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B. Sai Sudharsan has not travelled with the Indian team to Sri Lanka and is instead continuing his rehabilitation at the BCCI's Centre of Excellence in Bengaluru. The team management is hopeful he will join the squad for the three-day practice game later this week if he gets cleared soon.
Sunil Gavaskar praised Ajinkya Rahane after the batter retired from all forms of cricket. Gavaskar said, “His record as a skipper is exceptional, with four wins out of six and no losses.” He likened Rahane to Rahul Dravid, noting that Rahane never got the credit he deserved for his leadership.
Sri Lanka captain Chamari Athapaththu reached a career-best sixth place in the latest ICC Women’s T20I Batting Rankings. She got this spot after helping her team beat Pakistan in the series. Teammate Imesha Dulani also moved up 33 places to 23rd after hitting her first T20I century against the visitors.
Former India opener Aakash Chopra said India is in a tough position regarding the ICC World Test Championship final. India will start their Sri Lanka tour with the opening Test on August 15. Chopra warned that a 2-0 defeat would hurt India’s qualification hopes while boosting Sri Lanka’s chances significantly.
FIFA executive Arsène Wenger on Tuesday backed the decision to drop Gianni Infantino’s plan to sell World Cup profit stakes. Wenger said, “The decision to withdraw the project was absolutely necessary and beyond question.” Infantino withdrew the $20 billion proposal early Saturday after many global soccer officials showed strong opposition.
Ben Stokes denied that the England cricket team has a drinking culture. Speaking on a podcast, the 35-year-old said, “Cricket has a culture that is associated with alcohol.” He noted that while the sport became professional, this relationship stayed constant. Stokes previously faced personal struggles with alcohol during his career.
Punjab Kings star Shashank Singh quit his domestic team, Chhattisgarh, after alleging ill treatment by the state board. The batter said, "I suffered serious shoulder and finger injuries last season, but the Chhattisgarh State Cricket Sangh didn't support me at all." He will now represent Puducherry starting the 2026-27 season.
Shashank Singh will represent Pondicherry in the 2026-27 domestic season after leaving Chhattisgarh. The cricketer said, "Someone who won the BCCI award for the best domestic white-ball all-rounder at least deserves some clarity, not ridicule." He got an NOC after the state association failed to support his injury recovery.
India won by six runs at The Oval one year ago, squaring the series against England 2-2. Mohammed Siraj took five wickets during 56 minutes of chaos to seal the historic victory. Siraj said, "When I woke up this morning, I told myself I would change the game." It was special.
Sarthak Ranjan, son of Purnia MP Pappu Yadav, is leading the North Delhi Strikers in the Delhi Premier League 2026. He started the season well by smashing 64 runs off 39 deliveries against the Central Delhi Kings on August 3. The franchise retained the 29-year-old player for ₹17 lakh this year.
Former umpire Anil Chaudhary said Virat Kohli’s aggression comes from his competitive nature rather than personal malice. Having watched Kohli since childhood, Chaudhary believes such passion makes cricket entertaining. He recalled the 2013 Kohli-Gambhir spat, noting, "If they do not play with that aggression, their performance will not be good."
The heavyweight fight between Moses Itauma and Filip Hrgovic in London on August 29 is now for the vacant IBF world title. Organisers said this on Tuesday. Queensberry Promotions noted, "IBF World heavyweight Championship on the line, a new king will be crowned in London on August 29."