The Hindu
Elections 2026Cricket / The Hindu
Fresh from winning the first-ever women's Test match at Lord's by defeating England last month, India will now turn their attention to the UAE Asia Cup T20
The Indian bowling coach believes he has the potential to play for India in all three formats for a long time
Jayasuriya had flung his gloves after being dismissed by Indian spinner Manav Suthar on day 2 of the second Test
Pasindu Sooriyabandara posted an unbeaten half-century before Indias Prasidh Krishna ended a promising partnership to leave Sri Lanka at 130/4 at lunch on Day 3
The champions earned 125 ranking points along with a $9,900 prize, while the runners-up received 75 points and $5,760
When Sri Lanka turned up for the first innings, Dhruv Jurel donned the wicket-keeping gloves
The next assignment for Australia after drawing a two-Test series against Bangladesh are three ODIs in Zimbabwe and another three in South Africa in late September
Medium-pacer Abhijit claims five for 20 as East enforces follow on against North East in another quarterfinal
Indias Yashasvi Jaiswal and Sri Lanka pacer Asitha Fernando have been fined 25% of their match fees and handed one demerit point each for breaching the ICC Code of Conduct
Rishabh Pant, returning after retiring hurt on Day 1, battled through a barrage of short balls to remain unbeaten on 63, while Dhruv Jurel made 59
His intent, temperament and the pace with which he batted looked good; he has been waiting for his turn and I am happy with the way he has prepared for this opportunity, said Sitanshu Kotak on Devdutt Padikkal
Rishabh Pant, who scored three off 15 balls, received treatment from the team physiotherapist before walking off in visible discomfort
Sunil Gavaskar, Kapil Dev, Dilip Vengsarkar, Arjuna Ranatunga, Clive Lloyd, Nasser Hussein, are among some of the former skippers who have signed the letter
I think it was a very proud moment as a team, and we showed our character and discipline in the first Test, Bangladesh captain Najmul Hossain Shanto said.
Sri Lanka Cricket is seeking a rejig of the ICCs Future Tours Programme to allow the island nation to play more Test matches against cricketing heavyweights India, England and Australia
India have an unassailable 1-0 lead in the two-match series, having won the opening Test at Galle by a massive 165 runs
The former India batter says that Sai Sudharsan, whose injury opened up a spot for Padikkal, should also be accommodated in the team when fit
Resuming at 165-8 in reply to the visitors' 64 all out, the hosts added 45 more to the total, with all-rounder Green top-scoring. Steve Smith chipped in with 42 and Nathan Lyon was not out 32.
In the inaugural round, the competitive match at least on paper is expected to be the North Zone-West Zone encounter
In a batting unit that leant heavily on vice-captain K.L. Rahul and his Karnataka mate Padikkal, it is also time for Yashasvi Jaiswal and skipper Gill to join the party; while for Sri Lanka, the fixture offers a chance to draw level
The pitch is quite dry and will be good for batting in the first two days. In terms of combination, we will have the same two seamers and two spinners
The coach did not reveal if there would be a swap between Kuldeep Yadav and Saransh Jain for the second Test
Mitchell Starc tore through Bangladesh with a six-wicket haul after removing Shadman Islam with the first ball, but Shoriful Islam hit back with six wickets of his own as 18 wickets tumbled on a dramatic first day
The team is training ahead of the upcoming second Test against Sri Lanka in Colombo
The left-armer removed both Bangladesh openers, captain Najmul Hossain Shanto and wicketkeeper Litton Das, for ducks to leave Bangladesh at 12 for five.
After being bundled out for 85 by Kovai Kings at Dindigul, the team piles up 197 against Dragons;the total proves enough as Antony and Easwaran help secure a much-needed victory
Starting from a wobbly 84 for four, the end looked nigh for Sri Lanka. But Dinusha and De Silva, the two overnight batters, added 95 runs off 202 balls to deny the Indians success for well over an hour into the opening session
Padikkal, who has excelled in the IPL besides finding his groove in Tests, spoke about the adjustments between white and red-ball cricket
Suthar, who made his debut against Afghanistan earlier this year, grabbed four wickets

29 C