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Sri Lanka batting coach tests Covid positive ahead of India series

Sri Lanka's batting coach Grant Flower tested positive for COVID-19 on Thursday, 48 hours after the squad's arrival from England and less than a week before the home series against India. Sri Lanka are set to take on India in a six-match white-ball series starting July 13. Flower has been isolated from the rest of the squad which is undergoing hard quarantine on arrival. "Batting Coach of the Sri Lanka National Team Grant Flower has tested positive for COVID-19," Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) said in a statement. "He was found to be positive during a PCR test carried out on him today when Flower showed mild symptoms of the disease. "Immediately upon identification, Flower was isolated from the rest of the team members (players and coaches) who are undergoing quarantine following their return from England," it further stated. The SLC said Flower is "now undergoing due medical protocols." All the other players who are quarantining have also been tested. Flower is a former Zimbabwe batti

Shanaka to replace Perera as captain for series against India: Reports

All-rounder Dasun Shanaka is all set to replace Kusal Perera as the captain of Sri Lanka's limited-overs team ahead of the ODI and T20 series against India, beginning July 1

Yuvraj Singh picks Rishabh Pant as potential successor to captain Kohli

Having watched Rishabh Pant in action as skipper of Delhi Capitals, former India all-rounder Yuvraj Singh is mighty impressed

De Silva refutes Ranatunga's second string remark on visiting Indian side

Aravinda De Silva says Indian cricket has so much depth that the team selected for the Sri Lanka tour can not be termed a "second-string" side, as claimed by his former teammate Arjuna Ranatunga

Suryakumar Yadav can bat at No 3 in T20 World Cup: Sanjay Manjrekar

Former India cricketer Sanjay Manjrekar says since skipper Virat Kohli is likely to open with Rohit Sharma in the T20 World Cup, Suryakumar Yadav is an ideal candidate for the number three slot

Don't think there was a dip in my performance, says Yuzvendra Chahal

Indian leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal has said that not much should be read into his demotion from Grade B to C in the Indian cricket board's annual contracts list

Sri Lanka cricket board set to make big financial gains amid India series

The India series is set to start on July 13.

Dhoni turns 40: A look at his journey from young marauder to cool finisher

Former India skipper MS Dhoni will always be remembered for finishing tight matches with a smile and sending a billion people into a frenzy

My job as vice captain is to help others' skills,mental health: Bhuvneshwar

India vice-captain for the ongoing tour of Sri Lanka, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, says his role as Shikhar Dhawan's deputy would be to help other players in "improving their skills, mental health

India-England Test series set to be played in front of full crowd capacity

The five-match Test series between India and England, beginning from August 4 is set to be played in front of full capacity crowds

India, England Test series set to be played in front of capacity crowd

The five-Test series between India and England is set to be played in front of packed crowds after UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced the lifting of COVID-19 related restrictions on Monday.

Plain tales from Indian cricket

T C A Srinivasa-Raghavan talks about a new book called 1971: The Beginnings of India's Cricketing Greatness. It is by two well-known cricket journalists, Boria Majumdar and Gautam Bhattacharya

WTC final: India didn't show the patience required in a Test, says Gavaskar

Former India batsman Sunil Gavaskar has said that India 'just didn't show the patience required in a Test' to take on the New Zealand challenge in the WTC final at Southampton recently

A case of near misses

The latest defeat means that India has gone eight years and six major tournaments without winning a trophy.

R Ashwin ends WTC 2019-21 cycle as leading wicket-taker with 71 scalps

Premier India off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin finished the 2019-21 World Test Championship cycle as the leading wicket-taker with 71 scalps to his credit

Don't want Rishabh Pant to lose his positivity, optimism: Virat Kohli

After coming up short in WTC final against New Zealand, India skipper Virat Kohli said that his side does not want Rishabh Pant to lose his positivity or his optimism

Need to bring in right people with right mindset: Kohli hints at overhaul

India skipper Virat Kohli has indicated an overhaul of his Test team after a stunning loss to New Zealand in the World Test Championship final here

Current group of New Zealand players best in our history, says Hadlee

Former New Zealand all-rounder Sir Richard Hadlee said that the Kiwis showed great professionalism against India in the finals of the World Test Championship (WTC)

New Zealand beats India to win inaugural ICC World Test Championship

It is first major ICC trophy for the Black Caps, who had ended runners-up at the 2019 ODI World Cup after losing the final to hosts England on boundary count

New Zealand inches closer towards ICC World Test Championship title

Rishabh Pant lived by the sword and died by it while his India seniors found it difficult to survive against a probing New Zealand attack