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Sri Lanka level Covid-hit T20 series against India with two balls to spare Sri Lankan bowler Chamika Karunaratne in action against India during their 2nd T20I in Colombo on Wednesday. COLOMBO: Disciplined bowling and Dhanajaya de Silva’s unbeaten 40 helped Sri Lanka to a series-levelling four-wicket win over India in the Covid-19 delayed second Twenty20 international on Wednesday. Chasing 133 for victory, Sri Lanka depended on an unbeaten 28-run seventh-wicket partnership between De Silva and...

Coach Rahul Dravid and captain Shikhar Dhawan observing a training session during Indias ongoing limited-overs tour of Sri Lanka (PTI Photo) MUMBAI: By and large, the white-ball series between India and Sri Lanka, considering the deteriorating quality of the latter, doesn’t offer much excitement. Jostling for attention with the Tokyo Olympics, the contest, which begins with the first ODI on Sunday at the R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo after the beginning was delayed by five days due to multi...

Highlights Rahul Dravid is the coach of the team Team India, led by swashbuckling southpaw Shikhar Dhawan, is all set to take on Dasun Shanaka’s Sri Lanka in Columbo in the first one day international today. Both teams have some hard-hitting batsmen, but it will also be a test of patience as the R Premdasa stadium has traditionally supported the spinners. "I feel this Sri Lankan team is a young team and they have got good players. If they feel it is a second [string] team that is their feelin...

Sri Lanka vs India: Under Dravid’s guidance, a chance for promising Indian stars to make a statement The six matches are likely to provide crucial opportunities to a number of young players and allow the selectors to gauge the bench strength. Prithvi Shaw in practice ahead of Sri Lanka series | BCCI / Twitter India return to white-ball cricket after four months with three One-Day Internationals followed by as many T20Is against Sri Lanka, starting in Colombo on Sunday. With...

Youngsters will carry IPL confidence into SL series: Bhuvneshwar COLOMBO, July 12: Six uncapped players in the squad might make it seem that India have come with an inexperienced group for the white-ball series against Sri Lanka but tour vice-captain Bhuvneshwar Kumar says it is not the case as the entire lot has the requisite confidence thanks to IPL. With major stars like skipper Virat Kohli and his limited-overs deputy Rohit Sharma in England for an upcoming Test series, the Indian team for ...

The team management is apparently unsure of Easwarans ability to bat in challenging English conditions and he has looked scrappy in the practice sessions. Rahul is being looked at more as a middle-order option should Cheteshwar Pujara or Ajinkya Rahane struggle to get runs. "The team management has to be clear about its vision. The selectors have always heeded to the team managements demands when it came to composition of the squad. The team was picked in presence of captain Virat Kohli. The m...

The Indian team is fretting in England, ahead of a series that they are - in ways - aiming for as one of the "final frontiers". Those in the know say, "even if the BCCI doesnt want to send replacements, why not just spell it out. That way, Virat and the rest of the guys can just concentrate on whats at hand". The BCCI, not really known for its communication, remains unperturbed and hasnt found the time or need to reply to the letter. For the record, the letter sent by the team manager doesnt ...

5 Players Who Can Replace Prithvi Shaw As The Indian Opener In Sri Lanka Prev1 of 5Next A shin injury to Shubman Gillhas ruled him out for eight weeks from international cricket. This also means that the youngster is also set to miss the England tour for which he was included in the initial squad. However, now with Gill sure to miss the series, the Indian selectors are thinking to recall While Rohit Sharma remains the first-choice opener, the selectors are willing to have Prithvi Shaw as the ...

MUMBAI, Jun 27: It's a new challenge, said Shikhar Dhawan as he geared up to captain an India senior team for the first time in his career, confident that

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