After beating Pakistan by a huge margin of 228 runs on Monday on a reserve day, India will now face Sri Lanka on the very next day at the R. Premadasa Cricket Stadium.
The 2011 World Cup victory memorial has been built at the location where MS Dhoni's historic winning six from the 2011 WC final had landed in the stands of the Wankhede Stadium.
On the occasion of the 12th anniversary of the win, Tendulkar looked back fondly at India's renowned World Cup win in 2011 during a special event in Mumbai on Sunday.
De Villiers was all praise for the Indian run machine after the India batter Kohli played a magnificent 166* off only 110 balls knock in the third and final One Day International (ODI) of the Sri Lanka series on Sunday.
A destructive powerplay spell from Mohammed Siraj continued Sri Lanka's downfall for the third straight ODI, helping the hosts clinch a massive 317-run win in the final ODI at Kerala on Sunday.
Suryakumar Yadav, Shreyas Iyer, Axar Patel, Yuzvendra Chahal, Washington Sundar, Kuldeep Yadav and team India's throwdown specialist Raghu visited the temple and offered prayers.
During the second match of the current three-match ODI series between India and Sri Lanka, footage of Pele's skills will be shown on the enormous screens at the Eden Gardens.
Kohli admitted that frustration had set in while he was experiencing a slump, as cricket was not allowing him to perform in the manner that he desired.
Gill stitched up a partnership stand of 143 for the opening wicket with Rohit, which gave Indian batters a solid platform to end up with a massive total of 373.
Sri Lanka captain Dasun Shanaka on Tuesday clarified his role in the 50-over format stating that the team requires him to bat at the number six position with left-hander Bhanuka Rajapaksa slotting in at number five.