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India-Sri Lanka series to now start from July 18: BCCI secretary Jay Shah

Indian team's six-match limited-overs series in Sri Lanka will now start from July 18, says BCCI secretary Jay Shah, a day after a Covid-19 outbreak in the home team camp forced the postponement

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

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

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

The India series is set to start on July 13.

SLC sets July 8 deadline to resolve contracts row ahead of India series

Sri Lanka Cricket and its cricketers are heading for a further showdown with the players being offered only 36 hours from Tuesday to sign the contentious national contracts.

IND vs SL: Dhoni is always there to guide youngsters, says Bhuvneshwar

On the occasion of World Social Media Day, India pacer Bhuvneshwar Kumar on Wednesday recalled one of his social media posts, where he had posted an image with former skipper MS Dhoni

Dravid will be coaching the Indian team in Sri Lanka: BCCI Secretary Shah

The team leaves for Colombo on June 28

IND vs SL: India's white-ball players for Sri Lanka tour arrives in Mumbai

India's white ball squad, led by Shikhar Dhawan, has arrived here and straightaway went for a two-week quarantine

India vs Sri Lanka: Dhawan to lead, Shaw and Padikkal earn call-ups

India are scheduled to clash with Sri Lanka in three One-day Internationals and as many Twenty20 matches on the tour that will begin on July 13 and conclude on July 25

India's limited overs tour of Sri Lanka to be played between July 13 and 25

A second string India squad will play three ODIs and as many T20 Internationals in Sri Lanka between July 13 to 25, broadcaster Sony announced on Monday.

Rahul Dravid to coach Team India on Sri Lanka tour for limited-over series

Before taking over as the head of NCA in 2019, Dravid had worked closely with the current crop of youngsters in the Indian team at the U-19 level as well as in the India 'A' team

India's white-ball series needed to lift Sri Lanka out of mess: BCCI

India's limited-overs tour of Sri Lanka is necessary to ensure that Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) makes up for the loss of revenue caused by last year's cancelled tour of the Island nation

India's tour to Sri Lanka 2021: Increasing Covid cases in island a worry

India is to tour Sri Lanka for a short cricket series in July, but increasing Covid-19 cases in that country could worry BCCI

Tour of Sri Lanka: Two-way fight for captaincy between Hardik and Shikhar

Veteran opener Shikhar Dhawan and flamboyant allrounder- turned specialist batsman Hardik Pandya will be locked in a two-way fight for India captaincy if Shreyas Iyer doesn't get fit in time

India vs Sri Lanka limited overs series to be played in Colombo: Report

Colombo's R Premadasa Stadium will host all the matches in India's upcoming limited overs series against Sri Lanka

India vs Sri Lanka limited-overs series to begin from July 13: Report

Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) has proposed an itinerary to the BCCI and it sees both teams locking horns in three ODIs first and it is followed by the T20I matches, according to a media report

India will tour Sri Lanka in July for limited-overs series: Sourav Ganguly

BCCI president Sourav Ganguly on Sunday said that the Indian team, sans the top players, will tour Sri Lanka in July for a limited-overs bilateral series

Road Safety World Series: India Legends to play Sri Lanka Legends in final

Sri Lanka Legends will meet India Legends in the summit clash of the Road Safety World Series T20 at the Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Cricket Stadium here on Sunday.

ICC Super League for 2023 World Cup qualification: All you need to know

The super league will begin with England vs Ireland three match ODI series, scheduled to start from July 30, 2020. Check ICC Super League format, teams and points system here