Testseries
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India vs Sri Lanka: The last 10-15 overs put us under pressure, says Dinesh Chandimal
Cricket | Nov 20, 2017, 11:59 PM ISTAfter dominating the first four days of the match, Sri Lanka were reeling on 75/7 in their second innings when bad light forced the umpires to bring the curtains down on the contest.
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Usain Bolt to improve Australia's 'explosiveness' for Ashes
Cricket | Nov 20, 2017, 11:43 PM ISTWelcoming Bolt's appointment ahead of the opening Ashes Test in Brisbane, Australian batsman Peter Handscomb informed that the Jamaican sprinter has been giving his side few pointers on how to get a little bit faster.
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India vs Sri Lanka: Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Shikhar Dhawan released from Indian Test team
Cricket | Nov 20, 2017, 11:20 PM ISTBhuvneshwar will take no further part in the Test series, whereas, Shikhar Dhawan will be available for selection in the third Test in Delhi.
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India vs Sri Lanka: Sky is the limit for Virat Kohli, says coach Ravi Shastri
Cricket | Nov 20, 2017, 09:15 PM ISTKohli's hunger for runs and his ability to convert half-centuries into hundreds was on full view as he bounced back from his first innings duck to score an unbeaten 104 in the second innings of Kolkata Test vs Sri Lanka.
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Virat Kohli's hammers 50th international century, becomes 2nd Indian to do so
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Sri Lanka coach sees huge positives from drawn Kolkata Test
Cricket | Nov 20, 2017, 08:15 PM ISTPothas also added that the side which is in transition after the departure of two legends - Mahela Jayawardene and Kumar Sangakkara - are up for the challenges in the future.
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India vs Sri Lanka: Bhuvneshwar Kumar credits his fitness for change in fortunes
Cricket | Nov 20, 2017, 08:00 PM ISTThe Uttar Pradesh-born fast bowler brought India tantalisingly close to victory with dream figures of 11-8-8-4 in Sri Lanka's second innings.
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India vs Sri Lanka: We were five or six overs short of victory, says KL Rahul
Cricket | Nov 20, 2017, 07:09 PM ISTIndia turned around the Kolkata Test in the final two sessions with pacer Bhuvneshwar Kumar hitting top gear en route to superb bowling figures of 4/8 to reduce Sri Lanka to 75/7 in pursuit of 231 before bad light stopped play at 26.3 overs.
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50 international hundreds do not seem a long journey for Virat Kohli
Cricket | Nov 20, 2017, 06:48 PM ISTKohli scored an unbeaten 104 as India declared their second innings at 352 for eight, which left Sri Lanka with an improbable 231 to chase in little over a session in the opening Test at Kolkata.
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India vs Sri Lanka, 1st Test; Day 5 at Eden Gardens
Sports | Nov 20, 2017, 05:37 PM ISTVirat Kohli authored a captain's knock of unbeaten 104 while Bhuvneshwar Kumar returned spectacular figures of 11-8-8-4 as India narrowly missed a spectacular win in the first Test against Sri Lanka which ended in a draw at the Eden Gardens.
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1st Test: Sri Lanka hold on for a tense draw after Virat Kohli's 18th ton
Cricket | Nov 20, 2017, 05:19 PM ISTThe 231-run target was out of reach for Sri Lanka as the Indian bowlers went full throttle raising visions of a victory, reducing them to 75 for 7 before umpires called off play due to deteriorating light.
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India vs Sri Lanka: Virat Kohli hammers 50th international hundred, joins elite list
Cricket | Nov 20, 2017, 04:32 PM ISTIn the list of most centuries as a skipper, the Indian captain now has equalled Sunil Gavaskar’s tally of 11 hundreds.
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India vs Sri Lanka, 1st Test: Day 4 at Eden Gardens
Sports | Nov 19, 2017, 05:52 PM ISTOpeners Shikhar Dhawan and Lokesh Rahul made mincemeat of the Sri Lankan bowling attack to help India take a 49 run-lead and end the fourth day at 171/1 in 2nd innings at the Eden Gardens on Sunday.
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1st Test, Day 4: Dhawan, Rahul fifties propel India to 49-run lead vs Sri Lanka
Cricket | Nov 19, 2017, 07:54 PM ISTTaking advantage of the improved conditions, Dhawan and Rahul raised a near-flawless 166-run partnership which put India ahead by 49 runs at the end of the fourth day's play in Kolkata Test.
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India vs Sri Lanka: Dilruwan Perera turns towards dressing room before taking DRS
Cricket | Nov 19, 2017, 01:01 PM ISTThe incident happened in the last ball of 57th over with Perera yet to open his account when he was struck on the backfoot by an in-dipper bowled by Mohammed Shami.
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Highlights, India vs Sri Lanka, 1st Test, Day 4: Dhawan, Rahul frustrate visitors with fighting fifties
Cricket | Nov 19, 2017, 05:42 PM IST1st Test, Day 4: Shikhar Dhawan (94) and KL Rahul (73*) knitted a crucial 166-run stand for the first wicket put India in control in the first Test at Eden Gardens, Kolkata.
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India vs Sri Lanka: Mohammed Shami injury not serious, says Cheteshwar Pujara
Cricket | Nov 18, 2017, 07:54 PM ISTWhile bowling his 14th over on day 3, Shami pulled the hamstring muscle on his right leg and immediately asked for his cap from the umpire and left the field.
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India vs Sri Lanka: Angelo Mathews lauds India's 'top class' pace attack
Cricket | Nov 18, 2017, 07:39 PM ISTFormer skipper Mathews (52) and Lahiru Thirimanne (51) struck half-centuries to take Sri Lanka to 165 for four on day three, after bowling out India for a meagre 172 in the opening Test.
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India vs Sri Lanka: Playing county cricket has definitely helped me, says Cheteshwar Pujara
Cricket | Nov 18, 2017, 06:34 PM ISTPujara also feels that the hosts are still very much in the game and it would take a couple of wickets on the fourth day to run through the opposition.
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1st Test, Day 3: Sri Lanka close in on lead after India's 172
Cricket | Nov 18, 2017, 05:28 PM ISTThirimanne (51) and Mathews (52) struck half-centuries after SL bowled out India for a meagre 172 as the visitors closed in on a first-innings lead against India.