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Australian captain, Steve Smith has said that India has become his "home away from home" citing the hospitality that the country offers. The 28-year-old has also talked about the places of India where he traveled with his teams and picked Pune to edge out Dharamsala as his favorite.

Industrialist Harsh Goenka has criticised Indian skipper Virat Kohli via a sarcastic tweet wherein he mentioned obeying the captain as one of the required qualifications for being the Indian coach. Goenka had earlier made headlines for his controversial comments about MS Dhoni during IPL 2017.

England all-rounder Ben Stokes has said competing in high-pressure situations against the world's top players at the IPL makes one a better player. The 25-year-old Stokes believes England have earned the right to be called as firm favourites for the upcoming Champions Trophy at home.

Mumbai Indians may have won the IPL title for a record third time on Sunday after beating Rising Pune Supergiant by one run, but, they weren’t the only winners on the night as David Warner bagged the Orange Cap with 641 runs and Bhuvneshwar Kumar took the Purple cap with 26 wickets.

Parthiv Patel has acknowledged that his Mumbai Indians side were under pressure after Tiwary hit Mitchell Johnson for a boundary on the first ball off the last over. Despite the boundary though Johnson came back well to earn Mumbai a one-run win over Pune and Patel lauded his efforts.