• Virat Kohli and AB de Villiers with two beautiful canines. Courtesy Royal Challengers Bangalore Twitter / @RCBTweets
    Virat Kohli and AB de Villiers with two beautiful canines. Courtesy Royal Challengers Bangalore Twitter / @RCBTweets
  • Krunal Pandya with his furry friends. Courtesy Mumbai Indians twitter / @mipaltan
    Krunal Pandya with his furry friends. Courtesy Mumbai Indians twitter / @mipaltan
  • Shivam Dube and Pawan Negi play fetch. Courtesy Royal Challengers Bangalore Twitter / @RCBTweets
    Shivam Dube and Pawan Negi play fetch. Courtesy Royal Challengers Bangalore Twitter / @RCBTweets
  • Yuzvendra Chahal and Umesh Yadav with their four-legged friends. Courtesy Royal Challengers Bangalore Twitter / @RCBTweets
    Yuzvendra Chahal and Umesh Yadav with their four-legged friends. Courtesy Royal Challengers Bangalore Twitter / @RCBTweets
  • Karun Nair with a little maltese. Courtesy Kings XI Punjab twitter / @lionsdenkxip
    Karun Nair with a little maltese. Courtesy Kings XI Punjab twitter / @lionsdenkxip
  • England pacer Jofra Archer with his little friend. Courtesy Rajasthan Royals twitter / @rajasthanroyals
    England pacer Jofra Archer with his little friend. Courtesy Rajasthan Royals twitter / @rajasthanroyals
  • Quinton de Kock and his happy family. Courtesy Mumbai Indians twitter / @mipaltan
    Quinton de Kock and his happy family. Courtesy Mumbai Indians twitter / @mipaltan
  • Bhuvneshwar Kumar relaxes with his four-legged buddy. Courtesy Sunrisers Hyderabad twitter / @SunRisers
    Bhuvneshwar Kumar relaxes with his four-legged buddy. Courtesy Sunrisers Hyderabad twitter / @SunRisers
  • Washington Sundar and Mohammad Siraj with their furry buddies. Courtesy Royal Challengers Bangalore Twitter / @RCBTweets
    Washington Sundar and Mohammad Siraj with their furry buddies. Courtesy Royal Challengers Bangalore Twitter / @RCBTweets
  • Jimmy Neesham with his best friend. Courtesy Kings XI Punjab twitter / @lionsdenkxip
    Jimmy Neesham with his best friend. Courtesy Kings XI Punjab twitter / @lionsdenkxip
  • Jonny Bairstow with his companion. Courtesy Sunrisers Hyderabad twitter / @SunRisers
    Jonny Bairstow with his companion. Courtesy Sunrisers Hyderabad twitter / @SunRisers
  • Shreyas Iyer chills with his friend. Courtesy Delhi Capitals twitter / @DelhiCapitals
    Shreyas Iyer chills with his friend. Courtesy Delhi Capitals twitter / @DelhiCapitals
  • Shreyas Gopal with his beautiful black labrador. Courtesy Rajasthan Royals twitter / @rajasthanroyals
    Shreyas Gopal with his beautiful black labrador. Courtesy Rajasthan Royals twitter / @rajasthanroyals
  • Ricky Ponting with his little buddy. Courtesy Delhi Capitals twitter / @DelhiCapitals
    Ricky Ponting with his little buddy. Courtesy Delhi Capitals twitter / @DelhiCapitals
  • Hardik Pandya with one of his many canine friends. Courtesy Mumbai Indians twitter / @mipaltan
    Hardik Pandya with one of his many canine friends. Courtesy Mumbai Indians twitter / @mipaltan
  • Surya Kumar Yadav and his best buddy. Courtesy Mumbai Indians twitter / @mipaltan
    Surya Kumar Yadav and his best buddy. Courtesy Mumbai Indians twitter / @mipaltan
  • Shikhar Dhawan and his little friends. Courtesy Delhi Capitals twitter / @DelhiCapitals
    Shikhar Dhawan and his little friends. Courtesy Delhi Capitals twitter / @DelhiCapitals
  • Kane Williamson with a couple of his best buddies. Courtesy Sunrisers Hyderabad twitter / @SunRisers
    Kane Williamson with a couple of his best buddies. Courtesy Sunrisers Hyderabad twitter / @SunRisers

Paw-fect: IPL stars and their canine friends on International Dog Day - in pictures


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It's International Dog Day on Wednesday. And with everything that is going on in the world, now seems a good time to celebrate our four-legged friends.

IPL teams are currently in the UAE preparing for the T20 tournament that begins next month. While they remain in quarantine, the teams didn't forget the little companions that are waiting back home.

Above is a picture gallery of the players with some very good boys and girls. To view the next image, click on the arrows or just swipe.