Sumeet Kavthale

Indian cricket team will begin their Sri Lanka tour with three T20I matches starting on July 27 with a new captain and new head coach at the helm. Suryakumar Yadav was named to lead India in the shortest form after Rohit Sharma's retirement after T20 World Cup 2024 glory last month.

The young wicketkeeper batter Richa Ghosh smashed 64* off just 29 balls and skipper Harmanpreet Kaur contributed 66 runs to help India post a big total of 201 against UAE int heir second Women's Asia Cup 2024 match in Dambulla.

Joe Root surpassed the legendary West Indies cricketer Shivanarine Chanderpaul's Test runs tally as he added 189 runs for the fourth wicket with Harry Brook to keep England ahead with a big total in the second innings in the Trent Bridge Test.

"Paes was inducted in the Player Category, while Amritraj and Evans were recognised as a part of the Contributor Category: honoring visionary leaders, pioneers, or individuals who have made a consummate impact on the sport," International Tennis Hall of Fame statement said.

ENG vs WI 2nd Test Day 2 match report: Replying to England's 416, West Indies lost three early wickets but Alick Athanaze and Kavem Hodge added 175 runs for the fourth wicket with big knocks to post a challenging total of 351/5 at the end of Day 2's play at Trent Bridge.

"Last few weeks have been nothing short of a dream and I am truly grateful. Playing for the country is the most special feeling that I will never be able to describe in words," Suryakumar Yadav said after becoming India's new T20I captain.

Both Joe Root and Ben Stokes missed the Indian Premier League 2024 season to focus on red-ball cricket but are set to return to T20 franchise leagues through the SA20 2025. Paarl Royals announce Joe Root's signing months before the start of the third edition of the tournament.

IND-W vs PAK-W Women's Asia Cup 2024: The Indian women's cricket team won the 2022 edition of the tournament to clinch the Asia Cup record seven times. Pakistan women famously defeated India in the last Asia Cup meeting between the two teams in 2022.

Manchester United vs Rangers live: Manchester United kicked off their pre-season with a shock 0-1 defeat against Rosenborg and Rangers lost to the Dutch giants Ajax in their first friendly match of the 2024-25 season.

Rohan Bopanna and Sriram Balaji were stunned by the home favourites Jakob Schnaitter and Mark Wallner in the round of 16 of the German Cup and will be seen in action in the upcoming Paris Olympics 2024 starting on July 26.

ENG vs WI 2nd Test Day 1: After being forced to bat first, England displayed aggressive cricket with Ollie Pope scoring a quick hundred and Ben Stokes and Ben Duckett smashing fifties each. West Indies bowlers made a good comeback in the last session but England went past 400.

Senior cricketers Hardik Pandya, Rishabh Pant, Mohammed Siraj, Arshdep Singh and Axar Patel returned to India's T20I squad for the Sri Lanka series after missing the recent Zimbabwe tour. Only nine players from the Zimbabwe tour made the T20I team with Suryakumar Yadav being named as new captain.

Veteran cricketers Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli have been selected for three ODIs while Suryakumar Yadav is set to lead the T20I squad on the Sri Lanka tour starting on July 27. KL Rahul and Shreyas Iyer are also included in the ODIs setup after missing the recent T20 World Cup 2024.

England were forced to bat first after losing the toss at Trent Bridge in the second Test match against West Indies and lost opener Zak Crawley in the very first over. But Ollie Pope and Ben Duckett added quick unbeaten 86 runs to put the hosts in the driving seat in the first session.