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IPL 2022: There's similarity in MS Dhoni and my captaincy style, says new RCB captain Faf du Plessis

IPL franchise for the first time, newly-appointed Royal Challengers Bangalore skipper Faf du Plessis said his leadership style is pretty much similar to that of 'Captain Cool', Mahendra Singh Dhoni. The 37-year-old Du Plessis has been an integral part of Chennai Super Kings side under Dhoni since 2012 and also played for the the new-defunct Rising Pune Supergiant. "I'm very lucky that I've been around some fantastic leaders in my journey in cricket. I grew in with Graeme Smith, who is South Africa's best leader ever," the former South African skipper was quoted as saying in RCB website. "And then the 10 years with MS and Stephen Fleming, two fantastic leaders. I do think that there's similarity in MS style and my style in terms that we both are very relaxed characters," Du Plessis said. The South African also said that he found Dhoni to be complete "opposite" to what it was like captaining in South Africa.

"MS Was Completely Opposite": Faf Du Plessis' First Impression Of Captain Dhoni

Set to lead an IPL franchise for the first time, newly-appointed Royal Challengers Bangalore skipper Faf du Plessis said his leadership style is pretty much similar to that of 'Captain Cool', Mahendra Singh Dhoni. The 37-year-old Du Plessis has been an integral part of Chennai Super Kings side under Dhoni since 2012 and also played for the the new-defunct Rising Pune Supergiant.

Delhi Capitals Unveil New Jersey Ahead Of IPL 2022 Season

Delhi Capitals on Saturday unveiled their new official jersey for the upcoming edition of the Indian Premier League, beginning March 26. According to a statement issued by the franchise, the first few jerseys were given to select Delhi Capitals fans at the team's home ground -- the Arun Jaitley Stadium. Additionally, select children from the city, the DC Cubs, were given official jerseys too, as part of a surprise activity curated specially for them.

Delhi Capitals unveils new jersey ahead of 2022 IPL season

Delhi Capitals on Saturday unveiled their new official jersey for the upcoming edition of the Indian Premier League, beginning March 26. According to a statement issued by the franchise, the first few jerseys were given to select DC fans at the team's home ground -- the Arun Jaitley Stadium here.

India vs Sri Lanka: Ravindra Jadeja's Bowling Record In Bengaluru A Massive Warning To Sri Lanka

Ravindra Jadeja climbed to the top of the ICC player Test rankings for all-rounders with a sparkling performance against Sri Lanka in the opening Test in Mohali. The 33-year-old was plain brilliant with both the bat and ball as India thrashed Sri Lanka by an innings and 222 runs to take a 1-0 lead in the two-match series. After his all-round heroics, the Sri Lankan team will already be wary of Jadeja and his record in Bengaluru will be making them even more nervous.

Gopichand to resign as chief coach, contest as BAI secretary

Pullela Gopichand's 15-year tenure as the chief coach of the Indian badminton team came to an end as the former All England champion is set to contest as the general secretary of the Badminton Association of India (BAI). The BAI headquarters in Delhi has been a beehive of activity the last few days ever since news broke out that Gopi wanted to contest for this prestigious post. Nominations for BAI elections began on March 9 and will close on March 11.

Boxers Lovlina, Nikhat, Pooja make cut for World Championships

Lovlina Borgohain (70kg) on Wednesday made the cut for the women's world championships to be held in Istanbul in May after three days of trials at the end of which some other seasoned campaigners like Nikhat Zareen (52kg) and Pooja Rani (81kg) also qualified for the event. This will be Borgohain's first competitive outing after her podium finish in the 69kg category in Tokyo, which no longer exists in International Boxing Association (IBA) events.

Hope the art of serve and volley remains in tennis, says Vijay Amritraj

The 68-year-old Amritraj who had five career wins over one of the greats of grass court, America's Jimmy Connors, added that the 'touch' is gone, the serve and volley is gone and the craft that we saw from a lot of previous Indian players is kind of dying down now, which is sad. However he believes that playing more tournaments on grass courts might force a change in mindset for baseliners. "It's a dying art.

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IPL 2022: There's similarity in MS Dhoni and my captaincy style, says new RCB captain Faf du Plessis

"MS Was Completely Opposite": Faf Du Plessis' First Impression Of Captain Dhoni

Delhi Capitals Unveil New Jersey Ahead Of IPL 2022 Season

Delhi Capitals unveils new jersey ahead of 2022 IPL season

India vs Sri Lanka: Ravindra Jadeja's Bowling Record In Bengaluru A Massive Warning To Sri Lanka

Gopichand to resign as chief coach, contest as BAI secretary

Boxers Lovlina, Nikhat, Pooja make cut for World Championships

Hope the art of serve and volley remains in tennis, says Vijay Amritraj