Saransh Jain took one wicket from his 17.4 overs conceding 55 runs during Sri Lanka's second innings on Day 4.

Defending the struggling Kuldeep Yadav, India's spin bowling coach Sairaj Bahutule on Friday asserted that the left-arm wrist spinner is in the team management's "scheme of things" ahead of the second Test.

Indian spin bowling coach Sairaj Bahutule said that skipper Shubman Gill is "very much ready" for the first Test against Sri Lanka.

The first Test of the two-match series between India and Sri Lanka starts in Galle on August 15.

Harsh Dubey was given a chance ahead of the more seasoned Kuldeep Yadav, and he returned with three wickets from five wickets, conceding 47 runs.

India A star Vaibhav Sooryavanshi had a heated exchange with Vishen Halambage, who reportedly said something to the Indian batters as they were walking back to the dressing room.

The Afghanistan Test will mark India's first red-ball assignment of the year, coming less than a week after the conclusion of IPL 2026

Yuzvendra Chahal, Punjab Kings' specialist spinner, wasn't given a single over to bowl in the IPL 2026 match against the Delhi Capitals.

Team India's senior management has asked the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) to rope in former Indian spinner Sairaj Bahutule as senior men's team spin bowling coach, as per sources.

Punjab Kings spin bowling coach Sairaj Bahutule said that at the centre of the team's transformation is Shreyas Iyer's temperament.