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Umran Malik "Breath Of Fresh Air" For Pace Bowling: Former Australia Cricketer

Former Australian cricketer and World Cup-winning coach Dav Whatmore on Sunday said Umran Malik was a breath of fresh air in the world of pace bowling and expressed hope that the 22-year-old goes from strength to strength. Whatmore, who arrived in Srinagar as part of a camp at a private school here, said many youngsters from Jammu and Kashmir would like to emulate the pace sensation. "Umran Malik is a breath of fresh air for the speed and pace bowling. He has been wonderful to the point that he was retained by his (IPL) franchise which is a big thing. I am sure there are a lot of youngsters in this state that would like to emulate Malik," the cricketer, who has in past coached Pakistan, Sri Lanka, and Bangladesh among other teams, told reporters.

Umran Malik 'breath of fresh' air for pace bowling: Dav Whatmore

Dav Whatmore on Sunday said Umran Malik was a breath of fresh air in the world of pace bowling and expressed hope that the 22-year-old goes from strength to strength. Whatmore, who arrived in Srinagar as part of a camp at a private school here, said many youngsters from JK would like to emulate the pace sensation. "Umran Malik is a breath of fresh air for the speed and pace bowling.

IPL 2022 Final: Yuzvendra Chahal 3 Wickets Away From Breaking Huge Record For Rajasthan Royals

Yuzvendra Chahal goes into the IPL 2022 final on Sunday, needing one more wicket to take the outright lead in the Purple Cap race. Currently, the Indian spinner is in second position despite having taken the same number of wickets (26) as Purple Cap holder Wanindu Hasaranga. But by the virtue of a better economy rate, the Sri Lankan heads the pack. Chahal has been in top form for Rajasthan Royals in IPL 2022 and his team will be hoping that he adds to his tally in the IPL final against Gujarat Titans at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Sunday. The leg-spinner is also just three wickets away from becoming the highest wicket-taker in an IPL for Rajasthan Royals.

David Miller, Gujarat face Rajasthan's red hot Jos Buttler in IPL final

Indian Premier League (IPL) debutants Gujarat Titans will take on a Shane Warne-inspired Rajasthan Royals in Sunday's final, both teams eyeing a fairy tale victory after each enjoyed a dominant season run.

I can't remember anyone batting this well in the history of the IPL: Kumar Sangakkara on Jos Buttler's dream season

Jos Buttler if he mouths this famous dialogue of Jim Carrey from the Hollywood blockbuster 'Mask' which came back in 1994. On Friday night at the colosseum called the Narendra Modi Stadium, with close to 1,00,000 spectators relishing every bit of ultra-entertaining batting, Buttler slayed the Royal Challengers Bangalore bowlers in the second qualifier at will in a pulverising 60-ball 106, which took the Rajasthan Royals into their first IPL final since the inaugural season in 2008. While the Englishman waltzed to his fifth hundred in the IPL overall, the next highest score after his was Sanju Samson's 23. Buttler has now scored 824 runs at an average of 58.85 with a strike rate of 151.47 in a tally which includes four hundreds and four fifties.

IPL 2022: Sanju Samson has been exceptional as player and skipper, says Kumar Sangakkara

Rajasthan Royals director of cricket Kumar Sangakkara finds Sanju Samson "exceptional" as the Kerala man has been able to perform triple roles of wicket-keeping, captaincy and batting with aplomb in a tournament of IPL's magnitude. RR easily beat Royal Challengers Bangalore by seven wickets on Friday to reach their first IPL final since 2008 and have a shot at a second title. "Sanju has been exceptional. He started off with quite a tough test last season with a young side and lot of upheaval because of COVID bubbles, tournament of two halves but he has really grown into his role," Sangakkara said at the post-match press conference.

IPL 2022, RR vs RCB, Qualifier 2: Strategy to pick seasoned players for first XI has paid off, says Kumar Sangakkara

Kumar Sangakkara on Friday after Rajasthan Royals reached their first IPL final since 2008. Royals beat Royal Challengers Bangalore by seven wickets to have a shot at a second IPL title. "At the auction table, we spent 90-95% of our purse on putting together our first XI. We worked hard on data to work on the players we wanted. We put emphasis on experience at the moment. We have a spattering of youngsters who will become stars later, but our first XI has a strong share of seasoned internationals. "Full credit to Giles Lindsay, our analyst, Zubin Barucha and the rest of the staff. Wins don't just happen. It takes a lot of planning, hard work, execution on the field," said Sangakkara after the game.

"Need To Be Mentally Strong": Mominul Haque After Test Series Loss vs Sri Lanka

Bangladesh captain Mominul Haque said that his side needs to be mentally strong even after losing against Sri Lanka by 10 wickets, in the second test on Friday. Sri Lanka defeated Bangladesh in the second Test of the two-match series, at Shere Bangla stadium in Mirpur. "It's all about the mental thing, need to be mentally strong if we're to come back in the next series. We have to look after our bowlers, especially the pacers," said Mominul in a post-match presentation.

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Umran Malik "Breath Of Fresh Air" For Pace Bowling: Former Australia Cricketer

Umran Malik 'breath of fresh' air for pace bowling: Dav Whatmore

IPL 2022 Final: Yuzvendra Chahal 3 Wickets Away From Breaking Huge Record For Rajasthan Royals

David Miller, Gujarat face Rajasthan's red hot Jos Buttler in IPL final

I can't remember anyone batting this well in the history of the IPL: Kumar Sangakkara on Jos Buttler's dream season

IPL 2022: Sanju Samson has been exceptional as player and skipper, says Kumar Sangakkara

IPL 2022, RR vs RCB, Qualifier 2: Strategy to pick seasoned players for first XI has paid off, says Kumar Sangakkara

"Need To Be Mentally Strong": Mominul Haque After Test Series Loss vs Sri Lanka