Indian team returns to red-ball cricket in the first Test against Sri Lanka, starting August 15 in Galle. On the eve of the match, captain Shubman Gill clarified that Jammu and Kashmir pacer Auqib Nabi is no longer in contention, with one between Gurnoor Brar and Prasidh Krishna to feature in the playing XI.
A fresh danger is looming after the deluge that swept away more than 1,500 people on the Nepal-Tibet border. There are fears that a newly formed lake of rising water could burst its banks in Tibet. China has warned there is a “high risk” that a lake which formed after the recent landslide may breach its banks, causing a second flood downstream. Till today, an estimated 2.5 million cubic metres of water has accumulated at the barrier lake near the Nepal-Tibet border, official Chinese television said.
Read more
The Indian team put forth a good showing in the recently concluded two-game Test series against Sri Lanka. The two sides met in the first Test in Galle, and for the second Test, the two sides met in Colombo. India registered a dominant 165-run win in the first Test of the series but ended up drawing the second game.
Read more
