The India-Bangladesh white-ball series is likely to be pushed back to January next year, with discussions between the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) and the Indian government still underway.
Sonal Dinusha hit an unbeaten 133 as Sri Lanka staged a stunning comeback to draw the second Test against India in Colombo on Thursday.
India are closing in on a big win in Colombo after Sri Lanka slumped to 229-6 at stumps on day four of the second Test, having been made to follow-on on Wednesday.
India took control on the second day of the second Test against Sri Lanka on Monday, posting 503-9 declared before claiming two quick wickets to leave the hosts reeling at 8–2.
Left-arm spinner Manav Suthar finished with a haul of 10 wickets as India thrashed Sri Lanka by 165 runs in the first Test in Galle on Wednesday to take a 1-0 lead in the two-match series.
In Darwin, Bangladesh ushered in a new era in their cricket history with a historic nine-wicket victory over Australia, their first Test win on Australian soil.
Sri Lanka wicketkeeper Kusal Mendis has been ruled out of two Tests against India due to injury as selectors named the squad for the home series on Wednesday.
The Bangladesh-India white-ball series appears increasingly unlikely after the Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) reportedly confirmed its three-match T20I series against India in September.
The proposed Bangladesh-India white-ball series remains uncertain, with less than three weeks to go before the scheduled start on September 1. However, Bangladesh’s Youth and Sports Ministry remains hopeful that India will travel to Dhaka as planned.
The Bangladesh Cricket Board’s hopes of hosting the postponed bilateral series against India in August -September are fading, with the tour now facing fresh uncertainty amid growing political tensions between the two countries.
India's Ajinkya Rahane announced his retirement from international cricket on Thursday, bringing the curtain down on a career highlighted by his leadership during a remarkable 2021 Test series victory in Australia.
Veteran spinner Ravindra Jadeja was named on Tuesday in India's squad for two Test matches in Sri Lanka after recovering from injury.