There was a method behind Devdutt Padikkal’s mastery in Galle. The left-hander did not simply rely on timing or patience to produce his maiden international hundred; he put into practice months of specific preparation designed to tackle spin-friendly conditions. Returning to India’s Test side after nearly two years, Padikkal produced an unbeaten 131 on the […]
India Squad: Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Shubman Gill(c), Devdutt Padikkal, Sarfaraz Khan, Rishabh Pant(w), Ravindra Jadeja, Kuldeep Yadav, Manav Suthar, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna, Auqib Nabi, Dhruv Jurel, Gurnoor Brar, Saransh Jain. Sri Lanka Squad: Nishan Madushka, Lahiru Udara, Dinesh Chandimal, Kamindu Mendis, Dhananjaya de Silva(c), Pasindu Sooriyabandara, Niroshan Dickwella(w), Ramesh Mendis, Prabath Jayasuriya, Asitha […]
India’s Test team marked the country’s 80th Independence Day in Galle on Saturday, with members of the squad taking part in a flag-hoisting ceremony ahead of the first Test against Sri Lanka. India captain Shubman Gill hoisted the Tricolour in the presence of head coach Gautam Gambhir and the rest of Gill’s teammates. The ceremony […]
