On Saturday in the third Test against Sri Lanka at the Ferozeshah Kotla ground, it was opener Murali Vijay (155) and skipper Virat Kohli (156 n.o.)who piled on the runs, amassing a 283-run third wicket partnership. India No. 3 Cheteshwar Pujara was the…
Asked if off-spinner Perera, who has pipped Muttiah Muralitharan to fastest 100 wickets for Sri Lanka in 25 Tests, is under the pump for the first time because of the quality of batsmanship, Ratnayake said: “Everybody knows that Indian batsmen are at a different level but having said that, it’s not an excuse …
May be last match (trying to square cut off- spinner Dilruwan Perera) and this match (stumped off Sandakan), he erred in shot selection,” Bangar said at the end of the first day’s play of the third Test against Sri Lanka. Bangar is confident that Rahane will bounce back as he has the ability to do so.
Virat Kohli and Murali Vijay asserted their dominance over Sri Lanka once again to take India to 371/4 at stumps but suffered hiccups right at the death which provided solace to the visitors. The twin dismissals of Vijay and then Ajinkya Rahane – in a …
The gulf between the two sides was more evident as Kohli at times merely pushed the balls through the gaps and fetched boundaries at will. One sided contests at times can be painful for the spectators and the ruthless demolition of Sri Lanka certainly …
Maybe, it was because Sri Lanka were fighting battles of their own. This is a young team in prolonged transition, fighting hard to carve out an identity for themselves in long-form cricket. Their recent results-losing seven Tests this calendar year-didn’t in the first place suggest a hard-fought, intense series.
Sri Lanka, on the other hand, have been dismal in their performance so far. While they did show some spark in Kolkata, Kohli and his men diffused it in Nagpur. Added to their woes is the injury to veteran Rangana Herath which has ruled him out. Young L…
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India head into the final Test match against Sri Lanka on Saturday aiming to secure a record-equalling ninth successive Test series victory. The world number one Test ranked team inflicted their opponents’ worst ever Test defeat on them – an innings and 239 runs – in Nagpur in the previous Test to take …
India vs Sri Lanka: Siddarth Kaul’s selection in the ODI squad is an ode to his talent and tenacity. While his U-19 World Cup-winning teammates, such as Virat Kohli, Ravindra Jadeja, Manish Pandey and Saurabh Tiwary went on to play for India, Kaul was sidelined with a freak injury that pegged back his …