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India vs Sri Lanka: Rishabh Pant, throwdown expert Dayanand test positive for COVID-19; three more isolated as visitors reassemble

One coaching staff member and reserve wicketkeeper Wriddhiman Saha were put in isolation for having come in contact with Garani.

England pacer Mark Wood contemplating becoming white-ball specialist in future

The 30-year-old Wood has played just 16 Tests since his debut five years ago, with his subsequent career blighted by three ankle operations.

Unable to break Virat Kohli-Rohit Sharma partnership, Australia captain Aaron Finch once sought umpire's advice

Umpire Michael Gough recalled a conversation that he had with Finch while Kohli-Rohit built a huge partnership.

On this day: Brian Lara goes past Hanif Mohammad to register highest score in first-class cricket history

Lara spent 474 minutes at the batting crease, played 417 balls, hitting 62 fours and 10 sixes, en route the feat which stands tall till today, justifying the greatness of a batting legend.

Shoaib Akhtar says only 'one or two' Pakistan teammates mistreated Danish Kaneria for his religious identity

Akhtar said he immediately stepped in to stop those players from discriminating against Danish Kaneria, which shows that as a society, they don't indulge in racial discrimination

Australia off-spinner Nathan Lyon to join Hampshire for next season's County Championship

Lyon is the latest Australian to sign with an English county for the 2020 season, with Travis Head joining Sussex, Cameron Bancroft at Durham and Peter Siddle returning to Essex

Australia opener Cameron Bancroft secures return to English county side Durham for 2020 season

Durham recruited Bancroft, 26, after he had served a nine-month ban imposed for his involvement in the ball-tampering scandal in South Africa that rocked Australian cricket in 2018.

Ashes 2019: England quick Mark Wood ruled out for remainder of season due to knee injury

England announced on Friday that Wood had been struggling with a knee problem as well as a longstanding ankle injury.

Ashes 2019: World Cup winner Mark Wood hopeful of recovering from side strain to play 'last couple of Tests'

Wood will be out for up to six weeks after suffering a side strain during last Sunday's historic World Cup final victory over New Zealand.

James Anderson forced out of County Championship with calf injury, rings concern for England ahead of Ashes

With just a month until the Ashes start, any fitness issue surrounding James Anderson, the spearhead of England's Test attack, is sure to be a concern to the selectors.