Tharindu Kaushal

Sri Lanka off-spinner Tharindu Kaushal has been reported with a suspected illegal bowling action during the third Test against India, which concluded on Tuesday.

Allrounder Angelo Mathews has been appointed Sri Lanka's Test and ODI captain, replacing Mahela Jayawardene, for a period of one year.

Sri Lankan spinner Tharindu Kaushal said that his side will hope to bat well on day three of first Test against India and make a bid to wipe off the deficit.

Putting an official end to the contracts dispute with players, Sri Lanka Cricket announced a full strength 16-member squad for first Test against Bangladesh.

Both Jayawardene and Malinga are currently playing in the ongoing Champions League Twenty20 in South Africa.

Ajinkya Rahane's fourth Test century helped India extend their lead over Sri Lanka by 370 runs on Day four of the Colombo Test.

India stretched their lead to 266 at lunch on day four with Ajinkya Rahane leading the charge with an unbeaten 82.

Agreeing that Indian batsmen did not do too well against the spinning ball in Sri Lanka, Rahane said things would be different against South Africa at home.

With the addition of these two players now, the Sri Lankan team has affected five changes to its original World Cup squad.

Chamara Kapugedera has replaced injured opener Tillakaratne Dilshan for the next two ODIs against New Zealand including Saturday's match.

Sri Lanka named a 16-member team for upcoming Test series against India with uncapped 23-year-old pacer Vishwa Fernando the only fresh face.

Kumar Sangakkara played his last match for Sri Lanka in the second Test against India which the hosts lost by a massive margin of 278 runs at Colombo.

In a match dominated by spin, Harbhajan picked just one wicket in his 25 overs during the course of two innings as India lost by 63 runs to concede a 0-1 lead.

Sri Lanka bounced back in the match to reduce India to 304 for 6.

The Sri Lankan supporters and players present at the Galle International stadium gave a fitting farewell to Kumar Sangakkara playing his penultimate Test.

A combination of poor fielding and regularly losing players through injuries has hurt Sri Lanka's chances in the cricket World Cup, captain Angelo Mathews said.

India’s aspirations of winning their first series on Sri Lankan soil since 1993 assumed greater shape by the end of day two of the first Test in Galle.

Sri Lanka's bowling coach Champaka Ramanayake was walking off after a practice session when he was asked about the difference in the attacks of the two sides. His answer was two words: "R Ashwin."

While India's strike bowler Ravi Ashwin had a 10-for, Amit Mishra also did his case no harm by picking up five wickets in two innings.

Chand (116) slammed a sparkling century as India spanked Sri Lanka by six wickets to storm into the final of the Under-19 Asia Cup cricket tournament.

Skipper Unmukt Chand scored a blistering century to help India U-19 team register a seven-wicket victory over Sri Lanka in the four-nation U-19 tournament.

Ajinkya Rahane registered his fourth Test century and helped India extend their lead over Sri Lanka by more than 350 runs on Day four of the Colombo Test.

Central to India's dominant performance was the exceptional work from Ashwin, who took 6/46, his best figures outside of India.

The near-abject capitulations of both Sri Lankan and Indian batsmen against spinners in the ongoing Test series has thrown up an intriguing debate.

Wicketkeeper-batsman Naman Ojha on Friday said he is keen to make amends after an average Test debut against Sri Lanka earlier this year.

Shikhar Dhawan and Virat Kohli buttressed India's presence in the first Test by coasting through the morning session of day two on Thursday without hassle.

As recently as Sri Lanka's last Test against Pakistan, Herath was dropped from the playing XI but the left-arm spinner has learnt to take it in his stride.

Virat Kohli's aggressive strategy to deploy five specialist bowlers will be tested when India go into the three-match cricket Test series against Sri Lanka on Wednesday, hoping to end a 22-year-old wait for a series triumph on Lankan soil.

India have the opportunity to grab a piece of historical pie over the next five days if they beat Sri Lanka and win a Test series on these shores after 22 years.

Muttiah Muralitharan's 'Foundation of Goodness' has made rapid progress with the help of close friends Kumar Sangakkara and Mahela Jayawardene.