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Gambhir, Neesham also echo India captain's thoughts; Bracewell reckons it wasn't a bad advertisement for T20s

Irfan Pathan believes the back-up can be in the form of spin-bowling allrounder, given the 2023 World Cup will be in home conditions

Former batter doesn't pick KL Rahul in first-choice ODI XI: "Probably he'll be a back-up wicketkeeper and a back-up batter"

Sangakkara, meanwhile, hopes India give Samson a longer rope to prove himself

"Prithvi Shaw is one I feel can be a very aggressive captain, a very successful captain because you see that aggression in the way a person plays the sport"

Gambhir will mentor the Lucknow (IPL) and Durban (SA20) franchises, both of which are part of the RPSG group

Harbhajan Singh and Irfan Pathan have been named captains of the other two teams

Ahmedabad, meanwhile, confirms that Hardik Pandya will captain its team

Earlier, the franchise named Andy Flower as the head coach

RCB will be Maxwell's fourth IPL team since 2012

Suggests possibility of split-captaincy, with Kohli continuing to lead in Tests.

Manjrekar says the onus of changing the captain lies with the franchise owners

"CSK is CSK is because of the relationship between the owners and the captain"

Says 'this is not what you call leading from the front' in cutting review of CSK's innings on ESPNcricinfo's Time Out

If there's no IPL this year, Gambhir believes Dhoni's chances of an India comeback are 'dim'

Twenty-eight years on from the match that transformed world cricket, India recaptured the crown, and this time they did in their very own backyard

'Obviously, you want to win," the RCB captain said in response to criticism of his captaincy. 'I am doing what I am supposed to do.'

The two-time IPL-winning captain feels the India skipper isn't shrewd or tactically smart enough to lead in the T20 league

The former cricketer was among eight sportspersons who were picked on Friday to receive the country's fourth-highest civilian award

The former India opener doesn't think Rishabh Pant has much chance of making India's World Cup squad, but believes R Ashwin could have a role to play