India beat Sri Lanka by 238 runs to win series 2-0
BENGALURU, India : India beat Sri Lanka by 238 runs in the second test to wrap up the day-night match in Bengaluru on day three and win the two-test series 2-0 on Monday.
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India vs Sri Lanka: Ravichandran Ashwin Goes Past South African Legend Dale Steyn In Elite List
Less than 10 days after going past Kapil Dev's tally, India off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin beat Dale Steyn to rise to the eighth spot in the all-time highest wicket-takers' list in Test cricket. Ashwin went past Steyn on Day 3 of the India vs Sri Lanka second Test match at Chinnaswamy stadium in Bengaluru when he dismissed Dhananjaya de Silva in the morning session. The Sri Lanka all-rounder was Ashwin's 440th Test victim, which took him past Steyn's tally of 439. At the Tea break on Monday in the day-night Test, Ashwin had 440 wickets to his name in 162 innings while Steyn took 439 wickets in 171 innings. The elite list is led by legendary Sri Lankan off-spinner Muttiah Muralitharan, who is the only cricketer to take 800 Test wickets. He is followed by Australian legend Shane Warne, who retired with 709 Test scalps.
Shreyas Iyer named ICC 'Player of the Month'
ICC 'Men's Player of the Month' for February, while New Zealand all-rounder Amelia Kerr bagged the honour among women. Iyer earned the award on the back of his brilliant white-ball exploits during the home series against the West Indies and Sri Lanka respectively last month. He pipped UAE's Vriitya Aravind and Nepal's Dipendra Singh Airee to claim the honour.
Pankaj Advani starts Asian Snooker Championship on winning note
Pankaj Advani claimed twin victories on the opening day of the Asian Snooker Championship to make a positive start to his campaign on Monday. Defending champion Advani is in Group A with Mansour Alobaidli from Qatar, Mohamed Thaha Irshath from Sri Lanka and recently-crowned world snooker champion Ahsan Ramzan from Pakistan. Advani, a multiple-time world snooker and billiards champion, beat Mohamed Thaha Irshath 4-2 in his first match.
Shreyas Iyer Named ICC 'Men's Player Of The Month' For February
Fast-rising India batter Shreyas Iyer was on Monday voted the ICC 'Men's Player of the Month' for February, while New Zealand all-rounder Amelia Kerr bagged the honour among women. Iyer earned the award on the back of his brilliant white-ball exploits during the home series against the West Indies and Sri Lanka respectively last month.
Sri Lanka 151-4 at tea after mini collapse against India
BENGALURU, India : India reduced Sri Lanka to 151-4 at tea on the third day of the day-night test in Bengaluru on Monday after the tourists' bright start to the opening session was overshadowed by a top order collapse.
India vs Sri Lanka, 2nd Test: Four Virat Kohli fans arrested for breaching security to click selfies
Virat Kohli have been taken into custody for breaching security cover to click selfies with their favourite star in Bengaluru, the police said on Monday. According to police, an FIR has been filed against them in the Cubbon Park police station limits. The accused fans -- one from Kalaburagi and the others from Bengaluru -- will be produced before court.