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Six-time Indian Premier League (IPL) winner Ambati Rayudu has blamed fatigue for Punjab Kings’ (PBKS) pacer Arshdeep Singh’s struggles in the ongoing season. Arshdeep conceded 52 runs from three overs against Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) in a must-win game at Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow, on May 23. Rayudu has provided a solution to Arshdeep. The former Indian batter wants the left-arm pacer to do away with short deliveries and focus on bowling yorkers.
"I just think his lengths [are the problem]. He's not someone who should be bowling a lot of short deliveries," Rayudu said on ESPNcricinfo TimeOut.
"Even in the death, he should be bowling yorkers. And even with the new ball, whenever he has bowled full, except for the first ball which was driven through the covers, I don't think his fuller balls went for so many runs as much as the short of length deliveries or the short ball.
"He should be mindful of that because his short ball, he doesn't have a great bouncer at the moment, maybe because of his body being tired or he doesn't have the same juice as what he did a few months back. But he definitely has to compensate. If he has to overcompensate, he needs to be full."
Arshdeep misses lines often, close to Pathirana’s unwanted record
On May 23, Arshdeep’s plan to bowl wide yorkers failed as well. Abdul Samad hit him for a six and two fours in the last over. He bowled a total of four wides in the innings, equivalent to other PBKS bowlers bowled combined in the match. In the IPL 2026 season, he has bowled 28 wides already, only second to Matheesha Pathirana who bowled 32 wides in the previous edition for Chennai Super Kings (CSK).
Most runs conceded in IPL 2026 league stage
The left-arm pacer has conceded 541 runs from 14 games, most by any bowler with CSK's Anshul Kamboj coming close (530 runs). He is still PBKS' leading wicket-taker with 14 scalps at an average of 38.64. His economy rate is 10.20 runs per over.
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