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Ravi Shastri says mental fatigue is behind Jasprit Bumrah, Arshdeep Singh’s form | Cricket News

Ravi Shastri says mental fatigue is behind Jasprit Bumrah, Arshdeep Singh’s form | Cricket News

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3 min readMay 7, 2026 07:00 AM IST This year’s IPL has seen two-time T20 World Cup-winning bowlers like Jasprit Bumrah and Arshdeep Singh having mediocre returns post India’s title winning campaign in this year’s T20 World Cup. While Bumrah has managed to take only three wickets in ten matches at an average of 109.67 for Mumbai Indians, Arshdeep too has an average return to IPL with his 12 wickets from 11 matches, including his spell of 1 for 43 against Sunrisers Hyderabad on Wednesday. With Arshdeep bowling against Sunrisers Hyderabad on Wednesday, 1983 World Cup winner and former India coach Ravi Shastri shared how the much-acclaimed Indian fast bowlers were showing signs of mental fatigue post the T20 World Cup. “Just seeing the way the season has panned out, and seeing some of the established bowlers who’ve played a lot of cricket through the season, played for India, played World Cups, all this stuff… showing signs of mental fatigue,” Shastri said during commentary on JioHotstar. Bumrah, who was the player of the tournament during …

‘I don’t think Cam Green’s good enough to bat at number 3’: Kevin Pietersen’s blunt take on KKR all-rounder | Ipl News

‘I don’t think Cam Green’s good enough to bat at number 3’: Kevin Pietersen’s blunt take on KKR all-rounder | Ipl News

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4 min readApr 7, 2026 12:55 PM IST After another under-par performance with the bat for Kolkata Knight Riders from Cameron Green, former England cricketer Kevin Pietersen has said that the Australian all-rounder is ‘not good enough’ to bat at number three. So far after three games in IPL 2026, Green has scored 18 and two runs in Knight Riders’ opening two matches while being unavailable to bowl. On Monday evening, at a rain-affected IPL game at the Eden Gardens the Australian all-rounder could only score four runs against the Punjab Kings. “I’m against talking about money because money is something that just happens. These guys don’t earn as much money as some of the other sportsmen around the world. But obviously, a lot of people like to talk about what I like to talk about, which is cricketing ability. And whether or not you’re good enough to be in a position of power and batting a 3 in an IPL team, you have to be good enough to be able to perform at that …

IPL 2026 | ‘On pitch like this, you’d want to field first’: Anil Kumble on KKR captain Ajinkya Rahane’s decision to bat first in rainy conditions | Cricket News

IPL 2026 | ‘On pitch like this, you’d want to field first’: Anil Kumble on KKR captain Ajinkya Rahane’s decision to bat first in rainy conditions | Cricket News

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3 min readApr 7, 2026 12:04 PM IST With two losses in as many matches so far in IPL 2026, Ajinkya Rahane-led Kolkata Knight Riders have not had the best of starts to the season. With the threat of rain looming large in Kolkata prior to the team’s match against Punjab Kings at Eden Gardens on Monday evening, Rahane opted to bat first after winning the toss. With clouds hanging over the stadium and rain looking inevitable, captains often choose to field first so that the target is known at the end of the match. However, Rahane chose to bat first. Kolkata Knight Riders lost two wickets for 25 runs in 3.4 overs — both scalps being picked by Punjab pacer Xavier Bartlett in the second over before heavy rains arrived. Rahane’s decision could have backfired had the match restarted after the rain break. While the match was eventually called off with rain ensuring no further play, Rahane’s decision to bat first in such conditions drew criticism from the likes of former India captain and …