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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. source https://sports.ndtv.com/cricket/drastic-playing-xi-call-in-2nd-test-against-sri-lanka-india-coach-gives-blunt-verdict-11939968#publisher=newsstand

Joe Root said a new-look England pace quartet "don't really understand how good they are" after helping him launch his second stint as full-time Test captain with an innings and 103-run rout of a lacklustre Pakistan at Headingley on Friday. source https://sports.ndtv.com/cricket/they-dont-realise-how-good-theyre-joe-roots-big-praise-for-englands-new-pace-attack-11942695#publisher=newsstand

England fast bowler Kate Cross has announced her retirement from professional cricket, confirming that she will bring her playing career to an end after the ongoing English summer. source https://sports.ndtv.com/cricket/england-pacer-kate-cross-announces-retirement-from-professional-cricket-11941474#publisher=newsstand

Manav Suthar and Devdutt Padikkal were the star performers for India vs Sri Lanka in the first Test source https://sports.ndtv.com/cricket/indias-next-test-superstars-verdict-on-young-duo-devdutt-padikkal-and-manav-suthar-out-11937808#publisher=newsstand

Former India captain Ajinkya Rahane sparked a laughing riot inside a studio after he impersonated legendary all-rounder Ravi Shastri, amid the 1st Test against Sri Lanka in Galle. source https://sports.ndtv.com/cricket/ajinkya-rahane-mimics-ravi-shastri-on-air-leaves-everyone-in-splits-watch-11929149#publisher=newsstand

Harsha Bhogle was extremely critical of India's batting approach in the second innings on Day 4 of the first Test match against Sri Lanka on Tuesday. source https://sports.ndtv.com/cricket/indias-gameplan-against-sri-lanka-slammed-in-brutal-verdict-not-quite-sure-11927936#publisher=newsstand