Kohli had announced his decision to leave IPL captaincy after saying that T20 World Cup will be his last tournament as India skipper in the shortest format.
While 55 matches will be held in Mumbai across three venues -- Wankhede Stadium, DY Patil and Brabourne Stadium, Pune's MCA International Stadium will play host to 15 games
The Chandigarh-based franchise will make a formal announcement soon.
Ajit Agarkar will join the team after his completing his commentating duties for India's home series against Sri Lanka.
Australia is set to embark on a historic tour of Pakistan after 24 years where they will play a full series, involving three Tests beginning March 4 in Rawalpindi, followed by three ODIs and a one-off T20 International.
Agarkar will join the franchise after completing his commentating duties in the home series against Sri Lanka starting February 24
The power-hitter from Australia, who has so far earned his international stripes for his birthplace of Singapore and not the country where he was raised, was snapped up by MI in the IPL mega auction recently.
The likes of David Warner, Pat Cummins and Glenn Maxwell will miss the white-ball series against Pakistan, but Cricket Australia will not release its contracted stars to join IPL immediately.
In an exclusive conversation with IndiaTV, the all-rounder seemed confident to tread a new journey in the cash-rich league- to be playing for the orange brigade under Kane Williamson's leadership.
Hangargekar is a member of the India U-19 World Cup-winning team. In a letter dated February 8, Bakoria wrote to the BCCI secretary Jay Shah that the player had altered his birth date from January 10, 2001, to November 10, 2002, and was thus over-age when he competed in the recently-concluded U-19 Men's WC.
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