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Galle International Stadium: Bowlers put up a highly disciplined performance to keep India in command in the first Test against Sri Lanka at the Galle International Stadium in Galle on Tuesday. Manav Suthar struck twice, while Prasidh Krishna and Mohammed Siraj took one wicket apiece as the visitors kept their stranglehold on the Galle Test by sending Sri Lanka reeling to 84/4 at the end of Day 4, needing 288 runs more for an improbable win. The Indian bowlers began the defence of 371 after the
The Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Sports: Ahmedabad must use the 2030 Commonwealth Games to build a sporting and urban legacy for India rather than allow the event itself to dictate what the country builds, according to Dr Utsav Chaware, Director of the Bharat Centre of Olympic Research and Education (BCORE) at Rashtriya Raksha University. In an exclusive interview with IANS, Chaware said the centenary Commonwealth Games should become a practical test of India's ability to host major sporting events
Galle International Stadium: Rishabh Pant has etched his name into the history books as he has become the first-ever Indian cricketer to have hit 100 sixes in Test cricket. The star wicketkeeper-batter achieved the milestone during Day 4 of the first Test match between India and Sri Lanka at the Galle International Stadium on Tuesday. Coming into the match, Pant had 97 sixes to his name and needed three to reach the elusive milestone. He had smashed one in the first innings when he hit 39 from 6
India tightened their grip on the first Test against Sri Lanka, reaching 116-4 at lunch to extend their lead to 294 runs on day four in Galle on Tuesday. With six wickets in hand on a pitch increasingly assisting spin with turn and bounce, the tourists are strongly placed to force a result and take a 1-0 lead in the two-match series. At lunch Rishabh Pant was batting on 21 off 22 balls with a four and six, alongside Dhruv Jurel, who was on five. Devdutt Padikkal, who posted a maiden hundred in t
Akash Lal, who died in New Delhi on August 10 at the age of 85, belonged to a generation of Indian cricketers for whom playing for the country was the ultimate ambition, but whose contribution to Indian cricket eventually extended far beyond their own playing careers. A prolific Delhi opener, North Zone captain, national selector and an influential voice in the selection room, Lal left his mark on Indian cricket in more ways than one. His most enduring contribution, however, was his role in back