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Death specialist Arshdeep ready to be India's quiet killer

Arshdeep Singh, the pace sensation from Punjab who has earned his maiden call-up to the national team on the back of yet another stellar show for the Punjab Kings in the Indian Premier League. Despite being under the shadows of the likes of Mohammed Shami and then South African Kagiso Rabada in the ongoing season, the left-armer has made a mark for himself as a death-over specialist over the past couple of seasons for the Punjab franchise, to finally find himself in the 18-member India squad for the upcoming five-match T20I series against South Africa, next month. The 10 wickets from 14 games in IPL 2022 may not reveal his true potential, but Arshdeep’s death-overs economy rate of 7.58 is only behind Jasprit Bumrah (7.38) for bowlers with at least eight overs this season.

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BAN vs SL 2nd Test: Angelo Mathews, Dhananjaya de Silva keep Sri Lanka alive against Bangladesh

Angelo Mathews and Dhananjaya de Silva each hit a fifty and put on a 102-run partnership to keep Sri Lanka going strong in the rain-hit second Test against Bangladesh on Wednesday. Mathews remained unbeaten on 58 after de Silva went out with the same score to take Sri Lanka to 282-5 at stumps on the third day, still trailing Bangladesh by 83 runs. Rain washed out entire post-lunch session but the duo stepped up their scoring rate to make up for lost time, with de Silva striking nine fours before Shakib Al Hasan got his wicket.

Umran Malik will be around for a long time, says Sourav Ganguly

Cricket in India (BCCI) President Sourav Ganguly while praising Umran Malik on Wednesday said if the pacer stayed fit then he would be around for a long time. Sunrisers Hyderabad pace sensation Umran has picked 22 wickets in 14 matches for SRH at a strike rate of only 13.57 and an economy rate of 9.03. "His future is in his hands.

Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, R Ashwin maintain their top-10 positions in ICC Test rankings

Liton Das and Sri Lankan veteran Angelo Mathews have made valuable gains in the ICC Men's Test Rankings after fine performances in the drawn first match while there has been no movement in latest top-10 list issued by the world body. In the batter's list, Marnus Labuschagne maintained his pole position while India captain Rohit Sharma and his predecessor Virat Kohli remained static at eighth and 10th place respectively.

IPL 2022: You've got to swallow your ego sometimes and hang in there, says Jos Buttler on jittery start against Gujarat Titans

Rajasthan Royals opener Jos Buttler had no qualms in admitting that he struggled to get going initially against Gujarat Titans in the first qualifier, saying sometimes you have to "swallow your ego" and hang in there without panicking. This season's Orange Cap holder Buttler, who now has 718 runs in 15 games, initially failed to time the ball and was 39 off his first 38 balls.

IPL 2022: Hardik Pandya says his name 'always sells, no problem with it'

Hardik Pandya has seen it all -- highs and lows, injuries, surgery, being embroiled in controversies -- but he says he faces them with a smile. Putting behind all these, Hardik has shone not just as an all-rounder but as a leader, taking an under-rated Gujarat Titans to the final in a dream IPL debut season. "People always talk, that's their job. I can't help," Hardik said in a virtual media interaction after leading the Titans to a seven-wicket win over Rajasthan Royals on Tuesday night to seal a final berth. "The name 'Hardik Pandya' always sells. I've no problem with it, I just take it easy with a smiling face." After making his international debut in 2016 following his success with Mumbai Indians, expectations skyrocketed with Hardik as he was compared with the legendary World Cup-winning India skipper Kapil Dev.

IPL 2022: Rajasthan Royals skipper Sanju Samson feels pitch changing nature worked to Gujarat Titans' advantage

Rajasthan Royals skipper Sanju Samson's team did everything right while batting on a "two-paced" wicket, putting up an imposing 188/6, built mainly on the efforts of their charismatic opener Jos Buttler (89 off 56) and the captain himself (47 off 26). But little did Samson know that the Eden Gardens wicket would become a featherbed when Gujarat Titans come in to bat. The Hardik Pandya-led side reached the target with ease, chasing down Rajasthan's total for the loss of just three wickets and with three balls to spare to secure a place in the IPL 2022 final.

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Death specialist Arshdeep ready to be India's quiet killer

Projecting second contracts for top 2019 NFL draft picks: $280 million for Kyler Murray? How much money could Nick Bosa, Deebo Samuel get?

BAN vs SL 2nd Test: Angelo Mathews, Dhananjaya de Silva keep Sri Lanka alive against Bangladesh

Umran Malik will be around for a long time, says Sourav Ganguly

Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, R Ashwin maintain their top-10 positions in ICC Test rankings

IPL 2022: You've got to swallow your ego sometimes and hang in there, says Jos Buttler on jittery start against Gujarat Titans

IPL 2022: Hardik Pandya says his name 'always sells, no problem with it'

IPL 2022: Rajasthan Royals skipper Sanju Samson feels pitch changing nature worked to Gujarat Titans' advantage