The 25-year-old Rahul cracked a half century in his first outing - a two-day warm-up game against Sri Lanka Board President's XI. He said it was tough staying away from cricket for long.
Sri Lanka are a team in transition but Kohli expects them to put up more than a fight in the upcoming tour which features a series of Test and ODI matches and a one-off Ttwenty match.
Pointing out that Lanka has a great track record at home, Shastri insisted that they are not going to take things for granted and would try to perform to the best of their abilities.
The national selectors specifically rested Rohit for the West Indies tour in order to keep him fresh for the upcoming Sri Lanka tour.
Yasir Shah has taken 149 Test wickets in just 26 games and is thus their weapon of choice in the longer version of the game.
Skipper Mithali Raj and Rajeshwari Gayakwad led India to a famous win over New Zealand by a mammoth 186 runs in Derby to qualify for the semi-final of ICC Women's World Cup 2017.
Angelo Mathews has stepped down as Sri Lanka captain after the morale-shattering series defeat against Zimbabwe where the Islanders lost the five-match ODI rubber 2-3.
After a heavy loss to Zimbabwe, Sri Lankan skipper Angelo Matthews says that the team altogether have to work against the visitors in a one-off Test match
India defeated Pakistan in their last ICC Women's World Cup 2017 match by 95 runs on Sunday.
"We will voice our opinion as a Team only when asked by BCCI. I can't pinpoint any specific thing that I want," says Virat Kohli.
After her match-winning 90 against hosts England, opener Mandhana started from where she had left against the Caribbean team, she scored 106 off just 108 balls which includes 13 fours and two sixes.
The attacking left-hander has only managed to get 123 runs in his last 7 ODIs for Team India.
Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) has appointed former South African wicketkeeper-batsman Nic Pothas as the interim coach, he will mentor SL in the upcoming five-match One-day International (ODI) series and one-off Test series against Zimbabwe.
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Making a comeback after an injury, batsman Manish Pandey will lead India A for the One-day Tri-series against hosts South Africa A and Australia A starting from 26th July.
After registering a comprehensive win over West Indies, Team India will look to maintain their winning momentum in the third ODI against hosts in Antigua.
Former South African skipper has advised de Villiers to give up the One-day International (ODI) captaincy to fully concentrate on his batting.
Skipper Mithali Raj has hammered fifty in every ODI innings she has played since 7th Feb 2017.
Skipper Mithali Raj, Smriti Mandhana and Punam Raut put up dominating batting display in the Women's World Cup opener against England as India posted an imposing total of 281 for three in 50 overs.
To settle down the dust on the issue, Jaipur traffic police have been quick to apologise to Indian pacer Jasprit Bumrah for taking a dig on his infamous no-ball which he bowled in the final of ICC Champions Trophy against Pakistan.
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