Sri Lanka has announced a 14-member squad for the second and final Test against India, with the series decider set to begin on Sunday, August 23, at the Sinhalese Sports Club in Colombo. The hosts have made several changes to their squad following the opening Test defeat in Galle, including replacements for two experienced players. […]

India’s High Commissioner to Sri Lanka, Santosh Jha, hosted the Indian men’s cricket team at India House in Colombo on Thursday, ahead of the second Test against Sri Lanka. The Sri Lankan team was also hosted as both sides prepare for the final match of the two-Test series. The Board of Control for Cricket in India […]

Sri Lanka veteran batter Dinesh Chandimal has been ruled out of the remainder of the first Test against India at the Galle International Cricket Stadium after failing a concussion assessment. Uncapped batter Pasindu Sooriyabandara has been approved as his concussion substitute and will replace Chandimal for the rest of the match. Chandimal suffered the injury early […]

Sri Lanka head coach Gary Kirsten has outlined a flexible, situation-based approach ahead of the first Test against India, which begins on August 15 at the Galle International Stadium. The two-Test series marks India’s first Test tour of Sri Lanka in nine years, with the visitors returning to the island for the first time since […]

Former Indian off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin believes pacer Gurnoor Brar will be picked ahead of Saransh Jain for the final spot in India’s bowling attack for the first Test against Sri Lanka at Galle, starting August 15. Having picked Ravindra Jadeja, Kuldeep Yadav, Manav Suthar and Mohammed Siraj, Ashwin backed Brar over Saransh based on the […]

Sri Lanka captain Dhananjaya de Silva said the conditions at the Galle International Stadium for the first Test against India are unlikely to be dry, with rain prevailing in the city. The match is set to begin on Saturday, August 15. Speaking ahead of the series opener, Dhananjaya de Silva said (via TOI): “Normally, we […]

Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) has announced free public entry for fans attending the upcoming two-match home Test series against India, with the matches set to be played at the Galle International Stadium and the Sinhalese Sports Club in Colombo from August 15. The gesture is aimed at drawing larger crowds to a format that has […]

India have strengthened their preparations for the upcoming two-match Test series against Sri Lanka by adding promising young wrist-spinners Vipraj Nigam and Shivang Kumar to the touring squad as net bowlers. The duo will assist the senior side during the red-ball assignment, which begins on August 15 in Galle. Before the Test series gets underway, […]

Veteran Indian cricketer-turned-commentator Aakash Chopra has said that Sri Lanka will remain in the running for a spot in the World Test Championship (WTC) final if they do a clean sweep against India in the upcoming Test series. He also added that the Lankan players will jump to the fourth spot in the WTC points […]

Team India’s preparations for the upcoming two-Test series against Sri Lanka have been slightly adjusted, with their scheduled warm-up match against a Sri Lanka XI reduced from four days to three. According to a Cricbuzz report, the practice fixture will now be played from August 7 to 9 at the NCC Ground in Colombo, located […]