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SPORT THURSDAY 3 AUGUST 2017 21 India’s Rahul to return for second Test Colombo Ranatunga stops India to host Reuters India’s cricketer Lokesh Rahul eyes the ball as he plays a shot during a practice session watching ‘ailing Sri Lanka later ndian captain Virat Kohli at the Sinhalese Sports Club (SSC) Ground has confirmed that fit- in Colombo, yesterday. Indian captain Virat national team’ this year again opening batsman KL Kohli has confirmed his return for the Rahul will return to the side second Test against Sri Lanka, starting today for the second Test against in Colombo. Colombo New Delhi ISri Lanka, with Abhinav Mukund AFP AFP appearing the player most likely to lose his spot. ormer Sri Lanka skipper ndia will host Sri Lanka for Rahul was ruled out of the Arjuna Ranatunga (pic- a full series later this year, first Test in Galle, where India Ftured below) yesterday Iwith the cricket board won by 304 runs, with a viral lambasted the country’s adding nearly two dozen fever but the 25-year-old has cricket leaders and said he matches to the tail-end of a recovered sufficiently and has had stopped watching the packed home schedule for been batting in the nets. ‘ailing national team’. Virat Kohli’s team. “KL has been our established Ranatunga, 53, said he India will now host Aus- opener. I feel one of the open- was also disillusioned with tralia, New Zealand and Sri ers (from the first Test) has to the government of which he Lanka back-to-back at venues make way,” Kohli told reporters is a minister because it failed across the country between in Colombo on the eve of today’s to protect the game. September-December. match at the Sinhalese Sports “Frankly, I don’t watch Australia, who went down Club Ground. cricket anymore,” Ranatunga, 2-1 to hosts India in the Test “What he has done for us in who led Sri Lanka to a World series earlier this year, will the past two years has been very Cup triumph in 1996, said. return for five one-day inter- solid and he deserves to come “I read about it in the nationals and three Twenty20 back in and start fresh in Test later on after practice, so we will need to sit down and think “It’s very important to make newspapers but I don’t watch matches. cricket again. be able to clarify that then but which player has had more him feel that this is his spot,” cricket.” India will then welcome “We have a team meeting yes KL, according to me, will impact on the game and who’s Kohli said. Since retiring, the sports New Zealand for three ODIs definitely come back.” been able to make that differ- “It won’t be changed because star has entered politics and and three T20 matches, fol- India were without both ence in the game straight away,” of unfortunate events that hap- was an unelected cricket lowed by Sri Lanka for a India lead 1-0 against their first choice openers in Kohli said, hinting that Dhawan pen outside the playing field or administrator in 2008. return series with three Tests, Sri Lanka Galle, with Murali Vijay also will get the nod. the injuries that you can’t “I am disappointed about three ODIs and three T20s. unavailable due to injury. “It all depends on who’s had control. cricket since the last elec- Abhinav Mukund most India are currently tour- Shikhar Dhawan, who was a better game. Honestly, it’s a “That phase you have to tions,” he said. likely to lose his spot ing Sri Lanka. The two sides named in the squad as a replace- very thin line, it’s a very small come back, get stronger... he’s Ranatunga and his meet Thursday for the second for Colombo Test as ment for Vijay, and Mukund margin but unfortunately that’s really stuck it out in that phase. brother stood for the top two of three Tests after the hosts India look to seal opened for the tourists, who how this sport goes It’s been hard for him, he was posts on the Sri Lankan were thrashed in the first, and three-match series eased to a 1-0 lead in the three- sometimes.” batting very well and then he cricket board in January last they then play five ODIs and after Galle triumph Test series. Rahul had been due to return had to be out. year but were easily beaten one T20. While Dhawan put India in to the Indian starting lineup after “It’s very important to make by Thilanga Sumathipala and Sri Lanka had previously Dhawan likely to the driver’s seat on the opening recovering from a shoulder him feel secure and he deserves his team. been expected to tour India retain his place after day with a sparkling 190 off just injury sustained during the home it because he’s given us those big Ranatunga, who is the next March. But the Board of a sparkling 190 off 168 deliveries, it was Mukund’s Test series against Australia. The performances when the team petroleum minister, is push- Control for Cricket in India just 168 deliveries in turn to shine in the second right-handed batsman has scored has required them. So he’s a guy ing for the ousting of the adjusted the schedule because the first Test innings with an 81. four hundreds and seven fifties in who needs to be back, we... all leadership and the appoint- the island is hosting the Inde- “In a situation like this you 17 Tests with a top score of 199. back him.” ment of an interim committee pendence Cup over that period. to administer the game. “Sri Lanka has always co- He said he had asked operated with India and authorities to intervene in Sri therefore India will be mak- Lanka Cricket but has had no ing a reciprocal short visit response. only to play the Independ- Australian players, board edge closer to deal Last month Ranatunga ence Cup,” BCCI acting demanded an investigation secretary Amitabh Choudhary Melbourne upcoming test series against “I’d like to, but as we’ve two-decade-old revenue share into the country’s 2011 World told reporters on Tuesday. Reuters England. said for a long time we need to model, by which players get a Cup final defeat by India amid India are slated to tour But talks continued to grind get the deal done first,” Smith fixed share of the organisation’s allegations of match-fixing. South Africa for a full series ricket Australia is on the on into yesterday. said. annual revenue, in the new pay Sports minister Dayasiri after completing their verge of agreeing a new Australia’s top 230 players “I don’t think it would be deal. “It’s had some difficult Jayasekera has said he was matches against Sri Lanka. Cpay deal with the play- have effectively been unem- fair for us to go away after the moments,” the 28-year-old willing to order a probe if ers’ union, ending a long ployed since the last five-year (Australia) A guys were very said. there was a written INDIA’S HOME SCHEDULE impasse and avoiding the need agreement expired on June 30 strong on not going away on “When this is all over with, complaint. for arbitration. and an “A” tour of South Africa their tour, for us to then go I have to deal with Pat Howard, Australia: 5 ODIs in Chennai, Bangalore, A Cricket Australia spokes- has already fallen victim to the away I don’t think that’s fair. I have to deal with the (CA) Nagpur, Indore, Kolkata; 3 T20Is in Hydera- man said yesterday that lockout. “CA know this, they’ve been Board and speak to (CA chief bad, Ranchi, Guwahati negotiations had advanced to Australia captain Steve told this. I told (CA’s Executive executive) James Sutherland so New Zealand: 3 ODIs in Pune, Mumbai, the “final details” after days of Smith told Fox Sports TV on General Manager Team Per- I have to be careful with what Kanpur; 3 T20Is in Delhi, Cuttack, Rajkot lengthy talks with the Austral- Tuesday he was confident of a formance) Pat Howard sort of lines I tread.” Sri Lanka: 3 Tests in Kolkata, Nagpur, Del- ian Cricketers’ Association. deal being brokered, but con- personally that this was how CA chief executive James News Ltd media on Tues- firmed players would not travel things were going to be if there Sutherland proposed taking the hi; 3 ODIs in Dharamsala, Mohali, Vizag; 3 day declared a “peace deal to Bangladesh for a two-Test wasn’t a deal done.” matter to binding arbitration if T20Is in Kochi/Thiruvananthapuram, In- brokered” and the “Ashes tour starting this month until The dispute revolves a deal was not struck by early dore, Mumbai saved”, a reference to the the dispute was resolved. around CA’s scrapping of the this week. 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