Muttiah Muralitharan, a former Sri Lanka legendary spinner termed the six in the penultimate over as the moment where the course of the 2nd T20I changed in favour of the hosts. Chamika Karunaratne dispatched a full toss beyond the boundary ropes to change the equation drastically. The Indian vice-captain stepped up to bowl the penultimate
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Aakash Chopra was clear-cut in saying that the umpires should show a little bit of ‘consistency’ regarding the wide-calls as when the hosts Sri Lanka batted, the umpires turned down Wanindu Hasaranga’s request against a wide-off Nitish Rana. During India’s run-chase, a couple of calls off Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Chetan Sakariya also hogged the limelight.
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Krunal Pandya tested positive for Covid-19 today for which the second T20 international match between Sri Lanka and India at Colombo’s Premadasa Stadium tonight (27th July) at IST 8 pm has been halted. The match will be played on Wednesday 28th July. According to sources, eight Indian players who were in proximity of Krunal Pandya,
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Varun Chakravarthy’s big day arrived on Sunday when he made his international debut in the 1st T20I vs Sri Lanka and he made it special by picking up the wicket of Sri Lankan captain Dasun Shanaka. He returned with figures of 1/28 from his 4 overs, to make a decent start to his international career.
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Prithvi Shaw registered a golden duck on his debut in the first T20I on Sunday but skipper Shikhar Dhawan feels the opening batsman will bounce back in the next game against Sri Lanka. Bhuvneshwar Kumar picked four while Deepak Chahar scalped two wickets as India defeated Sri Lanka by 38 runs in the first T20I.
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Mohammad Kaif lauded Suryakumar Yadav’s confidence and ability to hit big from the onset. The former middle-order batsman Mohammad Kaif said that Suryakumar Yadav bats as if he already has a century under his belt. Suryakumar Yadav starred once again with the bat for India in the first T20I against Sri Lanka, scoring a quickfire 50
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Yuzvendra Chahal, an Indian leg spinner, after defeating Sri Lanka in the first T20I of the three-match series, said that is not concerned about the healthy competition between the spinners in the squad as his prime focus lies is on performing well for the Men in Blue. Man of the Match Bhuvneshwar Kumar picked four
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Shikhar Dhawan, the Indian skipper was extremely pleased with the effort put in by the Indian players in the first T20I as India defeated Sri Lanka by 38 runs in the first T20I at the R Premadasa Stadium to take a 1-0 lead in the three-match series. India managed a total of 164 runs in
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Aakash Chopra believes it’s still too early for India to consider Chetan Sakariya as an option for the T20 World Cup. The venerable pundit said despite his highly impressive ODI debut, the young left-arm pacer is still developing and can’t be looked at par with the likes of Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Deepak Chahar. Chetan Sakariya picked up two
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Bhuvneshwar Kumar hasn’t played a Test match since January 2018 owing to injury and fitness issues. Now, according to reports, a call on the experienced pacer’s Test future is likely to be taken by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) after the conclusion of the forthcoming T20I World Cup. Bhuvneshwar Kumar’s exclusion
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