A fluent century from Sai Sudharsan and unbeaten fifties from skipper Dhruv Jurel and Shaik Rasheed put the India A firmly in control at 333 for four on the opening day of the unofficial Test series against Sri Lanka A on Thursday.

Head coach Gautam Gambhir's vote of confidence has given young Sai Sudharsan freedom to express himself, something that comes with a lot of mental assurance.

India vs Afghanistan One-Off Test Match, Day 1: Shubman Gill and KL Rahul slammed classy centuries, while Sai Sudharsan and Rishabh Pant also scored big, in a dominant Day 1 for India against Afghanistan in the one-off Test.

India head coach Gautam Gambhir said that Sai Sudharsan was unfairly removed from India's Test team after failure in England.

India's assistant coach Ryan Ten Doeschate conceded that too many players have batted at number three in Test matches after Cheteshwar Pujara's retirement and it was time that either Sai Sudharsan or Devdutt Padikkal is given a long rope at the key batting position.

RCB vs GT, IPL 2026 Final: Virat Kohli has led Royal Challengers Bengaluru to IPL 2026 glory with a sensational knock of 75 in the final against Gujarat Titans.

15-year-old Vaibhav Sooryavanshi has been a standout performer in IPL 2026, amassing a remarkable 776 runs in 16 matches.

After more than two months of intense action, IPL 2026 has reached its grand conclusion, with Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Gujarat Titans emerging as the two finalists.

It was not a mere lip service as Shubman Gill has so far accumulated 722 runs in IPL 2026 for GT to be placed second on the Orange Cap list behind Vaibhav Sooryavanshi.

Gujarat Titans defeated Rajasthan Royals by seven wickets to enter the final of IPL 2026.