A spirited Sri Lanka used conditions to their advantage as their spinners bamboozled the Indian batters on slow and turning pitches to register a 2-0 win in the three-ODI series following a 110-run loss in the final game.

Sri Lanka's Dunith Wellalage and Pathum Nissanka powered their team to a total of 230/8 against India in the first ODI at R. Premadasa Stadium. This match marked the beginning of an exciting series between the two cricketing giants.

India emerged victorious in the third T20I against Sri Lanka, securing a whitewash in the series. The match, held at the Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, saw unexpected heroes in Suryakumar Yadav and Rinku Singh, who turned the game around with their bowling. Washington Sundar played a crucial role in the final moments, ensuring India's triumph in a nail-biting Super Over.

BCCI took an initiative to post a video on X, formerly Twitter where Dravid is seen encouraging Gambhir. From one Indian cricket coach to another, one last thing. In the most heated of times, exhale, take a step back, says Dravid.

Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli are best players in the world. Looking at their talent and the kind of cricket they have played, we all know where they belong, along with Jadeja. Their absence will be loss to the Indian team and we have to take maximum advantage out of that.

Replacing spinner, Wanindu Hasaranga, who stepped down after the team's early exit from last month's T20 World Cup. The 27-year-old comes with considerable captaincy experience.

The team will travel back to Colombo on August 2 to play the ODI-series with stalwarts, Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli returning to the field. Rohit and Kohli announced their retirement from the short format, T20I after becoming world champions in Caribbean a fortnight ago.

The change in the status quo among the duo was announced in the press conference, for the upcoming series against Sri-Lanka on Monday.