India vs England: R Ashwin ready for England Test challenge
Cricket | July 20, 2018 19:43 ISTOn the current tour, India won the three-match T20I series 2-1 while England made a terrific comeback in the ODIs by clinching the three-match series 2-1.
On the current tour, India won the three-match T20I series 2-1 while England made a terrific comeback in the ODIs by clinching the three-match series 2-1.
Was it a statement? A diss? A message? Or just a way to celebrate? Many notions can be made out of the gesture but one thing is for sure, Root ensured Virat Kohli looked on.
Shaw top-scored with 62 for India A at the County Ground, but others such as Test specialist Vijay, Mayank and skipper Nair failed to get going.
The visitors were bowled out for 126, their lowest total against Sri Lanka, eclipsing the 168 all out in Durban in 2011.
The day belonged to Karunaratne, whose 6-hour marathon helped Sri Lanka to a respectable total after a middle-order collapse.
Bangladesh, after its lowest Test score of 43 in the first innings, was all out for 144 in the second after resuming day three on 62/6.
Bangladesh ended Day 2 on 62-6 in 18 overs - after their first-innings of 43 - to trail West Indies by 301 runs with only four second-innings wickets left.
Sri Lanka drew the three-Test series against West Indies 1-1 after winning the third match by four wickets.
Sri Lanka, who are 105 runs behind, had Niroshan Dickwella on 13 at the close and Roshen Silva 3 not out.
Meanwhile, Chandimal faces a lengthy ban after having admitted to the more serious Level three offence which relates to 'conduct that is contrary to the spirit of the game.'
Sri Lanka coach Chandika Hathurusinghe, manager Asanka Gurusinha and Chandimal had previously admitted breaching the "spirit of cricket" by refusing to play for two hours.
Afghanistan recently became the 12th side to feature in men's Test cricket when they played against India in a one-off historic Test match.
According to the ICC, nine top-ranked sides would participate in the inaugural edition of the event, which will run from July 15, 2019, to April 30, 2021.
The umpires decided to change the match ball, which was 44.3 overs old, ahead of the third day in St. Lucia. which prompted Sri Lanka's players to stay in their dressing room.
Dhawan became the first Indian batsman to score a century in the first session of a Test match joining the illustrious ranks of Sir Don Bradman, Victor Trumper, Majid Khan, and David Warner.
India have been Afghanistan's closest allies, however on field, Ajinkya Rahane's India will not spare an inch as they are expected to put up a ruthless show.
Afghanistan has already proved its potential in limited-overs cricket, but history beckons the war-torn nation as for the first-time ever its players will take the field wearing white flannels and trousers.
After the one-off Afghanistan Test match, Rahane has nothing to look forward to as he has been dropped from the limited-overs side which is going to UK first.
With a few of the star players missing such as captain Virat Kohli, pacers Bhuvnehswar Kumar and Jasprit Bumrah, the 15-man Test squad has the capability to individually impress the selectors as they face a spin-heavy Afghanistan.
South Africa are slated to play two-match Test series, five-match ODI series and one-off T20I against Sri Lanka, beginning July 12 at the Galle International Stadium.
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