MS Dhoni replaced as skipper

Replacing former Indian captain MS Dhoni as the skipper of the Rising Pune Supergiants, announced the appointment of Steve Smith, the captain of the touring Australian side, as the new skipper. Dhoni has been the captain of all the nine seasons of IPL since the tournament began in 2008.

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England all-rounder Ben Stokes was bought by Rising Pune Supergiants (RPSG) for a whopping Rs 14.5 crore at the Indian Premier League (IPL) auction.

 
Already on demand after his scintillating performance with both the bat and ball during England’s recent tour earlier this year, Stokes was purchased by the RPSG after close bidding.
 
Among others, 2016’s highest paid Indian all-rounder Pawan Negi could only fetch Rs 1 crore and was bought by Royal Challengers Bangalore.
 
English T20 skipper Eoin Morgan was bought by the Kings XI Punjab at his base price of Rs 2 crore, while Sri Lankan skipper Angelo Matthews went to Delhi Daredevils for Rs 2 crore along with New Zealand all-rouder Corey Anderson for Rs 1 crore.

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Australia skipper Steve Smith wants his counterpart Virat Kohli “a little bit angry” when they play India at home in the four-match cricket Test series in February.
Smith felt that getting behind Kohli would distract his focus from the game, which according to the Australian will be advantageous for the visitors.

“He is a world-class player and he has, obviously, led the Indian team incredibly well over the last 18 months or so,” Smith said on ABC Grandstand on Monday.

“They have won a lot of games in that time and I think they have played a lot of cricket at home in that time as well. I think he has improved a lot body language wise”.

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“He is a very emotional character out on the field, but I think he has improved a lot there”.

“I guess for us as a team it’s trying to get him out of the strong emotional state and try and make him, I guess, a little bit angry and ruffle his feathers and things like that”.

“I think if you can get him in that state then the Indian team can possibly be a little bit vulnerable,” Smith added.

India have been invincible at home stretching their run to 18 matches, with Kohli himself and the world’s top all-rounder Ravichandran Ashwin performing incredibly well.

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All-rounder Ravindra Jadeja, with his slow left-arm spin has become a nightmare for visiting teams in the recent past.

Kohli now averages 60.76 against Australia and has been involved in several heated on-field incidents in previous years.

The Delhi lad became only the fifth player after Michael Clarke, Brendon McCullum, Ricky Ponting and Don Bradman when he hammered 235 in the fourth Test against England in Mumbai to record three double centuries in a calendar year.

Smith, however, conceded that the sub-continent tour will be a tough assignment for the Kangaroos, who are currently playing Pakistan in their own backyard.

“We go there in February and, no doubt, it’s going to be an incredibly difficult tour — going to India always is,” Smith said.

“Four Tests there, it’s a great opportunity for this team, where we are going to be the underdogs going there”.

“It would be fantastic to win a series there and we are going to have to make sure our processes are in order and we play a lot better than we have done in sub-continent conditions,” he added.

India play Australia in the first Test from February 23 in Pune next year.

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Australia beat the hosts West Indies by 58 runs to win the final of the One-Day International tri-series in Barbados. Australia, winning the toss and batting first, made 270 for 9. After a middle order collapse, thanks mainly to a terrific late-order contribution from Matthew Wade, who made an unbeaten 57 from 52 balls, that the Aussies could put a par score.

In reply West Indies were bowled out for 212 in 45.4 overs. Josh Hazlewood picked up 5 for 50 and Mitchell Marsh, who was declared player of the match, bagged 3 for 32, including a first spell of 6-1-7-3. Hazlewood was named player of the series for his 11 wickets. Australia captain Steve Smith spoke to the media, analysing the series win.

West Indies beat Australia by by four wickets with 26 balls to spare at Warner Park, St Kitts. Put into bat, Australia scored 265 for 7 with Usman Khawaja (98), Steve Smith (74) and George Bailey (55) all scoring half-centuries.

In reply, the hosts knocked off the runs for the loss of six wickets with Marlon Samuels scoring a handsome 92.

Australia still head the table with two wins from four matches plus a bonus point. The West Indies also have two wins but from three games. And South Africa have one win from three matches, that came with a bonus point.

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Australia’s 36-run win against South Africa was marred by news of David Warner’s injury. The Australian opener has suffered a fracture to his left index finger while fielding during the tri-series match in St Kitts.

Australian captain Steve Smith said that David’s injury will keep him out of the rest of the tournament that is due to conclude with the final in Barbados on 26th June. But he sounded confident that Warner will be fit for the Qantas tour of Sri Lanka that gets underway next month.

Before the confirmation to the fracture the Australia batsman spoke with the media after collecting the player of the match award for his innings of 109 that helped his side in winning the match against South Africa. Warner spoke about his injury and also how spending less time at the nets is the secret to his batting success.

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Australia begin the tri-series as clear favourites as the top-ranked ODI side with many superstars in their ranks. But many of them are returning from injury. Fast bowler Mitchell Starc’s expected comeback is the main talking point. Starc has just recovered from an ankle injury that kept him out of the game for six months. Captain Steven Smith, Glenn Maxwell and Mitchell Marsh had pulled out of the IPL but are back in the squad.

The Australian side begins their campaign against the hosts on Sunday. West Indies after their win over South Africa are looking for another upset victory.

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Australian captain Steve Smith celebrated his 27th birthday in Guyana ahead of the tri-series in in West Indies. South Africa is the other team in the tournament. Team members of all three countries attended a welcome ceremony in Guyana where birthday boy Steve Smith cuts a cake to celebrate the occasion. In the first match in the tournament hosts West Indies taken on South Africa on 3rd June.

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