliant 53. Chennai spinners Ravindra Jadeja and Harbhajan Singh shared five wickets between them to defeat the visitors.

Ravindra Jadeja trolled for giving blank reaction after taking Virat Kohli's wicket

Virat Kohli-led Bangalore took on MS Dhoni-led Chennai at the second home ground of the Chennai team on Saturday, May 5.

The clash between Bangalore and Chennai is one of the most intriguing rivalries of all times.

In the match, Chennai won the toss and invited Virat's team to bat first at Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Pune.

Batting first, Bangalore team stumbled and lost wickets in bulk in the initial overs.

Apart from Parthiv Patel none of the batsmen made the required contributions to the team.

Tim Southee's unbeaten 36-run knock helped Bangalore to put up a decent target of 128 runs.

For Chennai, spinner Ravindra Jadeja proved very economical&nbsp;by taking three crucial wickets of Parthiv Patel, Mandeep Singh and skipper Virat Kohli.

When he dismissed Virat, captain of the Indian cricket team than both the cricketers shared&nbsp;an intense look rather an&nbsp;astounding&nbsp;look. Also, Ravindra Jadeja did not at all after taking one of the most important wickets.

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Ravindra Jadeja shared an astounding look when he dismissed Virat Kohli during the Bangalore-Chennai clash

Virat Kohli-led Bangalore took on MS Dhoni-led Chennai at the second home ground of the Chennai team on Saturday, May 5. The clash between Bangalore and Chennai is one of the most intriguing rivalries of all times. In the match, Chennai won the toss and invited Virat's team to bat first at Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Pune. Batting first, Bangalore team stumbled and lost wickets in bulk in the initial overs. Apart from Parthiv Patel none of the batsmen made the required contributions to the team. Tim Southee's unbeaten 36-run knock helped Bangalore to put up a decent target of 128 runs. For Chennai, spinner Ravindra Jadeja proved very economical by taking three crucial wickets of Parthiv Patel, Mandeep Singh and skipper Virat Kohli. When he dismissed Virat, captain of the Indian cricket team than both the cricketers shared an intense look rather an astounding look. Also, Ravindra Jadeja did not at all after taking one of the most important wickets. See image: No celebrations from Jadeja here as he gets the crucial wicket of the #RCB Skipper.#CSKvRCB pic.twitter.com/1U4KdKDrlv — IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) 5 May 2018 ×

IPL 2018: See Ravindra Jadeja's numb reaction on Virat Kohli's dismissal

Virat Kohli-led Bangalore fell like nine pins after the powerplay as the team ended their innings at just 127, their lowest total in this year's IPL.

At one point Bangalore were 47 for the loss of one wicket, but then lost Kohli, AB and Mandeep to spin in the space of five overs.

Parthiv Patel, who played his first game in IPL 2018, smashed a half-century and also became the top scorer for the team by making 53 runs off 41 balls.&nbsp

The team could have ended their innings with the lowest score in this year's league before Tim Southee came to their rescue.&nbsp

He made 36 runs in 26 balls to save his team from drowning and set a decent score on board.&nbsp

Apart from Patel and Southee, no other player scored in two digits.&nbsp

Skipper Virat Kohli and AB de Villiers fell succumbed to Chennai's spin attack as Bangalore were put into bat at Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Pune, on Saturday.

Kohli was clean bowled by Ravindra Jadeja while de Villiers gave away his wicket to Harbhajan Singh.

Kohli was departed for eight runs and de Villiers made just one.

Chennai skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni won the toss and opted to bowl.

Chennai is coming off from a tragic defeat against Kolkata in their previous encounter and must have worked on their loopholes and rectified the errors in order to earn two crucial points.

On the other hand, team Bangalore is high on spirit as they have won the previous match against Mumbai.

The competition between the teams which are placed at the fourth, fifth and sixth position at the league's table is very tough now.&nbsp

Chennai have lost its two previous clashes out of three and looked a bit off but with a well-balanced team, it requires just one win to prove caliber of the entire team.

On the other hand, confidence Virat Kohli is leading the batting department from the front but still, team Bangalore is dealing with the problems of bowling unit, which has been very expensive especially in death overs.

The current team of Chennai is very sorted and any change at this moment is not required.

On the other hand, the good news for Bangalore is that their star player, AB de Villiers is fit and back in the squad but opener Quinton de Kock has flown back home due to some personal reasons and skipper Virat Kohli might replace him by Manan Vohra.

In the absence of wicket-keeper, the best replacement for team Bangalore is Parthiv Patel.

At one point Bangalore were 47 for the loss of one wicket

Virat Kohli-led Bangalore fell like nine pins after the powerplay as the team ended their innings at just 127, their lowest total in this year's IPL. At one point Bangalore were 47 for the loss of one wicket, but then lost Kohli, AB and Mandeep to spin in the space of five overs. Parthiv Patel, who played his first game in IPL 2018, smashed a half-century and also became the top scorer for the team by making 53 runs off 41 balls. The team could have ended their innings with the lowest score in this year's league before Tim Southee came to their rescue. He made 36 runs in 26 balls to save his team from drowning and set a decent score on board. Apart from Patel and Southee, no other player scored in two digits. Skipper Virat Kohli and AB de Villiers fell succumbed to Chennai's spin attack as Bangalore were put into bat at Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Pune, on Saturday. Kohli was clean bowled by Ravindra Jadeja while de Villiers gave away his wicket to Harbhajan Singh. Kohli was departed for eight runs and de Villiers made just one. Chennai skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni won the toss and opted to bowl. Chennai is coming off from a tragic defeat against Kolkata in their previous encounter and must have worked on their loopholes and rectified the errors in order to earn two crucial points. On the other hand, team Bangalore is high on spirit as they have won the previous match against Mumbai. The competition between the teams which are placed at the fourth, fifth and sixth position at the league's table is very tough now. Chennai have lost its two previous clashes out of three and looked a bit off but with a well-balanced team, it requires just one win to prove caliber of the entire team. On the other hand, confidence Virat Kohli is leading the batting department from the front but still, team Bangalore is dealing with the problems of bowling unit, which has been very expensive especially in death overs. The current team of Chennai is very sorted and any change at this moment is not required. On the other hand, the good news for Bangalore is that their star player, AB de Villiers is fit and back in the squad but opener Quinton de Kock has flown back home due to some personal reasons and skipper Virat Kohli might replace him by Manan Vohra. In the absence of wicket-keeper, the best replacement for team Bangalore is Parthiv Patel.

IPL 2018: Chennai bowlers restrict Bangalore to 127 runs

Indian captain Virat Kohli has agreed a deal to play for Surrey in June before India’s Test series in England this summer, according to reports.&nbsp;

The India captain will feature in three County Championship matches and three one-day cup games in a bid to adjust to English conditions before the Test series,&nbsp;reports said.

Alec Stewart, Surrey’s director of cricket, said in March that he was not sure if a deal would be possible as it would mean the captain missing the one-off Test with Afghanistan in Bangalore on 20 June and a Twenty20 series with Ireland. &nbsp;The Guardian reported Stewart as saying “If he does now become available we would look at it again to see if it could potentially work around our current overseas arrangements.”

The 29-year-old’s previous Test tour of England, in 2014, brought a return of 134 runs from 10 innings as India succumbed to a 3-1 defeat. Kohli has said that he was “thankful” for the effect this had on his career.

Speaking about the chance to play county cricket in future during India’s 4-0 home victory over England in 2016 – a series dominated by his batting – Kohli said: “I would love a month to get used to playing in the conditions and understand what the wickets play like in that phase of the year.”

The India captain will feature in three County Championship matches and three one-day cup games in a bid to adjust to English conditions before the Test series, reports said.

Indian captain Virat Kohli has agreed a deal to play for Surrey in June before India’s Test series in England this summer, according to reports. The India captain will feature in three County Championship matches and three one-day cup games in a bid to adjust to English conditions before the Test series, reports said. Alec Stewart, Surrey’s director of cricket, said in March that he was not sure if a deal would be possible as it would mean the captain missing the one-off Test with Afghanistan in Bangalore on 20 June and a Twenty20 series with Ireland. The Guardian reported Stewart as saying “If he does now become available we would look at it again to see if it could potentially work around our current overseas arrangements.” The 29-year-old’s previous Test tour of England, in 2014, brought a return of 134 runs from 10 innings as India succumbed to a 3-1 defeat. Kohli has said that he was “thankful” for the effect this had on his career. Speaking about the chance to play county cricket in future during India’s 4-0 home victory over England in 2016 – a series dominated by his batting – Kohli said: “I would love a month to get used to playing in the conditions and understand what the wickets play like in that phase of the year.”

Virat Kohli signs up with Surrey for county cricket ahead of India series in England

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