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Pant backs his strengths and that's a good sign for team: Bumrah

BENGALURU: Rishabh Pant backs his naturally aggressive style of batting and that is a positive sign for the Indian team, vice captain Jasprit Bumrah said on Sunday after stumper's fiery knock helped them set Sri Lanka a massive 400-plus target in the second Test.

The Times of India

WATCH: Fans enter ground, click selfie with Kohli before being chased away by police

BENGALURU: In a minor security breach, three fans entered the playing area towards the end of the second day of the second Test between India and Sri Lanka and one of them managed to click a selfie with Virat Kohli before being whisked away by the security personnel.

The Times of India

India vs Sri Lanka: Cricket fans enter ground, click selfie with Kohli before being chased away by police

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India vs Sri Lanka, 2nd Test: Pant lights up Chinnaswamy with record-breaking fifty, India leave Sri Lanka with mountain to scale

BENGALURU: Rishabh Pant put Sri Lankan attack to the sword with a record-breaking half-century while Shreyas Iyer yet again conjured up a measured fifty to let India grab complete control of the second Test here on Sunday.

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Rishabh Pant breaks Kapil Dev's record of fastest Test fifty by an Indian

BENGALURU: Flamboyant wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant on Sunday broke the legendary Kapil Dev's 40-year-old record of fastest Test fifty by an Indian on the second day of the Day/Night match against Sri Lanka.

The Times of India

India vs Sri Lanka, 2nd Test: India's lead swells to 342, Kohli falls cheaply but Pant lights up Chinnaswamy stadium

BENGALURU: Skipper Rohit Sharma gifted away his wicket but Rishabh Pant conjured up a record-breaking half-century as India took a commanding position in the second Test against Sri Lanka by extending their overall lead to 342 at dinner on Day 2 on Sunday.

The Times of India

Ind vs SL, 2nd Test | Pant, Shreyas extend India’s dominance on day two; SL set to chase 447

The struggling visitors would need no less than a miraculous show to save the match after ending the second day at 28 for one

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Ind vs SL, 2nd Test: Felt that 50 was like a century, says Shreyas Iyer

Shreyas Iyer who played a pivotal role in taking India's total to 252 in the first innings of the second Test revealed how much the half-century on Day 1 at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium against Sri Lanka meant to him.

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$India vs Sri Lanka, 2nd Test: Rohit Sharma's six leaves spectator with fractured nose$

India vs Sri Lanka, 2nd Test: Rohit Sharma's six leaves spectator with fractured nose

BENGALURU: A spectator was left with a fractured nose when a Rohit Sharma six off left-arm pacer Vishwa Fernando landed in the stands on day one of the second Test between India and Sri Lanka here at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium.

The Times of India

Shreyas calls the shots as India takes control of Pink ball Test

His 98-ball 92 guides the host to 252; the bowlers, led by Bumrah, restrict Sri Lanka to 86 for six on a pitch offering uneven bounce and prodigious turn

The Hindu

Shane Warne was not a popular man in Sri Lanka. Then one act of kindness changed everything

Dogged by scandals in the late 90s and early 2000s, Shane Warne arrived in Sri Lanka a controversial figure. But the people he met after the Boxing Day tsunami have never forgotten him.

ABC News

Fishermen, devotees return from Katchatheevu festival

Expressing satisfaction over the arrangements made at the two-day annual St Antony’s Church festival in Katchatheevu, fishermen and devotees from the coastal district of Ramanathapuram on Saturday said they were pleasantly surprised to meet the fishermen from Sri Lanka and also described the interaction with Sri Lankan Minister Douglas Devananda…

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Ind vs SL, 2nd Test | Shreyas Iyer’s 92 stands out on an opening day dominated by bowlers

Sri Lanka ended the day at 86 for six, trailing by 166 runs, as 16 wickets fell on the opening day with nine of them taken by the spinners.

The Hindu

India win toss, opt to bat against Sri Lanka in 2nd Test

India won the first Test by an innings and 222 runs.

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2nd Test: India look to wrap up series against injury-hit Sri Lanka

BENGALURU: There is a certain old-school charm about Test cricket which makes it intriguing and alluring. It's a format that tests both character and talent, leading to gritty performances and riveting rivalries.

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Wounds of Sri Lanka's civil war remain impossible to heal

In Sri Lanka, 13 years after the end of the civil war with the Tamil Tigers that lasted a quarter of a century, reconciliation appears elusive. Elected in 2019, President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, seen by the Sinhalese majority as a hero and accused by the Tamil minority of war crimes during…

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Lasith Malinga joins Rajasthan Royals as fast-bowling coach; Paddy Upton returns

MUMBAI: Former Sri Lankan speedster Lasith Malinga has joined Rajasthan Royals as their fast-bowling coach for the upcoming edition of the Indian Premier League, which starts here on March 26.

The Times of India

India vs Sri Lanka: There are no set parameters for adjustments required in pink-ball Tests, says Jasprit Bumrah

BENGALURU: India vice-captain Jasprit Bumrah feels that cricketers need to make a few "mental adjustments" going into a 'Pink Ball' Test but defining one set parameter for that is not possible since all three day-night games they have played in the past were in varied conditions.

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India vs Sri Lanka 2022, 2nd Test: Will Virat Kohli's wait for elusive 71st international ton end at Chinnaswamy?

BENGALURU: Chasing an elusive international hundred for 28 months now, Virat Kohli would hope for a turnaround at his 'spiritual home' when India take on an under-prepared Sri Lanka in the second Test, with the action unfolding under flood lights from Saturday.

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India vs Sri Lanka, 2nd Test: Bengaluru ready for pink hue

BENGALURU: On Thursday night, as India cricketers sent the pink ball soaring high at the floodlit M Chinnaswamy stadium, it was the first time that this variant of SG balls was being used at the venue.

The Times of India

India vs Sri Lanka: 100 percent crowd allowed for Bengaluru day-night Test

BENGALURU: The second Test between India and Sri Lanka, a pink ball game starting on Saturday, could witness a full house after the Karnataka State Cricket Association on Thursday allowed 100 percent crowd attendance for the match owing to sharp decline in COVID-19 cases and high demand for tickets.

The Times of India

India vs Sri Lanka, Day/Night Test: Will Jayant get another chance or one among Siraj or Axar feature in the playing XI?

NEW DELHI: India's head coach Rahul Dravid and skipper Rohit Sharma are firm believers in continuity but it will be interesting to see their plans for the playing XI when the team takes on Sri Lanka in the Day/Night game starting Saturday in Bengaluru.

The Times of India

India vs Sri Lanka, Day/Night Test: Will Jayant get another chance or one among Siraj or Axar will feature in the playing XI?

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AP PHOTOS: Sri Lankan power cuts affect all walks of life

Sri Lanka is going through hours of daily power cuts since it can’t operate turbines because of a fuel shortage and the government has only a little foreign currency to pay for oil imports.

The Times of India

India vs Sri Lanka, 2nd Test: No dew at Chinnaswamy stadium adds to intrigue

Fans geared up for maiden day-night Test

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