Image Source : AP/ REPRESENTATIONAL. Sri Lanka records highest COVID deaths, hospitals exceed capacity. Sri Lanka is to face the worst ever Covid-19 outbreak as the island nation has recorded the highest number of single-day deaths, with hospitals exceeding capacity. The health authorities announced on Wednesday that 82 deaths were reported with 4,727 new cases. … Read more
Shikhar Dhawan-led Team India on Friday returned home from their month-long tour of Sri Lanka. The news about the same was confirmed by ace India and Chennai Super Kings (CSK) seamer Deepak Chahar. After landing in India, the Agra born cricketer shared a short clip of the men-in-blue coming out of the airport. “Walk back … Read more
Kusal Mendis and Danushka Gunathilaka were among three Sri Lanka players who breached protocol.© AFP Sri Lanka’s cricket board on Friday banned three top players for one year for breaking Covid-19 restrictions by leaving their bio-secure hotel during a tour of England. The lengthy bans and $50,000 fines were ordered after vice captain Kusal Mendis, … Read more
In a column, former India Test cricketer Yajurvindra Singh reckons that the decision to send a young squad to the Sri Lanka tour has proved to be a wasteful exercise and termed it as a goodwill gesture on the part of the BCCI to help the financially struggling Sri Lankan cricket board. The idea of India sending two … Read more
Krunal Pandya, who had tested positive for Covid, is still in isolation in Sri Lanka.© Twitter The Indian cricket contingent on Friday left the Sri Lankan shores after completing a six-match white-ball series but visiting all-rounder Krunal Pandyaremained in mandatory isolation to recover from COVID-19. However, it couldn’t be confirmed whether the two UK-bound players … Read more
3rd T20I: Sri Lanka won the three-match T20I series against India by 2-1.© AFP India captain Shikhar Dhawan on Thursday indicated that there was an option of not playing the T20 International series after losing nine players to COVID-19 related isolation but they chose the difficult route of playing with only five specialist batsmen. India … Read more
COLOMBO: Exposing India’s young batsmen’s inability to tackle spin, Sri Lanka conjured up a seven-wicket victory in the deciding third Twenty20 to hand the fancied Asian neighbours a 2-1 series defeat on Thursday. Leg-spinner Wanindu Hasaranga (4/9) made the Indians dance to his tunes on his 24th birthday, playing a crucial role in restricting them … Read more
IND vs SL T20I Live: India will aim to seal the T20I series in the third and final match.© Twitter India have won the toss and elected to bat first in the third T20 against Sri Lanka at Colombo. Both the team got on change, from India Sandeep Warrier is making his T20I debut after Navdeep Saini … Read more
Navdeep Saini is doubtful for the T20I series decider against Sri Lanka.© Instagram India bowling coach Paras Mhambrey has said that the BCCI medical team is assessing pacer Navdeep Saini, who injured his shoulder while fielding in the second T20 against Sri Lanka. Saini, who did not bowl a single over in the game, was … Read more
2nd T20I: Sri Lanka defeated India in the second T20I by 4 wickets.© AFP India captain Shikhar Dhawan was proud of his team for putting up a good fight despite faced with adverse circumstances as they lost the low-scoring second T20 International against Sri Lanka, here on Wednesday. With most of the power-hitters in isolation … Read more