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Shubman Gill termed the draw as a disappointing result. | Photo Credit: AFP Ever since V.V.S. Laxman and Rahul Dravid ambushed Australia at the Eden Gardens in 2001, most skippers are wary about asking the rival team to bat again. But there are exceptions and Shubman Gill, goaded by the whimsical rains in the Sri…
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KL Rahul in action during a training session ahead of the first Test cricket match against Sri Lanka at Galle International Stadium in Galle, Sri Lanka, on August 13, 2026. | Photo Credit: ANI India’s bowling coach Morne Morkel has backed wicketkeeper-batter KL Rahul to play an important role for India in the upcoming Test…
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Niroshan Dickwell | Photo Credit: The Hindu Wicketkeeper-batter Niroshan Dickwella returned to Sri Lanka’s red-ball set up after three years, while off-spinner Keshara Nuwantha earned his maiden call-up as the hosts named a 16-member squad for the first Test against India. Dickwella, who last played a Test against New Zealand in 2023, is in line…
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Former Sri Lanka allrounder Farveez Maharoof feels rookie pacer Gurnoor Brar could be the ‘X-Factor’ in absence of Jasprit Bumrah and says he would be tempted to hand the 26-year-old his Test debut in the two-match series against Sri Lanka, beginning in Galle on Saturday. Under pressure following home series defeat to South Africa, fifth-placed…
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Sai Sudharsan in action. File | Photo Credit: PTI Talented top order batter B Sai Sudharsan was on Saturday ruled out of the two-Test series against Sri Lanka after failing to recover from a big toe injury sustained during the India A tour of the island nation last month. Sudharsan, who scored two tons in…
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Indian batters will be keen to fine-tune their skills against spin during a three-day warm-up match against a local Sri Lanka XI at the Nondescripts Cricket Club in Colombo on Friday (August 7, 2026) as they gear up for a two-match Test series against the Islanders next week. Quality spin proved to be India’s Achilles…
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