In Pics: Shikhar Dhawan-led Indian team arrives in Colombo for Sri Lanka series
The Shikhar Dhawan-led Indian white-ball squad arrived in Sri Lanka on Monday. India and Sri Lanka will lock horns in three ODIs and as many T20Is, beginning July 13. Rahul Dravid is India's head coach for the tour.
Jun 28, 2021, 21:52 PM IST
SL vs IND: Shikhar Dhawan becomes first Indian batsman to hit six consecutive 50-plus scores against any team in ODIs
Dhawan's tally of fifty-plus scores against Sri Lanka have now accounted to seven, equalling former Indian opener Virender Sehwag. Leading the chart is, however, Master Blaster Sachin Tendulkar with 25 such knocks, falling one behind is Kumar Sangakkara.
Aug 21, 2017, 10:10 AM IST
IND vs SL, 1st ODI: As it happened...
India beat Sri Lanka by nine wickets in Dambulla to take a 1-0 lead in the five-match series on Sunday.
Aug 20, 2017, 20:33 PM IST
Sri Lanka vs India, 1st ODI: 5 key players to watch out for!
Apart from mere redemption, there is one more reason as to why the hosts would be looking for victories in this series. If they can scalp at least two wins over Virat Kohli-led Team India, they would secure a direct entry in the 2019 cricket World Cup.
Aug 19, 2017, 15:31 PM IST
SL vs IND: Upul Tharanga-led Sri Lanka need two victories against Virat Kohli and Co for direct World Cup entry
Do things lie in favour of the Lankans ahead of the ODI series? The hosts have lost seven out of their 10 ODI matches on home soil which also includes the humiliating 2-3 loss to minnows Zimbabwe, last month.
Aug 19, 2017, 11:53 AM IST
SL vs IND, 1st ODI: Upul Tharanga's Sri Lanka seek redemption against Virat Kohli and Co
Tharanga will lead the islanders into the opening match of the ODI series in Dambulla, having been appointed limited-overs captain to revive the ailing team after their shock 3-2 loss to minnows Zimbabwe.
Aug 18, 2017, 09:18 AM IST
SL vs IND, Pallekele Test: Virat Kohli and Co aim for first overseas whitewash – Preview
India have won the first two Tests by comprehensive margins -- by 304 runs in Galle and an innings and 53 runs in Colombo. The island nation, which has been going through a transition phase for quite some time, has decided to roll-out a green top with an aim to salvage some pride from the inconsequential game.
Aug 11, 2017, 14:39 PM IST
SL vs IND: Virat Kohli goes past Steve Waugh to win 8th consecutive Test series; is one behind Ricky Ponting
This was their third series win in Sri Lanka, with the two earlier being back in 1993 and 2015. India also became the first visiting team to win three consecutive Test matches at the SSC ground, Colombo.
Aug 06, 2017, 15:44 PM IST
SL vs IND, 2nd Test – Team India win by an innings and 53 runs, take unassailable 2-0 lead
Left-arm spinner Ravindra Jadeja did most of the damage with figures of 5/152. Star off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin had figures of 2/132 while medium-pacer Hardik Pandya returned 2/31. Fast bowler Umesh Yadav took one wicket.
Aug 06, 2017, 14:55 PM IST
WATCH: Ravindra Jadeja bowls a deceptive spin to outfox Dhananjya de Silva vs SL in 2nd Test
Jadeja achieved his 150th wicket in just 32 Test matches, thereby edging past the above two names along with Harbhajan Singh. Anil Kumble had taken 34 Test matches, Harbhajan in 35, while Haryana Hurricane Kapil Dev in 39 Tests.
Aug 05, 2017, 16:49 PM IST
WATCH: KL Rahul, Virat Kohli celebrate Upul Tharanga's wicket with a dab
Upul Tharanga once again found himself being dismissed in an unlucky manner by Ravichandran Ashwin, right after Sri Lanka took off to their first innings batting at Colombo, during Day 2 of the second Test. ( SL vs IND: 2nd Test, Day 2 – LIVE BLOG )
Aug 04, 2017, 16:46 PM IST
WATCH: Virat Kohli becomes third Indian Test skipper to be dismissed on 'unlucky 13' twice
With the fall of his wicket, he found his name alongside former Indian skippers Sunil Gavaskar and Gundappa Viswanath, for Indian Test captains to be dismissed on "unlucky 13" most times. All three of them were dismissed twice in their Test career.
Aug 03, 2017, 16:15 PM IST
SL vs IND: Cheteshwar Pujara becomes joint second-fastest Indian to score 4000 Test runs; goes past Sachin Tendulkar, Virat Kohli
The Saurashtrian took just 84 innings to amass the score, thus becoming joint second-fastest Indian batsman to do so. Legendary Rahul Dravid also took same number of innings to achieve the feat.
Aug 03, 2017, 14:10 PM IST
SL vs IND, 2nd Test: Virat Kohli faces opening conundrum as India look to seal series against Sri Lanka – Preview
KL Rahul has recovered amply and if he is successful in proving his fitness for the energy-sapping humid conditions predicted during this Test, the toss-up will be between Shikhar Dhawan and Abhinav Mukund for the second opener's slot.
Aug 02, 2017, 15:25 PM IST
SL vs IND: Ravichandran Ashwin becomes highest wicket taker in 50 Test matches
Six years after making his Test debut, against West Indies, back in 2011, Ashwin reached a career landmark of 50th Test, when Team India headed down to Sri Lanka for the first of the three Test matches.
Jul 30, 2017, 15:11 PM IST
SL vs IND: Virat Kohli equals Rahul Dravid for most overseas Test victories as Indian skipper, is one behind MS Dhoni
Virat Kohli and Ajinkya Rahane started off with the proceedings on Day 4 of the 1st Test between Indian and Sri Lanka. The captain notched up his 17th Test ton as the duo surged India's lead past the 500-run mark.
Jul 30, 2017, 13:19 PM IST
India's Tour of Sri Lanka: Kohli & Co wrap up Galle Test inside four days, register biggest overseas win
For Sri Lanka, it was their biggest defeat (in terms of runs), surpassing their 301-run loss against Pakistan in 1994.
Jul 29, 2017, 17:02 PM IST
India's Tour of Sri Lanka 2017: Galle Test, Day 4 – As it happened...
Welcome to the live coverage of Day 4 of the Galle Test between India and Sri Lanka, played at Galle International Stadium.
Jul 29, 2017, 15:52 PM IST
Contrasting Test careers of Virat Kohli and Abhinav Mukund
It was back in June 20, 2011, that Abhinav Mukund made his Test debut for India. The then Mahendra Singh Dhoni-led side was up against West Indies at Kingston. Another Indian also made his debut alongside the opener.
Jul 29, 2017, 10:29 AM IST
India's Tour of Sri Lanka 2017, 1st Test, Day 3 — As it happened...
At the end of day's play, Kohli was unbeaten on 76 (114 balls) as India took a mammoth 598-run second innings lead. Kohli and Abhinav Mukund 81(116), who got out off the last ball of day, put up a
Jul 28, 2017, 18:27 PM IST
