Rohit Sharma was appointed as the new Test captain of the Indian men's team while veterans Cheteshwar Pujara and Ajinkya Rahane were dropped from the Sri Lanka series.
The Indian selectors led by chairman Chetan Sharma, who is currently in Kolkata for the T20 series against the West Indies, will be connecting with his colleagues who are on Ranji Trophy duty at various locations for team selection.
The Elite group games will start from February 16 after the Plate group matches begin from February 10 and both under-fire seniors will get two matches at least to convince the selectors.
It will be just the third time India will host a pink-ball Test after playing against Bangladesh in Kolkata in November 2019 followed by facing England in Ahmedabad in February 2021. The Tests against Sri Lanka will have a new captain for India after Virat Kohli stepped down in January.
ICC Match Referee Ranjan Madugalle imposed the sanction after Dasun Shanaka's side was ruled to be one over short of the target.
After Ishan kept his promise by hitting the first ball in ODI for six, his childhood coach said it shows that his disciple always thinks about the team as he went for scoring runs from the word go.
In the absence of regular skipper Virat Kohli and the main side, who are currently touring England, Dhawan will lead a second-string Indian team in the series starting July 13.
The BCCI on Thursday announced an invigorating squad for the limited-overs assignment in Sri Lanka. The set-up consists of players with maiden India call-ups, names who are trying to revive their fading career, and rookies who've impressed in this year's IPL.
In an exclusive conversation with India TV Cricket, Indian cricketer Yuzvendra Chahal talks about the impending limited-overs tour of Sri Lanka and the freshly brewing competition among the spinners for the World T20 squad.
Despite the stiff competition, Chahal only finds himself motivated and draws inspiration from his personal milestones to back himself.
In the absence of big guns like Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma and Jasprit Bumrah, a limited-overs squad will be playing three T20 Internationals and as many ODIs in the Island nation
India's limited-overs specialists will be playing three T20 Internationals and as many ODIs in the island nation during the second half of July
Big names such as skipper Virat Kohli and vice-captain Rohit Sharma will not be part of the tour as they will be engaged in a marquee five-match Test series in England.
The special unit also recorded statements from Sri Lanka batting legend Aravinda De Silva, who was chairman of the selection committee at that time, and the opening batsman of that match Upul Tharanga.
Tharanga, who scored 2 off 20 deliveries before getting dismissed by Zaheer Khan in the 2011 World Cup final, appeared in front of the Special Investigation Unit
Aravinda de Silva, the then chairman of selectors, was quizzed for over six hours by the police.
The Lankan government has ordered an enquiry into the matter and a special Police investigation unit recorded Aluthgamage's statement on Wednesday. He told the team that he was only suspicious of fixing.
India had successfully chased down 275 in the final in Mumbai with seven wickets to spare riding in gritty scores from captain MS Dhoni and Gautam Gambhir.
According to a report, the BCCI has already given a nod to Sri Lanka Cricket for a tour, given the Indian government's clearance.
Recalling that smile of his, Sangakkara, in conversation with R Ashwin in the latest episode of the Instagram series Reminisce with Ash, said that it helped him hide 'huge amount of sadness and disappointment'.
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