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Middlesex's Thilan Walallawita granted British citizenship

Middlesex's Thilan Walallawita, who narrowly escaped a devastating tsunami as a boy in Sri Lanka, has been granted British citizenship, the English county announced Tuesday. His change in status will soon see the 23-year-old left-arm spinner registered as a local cricketer, which means his selection will no longer be governed by rules restricting the use of overseas players in the English domestic game. "I've been waiting for this moment for a very long time and it feels like today a massive weight has been lifted off my shoulders," Walallawita said in a Middlesex statement.

Watch: Sanju Samson Receives Wicketkeeping Training From Kumar Sangakkara Ahead Of IPL 2022 Match Against SRH

Ahead of Rajasthan Royals' (RR) IPL 2022 campaign opener against SunRisers Hyderabad (SRH), Sanju Samson received some valuable wicketkeeping training from Kumar Sangakkara. RR face SRH on Tuesday, at the Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Pune and Samson will be hoping to challenge for the playoffs. Rajasthan took to social media to post a video of the training session which also included Lasith Malinga watching on.

IPL 2022: Ayush Badoni - a product despite the system

Badoni finally found his moment of glory when he made a stunning IPL debut for Lucknow Super Giants with a maiden fifty here. The 22-year-old, who slammed a 41-ball 54 against Gujarat Titans on Monday, is a product despite the system. One of the last products of the late iconic cricket coach Tarak Sinha, Badoni had impressed at India Under-19 level, smashing an unbeaten 185 in a youth Test against Sri Lanka in 2018. He also had a good outing at the Asia Cup as he hit 52 off just 28 balls in the final.

England: A closer look at Joe Root’s side’s losing run over last five Test series

England lost a fifth Test series in a row when the West Indies wrapped up the deciding third Test by 10 wickets on Sunday.

IPL 2022, Gujarat Titans vs Lucknow Super Giants Highlights: All-round Gujarat win thriller against Lucknow in battle of debutants

Gujarat Titans defeated fellow IPL newcomers Lucknow Super Giants by five wickets in a thrilling clash here at Wankhede Stadium on Monday. Rahul Tewatia 40*, Matthew Wade 30, Hardik Pandya 33, and David Miller 30 played inspiring knocks for Gujarat as they chased the target of 159 with two balls to spare in the battle of debutants against Lucknow. As it happened | Scorecard | Points TableEarlier, fighting knocks from Deepak Hooda and Ayush Badoni guided Lucknow Super Giants to 158/6 in their assigned 20 overs. Lucknow who were at a spot of bother with 29/4 at one time were powered up by Deepak Hooda (55) and youngster Ayush Badoni who scored 54 on his debut. Mohammed Shami was a man on fire for Gujarat Titans as it was his sensational opening spell that yielded three wickets and left LSG in tatters. Chasing 159, the Titans had a bad start as Dushmantha Chameera removed Shubman Gill in the first over. Chameera bowled an outside off stump delivery which Gill stepped down and looked to loft on the off-side, but it got off the bottom of the bat and went high in the air as Hooda took a well-judged catch.

World Test Championship (WTC) Points Table After West Indies' 3rd Test Win vs England In Grenada

West Indies men's cricket team thrashed England by 10 wickets in the final Test match played at the National Cricket Stadium, St George's in Grenada to clinch the three-match series 1-0. The emphatic win also helped West Indies jump one place in the updated ICC World Test Championship points table to be ranked seventh. On the other end, England suffered consequences at the back of another series defeat as they now occupy the bottom-most place with only one win in 13 Tests played in this WTC cycle so far. West Indies currently hold the seventh place with two wins in seven Test played.

IPL 2022, Punjab Kings vs Royal Challengers Bangalore: Smith, Shahrukh sizzle after top order sets tone for Punjab's 5-wicket win against RCB

Punjab Kings had made their intentions clear at the IPL auction table, adding batting depth and muscle needed to chase down big targets. On Sunday, Punjab Kings found the perfect opportunity to test their new recruits while chasing 206 against Royal Challengers Bangalore at the DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai. AS IT HAPPENED | SCORECARD | POINTS TABLEThey ticked most of the boxes with the top-order batters getting to fluent starts, and the middle order quickly recovering from a mini collapse, to pull off a sensational five-wicket win with an over to spare. Punjab got off to a solid 71-run start from the new opening pair of Mayank Agarwal (32) and Shikhar Dhawan (43) before Sri Lankan Bhanuka Rajapaksa stroked a fiery 22-ball 43.

IPL 2022: Virat Kohli Picks 2 RCB Players Who Can Have A Breakthrough Season

With Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022 having finally begun, fans have been treated to some exciting entertaining cricket since March 26. The ongoing season will also see plenty of unknown stars hogging the spotlight and Virat Kohli decided to share his picks for Royal Challengers Bangalore's breakthrough stars for this year. Speaking via the franchise's social media handle, Kohli selected two players and also labeled one of them as a "breakthrough season potential".

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Middlesex's Thilan Walallawita granted British citizenship

Watch: Sanju Samson Receives Wicketkeeping Training From Kumar Sangakkara Ahead Of IPL 2022 Match Against SRH

IPL 2022: Ayush Badoni - a product despite the system

England: A closer look at Joe Root’s side’s losing run over last five Test series

IPL 2022, Gujarat Titans vs Lucknow Super Giants Highlights: All-round Gujarat win thriller against Lucknow in battle of debutants

World Test Championship (WTC) Points Table After West Indies' 3rd Test Win vs England In Grenada

IPL 2022, Punjab Kings vs Royal Challengers Bangalore: Smith, Shahrukh sizzle after top order sets tone for Punjab's 5-wicket win against RCB

IPL 2022: Virat Kohli Picks 2 RCB Players Who Can Have A Breakthrough Season