Sri Lanka continued to struggle in their tour match against Queensland on Saturday after going into stumps at 62-4 in their second innings, 23 runs behind the home side's first innings total.
Pathan finished with 4 for 37, as the visitors lasted 35.4 overs on a pitch that offered some assistance to the seamers.\n\n
Kohli reached the 11,000 mark in 222 innings -- beating the previous record held by compatriot Sachin Tendulkar who took 276 innings to rack up that total.
Hair, who no-balled Muralitharan for throwing in the 1995-96 Melbourne Test, will officiate in Lanka's match against England in Sydney.
Their second defeat in three days saw them losing by four wickets in a one-day match at Taunton.
Shahid Afridi struck a 45-ball century, equalling the second fastest of all time, in the fifth one-day international against India on Friday.
India's skipper became the sixth batsman in the world and the third from India to reach the landmark during the third ODI against Sri Lanka in Goa.
Tail-ender Michael Mason hit the last ball of the match for four to give New Zealand a thrilling one-wicket win over Sri Lanka in the second ODI.
The leg-spinner took 6 for 102 as Sri Lanka reduced to 361 for seven in their second innings at close of play on the fourth day of the second Test.
The Indian ace played in his 368th ODI match on Sunday. Pakistan skipper Inzazmam-ul Haq and Sri Lankan veteran Sanath Jayasuriya have played a match less.
Sri Lanka posted 303 for three on the first day of the second Test against South Africa on Wednesday.
The Sri Lanka off-spinner claimed his 528th wicket on the third day of the first Test against South Africa before the visitors closed play at 347 for 7.
Rohit breaks Jayasuriya's record as opener, Kohli scores most runs in 2019.
Hashan Tillakaratne resigned as Test captain after Sri Lanka were whitewashed 3-0 by Australia on Sunday.
Sri Lanka scored an upset 22-run win over Australia in the first one-day final at Adelaide Oval on Friday.
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Sri Lanka dropped Sanath Jaysuriya for the final ODI against India in Baroda.
India dropped V V S Laxman to make room for off spinner Harbhajan Singh in the final of the tri-series.
Tendulkar, Ganguly, Azharuddin and Dravid appear in the list.
Sanath Jayasuriya and Marvan Atapattu made centuries in a record opening stand as Sri Lanka smashed 343 for five in their one-day international match against Australia on Thursday.\n\n
However, other Indians playing in county cricket -- Harbhajan Singh and Irfan Pathan -- ended up on the losing side.
Marvan Atapattu will lead the Tests against West Indies and the triangular ODI series in Sri Lanka
The hosts amassed a 492-run at the end of the third day in the second Test.
His 232 enabled Sri Lanka score 470 before South Africa closed on 116 for 3 on day 2 in the second Test.
Opener Sanath Jayasuriya top scored with 74 as Sri Lanka set South Africa a tricky 325-run victory target after the fourth day of the first Test.
His unbeaten 163 saw Sri Lanka close day 2 of the four-day match against Northern Territory on 304 for 5.
Sri Lanka, 2-0 down in the series, closed on 239 for two in reply to Australia's first innings total of 401
The Sri Lankans have played 17 Tests in India in 35 years, but failed to win a single one.
List of fastest 50s in one-day internationals after Australia's Damien Martyn reached his 50 in 22 balls against Bangladesh.
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