The Gautam Gambhir-led Indian team management has an opportunity to decide who among KL Rahul and Rishabh Pant will be India's long-term first-choice wicketkeeper-batter in ODIs
The incident took place near Sambuddhaloka Viharaya at the fort area, the defence ministry said. Officials said 10 police personnel were killed when the motorbike-ridden suicide bomber from the LTTE hit the bus.
PCB Chairman Mohsin Naqvi said the Champions Trophy would be held entirely in Pakistan.
The Sri Lankan government has invited the officials of Delhi Metro Rail Corporation to study the feasibility of building a mass rapid transit system in Colombo.
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Friday left for Colombo to attend the South Asian Association for Regional Co-operation summit beginning on Saturday, during which terrorism is expected to be one of the main topics of discussion. Singh is expected to meet his Pakistani counterpart Yusuf Raza Gilani on the sidelines of the summit and is likely to convey India's concerns over the recent spurt in cross-border terrorism and ceasefire violations.
Avishka Fernando scored a superb 96 and Dunith Wellalage took five wickets as Sri Lanka thumped India by 110 runs in Colombo.
Spinners became India's worst nightmare in their first bilateral series defeat against Sri Lanka since 1997.
India may adopt a 'horses-for-courses' policy after failing to counter the spin-friendly conditions in Colombo.
Air Sahara on Thursday started its Colombo-Bangalore flight, its second flight from India to Sri Lanka.
At least four people, including two military personnel were killed and 23 others injured when a powerful bomb went off in Colombo on Wednesday, targeting a bus carrying army personnel, defence and hospital sources said.
'If there is a push towards a Marxist oriented government it will be dangerous.' 'We have seen this in Nepal and Myanmar and it will be a concern for India if it is surrounded by countries with such political dispensations.'
The fire on a merchant vessel off the Karwar coast has been brought under control after more than 24 hours but one of the ship's 21 crew members was missing, the Indian Coast Guard (ICG) said on Saturday.
Nayar comes with a high reputation as a sharp cricket mind and a lifestyle/motivational coach who have worked with the likes of Dinesh Karthik and Rinku Singh.
The ATS, in a brief note, said the four accused, who were arrested from the airport, were Sri Lankan citizens and terrorists of the Islamic State.
The presence of a large number of Tamils from the troubled regions in Colombo was a threat to national security and the safety of others, Police Inspector General Victor Perera told reporters
The series, featuring South Africa, India and hosts Sri Lanka, will will be played entirely in Colombo from August 14-29.
Eight members the Indian team, including captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni, on Sunday left for Colombo to participate in the Asia Cup starting June 15. The eight cricketers, who had assembled in Chennai for a two-day camp ahead of tournament, flew to the Lankan capital on Sunday morning.
Reader Nishit Mahajan has sent us this photograph of him with the stars.
All eyes will be on BCCI secretary Jay Shah during the four-day ICC Annual Conference in Colombo, starting on Friday, where there might be serious discussions about when he will take over from New Zealander Greg Barclay as the chairman of the global body.
Mirza Himayat Baig, a suspected LeT operative arrested for his alleged role in Pune's German Bakery blast, had been to Colombo for training in bomb making for three weeks in 2008, a senior ATS official said on Thursday.
Unidentified persons lobbed a bomb targeting the home of opposition presidential candidate Sarath Fonseka's campaign manager in Colombo on Friday, as violence escalated with just four days left for the polls.
The Pakistan Cricket Board wants the BCCI to provide written proof of the Indian government's denial of permission in case the team refuses to come here for next year's ICC Champions Trophy.
Pacer Asitha Fernando has been named as Chameera's replacement.
Images from the fifth day of the drawn second Test between India and Sri Lanka, in Colombo, on Friday.
IMAGES from the 3rd ODI played between Sri Lanka and India, in Colombo, on Wednesday.
The team took off at 12.25 pm amidst tight security from Chennai's Kamaraj International Airport.
Sri Lanka leg-spinner Jeffrey Vandersay wreaked havoc with a six-wicket haul to hand India a 32-run defeat in the second ODI match.
India to open campaign against Pakistan in Kandy on Sep 2, meet again in Colombo on Sep 10
The firebrand Gautam Gambhir announced his arrival as India's head coach by successfully ensuring the ascension of Suryakumar Yadav as the new T20 captain in place of Hardik Pandya
Ten Indian fishermen, arrested for allegedly engaged in illegal fishing in the Sri Lankan waters on Monday, will be charged with the death of a Navy sailor, who was killed in an operation to seize their trawler, authorities in Colombo said.
DFC is the US government's development finance institution. Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Limited (APSEZ) in a statement said that the US fund will support the development of deepwater shipping container terminal in the Port of Colombo.
The avoidable stresses and strains in ties helped in one way. It showed for the entire region how a matured India handled diplomatic relations, especially with a smaller and suspicious neighbour, with practised dignity and patience, unruffled by provocations in word, deed and action, observes N Sathiya Moorthy.
The Indian cricket team is unlikely to travel to Pakistan for the ICC Champions Trophy next year, BCCI sources told ANI.
India gained an upperhand in the second Test against Sri Lanka by taking a handy 87-run first innings lead despite a fighting century by rival skipper Angelo Mathews in Colombo on Saturday.
South Africa's spin frailties were laid bare once again as the tourists collapsed for 124 to concede a first innings lead of 214 runs at Colombo's Sinhalese Sports Club Ground.
India surpassed that mark when Richa Ghosh hammered a four in the first ball of the 109th over bowled by Annerie Dercksen.
Hardik Pandya is all set to lead India in the three-match T20 International series against Sri Lanka, starting on July 27.
The PCB has now left it up to the ICC to finalise and announce the tournament schedule and also get confirmation from the BCCI whether the Indian team will travel to Pakistan.
