Sri Lanka prepare for New Zealand challenge with unchanged T20I squad
Sri Lanka have named a strong 16-member squad led by Charith Asalanka for a six-match white-ball series involving three T20Is followed by three ODIs, against New Zealand.
Sri Lanka have named a strong 16-member squad led by Charith Asalanka for a six-match white-ball series involving three T20Is followed by three ODIs, against New Zealand.
The three-day bilateral naval exercise SLINEX 2024 (Sri Lanka–India Exercise) is scheduled to take place in Visakhapatnam, under the aegis of the Eastern Naval Command, from Tuesday.
Sri Lanka's new President Anura Kumara Disanayake on Monday assured India that the island nation will not allow its territory to be used in any manner inimical to the security of India as well as towards regional stability, while Prime Minister Narendra Modi declared that the two neighbouring countries have decided to explore the possibility of concluding a framework agreement on defence cooperation.
As a concession, the ICC, BCCI and PCB have also agreed that the Pakistan men's team won't travel to India for their league game against the hosts in the T20 World Cup 2026 and will instead play the match in Colombo, Sri Lanka.
Over 463,000 people have been affected by rain-related disasters in Sri Lanka starting from November 22, the country's Disaster Management Center (DMC) revealed on Friday.
Acclaimed Bollywood director Rohit Shetty known for his many hit films such as ‘Golmaal: Fun Unlimited’, ‘Singham’, ‘Bol Bachchan’ and more has a big global following around the world, including Mauritius where he met the Prime Minister of Mauritius, Pravind Jugnauth.
The focus was particularly on the northern Jaffna Peninsula and Trincomalee on the northeast coast of the country as Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe underlined the "cardinal importance" of promoting and strengthening connectivity in all its dimensions during their meeting in New Delhi today.
President Wickremesinghe is on two-day official visit to India which began on July 20.
The two countries agreed to launch India's UPI (Unified Payments Interface) technology in the island nation, accelerate mutual cooperation in tourism, power, trade, higher education, and skill development.
“Sri Lanka also has an important place in both India's 'Neighbourhood First' policy and 'SAGAR' vision,” PM Modi said.
