SL vs IND: Team India becomes first visiting team to win four consecutive ODI series in Sri Lanka
With this Team India won their seventh consecutive bilateral series over the Islanders.What has been a concern for the host nation is that they have failed to outclass the Indians in an ODI series since 1996.
Aug 27, 2017, 23:25 PM IST
SL vs IND: Statistical Preview of third ODI at Kandy
Team India are all geared up to wrap up Sri Lankan hope at Kandy when they take on the Islanders in the third one-day international match, at Pallekele, tomorrow.
Aug 26, 2017, 18:04 PM IST
India vs Sri Lanka, 3rd ODI, Preview: Virat Kohli and Co look to take unassailable lead in Kandy
Upul Tharanga has been handed a two-match suspension for slow over-rate, and he will sit out the next two ODIs.
Aug 26, 2017, 12:59 PM IST
Harsh Goenka showers praise over MS Dhoni, Bhuvneshwar Kumar following phenomenal partnership vs SL
This comes quite as a surprise. Ahead of the 10th season of the Indian Premier League, Goenka had opted for Aussie cricketer Steve Smith to searve as the new captain of the Rising Pune Supergiant. And it drew ample criticisms among Dhoni's fans.
Aug 25, 2017, 17:11 PM IST
SL vs IND: MS Dhoni, Bhuvneshwar Kumar stitched highest eighth-wicket partnership in successful chase in ODIs
En route to their 100-run stand, Bhuvneshwar notched up his maiden fifty in international cricket thereby becoming the fourth batsman to score a half-century whilst batting at No. 9. Not only was it his highest, it was indeed a memorable one too for the paceman.
Aug 25, 2017, 15:44 PM IST
MS Dhoni continues to create records – A statistical look at his role as 'finisher'
Dhoni has most unbeaten innings and highest average in successful ODI run-chases.
Aug 25, 2017, 14:21 PM IST
MS Dhoni and Bhuvneshwar Kumar were superb, would have been happier if we had won: Akila Dananjaya
Sri Lanka eventually lost the game, thanks to a 100-run unbeaten eighth-wicket partnership between Mahendra Singh Dhoni and Bhuvneshwar Kumar.
Aug 25, 2017, 13:27 PM IST
Virender Sehwag, Mohammed Shami and others hail MS Dhoni's 'calm' finish against Sri Lanka
Dhoni, who scored 45, then put on an unbeaten 100-run stand with Bhuvneshwar Kumar, who made 53, to steer the team home in 44.2 overs and take a 2-0 lead in the five-match series.
Aug 25, 2017, 10:46 AM IST
WATCH: Akila Dananjaya's 6-wicket-haul that almost sank entire Indian batting order
After being introduced in the 12th over the off-spinner turned the game upside down, finishing with career-best figures of 6 for 54.
Aug 25, 2017, 10:17 AM IST
WATCH: MS Dhoni survives with lucky escape as bails don't fall off after ball hit stumps
It was Vishwa Fernando who almost got the prized wicket of the former India captain on his second delivery of the 35th over.
Aug 25, 2017, 09:08 AM IST
SL vs IND: Virat Kohli leapfrogs Sachin Tendulkar's tally of ODI victories as captain
Adding to it, Virat has now equalled the tally of Windies legend Clive Lloyd and former Aussie cricketer Michael Clarke. All three of them have 24 victories in their first 32 ODIs as a skipper. Leading the list is however, Viv Richards with 26 victories, followed by Ricky Ponting with 25 wins.
Aug 25, 2017, 00:07 AM IST
SL vs IND: Shikhar Dhawan, Rohit Sharma become third Indian pair with most 100-plus opening stands
Overall, they stand 12 on the list of most 100-run stands alongside former Indian duo of Rahul Dravid-Ganguly and Dravid-Tendulkar. Leafing the chart is the formidable pair of Ganguly and Tendulkar with 26 century stands.
Aug 24, 2017, 22:47 PM IST
WATCH: Jasprit Bumrah bowls a scorching yorker to dismiss Chamara Kapugedera of SL
The pacer with an unorthodox sling-arm action finished the evening with four wickets, conceding 43 runs, thereby completing his third four-wicket haul. He now stands alongside former cricketers Ajit Agarkar, Narendra Hirwani and pacer Praveen Kumar on the list of three 4-wicket hauls after 18 ODIs for India.
Aug 24, 2017, 19:05 PM IST
SL vs IND: MS Dhoni equals world record, joins Kumar Sangakkara with 99 ODI stumpings
Interestingly, taking into account his 99 stmpings, the Ranchi-based cricketer mostly got off the bowling of veteran offie Harbhajan Singh. 19 stumpings came off his deliveries. He is followed by left-arm spinner Ravindra Jadeja (15) and then Ravichandran Ashwin (14).
Aug 24, 2017, 16:05 PM IST
National Anthems not to be played in remaining India vs Sri Lanka ODI matches
Both teams had lined up for National Anthems on the opening day of first Test at Galle and in the second Test at Colombo and Kandy, the protocol was followed and National Anthems were not sung.
Aug 23, 2017, 13:31 PM IST
WATCH: Manish Pandey sweats it out in nets ahead of possible return in second ODI against Sri Lanka
After wrapping up a 9-wicket win over the Lankans in Dambulla, skipper Kohli had admitted that he would like to take risks by bringing in fresh faces in the team as part of preparation for the 2019 World Cup.
Aug 23, 2017, 12:44 PM IST
R Ashwin very much in Team India frame for 2019 World Cup: Bharat Arun
Earlier, Harbhajan Singh had questioned Ashwin omission from the squad being termed as a 'rest', claiming that since bowler is going to play Country Cricket in England, it really can't be called a rest.
Aug 23, 2017, 09:46 AM IST
Virat Kohli in touching distance to leapfrog Faf du Plesis, Joe Root as top-scorer of the year in ODIs
Kohli slammed an unbeaten 82-run knock off just 70 deliveries and form an unbroken 197-run partnership with centurion Shikhar Dhawan as the visitors secured a rather easy win to take a 1-0 lead in the series.
Aug 22, 2017, 13:05 PM IST
SL vs IND: Virat Kohli goes past Sachin Tendulkar to become fastest batsman to complete 4000 ODI runs in successful chases
En route to his 70-ball 82, Virat Kohli not only did account his tally of ODI fifties to 44, but also edged past former Indian skipper Sourav Ganguly's tally of 44 fifty-plus scores while chasing in ODI cricket. He now has 45 such knocks, standing third on the list behind Jacques Kallis and Sachin Tendulkar.
Aug 21, 2017, 14:04 PM IST
IND vs SL: Virat Kohli goes past Sourav Ganguly to become third batsman with most 50-plus knocks while chasing in ODIs
Earlier in July, during Team India's Tour of West Indies, Virat had notched up his 28th ODI century in the final game of the series, played in Kingston. Ergo, his tally of centuries whilst chasing went up to 18, one ahead of his idol Sachin Tendulkar.
Aug 21, 2017, 12:30 PM IST
