All posts tagged "SRI LANKA"

SLC wants Asia Cup to be shifted out of the island nation

As civil problems continue to plague the island nation, Sri Lanka Cricket has asked ACC president Jay Shah to take out the...

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India Women’s Team to tour Sri Lanka for limited-overs series in June

Recently, Sri Lanka Cricket has taken a series of decisions for their teams. As per one of the decisions, it has been...

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Vettori and Borovec to be Australia’s assistant coaches

Andrew McDonald, Australia’s head coach is designing his support staff and coaches team which will be helping the senior men’s team. The...

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Asia Cup, Australia’s tour of Sri Lanka is in jeopardy after violence erupts in the island nation

Sri Lanka is undergoing a very bad patch in recent times. There is a lot of violence erupting in the streets even...

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Sri Lanka Women to tour Pakistan in May

The squad for the tour of Pakistan is ready for Sri Lanka women. They have five experienced players in their side along...

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Shakib Al Hasan misses out on home series opener against Sri Lanka due to COVID

Bangladesh’s all-rounder, Shakib Al Hasan has tested COVID-19 positive in two rounds of RT-PCR testing. He will now have to be in...

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Cricket will make a delayed return to Asian games due to the outbreak of Covid-19 in China

Due to a massive surge of Covid-19 cases in China, cricket will now be making a delayed entry into the Asian games....

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Sri Lanka pinning hopes on Australia tour

As civil war and internal strife continue to plague Sri Lanka, the country is banking all its hopes on the upcoming Australia...

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Australia open to play 3 spinners in Sri Lanka

With Australia’s tour of Sri Lanka confirmed, the Aussies are now concocting plans of their own. As the two Tests will be...

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ICC Rankings: Australia occupy 1st position in Tests, New Zealand and India occupy the top spots in ODIs and T20Is

As per the latest ICC rankings, Australia are the No. 1 Test side while New Zealand and India are numero uno in...

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Kieron Pollard may play in the T20 Blast tournament

Kieron Pollard is now becoming a favourite for the counties after his retirement from international cricket for West Indies. The tournament in...

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Australia to tour Sri Lanka; Pat Cummins not part of limited-series, Harris not part of the Test squad

Pat Cummins has been dropped from Australia’s limited-overs squad against Sri Lanka. Likewise, Marcus Harris and Mark Steketee are also not part...

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IPL 2022: Matheesha Pathirana signed up by Chennai Super Kings as a replacement for Adam Milne

Chennai Super Kings have inducted young pacer Matheesha Pathirana as a replacement for New Zealand quickie Adam Milne. Pathirana is the second...

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Asia Cup 2022: Jay Shah holds off call on venue till IPL 2022 final

In recent reports for Asia Cup, the venue problem has cropped up which has become a serious issue of late. The Asia...

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Dimuth Karunaratne to play for Yorkshire in County Championship

Sri Lanka’s Test skipper Dimuth Karunaratne has signed a three-match deal with Yorkshire in this year’s county championship. His first match will...

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Joe Root bids farewell from Test captaincy for England

Joe Root has finally decided to step down from England’s Test captaincy after 5 successful years. Root became captain of the side...

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Cricket Australia appoint Andrew McDonald as head coach

Cricket Australia has confirmed the news of the appointment of Andrew McDonald as the full-time head coach of Australia. McDonald has worked...

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Cheteshwar Pujara to miss County Championship’s first match due to visa hold-up

India Test specialist Cheteshwar Pujara will now join his Sussex teammates next week. He was to be available for the first game...

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ICC Test Rankings: Jadeja regains the coveted No.1 spot for all-rounders

Indian all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja has successfully claimed the numero uno spot in ICC Test Rankings for all-rounders. He has surpassed West Indies’...

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IPL 2022 to expect more than 25% fans in all four stadiums

As the preparations for the IPL have begun in full swing, the BCCI is expecting more fans in all four stadiums as...

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M Chinnaswamy pitch gets a below-average rating from ICC

The second Test match between India and Sri Lanka was played at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru. It was quick work...

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India slip to the second spot in ICC Test rankings after Australia draws the second Test with Pakistan

In the latest updated ICC Test rankings, India have slipped to the second position although they did a clean-sweep of Sri Lanka...

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Sri Lanka to host Asia Cup 2022; Jay Shah’s tenure as ACC President extended by one year

In ACC’s Annual General Meeting today, it came forward that Sri Lanka will be hosting the Asia Cup this year. This year’s...

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Lucknow Super Giants in the final phase of selecting a replacement for injured Mark Wood

England’s pacer Mark Wood will not be able to participate in both the West Indies tour as well as the IPL this...

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IPL 2022: CSK suffers two major blows ahead of the tournament

Just before the start of the tournament, the Chennai Super Kings are in a jeopardy. They have suffered two massive blows in...

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Mohammed Kaif gets criticized by fans after he praises Rohit Sharma’s captaincy

Former India pacer Mohammed Kaif recently received a lot of criticism for his tweet. Kaif took to Twitter to applaud Rohit Sharma’s...

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Bumrah and Karunaratne rise up in ICC Test rankings

India’s front-line pacer Jasprit Bumrah has claimed the 4th spot in the latest ICC Test Rankings. He took a total of eight...

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India clinch Test series against Sri Lanka 2-0

It was an all-round and comprehensive performance by Team India that added another 12 points to their kitty. Sri Lanka did give...

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Bumrah shares his opinions on the pink-ball Tests

As the pink-ball Test against Sri Lanka has started from today, India vice-captain Jasprit Bumrah shared his thoughts prior to it. He...

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Pathum Nissanka will not feature in the second Test against India at Bengaluru

Sri Lanka opener Pathum Nissanka has sustained a back injury just before the start of the second Test against India. This is...

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Royals welcome Lasith Malinga and Paddy Upton to the coaching staff

Rajasthan Royals in a recent move have appointed former Sri Lanka pacer Lasith Malinga as fast bowling coach along with Paddy Upton...

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M. Chinnaswamy Stadium to allow 100% crowds for the second IND vs SL Test

As per the latest reports, the Karnataka government has allowed spectators in full capacity at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru. The stadium...

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Team India’s physio Nitin Patel to be shifted to the NCA

Team India physio Nitin Patel will see a shift from the field to the NCA after the Sri Lanka series. He will...

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Jadeja is No.1 all-rounder in Tests after Mohali masterclass

Ravindra Jadeja has claimed the top spot in ICC Test Rankings for all-rounders. He has replaced West Indies’ Jason Holder after his...

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Ashwin used to idolise Kapil Dev as a child and bowled medium pace

India’s ace spinner, Ravichandran Ashwin went past Kapil Dev’s 434 Test wickets to become the second-highest wicket-taker for India in Tests. He...

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Rohit Sharma praises Ashwin and Jadeja after their match-winning performances

In the first Test against Sri Lanka in Mohali, Jadeja and Ashwin were on fire with the bat and ball and produced...

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BCCI leaves out Kuldeep Yadav after Axar joins Test squad

In a recent development, India and BCCI have decided to put out Kuldeep Yadav from the second Test against Sri Lanka in...

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IND vs SL: Jadeja’s Mohali success leads fans back to an old video of 2018

Ravindra Jadeja was the show-stopper in Mohali where India beat Sri Lanka by an innings and 222 runs, taking a 1-0 lead...

India give Sri Lanka a big defeat of an innings and 222 runs in the first Test

It was a Ravindra Jadeja show all over Mohali as India won the first Test match by a huge margin against Sri...

IND vs SL: Ravi Ashwin is on the verge of breaking Kapil Dev’s record in Tests

India and Sri Lanka have started the Test series opener in Mohali on the 4th of March. They are now quite dominant...

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Speculations rife as Rohit Sharma’s Tweets take everyone by storm

Team India are looking quite healthy and happy under the captaincy of Rohit Sharma. In his tenure, India have so far inflicted...

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ICC Rankings: Shreyas and Nissanka move up while Kohli loses place from top 10

In the recently updated ICC rankings as of yesterday, Shreyas Iyer and Sri Lanka’s Pathum Nissanka have moved up the table of...

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Kohli’s 100th Test will witness spectators

The PCA Stadium in Mohali will now be allowing spectators to witness Virat Kohli’s 100th Test match for India. Previously, the first...

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Bahutule and Apurva Desai assist the Indian team at practice session

On Tuesday, a new staff member was seen during the net session of India in Mohali ahead of the first Test. He...

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IND vs SL: Bullet shells in Sri Lanka team bus causes stir

Two bullet shells were recovered during a routine inspection of the Sri Lanka team bus. Sri Lankan players were about to board...

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IND vs SL: 3rd T20I Post Match Analysis

Shreyas Iyer was once again the showstopper in the 3rd and final T20I between India and Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka won the...

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IND vs SL: 2nd T20I Post-Match Analysis

It was a Shreyas Iyer and Ravindra Jadeja show in the second T20I match on Saturday at Dharamsala. Winning the toss and...

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IND vs SL: Mohali will not allow spectators while Bengaluru will have a 50 per cent capacity

India vs Sri Lanka Test series will get underway from March 4. The first Test will take place in Mohali from March...

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Ruturaj Gaikwad replaced by Mayank Agarwal in the SL T20I series

According to the latest reports, it has come forward that India batsman, Ruturaj Gaikwad has been ruled out of the remaining 2...

IND vs SL Match Preview: 2nd T20I

Venue: HPCA Stadium, Dharamsala Date: 26th February 2022 Time: 7:00 PM IST Preview India’s victory run continued against Sri Lanka as well...

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IND vs SL: Chahal becomes the highest wicket-taker for India in T20Is

Yuzvendra Chahal became India’s highest wicket-taker in T20Is after his bowling in the first T20I against Sri Lanka. He surpassed Jasprit Bumrah...

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India’s changing intent reaping benefits

The Indian team is now looking really strong as opposition for any team having 10 wins under their belt. All this has...

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IND vs SL Post-Match Analysis: 1st T20I

India comprehensively won the first T20I against Sri Lanka yesterday at Lucknow. India’s batters put up a great show with Ishan Kishan...

Suryakumar Yadav and Deepak Chahar to miss SL T20I due to injuries

India’s Suryakumar Yadav and Deepak Chahar will not form part of the Indian squad for the Sri Lanka T20I series. After suffering...

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India targeting another clean sweep as Samson hopeful of making a comeback

India had a good outing against the West Indies, winning both the ODIs and T20Is 3-0. They will now look to recreate...

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India climb to No.1 spot in ICC T20I rankings

After securing both the ODI and T20I series against West Indies by 3-0, India moved to the numero uno spot in the...

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Pujara, Rahane, Saha and Ishant get axed for the Test series against Sri Lanka

BCCI’s Selection Committee has selected the Test team against Sri Lanka that will start from the 4th of March at Mohali. The...

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Sanju Samson and Ravindra Jadeja recalled for the IND vs SL T20I series

As per recent reports, Kerala middle-order batsman, Sanju Samson has found his place in upcoming India vs Sri Lanka T20I series. Samson...

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IND vs West Indies Post-Match Analysis: 3rd T20I

India won the 3rd and final T20I against the West Indies on Sunday by 17 runs. It was a good performance by...

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IND vs SL: 3 Players who may bid farewell from Test cricket for India

India right now are undergoing a transition phase in Test cricket and would look to induct more youngsters into the team ahead...

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Jadeja to make a comeback for SL series; Kohli to skip T20I series against SL

India’s senior spinner, Ravindra Jadeja is all set to make his comeback after recovering from a knee injury that he sustained last...

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IND vs SL: Series to kick-start on February 24 with T20I series

BCCI has finalized the schedule of the India vs Sri Lanka series with venues and dates. The series will start off with...

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Ajinkya Rahane breaks silence after ousting from the Test team

Indian cricket team’s senior batsman, Ajinkya Rahane, broke his silence on a talk show and said that someone else took all the...

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Finch confident of defending T20 World Cup title at home

Aaron Finch, Australia’s white-ball captain said in a recent interview that the team is pretty confident of defending their crown at home...

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NZ call Tickner, Fletcher for the first Test against South Africa; de Grandhomme also recalled

New Zealand’s home assignment against South Africa has called up the likes of Cam Fletcher, Blair Tickner as well as the experienced...

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Travis Head not part of the initial T20I series against Sri Lanka; to play Sheffield Shield match

Travis Head, Australia’s hero during their Ashes triumph over England will not form a part of the T20I squad for the series...

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IND vs SL: Lucknow will host the first T20I without spectators

The Indian team is all set to start the home series against the West Indies today. They will be playing the ODI...

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Suranga Lakmal to retire from international cricket; signs up a two-year deal with Derbyshire

Suranga Lakmal has finally decided to hang up his boots for Sri Lanka in international cricket. He wrote a letter to the...

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