Former Indian coach and skipper Rahul Dravid opened up on his lowest point as Men in Blue's head coach, revealing it to be India's series loss to South Africa back in the 2021-22 season.
Avishka Fernando's 96-run knock and Dunith Wellalage's five-wicket haul helped Sri Lanka clinch a historic 110-run win over India in the third ODI match of the series at the R Premadasa Stadium on Wednesday. This was India's first ODI assignment after their heartbreaking loss to Australia
India captain Rohit Sharma asserted that the team wasn't complacent in their ODI series loss against Sri Lanka and gave them due credit for their historic series win in Colombo.
The story was the same for Indian batters throughout the ODI series, as they fell short against Sri Lanka spinners while chasing a target between 240-250 runs.
India is trailing by 1-0 in the three-match series against Sri Lanka in ODIs, which also features veterans, skipper Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli as they aim for some healthy game time ahead of next year's ICC Champions Trophy tournament in Pakistan. However, their presence failed to light up
Sri Lanka captain Charith Asalanka lavished praise on spinner Jeffrey Vandersay, who produced a match-winning performance for the hosts in the second ODI against India.
Jeffrey Vandersay weaved magic, left India batters speechless and handed Sri Lanka a 1-0 lead in the series following their 32-run triumph in the second ODI on Sunday at the R Premadasa Stadium.
As India will take on Sri Lanka in the second ODI match of the series in Colombo on Sunday, star Men in Blue batter Virat Kohli looks forward to achieving an elusive feat.
Shastri followed the tournament closely as a commentator and listed his standout moments from the T20 World Cup that saw India defeat South Africa by just seven runs in a thrilling final in Barbados.