India vs Sri Lanka: Interim coach slams hosts after batting collapse
Cricket | August 20, 2017 23:41 ISTFrom 139/1 Sri Lanka were bundled out for a paltry 216 on a good batting surface in Dambulla during the first ODI against India on Sunday.
From 139/1 Sri Lanka were bundled out for a paltry 216 on a good batting surface in Dambulla during the first ODI against India on Sunday.
Shikhar Dhawan scored his third hundred on the Sri Lanka tour, the southpaw also scored centuries in Galle and Pallekele Tests as well.
Skipper Kohli also lauded all-rounder Axar Patel's effort in the Dambulla ODI who got a chance to play in the team in place of chinaman bowler - Kuldeep Yadav.
Centurion Shikhar Dhawan (132) and Virat Kohli (82) power India to an emphatic nine-wicket win over Sri Lanka in the first ODI at Dambulla.
Virat Kohli's men beat Sri Lanka by nine wickets in the first one-day international of the five-match series in Dambulla.
"Our good wishes are always with the team. Be it men's team or women's team," says Tendulkar.
India vs Sri Lanka 2017, 1st ODI: Shikhar Dhawan and Virat Kohli's unbeaten 197-run stand helped the visitors cruise to an easy victory against Sri Lanka in the first ODI at Dambulla on Sunday.
India captain Virat Kohli said no player is guaranteed of a place in the team and welcomed healthy competition for certain spots.
Upul Tharanga has led Sri Lanka earlier in the limited-overs' format, but he is now full-time skipper after Angelo Mathews quit captaincy following the 2-3 defeat against minnows Zimbabwe at home.
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The visitors won the three-Test series by a comfortable 3-0 margin and will look to take that momentum into the limited-overs' leg of the tour as well.
Unlike in the Test format, Sri Lanka have some quality players in their ranks when it comes to white-ball cricket.
The middle-order batsman was a part of the India A tour to South Africa and his sparkling form with the bat there helped him get back to the senior side.
The Upul Tharanga-led side will have to win at least two matches to secure a place in the pinnacle 50-over competition by staving off the challenge from the West Indies.
However, no Indian bowler figure in the top-10 list. Pacer Bhuvneshwar Kumar (13th) is the lone Indian in top 15.
Wriddhiman Saha said current coach Anil Kumble always motivates the players to go for the kill against the opposition.
It cannot be denied that former captain MS Dhoni continues to maintain an impactful presence in the Indian dressing room.
Hardik Pandya gave the pleasant surprise to his father by presenting him with an all new Jeep SUV after the young India all-rounder slammed his maiden Test and first-class hundred against Sri Lanka in the recently-concluded Test series.
After a successful Test series vs Sri Lanka, Hardik Pandya surprised his dad with a brand new Jeep SUV.
Shikhar Dhawan took young all-rounder Hardik Pandya for an auto-rickshaw ride on the streets of Kandy.
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