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  RESULT 1st ODI (D/N), Colombo (RPS), Jul 18 2021,  India tour of Sri Lanka SL 262/9 INDIA (36.4/50 ov) 263/3 India won by 7 wickets (with 80 balls remaining) Dhawan, Kishan, Shaw lead Sri Lanka rout after Kuldeep, Chahal shine India galloped to a seven-wicket win in the first ODI in Colombo with 80 balls to spare India 263 for 3 (Dhawan 86*, Kishan 59, Shaw 43) beat Sri Lanka 262 for 9 (Karunaratne 43*, Shanaka 39, Kuldeep 2-48, Chahal 2-52) by seven wickets Prithvi Shaw played gloriously through the offside, debutant Ishan Kishan lit up the stadium with a thumping fifty on his birthday, and Shikhar Dhawan saw the chase through from start to finish, as India's second string served Sri Lanka a walloping first up. Chasing the hosts' half-decent (but far from daunting) 262 for 9, India galloped home with 80 balls and seven wickets remaining. Long passages in their innings were more a celebration of their batting depth and fearlessness than a serious contest; Sri Lanka's bowl...

  Shikhar Dhawan, India's captain on Sri Lanka tour, ahead of the 1st ODI, said that there was no competition in the team for the opening spot. While Dhawan is certain of opening for India on Sunday, it will be interesting to see who accompanies him when he walks out in the middle. Shikhar Dhawan will lead India in 6 limited-overs matches vs hosts Sri Lanka (Reuters Image) HIGHLIGHTS Shikhar Dhawan has said that there was no competition in team for the opening slot Dhawan also talked about the similarity between Ravi Shastri and Rahul Dravid The southpaw praised Suryakumar Yadav during the virtual press conference Ahead of the 1st ODI versus Sri Lanka on Sunday, Shikhar Dhawan, India's captain on the tour, has said that there was no competition in the team for the opening slot. While Shikhar Dhawan is sure to open for India, it will be interesting to see who accompanies him when he walks out in the middle at R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo. The Indian team is spoiled for choices...

  🗞️ Indian athletes, coaches and support staff bound for the Tokyo Olympics from New Delhi will be given a formal send-off at the Indira Gandhi International Airport by Union Sports Minister Anurag Thakur and Minister of State, Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, Nisith Pramanik, later on Saturday night. Olympic-bound athletes share pictures from the Tokyo Games village. (Ashish Pandey/India Today Photo) HIGHLIGHTS Sports Minister Anurag Thakur will send off 1st batch of Indian athletes A formal send-off ceremony will take place in New Delhi on July 17 127 Indian athletes have qualified for the Tokyo Olympics, which is a record Union Sports Minister Anurag Thakur and MOS, Sports, Nisith Pramanik will send off the first batch of Indian athletes from Delhi for the Tokyo Olympics on Saturday night. 🗞️ With the Tokyo Olympics set to commence in a week’s time, a formal send-off ceremony will take place today at New Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport as the first batch of a...