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Mitchell Swepson said he did not adapt quickly enough to conditions in Pakistan when he made his Test debut in March and the leg-spinner is determined to learn from the experience and hit the ground running in Sri Lanka next month. After five years on the fringes, Swepson made his debut in the second match of the three-Test series in Pakistan which Australia won 1-0.
Arshdeep Singh was getting ready for his IPL team Punjab Kings' last league match against the Sunrisers Hyderabad when he got a call from the Indian team management. The call was about his maiden call-up to the Indian team. Arshdeep had a big smile on his face but within seconds, the 23-year-old pacer shifted his focus to the next match he was going to play. After Punjab Kings won that match, by 5 wickets, the team came back to the dressing room and celebrated Arshdeep's success. The 23-year-old from Guna in Madhya Pradesh went wicketless in that match, but was again very economical, giving away just 25 runs in his 4 overs. He had done enough to impress the selectors overall. This is his fourth IPL season and he has taken 40 wickets overall in 37 matches and has a strike rate of 18.93. Arshdeep's ability to bowl wide yorkers, targeting the block-hole, and not giving away too many runs, earned him an India call up and a place in the squad for the home series against South Africa next month. India are scheduled to play a five-match T20I series against South Africa, starting June 9. TimesofIndia.com caught up with Arshdeep, who signed off IPL 2022 with 10 wickets in 14 matches at an economy rate of 7.70, to talk about his maiden India call-up, sharing the ball with South African star pacer Kagiso Rabada, on being tagged as a death-overs specialist, playing under KL Rahul and much more.
Ravichandran Ashwin might not have picked up a bagful of wickets in IPL 2022, but he has still managed to leave his mark on what has been a successful season for Rajasthan Royals. Ashwin's economy rate in the middle overs has been outstanding and the pressure created has resulted in wickets at the other end for teammate Yuzvendra Chahal, who is currently leading the Purple Cap race with 26 scalps.
Royal Challengers Bangalore wicketkeeper-batter Dinesh Karthik has been "reprimanded" for breaching IPL Code of Conduct, an official IPL media release stated on Friday. Karthik had breached the Code Of Conduct during RCB's Eliminator clash against Lucknow Super Giants on Wednesday at the Eden Gardens, Kolkata. RCB had won the Eliminator against LSG and now the side will square off against Rajasthan Royals in Qualifier 2.
Brendon McCullum believes England can reverse the “downward trend” of red-ball cricket across the globe.
Asitha Fernando finished with a career-best 6-51 as Sri Lanka thrashed hosts Bangladesh by 10 wickets in the second Test on Friday to win the series 1-0. The visitors bowled out Bangladesh for 169 runs in their second innings with the 24-year-old playing a starring role at Dhaka's Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium.
Wasim Jaffer is known for his witty posts on social media but on Friday, Jaffer was at his eloquent best as he posted a birthday wish for former India cricketer and head coach Ravi Shastri. Jaffer paid tribute to the multi-talented Shastri in his post in which he wrote about the different hats that the former all-rounder has donned in his career as player, commentator, broadcast professional and coach.
Late all-rounder Andrew Symonds “certainly” considered playing for England rather than Australia, his childhood friend Matthew Mott has said.