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Sri Lanka: Security beefed up as Buddhist monks meet over presidential vot
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], July 7 (ANI): Security was beefed up in the Sri Lankan highland town of Kandy on Sunday as hardline Buddhist monks gathered for their first big assembly since Easter attacks by Islamist militants on churches and luxury hotels that killed more than 250 on April 21.
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Srikkanth hails Rohit Sharma's record breaking WC performance
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Dubai [UAE], July 7 : Former India captain Krishnamachari Srikkanth has praised Rohit Sharma, who scripted a world record on Saturday during team's match against Sri Lanka in the World Cup, saying that the 32-year-old is outstandingly consistent and dangerous.
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Rohit shares picture of 'loved ones' cheering for India
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 7 (ANI): India's opening batsman Rohit Sharma shared a picture of his wife with daughter Samaira, showing their support to Men in Blue during their last league match in the ongoing ICC Men's Cricket World Cup against Sri Lanka at Headingley Cricket Ground on Saturd
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BCCI files complaint with ICC on 'anti-India slogans' during Sri Lanka mat
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], July 7 (ANI): Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has lodged an official complaint with the International Cricket Council (ICC) regarding anti-India slogans, including banners on Kashmir issue, raised during the India-Sri Lanka match in the ongoing ICC
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Ian Gould retires from umpiring
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Dubai [UAE], July 7 (ANI): With Saturday's India vs Sri Lanka clash at Headingley as his last, English umpire Ian Gould drew curtains on his umpiring career.
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CWC'19: India top points table, to face New Zealand in semis
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Leeds [UK], July 7 (ANI): Before heading into the semi-finals, India secured the top position on the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup's point table after they registered a seven-wicket victory over Sri Lanka at Headingley Cricket ground here on Saturday.
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India have better chance of winning World Cup: Dimuth Karunaratne
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Leeds [UK], July 7 (ANI): Out of the four teams -- Australia, India, England, and New Zealand -- who have entered the semi-finals of the ongoing ICC Men's Cricket World Cup, India has the better chance of winning the title, feels Sri Lanka captain Dimuth Karunaratne.
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Banned Jayasuriya watches SL-India's World Cup clash
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Leeds [UK], July 6 (ANI): Former Sri Lanka player Sanath Jayasuriya, who was handed a two-year ban by International Cricket Council (ICC) in February, was spotted at the Headingley Cricket Ground when his national team was competing against India in the World Cup here on Saturday.
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CWC'19: Rohit, Rahul shine as India beat SL by 7 wickets
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Leeds [UK], July 6 (ANI): Centuries by Rohit Sharma and KL Rahul guided India to a comfortable seven-wicket win over Sri Lanka in the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup at Headingley on Saturday.
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Rohit Sharma smashes fifth ton, scripts World Cup record
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Leeds [UK], July 6 (ANI): India opener Rohit Sharma scripted history on Saturday as he became the only batsman to score five centuries in a single edition of the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup.
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Bumrah booms past 100 ODI wickets
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Leeds [UK], July 6 (ANI): India fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah completed his 100 One-Day International (ODI) wickets during the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup match against Sri Lanka on Saturday at Headingley.
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CWC'19: Sri Lanka set target of 265 for India to win
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Leeds [UK], July 6 (ANI): After choosing to bat first, Sri Lanka scored 264 runs in their last league match of the ongoing ICC Men's Cricket World Cup on Saturday.
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