Cricket

India’s Test captain begins the Sri Lanka series after a heavy-scoring England tour that tested both his strokeplay and patience.

Chaminda Vaas reflects on modern fast bowling, the value of swing, fitness demands and his work with young cricketers.

With Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli now limited to ODIs, Pant’s own one-format status has become a quieter question for India.

Devdutt Padikkal hit an unbeaten 142 in Colombo as India reached 357 for eight, while Yashasvi Jaiswal, Rishabh Pant and Dhruv Jurel missed out.

Andrew McDonald says Australia may need tough calls on IPL workloads before a packed run of Tests, the WTC final and the Ashes.

Rajat Patidar will lead Central Zone in the Duleep Trophy, with Rinku Singh named vice-captain for the Bengaluru tournament.

India’s recent T20 setbacks and Jasprit Bumrah’s injury have added pressure before the two-Test Sri Lanka tour.

Jasprit Bumrah will miss India’s two-Test tour of Sri Lanka as Auqib Nabi moves closer to his first senior national call-up.

Dindigul Dragons bowled out Tiruppur Tamizhans for 107 and chased the target with nine balls left in the TNPL Season 10 opener.

Shubman Gill reclaimed the top ODI batting spot, while Vaibhav Sooryavanshi climbed 230 places in the latest T20I rankings.