A total of 332 cricketers – 186 Indians, 146 overseas – have signed up for the IPL 2020 auctions.
Rain allowed only 167 overs of cricket in the first Test of the series. The decider will be played at Karachi..
Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, and Shai Hope are the top three run-getters of 2019, while Mohammed Shami has joint-most wickets.
India beat West Indies 2-1; Sri Lanka finished Day 1 on 202/5; Mayank replaced Dhawan for the ODIs against West Indies; Afghanistan named Asghar as their captain across formats; and Smith was named Director of South African cricket.
On Test cricket’s return to Pakistan, Sri Lanka make it a contest.
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Afghanistan beat Bangladesh by 224 runs at Chattogram; Nabi retired from Test cricket; ten Sri Lankan stars have refused to tour Pakistan; and Pollard has been named ODI and T20I captain.
India moved to a strong position against West Indies whereas the other two Tests are moving towards tight finish.
India and Australia progressed ahead in their respective Test matches as Colombo Test was affected by the rain for the second day running.
Stumps, Day 2: Sri Lanka 144/6 (Karunaratne 65; Boult 2/33) vs New Zealand.