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Bengaluru:  India were bowled out for 252 in their first inning by Sri Lanka at dinner break despite a brilliant innings by Shreyas Iyer (92 off 98) on the opening day of the second and final Test (pink ball game) at the Chinnaswamy Stadium, here on Saturday. Resuming the second session at 93/4, runs came […]

Bengaluru: India captain Rohit Sharma won the toss and opted to bat against Sri Lanka in the second and final Test (Pink Ball game) at the Chinnaswamy Stadium, here on Saturday. Speaking at the toss, Rohit informed that India have brought in Axar Patel in place of Jayant Yadav for this day/night match. “We are […]

Bengaluru: Chasing an elusive international hundred for 28 months now, Virat Kohli would hope for a turnaround at his ‘spiritual home’ when India take on an under-prepared Sri Lanka in the second Test, with the action unfolding under flood lights, here from Saturday. Interestingly, the last time Kohli reached a three-figure mark, it was a […]

New Delhi: Rajasthan Royals on Friday appointed former Sri Lankan pacer Lasith Malinga as their fast-bowling coach ahead of the upcoming IPL 2022 season. The 38-year-old T20 World Cup-winning captain Malinga, who represented Sri Lanka in 340 matches across the three formats and picked up 546 wickets, will oversee the preparation of bowling strategies in […]

Bengaluru: Fit-again all-rounder Axar Patel has replaced left-arm wrist spinner Kuldeep Yadav for India’s second Test against Sri Lanka, beginning here on Saturday. The Indian team management has released Kuldeep from the squad. Axar had been recovering from a shin injury that had forced him to miss the South Africa tour and the T20 series […]

Hyderabad: Telangana’s swimmer Shaik Sajida clinches four gold medals in the Indo- Sri Lanka Masters Swimming meet at the Thurstan college aquatic club, Colombo, Sri Lanka on Saturday. She won gold in the 200 meters backstroke, 100 meters backstroke, 50 meters freestyle, 50 meters butterfly stroke events. Now you can get handpicked stories from Telangana […]

Mohali: Ravindra Jadeja’s superb all-round show put India firmly on course for a big innings victory, his five-wicket haul helping the hosts end Sri Lanka’s first innings at 174 on the third day of the first Test here. With 400 runs behind India’s first innings score of 574, Sri Lanka, after following on, reached 10 […]

Mohali: An unbeaten 102 from Ravindra Jadeja and a gorgeous 61 by Ravichandran Ashwin lifted India to 468/7 against Sri Lanka on day two of opening Test at the IS Bindra PCA Stadium on Saturday. At lunch, Jadeja is still at the crease with Jayant Yadav (2 not out) giving him company. It was a […]

Mohali: India reached 109 for two at lunch on the first day of the opening Test against Sri Lanka here on Friday. Hanuma Vihari and Virat Kohli, who is playing his landmark 100th Test, were at the crease on 30 and 15, respectively when lunch was taken. Lahiru Kumara and Lasith Embuldeniya picked one wicket […]

Hyderabad: Former Indian team coach Ravi Shastri lavished praises on Virat Kohli, who is set to appear in his 100th Test for the country when India take on Sri Lanka in the first Test in Mohali on Friday. Shastri, who was in Hyderabad to inaugurate Coaching Beyond cricket academy, said playing 100 Tests for a […]

Mohali: Senior India batter Virat Kohli said he had never thought that he would play 100 Test matches for India in a long journey of playing the longest format of the game. Kohli made his Test debut against the West Indies in 2011, making just 4 and 15. But the low-key debut paved the path […]

Hyderabad: Virat Kohli is slated to play his 100th Test at Mohali against Sri Lanka. The match will begin on Friday. A host of cricketers and journalists are taking to social media platforms to congratulate him on this remarkable milestone. Koo App ”विराट टेस्ट क्रिकेट के लिए एकदम सही ब्रांड एंबेसडर हैं” ”कोहली ने अपनी […]

Mohali: Hailed by many as the ”Last of the Mohicans” in cricket’s purest format, Virat Kohli will be focused on making his 100th appearance memorable while “white-ball legend” Rohit Sharma plots the demolition of an out-of-depth Sri Lanka as India’s 35th Test captain in the series-opener starting here on Friday. If one looks back at […]

Mohali: All set to become the 12th Indian to achieve the milestone of playing 100 Tests, star batter Virat Kohli says he “never thought” he would come this far and make this landmark appearance. Having scored only 4 and 15 in his debut Test against the West Indies in 2011, Kohli has come a long […]

Dharamsala: Shreyas Iyer relishes finishing off games, but, on the back of his excellent run in the T20Is against Sri Lanka, he has expressed his desire to bat at No.3, the place which is normally reserved for Virat Kohli. Shreyas, who got a chance in the side after Kohli was given a bio-bubble rest following […]

With this victory over Sri Lanka, Team India registered their 12th consecutive win in the shortest format and they have now equalled Afghanistan's record for most consecutive T20I wins by a Test-playing nation.

By announcing a liberal financial package to Sri Lanka to help overcome an unprecedented financial crisis, India has consolidated its standing as a reliable friend in times of need and sought to reset its relations with the island nation. Apart from extending a billion-dollar loan credit facility, to be used to avert a food crisis […]

Dharamsala: Shreyas Iyer hit an unbeaten half-century as India defeated Sri Lanka by six wickets in the third T20 International to make a 3-0 clean sweep in the three-match series here on Saturday. Chasing 147, India were reeling at 89/3 inside 11 overs when Shreyas came up with an unbeaten 73 from 45 balls to […]

Dharamsala: Fit-again India all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja is relishing his new role of batting in the middle-order and thanked skipper Rohit Sharma for showing faith and promoting him up the order. The left-arm spin all-rounder returned to action after recovering from a knee injury, and in the second T20I against Sri Lanka he blasted his way […]

Dharamsala: India wicketkeeper-batter Ishan Kishan has been ruled out of the 3rd T20I against Sri Lanka after being struck on the helmet in the second T20I here, the BCCI confirmed on Sunday. Ishan was hit on the helmet by Lahiru Kumara in the fourth over of India’s chase on a sharp bouncer on Saturday.The impact […]