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“Vijay has not fully recovered and we don´t want to take a chance”, Shastri told reporters at the Galle worldwide Stadium. India are employing their five bowler theory as expected and will be playing three spinners. The last time India toured Sri Lanka in 2010, the...

Pakistan had already won the Test and ODI series and capped the Sri Lanka rubber on Saturday by displaying their brighter dimension of unpredictability to win the second T20 against the Islanders in Colombo.

Mahela Jayawardene is set to be appointed as a batting consultant by England for their series away to Pakistan in the United Arab Emirates later this year after officials confirmed Tuesday they were in talks with the Sri Lanka great.

Indian Cricket Team is all set travel to the neighbour islanders, Sri Lanka for a three-Test series which is also the final series for the veteran Sri Lankan player Kumara Sangakkara. Be as consistent as possible and its a good challenge and good thing to have in a team, ” he said.

“It is a good responsibility to have on your shoulders”.

“It is an exciting challenge to start together as a new unit”.

BCCI has yet again decided to bar the presence of wives and girlfriends (WAGs) of Indian cricketers on the upcoming Test tour to Sri Lanka.

After clinching the five-matches limited over series 3-2, ODI captain Azhar Ali is hopeful Pakistan will repeat the dose in the Twenty20 series against Sri Lanka, earning the team an unprecedented treble against the hosts.

The visitors batted first and reached 317-4 from their 50 overs, thanks to 77 from Sarfraz Ahmed and 54 from Mohammad Hafeez.

Pakistan were given a target of 377 runs to win a series-deciding third Test in Pallekele after Sri Lanka were all out for 313 just before lunch on the fourth day on Monday.

PALLEKELE, Sri Lanka: Sri Lanka, sent in to bat, were 272-8 in their first innings at stumps on the opening day of the third and final Test against Pakistan in Pallekele on Friday.