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Why does Irfan Pathan think Kuldeep Yadav might miss out IND vs AFG Test

Why does Irfan Pathan think Kuldeep Yadav might miss out IND vs AFG Test

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2 min readUpdated: Jun 3, 2026 02:12 PM IST India will take on Afghanistan in a one-off Test match in Mullanpur starting from Saturday. The squad includes four spinners: Washington Sundar, Harsh Dubey, Kuldeep Yadav and Manav Suthar. In the recent series, India preferred spin-bowling all-rounders over specialist spinners in home conditions. Former Indian cricketer Irfan Pathan said India will look to continue playing with a similar strategy, which could mean wrist spinner Kuldeep Yadav misses out. “Absolutely copy-paste, except on one point, because the Indian team likes to bat till No. 8. That’s how they play. So maybe in place of Kuldeep Yadav, at No. 6, No. 7, and No. 8 – Dhruv Jurel, Nitish Kumar Reddy, and Washington Sundar,” Pathan said on the Follow the Blues show. “Harsh Dubey coming at No. 9 and then Gurnoor Brar and one of the fast bowlers, either Siraj or Prasidh Krishna, whichever way they want to go,” Pathan observed. “That focus will be there. When you play against Sri Lanka and other big teams, your experienced …

Virat Kohli scores his fastest IPL half-century in final

Virat Kohli scores his fastest IPL half-century in final

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2 min readUpdated: May 31, 2026 11:03 PM IST Virat Kohli has scored his fastest Indian Premier League half-century in the 2026 final against the Gujarat Titans. He got to the landmark from 25 deliveries. His earlier best was in 26 balls against the Rajasthan Royals in 2018. Earlier, defending champions closed in on their second consecutive IPL title after bowlers exploited a slow pitch to perfection, restricting a lethargic Gujarat Titans to a sub-par 155 for eight. Shot-making was not exactly an easy proposition on the pitch No. 6 at the Narendra Modi stadium, a mix of red and black soil, and it aptly reflected in the GT batting. Washington Sundar resisted the trend with an unbeaten 50 (37b, 5×4), but the damage around him was far too big to mitigate. The fatigue of playing Qualifier 2 on Friday and a delayed departure because of inclement weather at Mullanpur also might have added to their list of woes. But none of that should not take any credit away from the RCB bowlers who more …

Dropped from India ODI squad, Rishabh Pant has only himself to blame

Dropped from India ODI squad, Rishabh Pant has only himself to blame

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4 min readChennaiUpdated: May 19, 2026 05:42 PM IST India are looking for a left-hander in their ODI top six. Rishabh Pant bats left-handed. He was still not picked. That tells you everything about where his white-ball cricket stands. The senior selection panel led by Ajit Agarkar named India’s ODI squad with the 2027 World Cup as the big picture, and the absence of Pant and Ravindra Jadeja was hardly a surprise. Jadeja’s exclusion was always coming – Axar Patel and Washington Sundar had been breathing down the 37-year-old’s neck. For Pant, Agarkar was direct. “Rishabh is an incredible Test player. Obviously, he is not part of the ODI squad at the moment. We want him to become the best Test player that he has always been. I don’t think there is any concern with his spot in the Test team. As far as ODI cricket is concerned, at this point, we have gone with two different options,” he said. Having lost out on a spot in India’s T20I set-up over the last 18 months, …

Why Washington Sundar remains a work in progress at GT

Why Washington Sundar remains a work in progress at GT

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Just before the IPL retentions towards the end of last year, Washington Sundar faced a dilemma. One of the players most affected by the arrival of the Impact Player rule, Washington’s game time had been shrinking in the IPL. For a player who was struggling to cement a spot in India’s T20 and ODI setup, the lack of game time was far from ideal. It was around this time that Chennai Super Kings explored the possibility of a trade with Gujarat Titans (GT), which would have seen the 26-year-old turn out for a team from his hometown. The temptation must have been hard to ignore. But after a round of talks, the all-rounder chose to remain in GT and fight his way through. Around the same time, the 2022 IPL champions sprung a surprise. For a franchise thin on firepower in the middle-order, they traded Sherfane Rutherford to Mumbai and put their faith in Washington to fill the middle-order role. It didn’t matter that the all-rounder had played only six matches last season. That he …

Gujarat Titans pace too hot to handle for Sunrisers Hyderabad

Gujarat Titans pace too hot to handle for Sunrisers Hyderabad

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Synopsis: Sai Sudharsan revels in the festival of pace bowlers in GT’s leap to top spot. In an edition bossed by batsmen, seamers got a kiss of life at Ahmedabad on Tuesday. On a surface where the new ball swung and seamed, the older one stuck and stopped, Gujarat Titans’ high-class retinue of seamers consigned Sunrisers Hyderabad to an 82-run defeat defending 168, and leapt to the top of the table, almost sealing a playoff spot. Fifteen wickets fell, runs trickled at 7.3 runs an over, just eight sixes were hit. But all these numbers merely underlined the significance of Sai Sudharsan’s 44-ball 61. Sudharsan, the roundhead Amongst a deluge of cavalier openers, Sudharsan is an anomalous roundhead. Most of his brethren, especially his left-handed opening brethren, wield a strike rate in excess of 200. The 15-year-old wunderkind Vaibhav Sooryavanshi hits at 236; Abhishek Sharma blisters at 2019.13; Priyansh Arya 226. Sudharsan’s hitting rate is an old-worldly 155.1. But the Orange Cap (501 runs) sits snugly on his crown and more significantly, he is capping …

The Washington Sundar conundrum – Indian cricket, and his IPL franchise, have still not figured out what his exact role is | Cricket News

The Washington Sundar conundrum – Indian cricket, and his IPL franchise, have still not figured out what his exact role is | Cricket News

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3 min readApr 9, 2026 09:40 PM IST Cricket fans of a certain vintage would remember Greg Chappell trying to turn Irfan Pathan into a genuine all-rounder by getting him to bat in the top order. The move didn’t quite work out and the Aussie legend’s stint as India coach came to an end as he lost the support of the big names in the dressing room. Pathan subsequently lost his pace and place in the national side due to the confusion over his primary role in the team. Washington Sundar is an off-spinner, not a left-arm paceman – a rare commodity in Indian cricket – but the selectors and the teams he has been part of seem to be unsure if he’s a batsman who bowls a bit or a bowler capable of getting some useful runs. The thinking around him seems to be something like this: If India are struggling on dust bowls at home, call up Washington. If a Test match in England needs saving, send Washington. If there’s a top-order collapse, …

David Miller takes Delhi Capitals to the brink of a win but messes up in the end as Gujarat Titans clinch a thriller

David Miller takes Delhi Capitals to the brink of a win but messes up in the end as Gujarat Titans clinch a thriller

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Synopsis:Miller messes up after Rahul’s classy knock as Rashid comes to the party for GT after Buttler and Sundar’s heroics with the bat. In a game of fluctuating fortunes, David Miller did the hard work, only to falter in a familiar fashion at the end as Gujarat Titans opened their account by beating Delhi Capitals by the barest of margins. David Miller has a history in last-over chases, and it’s not of a happy kind. He can add an Indian Premier League defeat to that tally now. With Delhi Capitals needing 36 off 12 balls, the South African, with some help from Vipraj Nigam, had brought the equation down to two off two after a monster six off the fourth ball of the 20th over. By any yardstick, it would have been a match-winning hit, but trust Miller to mess up from this position as well. The penultimate ball was hit to fine leg and would have been an easy single to tie the scores and ensure a Super Over, at worst. But Miller sent …

Gujarat Titans Ride on Fifties From Shubman Gill, Washington Sundar, Buttler to Reach 210/4 vs Delhi Capitals

Gujarat Titans Ride on Fifties From Shubman Gill, Washington Sundar, Buttler to Reach 210/4 vs Delhi Capitals

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A solid knock from Shubman Gill, Washington Sundar and Jos Buttler helped the Gujarat Titans to post runs in the IPL 2026 game against the Delhi Capitals on April 08 at Delhi. Shubman Gill’s 70 off 45 deliveries, Jos Buttler’s 52 runs off 27 deliveries and Washington Sundar’s 55 runs off 32 deliveries have set up the Gujarat Titans to cross 200 run mark in Wednesday’s clash. After being invited to bat first, Sai Sudharsan and Shubman Gill opened the innings while Mukesh Kumar opened the bowling attack. Mukesh Kumar brought the first breakthrough, dismissing Sai Sudharsan for 12 runs. Jos Buttler, who came to bat, went on to carnage mode as the duo scored 68 runs in the power play. Jos Buttler smashed 52 runs off 27 deliveries before being dismissed by Kuldeep Yadav. His knock included 3 fours and 5 sixes. Meanwhile, Shubman Gill and Washington Sundar continued to score amass runs where Gujarat Titans captain smashed fifty and scored 70 runs off 45 deliveries before being dismissed by Lungi Ngidi. After his …

‘You feel like you should be there…’: Ravi Bishnoi on being dropped from the Indian team | Cricket News

‘You feel like you should be there…’: Ravi Bishnoi on being dropped from the Indian team | Cricket News

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Ravi Bishnoi’s nearly year-long absence from the Indian team ended in the recently concluded 3rd T20I against New Zealand and the spinner showed what he is capable of. Bishnoi returned figures of 2/18 in his four overs. This was marginally bettered only by the irresistible Jasprit Bumrah, who returned figures of 3/17 on the day as India beat New Zealand by eight wickets. Bishnoi said that he had been working on his lengths, something that he felt he was at the core of the problems he faced during a poor season in the Indian Premier League (IPL) last year. “The work I have done in the last one year was on my lengths because I didn’t do so well in the IPL last season. I didn’t have much control over my lengths and my lines in the last season. That’s why it was tough for me in the last season,” he told reporters. “But I tried my best to bowl in the 5-6 metres length on the stumps as it is difficult to hit from …