India recovered from a hiccup in the ODI series to win it 2-1 against Sri Lanka on Sunday and the focus now shifts to the T20 Internationals when the two teams meet in the first T20 match at the Barabati Stadium in Cuttack on Wednesday. Like the ODI se…
Cuttack: The bench strength is expected to be tested but India are unlikely to lower the intensity when they take on Sri Lanka in a three-match Twenty20 series starting here on Wednesday, aiming to extend their dominance in the shortest format as well….
To fans in Visakhapatnam, it didn’t matter who walked out to bat or who scored the winning runs; they made no pretence of their bias for MS Dhoni. Shantanu Srivastava, Dec, 19 2017 13:11:01 IST. You had to be there. There’s no other way; no prosaic parenthesis, no assorted prose, no high-definition …
India stand-in captain Rohit Sharma played a fine inning in the second One-day International (ODI) against Sri Lanka as he became the first cricketer to score three double-centuries in ODIs. Riding on his scintillating knock of 208 not out, India won the match by 141 runs. After Rohit’s knock, former and …
India have outclassed Sri Lanka so far in the ongoing series. First they beat them in 1-0 in the Test series and then got the better of the visitors 2-1 in the ODIs. The focus now shifts to the Twenty20 International series and the hosts will once agai…
One-sided affairs in the first two games saw Sri Lanka and India win a game each before heading to Visakhapatnam for the decider in the three-match One-Day International (ODI)series. Some exceptional bowling from the Indian wrist-spinners and a fabulou…
Dubai: Indian opener Rohit Sharma’s third career double-hundred in the just-concluded series against Sri Lanka has pushed him up two spots to fifth in the latest ICC ODI Player Rankings among batsmen. It’s the first time that Rohit has crossed the 800-point mark as he ended the three-match ODI series …
On lively wickets, like at Johannesburg, Steyn and Lakmal’s ploy of making Rohit play fuller deliveries might work but on the hard subcontinental wickets, Sri Lanka might have found the right weapon to use against the Mumbaikar – unleash spin, in particular leg-spin, on him early. Rohit’s woes against …
India vs Sri Lanka: My Twin Strike Changed Match’s Momentum, Says Kuldeep … Visakhapatnam: Left-arm wrist spinner Kuldeep Yadav felt that his two wickets in an over changed the complexion of the match as India thumped Sri Lanka by eight wickets in … Sri Lanka were cruising at 160/2 in 27 overs.
As they strolled back to the dressing room, orchestrating a collapse least untoward from the Sri Lankans of late, Kuldeep Yadav’s arms were firmly wrapped around Yuzvendra Chahal’s neck, like two close chums sneaking home unsuspectingly after pulling a prank on their friends. Chahal tried to wriggle …