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Delhi Capitals as the assistant coach of the franchise this season. Agarkar is likely to join the Capitals setup once he finishes his commentary commitments during Sri Lanka’s tour of India which will conclude with the pink-ball Test in Bengaluru on March 16. Former Australia allrounder James Hopes was with the Capitals over the past few seasons.
Rishabh Pant the cricketer is known for his daredevilry with a bat in hand. Pant has made a name for himself in international cricket with his penchant for unorthodox shots, which produce maximum impact. While he has payed the price for playing such high risk shots too, no one can deny the fact that Pant is a great entertainer as a batter. Before making it big in the Indian team, Pant showcased his full range of shots in the Indian Premier League (IPL) for his franchise Delhi Capitals.
Australia's star players, including David Warner, Josh Hazelwood and Pat Cummins, will miss the start of the IPL despite skipping the limited overs series against Pakistan, which is set to coincide with the lucrative T20 league. Though the BCCI hasn't officially announced the dates of IPL-15, the league is expected to begin in the last week of March. Warner, Hazelwood and Cummins are part of the Test squad for the series in Pakistan, starting March 4-25, but will be skipping the limited overs assignment, beginning March 29.
As far as the Indian cricket set up is concerned, this is something that is ingrained in the system at pretty much all levels. Managers know how crucial it is to spot, monitor and encourage next generation talent. It's not a surprise then to see Indian cricketers who are trying to make their way into the senior team putting up consistent performances in whichever level of cricket they are currently playing. TimesofIndia.com here looks at five such cricketers who could well be future senior team stars: Yash Dhull (19-year-old right-hand batter)
Anand Amritraj, believes the hosts are firm favourites to win their Davis Cup World Group I playoff tie against Denmark on March 4 and 5 here. But for that to happen, the Indians must exploit the Danish players’ weakness on faster grass courts of the Delhi Gymkhana Club (DGC), since the visitors prefer playing on slow hard courts or clay surfaces. “The fact that we got the opportunity to hold matches on grass will be a massive advantage.
Virat Kohli and Yash Dhull have a few things in common. They are both ICC u-19 World Cup winning captains. They are both batsmen, both are from Delhi and with Dhull shaping up to be quite the run machine, he finds more and more comparisons being drawn between him and Virat. But there's another thing that binds the two and the two Indian u-19 World Cup winning teams of 2008 and 2022. The presence of coach Munish Bali in both camps, 14 years apart. Bali has travelled with India's Under-19 cricket team twice for the World Cup and the young guns have returned with the coveted trophy on both occasions. Bali was the assistant coach of the victorious U-19 World Cup-winning cricket team of 2008, led by Virat Kohli. This year, he travelled as fielding coach and the Yash Dhull-led side lifted the prestigious trophy again.
Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) made some big moves during the IPL mega auction earlier this month, including the acquisition of former South Africa captain Faf du Plessis. RCB acquired the swashbuckling batter's services for a fee of Rs 7 crore after a bidding war with Du Plessis' former franchise Chennai Super Kings (CSK) as well as Delhi Capitals (DC). On Sunday, RCB took to Twitter to reveal how the franchise had been planning Du Plessis' acquisition. In a video shared on the micro-blogging platform, RCB shared the mock-auction where RCB's management, including director of cricket operations Mike Hesson and head coach Sanjay Bangar, were present.
India wicketkeeper Rishabh Pant says that he remains flexible when it comes to his batting position.