Defending champions Chennai Superstars beat the Kolkata Tigers by 4 wickets in the the Edelweiss 20s Challenge match that went down to the last over at the Lal Bahadur Stadium, Hyderabad on Monday. Russel Arnold was declared the man of the match for his magnificent unbeaten knock of 66 runs.
They named middle order batsman Russel Arnold and fast bowler Nuwan Kulasekara in their final 15-man World Cup squad on Monday.
The Sri Lanka captain hit an unbeaten 100 as Sri Lanka 'A' beat Pakistan by five wickets in the Kenstar Asian 'A' teams cricket tournament.
Kohli had on Wednesday said the "overdose" of India-Sri Lanka cricket needs to be analysed as the islanders are touring for a return series in space of three months.
Former captain Sunil Gavaskar feels hosts India will start as favourites at the upcoming World Twenty20.
Former India cricketers Yusuf Pathan, Naman Ojha and R Vinay Kumar, all of whom recently announced their retirements, will feature in the India Legends team in the Road Safety World Series starting in Raipur on March 5.
'That conversation between coach and captain should not have happened on the field but in the dressing room,' former Sri Lanka batsman Russel Arnold tweeted.
The left-handed batsman achieved both feats on day three of the ongoing second Test against England at the Galle International Stadium on Sunday.
According to Michael Roundell's Dictionary of Cricket the word Test simply indicates that the series of games is regarded as a 'test' of strength of the two sides. He confirms that calling international cricket matches became the norm around ten years after what is now recognised as the first Test match, which was in 1877.
Indian cricket legend Sunil Gavaskar was on Thursday frisked by security men along with Sri Lanka's Russel Arnold while entering the Eden Gardens Stadium for the fourth One-dayer in Kolkata on Thursday.
The selectors offered the pair, the most successful bowlers in Sri Lanka's one-day international history, an opportunity to rest because both have niggling injuries.
Flamboyant Pakistan all-rounder Shahid Afridi has turned down an offer from Australian state side Tasmania as he wants to concentrate on the coming series against New Zealand, followed by tour of the Down Under.
The 33-year-old, returns for the first time since August last year after recovering from two shoulder operations.
The left-arm fast bowler shone with bat and ball powering Sri Lanka to a dramatic three-wicket win over Australia.
Sri Lanka beat Australia by three wickes with 2.1 overs to spare in the fifth and final one-day international.
Set a target of 301 runs in 50 overs, Russel Arnold and Samana Jayantha guided Sri Lanka to a seven-wicket victory.\n\n
The visitors registered an easy seven-wicket win over India 'A' in the final.
Images from the English Premier League matches played on Sunday night.
And, Shaheen Afridi won the T20I bowling award for his annihilation of India in the 10-wicket win for Pakistan at the T20 World Cup.
The opener's efforts in the ICC Men's T20 World Cup helped Australia win the tournament for the first time.
IMAGES from the English Premier League matches played on Wednesday.
The ICC has approved Nikita Miller as replacement for Sunil Narine in West Indies' WC squad
'Throughout the month Shreyas showed tremendous consistency and control'
People who were used to see him lead for 10 years were happy.
Ishant Sharma is suffering from a knee injury he sustained during the Boxing Day Test against Australia in December.
Images from the English Premier League matches played on Saturday.
Backing Virat Kohli's five-bowler theory to win Test matches, former batsman Russel Arnold said that the Indian pace attack has the variety to match their Sri Lankan counterparts.
India registered a resounding victory in the T20 series-opener against Australia, and following their clinical performance Sunil Gavaskar feels the Mahendra Singh Dhoni-led side will start as favourites at the upcoming World Twenty20 at home.
Rohit Sharma won the prestigious Maruti Suzuki ESPN Cricinfo award for the third year in a row.
Bhuvneshwar Kumar has emerged as one of the five players nominated for the LG People's Choice Award ahead of the ICC annual awards.
Sri Lanka coach Nic Pothas, on Tuesday, again said that his players' 'discomfort (owing to pollution) speaks for itself' and wondered why the state cricket body, DDCA, sent a local doctor to test their players.
He is only the fourth cricketer to win the coveted prize after Sachin Tendulkar, who was the first recipient in 2010, Sri Lanka's Kumar Sangakkara, who won it in 2011 and 2012, and India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni, who won it last year.
Sri Lankan cricket and the island's once-powerful side arrive at the World Cup struggling for form under a newly appointed captain who has played a single One-day international since 2015.
The Captain of the Year award was given to England's World Cup-winning, Heather Knight, the first for a women skipper
Dhoni, who turned a year older Sunday, shook a leg with daughter Ziva in the presence of wife Sakshi as his teammates, in his preferred minimalistic manner.
Perera did not take dressing room help for DRS review: SLC
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