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Before the start of the tournament, Kohli had said that he will open the innings for the RCB. He opened for India in the last T20I against England and played an unbeaten knock of 80 off 52 balls at the Narendra Modi Stadium.

New Zealand on Thursday temporarily suspended entry for all travellers from India following a surge in COVID-19 cases arriving from there, local media reported.

"Hyderabad has emerged as a back-up venue option, should one or more of the six designated host cities not be able to hold their matches," a report in ESPNcricinfo stated on Saturday.

The Hyderabad-based side's skipper will be in quarantine for the next seven days in his hotel room as per BCCI's SOPs for IPL 2021.

Billings, who spent a considerable amount of time with Pant during his previous stint with the Delhi franchise, recounted his first-ever experience of watching the Indian bat

Under the terms of the deal, Puma will be the official kit partner of RCB from the upcoming season of the league.

Designed by renowned fashion designer duo Shantanu and Nikhil, the jersey captures the composition of the 5 basic elements of the universe earth, water, fire, air, and sky, each signifying the essence of the five-time champion.

"All teams, but Mumbai seem to have a solid thing going. Quinton de Kock is also one of my favorite players so I always support him too," Dale Steyn wrote when a fan asked about his favourite IPL team.

Joining the English captain was former England cricketer Ryan Sidebottom who felt IPL has helped England. Yes, we all agree that the IPL has a massive influence to improvise England players’ style of play.

"We are kicking off our most aggressive national marketing campaign ever, starting with IPL 2021 next month," Sameer Nigam, Founder & CEO, PhonePe, said in a statement.

Bhuvneshwar, with his ability to bowl with the new ball and at the death in T20s, set to be crucial for the Indian team, felt former opener Gautam Gambhir.

It’s very important to be mentally strong, and to that extent, you mature as a player each year. The support of mentors and senior cricketers helps in that regard. I think each IPL has been a learning experience for me.

On Thursday, CSK posted a video on Twitter in which Dhoni can be seen hammering the ball out of the park during the net session.

He since then missed India’s Test series against England which the hosts won 3-1 to book a berth in the World Test Championship final which will be held in June in Southampton.

IPL schedule is finally here & @PunjabKingsIPL starts #IPL2021 in amchi Mumbai then travels to Chennai, Ahmedabad & Bangalore for our league matches. It's a weird feeling that no teams will play any matches at their home venues

Speaking to ANI, a GC member on conditions of anonymity said while the final approval will be given in the GC meeting, the league is expected to start on April 9 and a call on the venues will be taken next week.

CSK skipper MS Dhoni and batsman Ambati Rayudu have already reached Chennai and the other Tamil Nadu players will soon be joining the camp.

As if now it's all speculation whether it's Punjab or Hyderabad. We will soon have IPL GC in which we will decide what needs to be done and how the IPL needs to be conducted this year, as of now nothing has been decided yet.

Ashwin became the fourth Indian to take 400 Test wickets during their 10-wicket win over England in the third Test in Ahmedabad in February.

The 34-year-old had sustained the injury during the second ODI against India in November and was subsequently ruled out of the third game in Canberra