India tour of Sri Lanka

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Aug 20, 2026

Sri Lanka go to Colombo without three first-choice batters, and one is out because of a rule

Kusal Mendis and Dinesh Chandimal are out of Sunday’s second Test at the SSC and Pathum Nissanka is unlikely, leaving Gary Kirsten to rebuild a battin...

Aug 12, 2026

Sri Lanka pick four quicks for Galle, and Dickwella returns after three years

Sri Lanka’s 16 for the first Test against India carries four specialist fast bowlers, three front-line spinners and a recalled Niroshan Dickwella behi...

Aug 8, 2026

Sudharsan’s toe rules him out of Galle, and Padikkal’s 142 lands the same afternoon

India lost their No. 3 to a toe stress fracture and found a replacement in the same day’s play in Colombo.

Aug 7, 2026

Sri Lanka’s second string made 363 at the NCC, and Manav Suthar was India’s best bowler

Eight days before the first Test at Galle, India’s attack spent 90 overs in the field at the Nondescripts and got one wicket out of its seamers.

Aug 4, 2026

Auqib Nabi has 104 Ranji wickets in two seasons, and it took a Bumrah injury to get him picked

Two Ranji seasons, 104 wickets and a maiden title for Jammu and Kashmir were not enough to get Auqib Nabi into an India squad. A knee injury to Jaspri...

Aug 1, 2026

Kuldeep dismisses Stokes at York, with one county game left before the Sri Lanka Tests

Kuldeep Yadav had Ben Stokes caught at backward point for 12 and finished with 2 for 23 as Yorkshire beat Durham by seven wickets at Clifton Park. One...

Jul 31, 2026

India’s record in Sri Lanka says one thing, the last 20 months say another

India have not lost a Test series in Sri Lanka since 2008 and have won their last five Tests on the island. After two home whitewashes and a nine-year...