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Left-arm spinner Rangana Herath will lead Sri Lanka in the first Two Tests against India even though Upul Tharanga had been selected the vice-captain for the Zimbabwe Test. Earlier today, Dinesh Chandimal was ruled out of the Galle Test after being admitted to a hospital with pneumonia.

Team India’s newly appointed head coach Ravi Shastri has claimed that the team is not going to take Sri Lanka for granted when they visit for the upcoming series. He also showed confidence on the blue brigade and said that the motivation to stay no.1 in Test rankings would be enough for players.

Sachin Tendulkar has revealed that legendary Aussie pacer Dennis Lillee was the first to ask him to take batting over bowling after understanding his hidden potential. Tendulkar wished the Australian legend on his 68th birthday via his Twitter handle while recalling the first time he met him.

Newly appointed head coach Ravi Shastri has aired his views on Rahul Dravid by stating that if the former batsman is available, then he has no problem working with him. He also mentioned that he's fine if Zaheer meets all conditions as required by the BCCI and can be invited as and when required.