Show Quick Read Key points generated by AI, verified by newsroom Gurnoor Brar smashed four sixes in warm-up’s final over. Devdutt Padikkal scored a century, strengthening Test selection claim. Padikkal specifically prepared for Sri Lanka using Kookaburra balls. India pacer Gurnoor Brar produced an unexpected batting spectacle on Day 2 of the three-day warm-up match…
Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) board on Friday announced that free entry will be provided to fans for the upcoming two-match Test series against India in Galle and Colombo. The series between the subcontinental rivals forms a key part of the ongoing ICC World Test Championship 2025–2027 cycle.The two-match series begins on August 15 in Galle….
2 min readAug 7, 2026 06:51 PM IST The Sri Lanka cricket board on Friday announced that fans will be allowed free entry during Sri Lanka’s upcoming two-Test series against India, starting August 15 in Galle. The first Test match will be held in the Galle International Stadium while the SSC in Colombo will host…
3 min readAug 7, 2026 04:54 PM IST Former India player Ajinkya Rahane, who announced his international retirement last month, had a word of advice for the India batters who are set to take on Sri Lanka in a 2-match Test series, beginning on August 15. “I think in Sri Lanka, the first day wicket…
The Sri Lanka Cricket selection committee on Thursday announced the 15-man squad for the three-day warm-up match against India beginning on Friday. The match is scheduled to take place at the NCC Grounds in Colombo, following which the teams will travel to Galle, where the first Test will be played from August 15. The second…
India has drafted in Jammu & Kashmir pacer Auqib Nabi as a replacement for the injured Jasprit Bumrah for the upcoming two-Test series against Sri Lanka. Bumrah, who had initially been named in the squad subject to fitness clearance, has been ruled out after failing to recover fully from a knee issue. The Indian team…
NEW DELHI: India’s warm-up match against a Sri Lanka XI ahead of the two-Test series has been shortened from four days to three days, the Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) confirmed. The practice match will now be played from August 7 to August 9 at the Nondescripts Cricket Club (NCC) Ground in Colombo.In a statement, SLC…
File Pic: Manjot Kalra (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: Former India Under-19 World Cup-winning star Manjot Kalra will remain in custody in Sri Lanka after a Colombo court rejected his plea for early bail in connection with an alleged match-fixing case linked to the ongoing Lanka Premier League (LPL) 2026.Kalra, who shot to fame with his…
Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) has reaffirmed its “zero-tolerance” stance on corruption after former India Under-19 World Cup winner and Jaffna Kings co-owner Manjot Kalra was arrested over allegations of attempting to induce a player into corrupt practice during the Lanka Premier League (LPL).In a statement issued hours after Kalra’s arrest on Friday, the island nation’s…
4 min readJul 17, 2026 09:55 PM IST The 2026 Lanka Premier League (LPL) was rocked by controversy hours before the start of the new season, with one of the owners of Jaffna Kings arrested by Sri Lanka’s Special Investigations Unit for the Prevention of Offences Relating to Sport over alleged corruption. In May 2026,…
