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Team India not to release reserve players for Duleep Trophy

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Gautam Gambhir (PC- RevSportz) The reserve players who will not feature in the second Test against Sri Lanka at the SSC will not be released for the Duleep Trophy. The Indian team management has taken the decision because it does not want to be short of options should a concussion substitute be required. The second Test starts here in Colombo on Sunday. The Duleep Trophy, one of India’s premier red-ball tournaments, also gets under way tomorrow. In the first Test in Galle, India went with Mohammed Siraj and Prasidh Krishna as their new-ball pair, while Gurnoor Brar and Auqib Nabi sat out. The tourists are likely to retain the same fast-bowling combination for the second Test. Meanwhile, North Zone are playing on the opening day of the Duleep Trophy, with Brar and Nabi representing the zone. However, the team management has a fair point in retaining the reserves. West Zone and East Zone are also playing on the opening day of the Duleep Trophy. South Zone and Central Zone, meanwhil...
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“Looking forward to beating at least one Test-playing nation”: UAE skipper Esha Oza ahead of Women’s Asia Cup

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Esha Oza, UAE Women Captain (PC: Esha Oza Insta) United Arab Emirates (UAE) Women’s skipper Esha Oza’s journey has been one of steady growth and determination. Now, under the leadership of such an inspirational leader, UAE are all set to lock horns with Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Indonesia in Group B of the upcoming Women’s Asia Cup in Dubai. The UAE will look to use the home conditions to their advantage. Ahead of the tournament, in an exclusive chat with RevSportz, Esha opened up about the expectations from the tournament, the possible challenges, her batting approach, home advantage and much more. Speaking about her expectations, Esha sounded quite realistic, as she is aiming for a semi-final berth while acknowledging the challenges of facing Test-playing nations like Sri Lanka and Bangladesh. “So, as a team, I think our expectations would be to at least make it to the semi-finals of this tournament. We are looking forward to playing against Test-playing sides again. And looking ...
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“He never made excuses”: Manav Suthar’s Sister on the spinner’s rise to the top

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Manav Suthar after the first Sri Lanka test ( PC- BCCI/ ICT instagram account), Manav with his sister Mansi ( PC- Mansi Suthar instagram handle) The India versus Sri Lanka Test series is the major talking point in cricket right now with the entire country looking forward to back-to-back wins in order to stay alive in the World Test Championship (WTC) race. However, one of the biggest points of focus has been the new spin sensation from Rajasthan, Manav Suthar. Ever since his debut in the Afghanistan series, he has shown his calibre and class. After a magnificent six-for in the one-off series against Afghanistan, Suthar once again wreaked havoc against the Sri Lankan batting order and picked up a ten-wicket haul in the very first match of the series. Additionally, he generated more than 4.5 degree turn on 74% of his deliveries, which has become the talk of the town. But behind those numbers and the growing reputation lies a story that began long before Suthar walked onto the internat...
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What to make of Kuldeep Yadav’s below-par show in Galle?

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PC- Revsportz/Debasis Sen Kuldeep Yadav’s absence from India’s training session at the Sinhalese Sports Club (SSC) on Friday sparked speculation over his place in the XI for the second Test against Sri Lanka, which begins on August 23. The left-arm wrist-spinner was the least impressive of India’s three slow bowlers in Galle, finishing with figures of 1/103 from 25 overs. In his two most recent Test matches in 2026, Kuldeep Yadav has picked up 6 wickets across 3 innings. However, India’s spin-bowling coach Sairaj Bahutule backed Kuldeep ahead of the second Test, insisting that he bowled extremely well in Galle despite having to adapt to the demands of the match. “Kuldeep has been bowling extremely well. It’s just that the situations that arose in Galle, he had to play a different role. So that’s all he had to adapt to, and he tried his best to adapt to that role and tried to execute as much as possible,” Bahutule said on the sidelines of India’s practice session. Kuldee...
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“Names like Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli make a huge difference with their star power”: Jonty Rhodes

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  Jonty Rhodes, co-owner of Rotterdam Dockers (ETPL). Images :X Jonty Rhodes, co-owner of Rotterdam Dockers (ETPL), spoke about the thought process behind investing in the franchise and his perspective on its potential return on investment. He also shared his thoughts on the viability of 50-over cricket and whether the format has a chance of remaining relevant going forward. Rhodes spoke about the huge impact of stars such as Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma on viewership and the challenge of keeping fans engaged after their era. He also shared his opinion on whether age should be the main factor in deciding when a player should retire. Boria: When you bought into the team (Rotterdam Dockers-ETPL), what was your thought process? Jonty : Firstly, it was a business opportunity, and another aspect was adding value to the current crop of players and administrators in the Netherlands, Ireland and Scotland. Boria: Are you sensing a return on investment? And are you seeing cricket becom...
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The Anatomy of a Match-Winner: Inside Rishabh Pant’s High-Stakes Galle Redemption

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Rishabh Pant against Sri Lanka ( PC- ICT instagram page/ BCCI) To understand Rishabh Pant is to embrace the chaotic beauty of high-stakes theatre. Ever since his 2018 debut, he has lived on the razor’s edge of public opinion, labelled reckless when he falls, hailed as a genius when he conquers. His technique laughs in the face of classical textbooks, his body twists into impossible contortions, his bat swings with ferocious freedom, and yet the ball inevitably finds the boundary. He is India’s greatest Test wicketkeeper-batter, their leading run-scorer in World Test Championship history with 2,885 runs, and above all, a maverick who refuses to be tamed.   Yet, reducing Pant’s genius to sheer, unbridled instinct misses the quiet discipline brewing behind the curtain. His defining performance in Galle was not born of spontaneous luck; it was written through an obsessive, calculated grind long before he stepped onto Sri Lankan soil. The road leading into the Sri Lankan tour was pav...
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SSC and the Series Decider — What to Expect at Sri Lanka’s Lord’s

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  Image: RevSportz Vaibhav Tripathi, Colombo The setting is Colombo, not Galle. There are no sweeping coastal views here, nor any dramatic backdrop. Instead, there is a small ground in the heart of the city, steeped in the memories of Sri Lankan cricket. The Sinhalese Sports Club (SSC) has been one of the island’s principal Test venues since the early 1990s and has come to be regarded as Sri Lanka’s own Lord’s. Walk through the gates and the past seems to follow. The roll call is extraordinary. Arjuna Ranatunga, Mahela Jayawardene, Marvan Atapattu, Sidath Wettimuny and Dimuth Karunaratne have all worn the club’s colours. And what performances it has witnessed. Mahela and Kumar Sangakkara produced a 624-run partnership, which remains a world record. Muttiah Muralitharan claimed 166 of his 800 Test wickets at the SSC, still the highest number of Test wickets taken by a bowler at a single venue. Team RevSportz arrived at the historic venue on the same day that India travelled ...
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