NEW DELHI: The Indian batsmen, especially Virat Kohli, will need to strategically handle the spin challenge in the third and final ODI on Wednesday to prevent their first series loss to Sri Lanka in 27 years. This is not the ideal start for Gautam Gambhir in his debut ODI assignment as the team’s head coach.India’s…
NEW DELHI: If catches win matches, run outs can also change the complexion of the game. And when it’s a direct hit, the impact can be the deciding factor too.In the second ODI between India and Sri Lanka at Colombo on Sunday, the hosts defeated the Rohit Sharma-led side by 32 runs to take a…
India’s T20I captain Suryakumar Yadav has flown back home after leading the team to a series win over Sri Lanka as he is not part of the ODI leg of the tour beginning on Friday, where Rohit Sharma will lead the team. But Surya said he will be hooked to the television, waiting for Rohit’s…
NEW DELHI: After winning the T20I series against Sri Lanka 3-0, the Indian cricket team, led by Rohit Sharma, is gearing up for the ODI series in Colombo starting from Friday.Rohit, Virat Kohli and Shreyas Iyer reached Sri Lanka on Sunday and on Wednesday all had practice sessions gearing up for the ODIs.On Thursday, the…
After announcing his decision to retire from T20Is following India’s T20 World Cup triumph earlier this year in June, Rohit Sharma‘s captaincy role in white-ball cricket is now limited to 50-over internationals, with his next assignment being the three-match ODI series on the tour of Sri Lanka.The skipper continues to be the centre of attraction…
NEW DELHI: After winning the T20I series against Sri Lanka 3-0, the Indian cricket team, led by Rohit Sharma, is gearing up for the ODI series in Colombo starting from Friday.Rohit, Virat Kohli and Shreyas Iyer reached Sri Lanka on Sunday and on Wednesday all had practice sessions gearing up for the ODIs.But now a…
NEW DELHI: Gautam Gambhir started his Team India head coach tenure with a 3-0 series victory against Sri Lanka at Pallekele.India won the first T20I by 43 runs on Saturday, the second T20I by 7 wickets (DLS) on Sunday and the third T20I via Super Over on Tuesday.The Indian cricket board (BCCI), on Wednesday, shared…
NEW DELHI: Sri Lanka needed 30 runs off the last 30 balls with nine wickets in hand against India but they stuttered again as Suryakumar Yadav took the 3rd T20I at Pallekele into a Super Over on Tuesday.Sri Lanka batted first in the Super Over with Kusal Perera and Kusal Mendis – their top-scorers –…
NEW DELHI: India captain Rohit Sharma reached Colombo on Sunday ahead of the three-match ODI series against Sri Lanka starting August 2.It was reported on Monday that Rohit, Virat Kohli and a few other players will start their training to prepare for the series.Now a video is doing the rounds where Rohit can be seen…
All-rounder Hardik Pandya was spotted trying his hands at leg-spin in Anil Kumble style at the nets during India’s training session in Pallekele ahead of the first T20I on Saturday, which opens India’s tour of Sri Lanka. Indian Premier League franchise Lucknow Super Giants shared an image of Hardik bowling leg-spin and a similar action…
