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Former Indian team S&C coach Shanker Basu has revealed that it was a training session by Dipika Pallikal that inspired Virat Kohli to take up a strong fitness regime. The current RCB trainer has also added that once Kohli is convinced about a certain thing, he would do everything to succeed.

Jamaican sprinter Yohan Blake wants to feature in the Indian Premier League after two years, with the Royal Challengers Bangalore being his favourite team, and has expressed his desire to play alongside Kohli and AB de Villiers. Blake is currently focused on the Tokyo Olympics 2020.

Analysing each team’s decisions in the trading window ahead of the player auction, Sanjay Manjrekar has said that MS Dhoni will continue to keep his faith in the experienced players despite their age. Meanwhile, RCB coach Mike Hesson admitted that he was happy with the business they’ve achieved.

West Indian sensation Shimron Hetmyer and New Zealand all-rounder Colin de Grandhomme have been released by Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) ahead of the IPL auction in December. RCB have managed to retain their batting core in the form of Virat Kohli, AB de Villiers and Moeen Ali.