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Sri Lanka pick uncapped pacer for second Test

Sri Lanka pick uncapped pacer for second Test

Rediff.com28 Jul 2008

Sri Lanka called up uncapped paceman Dammika Prasad as an additional bowling option for the second Test against India in Galle starting on Thursday.

Team for ODI series, Champions Trophy to be picked

Team for ODI series, Champions Trophy to be picked

Rediff.com28 Jul 2008

The national selection panel headed by Dilip Vengsarkar will pick the squad for the five-match ODI series against Sri Lanka after the second Test at Galle, the Cricket Board said on Monday.

Stats: India vs SL, 1st Test, Day 1

Stats: India vs SL, 1st Test, Day 1

Rediff.com23 Jul 2008

This is the fifth Test involving India and Sri Lanka in Sri Lanka to be affected by rain; the previous four were at Colombo (SSC) in 1985-86; Kandy in 1993; Colombo (SSC) in 1998-99 and Galle in 2001-02.

Why India must worry over the Data Protection Bill

Why India must worry over the Data Protection Bill

Rediff.com30 Dec 2019

Sections in the draft Personal Data Protection Bill are a blatant violation of the Right to Privacy as guaranteed by the Constitution.

An amazing clean sweep for India

An amazing clean sweep for India

Rediff.com3 Sep 2019

It is the first time that India have made a clean sweep in a Test series in the West Indies.

Northeast more prone to cancer

Northeast more prone to cancer

Rediff.com11 Jan 2007

The National Cancer Registry Programme was started by ICMR with a network of cancer registries across the country in December 1981.

Do liquid diets really help you lose weight?

Do liquid diets really help you lose weight?

Rediff.com18 Jun 2019

Following a liquid diet without the supervision or guidance of an expert can lead to uncalled health consequences, says Nmami Agarwal.

Capturing reel and real life in every frame

Capturing reel and real life in every frame

Rediff.com28 Apr 2007

A camera when held in the right hands becomes a sponge that absorbs life, its colours, emotions and mood swings in totality. This is where ace photographer Fawzan Husain and his work fall into context.

Hoggard in England squad for final Sri Lanka Test

Hoggard in England squad for final Sri Lanka Test

Rediff.com17 Dec 2007

England fast bowler Matthew Hoggard was included in a 12-man squad for the third and final Test against Sri Lanka, starting in Galle on Tuesday. Fast bowler Stuart Broad, who made his debut in the drawn second Test, was left out to accommodate the possible return of oggard, who missed the second Test with a back injury.

Sri Lanka name unchanged squad

Sri Lanka name unchanged squad

Rediff.com8 Aug 2004

Sri Lanka announced an unchanged 15-man squad for the second Test against South Africa which starts in Colombo on August 11.

Sri Lanka recall Dilshan for final Test vs England

Sri Lanka recall Dilshan for final Test vs England

Rediff.com14 Dec 2007

Dilshan, 31, was dropped for Sri Lanka's tour to Australia in November but returns in place of Jehan Mubarak, who struggled in the first two matches.

Top order and rain saves England

Top order and rain saves England

Rediff.com13 Dec 2007

Half centuries from Michael Vaughan, Alastair Cook and Ian Bell allowed England to reach 250 for three at tea before the final session was washed out.

Tillakratne questions Lankan batsmen's shot selection

Tillakratne questions Lankan batsmen's shot selection

Rediff.com13 Aug 2017

'Playing spin, even from Zimbabwe series we couldn't cope up with. Second innings of that match and second innings of the SSC Test, the boys played really well. But there was no continuity'

'Pandya can be the next Kapil Dev if he stays grounded'

'Pandya can be the next Kapil Dev if he stays grounded'

Rediff.com13 Aug 2017

The chairman of selectors M S K Prasad feels that Hardik Pandya has the potential to match the legendary Kapil Dev, provided the all-rounder stays grounded.

Presidential poll a loss of face for Congress

Presidential poll a loss of face for Congress

Rediff.com16 Jun 2007

The Presidential nomination drama has diminished the Congress' authority.

Kumble praises Indian team's character

Kumble praises Indian team's character

Rediff.com3 Aug 2008

India captain Anil Kumble said he was proud of his players after they bounced back on Sunday to level the series against Sri Lanka with a convincing 170-run victory in the second Test in Galle.

India rout Sri Lanka in second Test

India rout Sri Lanka in second Test

Rediff.com3 Aug 2008

India made amends for the Colombo debacle by trouncing Sri Lanka by 170 runs within four days to level the three-match Test series 1-1 in Galle on Sunday. After setting Sri Lanka a target of 307, Harbhajan Singh (4 for 51) and Ishant Sharma (3 for 20) bundled out the home team for a paltry 136 on a dramatic fourth day's play which saw as many as 16 wickets fall.

PHOTOS: Jadeja takes five as India crush Lanka to win 2nd Test, series

PHOTOS: Jadeja takes five as India crush Lanka to win 2nd Test, series

Rediff.com6 Aug 2017

Images from Day 4 of the second Test between Sri Lanka and India in Colombo, on Sunday.

Jayadev Galla, the TDP MP, who opened the no-trust motion

Jayadev Galla, the TDP MP, who opened the no-trust motion

Rediff.com20 Jul 2018

All you need to know about the MP who became a trending topic on Twitter.

Stats: Inconsistent Kohli has not had the best year

Stats: Inconsistent Kohli has not had the best year

Rediff.com16 Nov 2017

Statistical highlights on day one of the opening Test between India and Sri Lanka at Eden Gardens in Kolkata on Thursday.

Spinners help England end 17-year wait in Sri Lanka

Spinners help England end 17-year wait in Sri Lanka

Rediff.com18 Nov 2018

Off-spinner Moeen Ali struck twice in three deliveries as England completed a 57-run victory in the second test against Sri Lanka on the final day on Sunday to take an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match series.

Sri Lanka's Herath, Perera approached by bookies to fix Windies Test

Sri Lanka's Herath, Perera approached by bookies to fix Windies Test

Rediff.com18 Dec 2015

Lanka's sports minister said some 10 million rupees (around $70,000) had been offered to the players to lose the match. Police had mounted a search for the suspect who was said to have approached the two players

19 killed in Sri Lanka bus accident

19 killed in Sri Lanka bus accident

Rediff.com10 Apr 2007

Police said most of the victims were burnt to death as they were unable to get out of the bus, which caught fire at Induruwa along the Galle Road this morning.

Ghani Khan Chowdhury is dead

Ghani Khan Chowdhury is dead

Rediff.com14 Apr 2006

Veteran Congress leader and former Union minister A B A Ghani Khan Chowdhury died at a city nursing home today of multi-organ failure following acute pancreatitis

Let us get down to brass tacks on our counter-terror mission

Let us get down to brass tacks on our counter-terror mission

Rediff.com5 Apr 2016

India cannot aspire for great power status unless our leaders truly understand the meaning of national security. Cricket can wait and so can people to people contacts, book launches and Bollywood camaraderie. Let us get down to brass tacks on our counter-terror mission, says Group Captain Murli Menon (retd).

Malinga will be back for Mumbai Indians, says Suryakumar

Malinga will be back for Mumbai Indians, says Suryakumar

Rediff.com5 Apr 2019

Suryakumar Yadav hinted on Friday that Sri Lankan pacer Lasith Malinga will soon be back to play for Mumbai Indians after he flew back home to feature in a domestic one-day tournament.

Warne could face legal action

Warne could face legal action

Rediff.com23 Dec 2006

Sri Lanka's Galle Cricket Club could sue Shane Warne for not honouring a pledge to reconstruct the tsunami-hit ground.

'Big blow' for India as injured Vijay ruled out of opening Sri Lanka Test

'Big blow' for India as injured Vijay ruled out of opening Sri Lanka Test

Rediff.com10 Aug 2015

The 31-year-old has been ruled out of the opening test due to a mild hamstring strain, the Team India Director Ravi Shastri said in Colombo, on Monday.

India regains No.1 ranking in Tests

India regains No.1 ranking in Tests

Rediff.com17 Aug 2016

Australia has conceded its number-one ranking to India after Sri Lanka made a clean sweep of the three-Test series in Colombo on Wednesday. Australia had arrived in Colombo in number-one position on 118 points. But following loses by 106 runs in Pallekele, 229 runs in Galle and 163 runs in Colombo, Australia has joined England on 108 points but is ranked above Alastair Cook's side, while Sri Lanka has jumped to 95 points. Australia's drop means India has become the number-one ranked side on the MR ICC Test Team Rankings, while Pakistan has moved into second position - just one point behind.

Of Lalu, Sidhu and GM

Of Lalu, Sidhu and GM

Rediff.com20 Jun 2006

INTERESTING numbers from 3rd Test, Day 3

INTERESTING numbers from 3rd Test, Day 3

Rediff.com14 Aug 2017

It has taken India 10 years to finish a Test in 3 days.

INTERESTING numbers from 3rd Test, Day 2

INTERESTING numbers from 3rd Test, Day 2

Rediff.com13 Aug 2017

Rajneesh Gupta presents the numbers from the Kandy Test, Day 2.

'There is a uniqueness about Kohli'

'There is a uniqueness about Kohli'

Rediff.com13 Nov 2017

What does Gideon Haigh, widely considered the finest cricket writer of our time, think of the man currently acclaimed as the finest cricketer on the planet?

Hindutva isolates India in world opinion

Hindutva isolates India in world opinion

Rediff.com24 Dec 2019

'Modi cannot drag India back into a primitive epoch resembling the religious wars in medieval Europe and at the same time claim to represent the aspirations of modernity among Indians,' notes Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar.

Bangladesh Test tons give Vijay, Dhawan career-best rankings

Bangladesh Test tons give Vijay, Dhawan career-best rankings

Rediff.com15 Jun 2015

India may have slipped to fourth in the Test rankings following the drawn Test in Fatullah, but its openers, Murali Vijay and Shikhar Dhawan, achieved career-best rankings for batsmen.

1st Test: Dhawan, Pujara power India to 399/3 against Sri Lanka on Day 1

1st Test: Dhawan, Pujara power India to 399/3 against Sri Lanka on Day 1

Rediff.com26 Jul 2017

Brought into the squad only after first-choice opener Murali Vijay was ruled out due to injury, Dhawan made full use of the opportunity and played an entertaining 168-ball innings that was studded with 31 fours. This was his fifth Test hundred.

Subhash Ghai on India's Best Films

Subhash Ghai on India's Best Films

Rediff.com2 Jun 2005

Ghai talks about his pick of the all-time best Indian films.

Ashwin on his favourite Test wickets

Ashwin on his favourite Test wickets

Rediff.com24 Jul 2017

Ashwin termed Sri Lanka's tour of 2015 as a landmark for Indian team for their come-from-behind 2-1 series win. "In 2015, we were sandwiched into the middle of a leadership takeover. Virat had just taken over in Australia and we came here having played one Test in Bangladesh. We had set ourselves a lot of goals for each other and I would say we have achieved them and come out with flying colours over the last couple of years as a group"

Australia backs Russia ban, athletes group unimpressed

Australia backs Russia ban, athletes group unimpressed

Rediff.com10 Dec 2019

The decision not to impose a blanket ban was not uniformly welcomed with Travis Tygart, head of the United States Anti-Doping Agency, describing it as "yet another devastating blow to clean athletes."

Sri Lanka name four spinners

Sri Lanka name four spinners

Rediff.com5 Mar 2004

Sri Lanka also called up Nuwan Zoysa for the first time since June 2002 for the first Test against Australia.