Crowd favourite MS Dhoni skipped practice for the second consecutive day as fans thronging the Eden Gardens on Tuesday faced disappointment again.

MS Dhoni took over CSK's captaincy after an injury ruled Ruturaj Gaikwad out for the remainder of the season.

Simons likened the efforts of the likes of Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Shami with South Africa's attack.

Richards says he is looking forward to working with Delhi Daredevils, who have lost six games in-a-row and are yet to register their first win this season.

Delhi Daredevils team mentor T A Sekar says his team is upbeat ahead of the IPL opener against Kolkata Knight Riders on April 3 at Eden Gardens. DD will now need Sehwag, Warner, Irfan Pathan and Unmukt Chand to fire.

Led by Team Mentor TA Sekar and Head Coach Eric Simons, the Delhi Daredevils coaches spent time sharing insights with over thirty youngsters at the Jamia Millia grounds in Delhi.

The 39-year-old Snape, who founded one of Britain's leading Performance Coaching companies, said he was delighted to be joining Delhi Daredevils for the 2013 IPL season.

Australian great Dennis Lillee on Monday recalled his first meeting with Sachin Tendulkar and said on a lighter note that he did the game a "favour" by rejecting the batsman when he went to the MRF Pace Foundation with an ambition to become a fast bowler in the late 80s.

Delhi Daredevils mentor T A Sekar on Thursday backed his batsmen, who misfired in the first qualifier, to come good in the do-or-die second qualifier against Chennai Super Kings in Chennai on Friday in search of their maiden final appearance in the Indian Premier League.

Delhi Daredevils mentor T.A. Sekar was confident that the table toppers can bounce back well after their humiliating loss to defending champions Chennai Super Kings in the Indian Premier league (IPL).