Arshdeep accepts the success that has come his way in the IPL but says he really had to 'earn everything'.
The left-hand batsman, who failed to find a place in the Indian team for the first and second cricket Tests against Pakistan, has been allowed to play Ranji Trophy matches for Punjab.
After Jiwanjot Singh and Mayank Sidhana, it was turn of Punjab's wicketkeeper-batsman Uday Kaul to add insult to Bengal's injury with a fine 165 not out as home team piled up a massive 579 for seven declared with an eye on another outright win with bonus points.
Bengal restricted Punjab at 210 runs for seven on the first day of the Ranji Trophy Super division match.
Saurashtra seamers Jaydev Unadkat, Shaurya Sanandia and Chirag Jani shared seven wickets among them to bundle out Haryana for 140 in their second innings and lift their team to an innings and 31-run victory on the third day of their Group B Ranji Trophy match, on Sunday.
The unheralded Varun Chakravarthy's whopping Rs 8.40 crore deal at the Indian Premier League auctions
Tamil Nadu were struggling at 191 for seven in the first innings after day one of the Ranji Trophy Elite Group 'B' match.
Bhui faced 313 balls during his unbeaten century and struck 15 boundaries and four sixes. A round-up of Day 3 of the Ranji Trophy matches played on Thursday.
RCB all-rounder Swapnil Singh, who entered the IPL in the second half and made an immediate impact, opened up on his "emotional" cricketing journey that saw him experience numerous ups and downs and his relationship with star batter Virat Kohli.
The 24-year-old said even though India have already bagged the series 2-0, it won't stop him and the team to continue seeking improvement.
Kings XI Punjab spinner Axar Patel believes the IPL is a great opportunity for Indian youngsters.
Set a near impossible victory target of 490 on a track that is offering help for the spinners, Jharkhand were 28 for one in their second innings with two full days' play left and 462 runs to get.
A responsible knock by Wriddhiman Saha and his century partnership with senior pro Laxmi Ratan Shukla helped Bengal end the first day in the Ranji Trophy match against Punjab on a respectable 280 for 7, in Mohali, on Friday. Saha and Shukla added 124 runs for the sixth wicket after Bengal were tottering at 118 for five.
Their fairy tale run in the Ranji Trophy came to an end with a crushing quarter-final loss but Jammu and Kashmir captain Parveez Rasool said his team is not disheartened and will emerge stronger next season.
Shubman Gill has broken into the national team sooner than he expected and says there can't be a better place to start his international career than New Zealand, where he was named player of Under-19 World Cup, 12 months ago.
The two points they earned from their drawn match against Railways ensured them a berth.
A summary of the final day's play in the Ranji Trophy matches across the country.
Hosts Karnataka amassed three points on the basis of their crucial first-innings lead as their Elite Ranji Trophy Group A game against Mumbai ended in a tame draw in Belagavi.
Kolkata and Ahmedabad will host the knockout stages of Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy (SMAT) and Vijay Hazare Trophy, respectively, while BCCI will conduct two Irani Cup ties in a single domestic season.
Maharashtra's Swapnil Gugale slammed a triple century while Ankit Bawane hit a double hundred as the duo registered the highest-partnership in the history of the Ranji Trophy, against Delhi, in the Ranji Trophy Group B match at the Wankhede stadium in Mumbai, on Friday.
A round-up of Ranji matches played on Sunday
A round-up of Ranji matches played on Friday
Young Punjab batsman Mandeep Singh slammed his maiden double hundred in first-class cricket while Amitoze Singh missed his ton by nine runs as the visitors compiled a mammoth 580 in their first innings against Mumbai in the Ranji Trophy league match in Mumbai on Sunday.
Hosts Punjab won with a day to spare and earned full four points on Friday.
Cricketer-turned-curator Daljit Singh has been appointed coach of the Punjab cricket team.
Mumbai held a slight advantage against Railways at stumps on day two after a gritty 110 from Suryakumar Yadav in the Ranji Trophy Group A match in Mysore on Sunday. Mumbai, resuming at an overnight 244 for five, went on to score 345 courtesy Yadav, who started the day on 60. Captain and leggie Karn Sharma led from the front for Railways, adding two wickets to his overnight tally to complete a five-wicket haul.
Round up of the Ranji Trophy matches being played across the country
A round-up of Ranji matches played on Sunday
A summary of Tuesday's play in the Ranji Trophy matches at various venues across the country.
Round up of the Ranji Trophy games being played across the country
Baroda seamers Shekhar Joshi and I S Pathan did the damage, claiming three wickets on the opening day of the Ranji Trophy match.
The 29-year-old middle-order batter was bought by KKR ahead of the 2018 season and has been retained by the franchise ever since.
A summary of the opening day's play in the Elite Group Ranji Trophy matches across the country.
Former Pakistan skipper Intikhab Alam on Sunday took charge as the coach-cum-manager of the Punjab cricket team.
Manoj Tiwary and Sudip Chatterjee scored centuries to lead Bengal's spirited comeback against Mumbai, while Gujarat put themselves in line for full seven points after enforcing the follow-on against Punjab. A round up of Day 3 of the Ranji Trophy matches.
All eyes will be on 41-year-old Wasim Jaffer, who is only 853 runs shy of 20,000 first-class runs.
Holders Vidarbha thrashed Mumbai by an innings and 145 runs to knock out the 41-time Ranji Trophy champions.
Rajneesh Gupta gives us a list of noteworthy statistics from first-class and Ranji Trophy
Young opener Prithvi Shaw underlined his class with a century against a quality Tamil Nadu attack to lead Mumbai to 314 for seven on the opening day of the Ranji Trophy Group C match in Mumbai.
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