Under new skipper Pant, DC look to go one step further in IPL 2021
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Under new skipper Pant, DC look to go one step further in IPL 2021 (Team preview). Image Source: IANS News
New Delhi, April 5 : Delhi Capitals lost their captain well before the 2021 Indian Premier League (IPL) started but it is this very factor that makes them arguably the most intriguing team going into the new season.
Shreyas Iyer s replacement as skipper of the team this year will be 23-year-old wicketkeeper-batsman Rishabh Pant, who couldn t make much of an impression last season, but has put up career-defining performances since then for India team.
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Arjun Tendulkar was roped in by the Mumbai Indians in IPL 2021 auction
The defending IPL champions bought Arjun for his base price of Rs 20 lakh
Mumbai Indians latest recruit Arjun Tendulkar took to Instagram on Sunday to share a picture with Dhawal Kulkarni and Aditya Tare. In his Instagram story, Arjun can be seen standing with the two Mumbai domestic stars and he captioned the image as Mumbai Trio . Mumbai Indians had bought Arjun Tendulkar, son of legendary cricketer Sachin Tendulkar, for his base price of Rs 20 lakh at the Indian Premier League (IPL) player auction earlier this year.
Mumbai Indians eye unprecedented IPL title hat-trick
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Bumrah, Suryakumar script Mumbai s thumping win (Lead). Image Source: IANS News
New Delhi, April 4 : Mumbai Indians (MI) put some distance between themselves and Chennai Super Kings (CSK) as the most successful team in the Indian Premier League (IPL) by winning their fifth title last season. They are now looking to become the first team to win a hat-trick of IPL titles.
On paper, MI seem to have a squad capable of making a run to the trophy. They have retained their batting core comprising captain Rohit Sharma, Quinton de Kock, Suryakumar Yadav, Ishan Kishan, Kieron Pollard, and the Pandya brothers, Hardik and Krunal.
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Vijay Hazare Trophy: From Prithvi Shaw, Devdutt Padikkal to Shivam Sharma, a look at top performers
Given the absence of competitive cricket, IPL teams would have an opportunity to evaluate the form of their players. Mumbai s Prithvi Shaw in action during the 2020- 21 Vijay Hazare Trophy | Twitter @BCCIdomestic
Mumbai won the 2021 Vijay Hazare Trophy after an impressive six-wicket victory over Uttar Pradesh in the final.
But the focus, for most observers, was not so much on who won the tournament. Rather, it was on the new faces that make themselves known or even perhaps old stars putting their hand up to show that they are no longer out of form and are new options that the selectors need to keep an eye out.