Former captain Dasun Shanaka earned a recall to Sri Lanka's T20I fold after being named in the 17-player squad for the three-match series against Bangladesh, scheduled to kick off on Thursday in Pallekele.
South Africa's surprising declaration left Wiaan Mulder 34 runs short of breaking legendary Brian Lara's elusive 400-run feat in his captaincy debut during the second day of the second Test against Zimbabwe away from home in Bulawayo on Monday.
India's Defence Minister Rajnath Singh remembered Captain Vikram Batra on his Balidan Diwas and called him a glorious example of bravery and sacrifice.
He worte on his X account, "Remembering the supreme sacrifice made by Captain Vikram Batra on his Balidan Diwas. His unmatched bravery and
Wiaan Mulder produced a world-record knock against Zimbabwe, hitting the highest-ever score in the first-ever innings as the Test captain and scoring the fastest-ever 250 (in terms of balls) by a Proteas player.
England captain Ben Stokes admitted his side was outclassed by a "world-class" Indian team, as the visitors cruised to a commanding 336-run victory in Birmingham.
South Africa's Wiaan Mulder produced a historic knock on his Test captaincy debut, scoring an unbeaten 264, the highest score ever by a player leading their country for the first time in Test cricket. His innings also broke the South African record for most runs scored by a batter in a singl
Former England captain Nasser Hussain was full of praise for the young pacer, who removed Ollie Pope and Harry Brook in a fiery morning spell to push England into deeper trouble.
The 25-year-old is only the second Indian, after Gavaskar, to hit a double century and a century in the same Test. He has outdone ex-skipper and legendary batter Virat (243 and 50) to have the highest aggregate by an Indian captain in a Test match.
Former Indian cricketer Mohammad Azharuddin lauded captain Shubman Gill and vice-captain Rishabh Pant's exceptional performance and said that the visitors can probably pull out the game on the last day of the Birmingham Test at Edgbaston against England on Sunday.
India's batting mainstay Virat Kohli had unstinting praise in store for Test captain Shubman Gill, who redefined the art of batting with a record-shattering hundred in the second innings of the second Test against England at Edgbaston.