A latest image of Sri Lanka’s World Cup-winning captain Arjuna Ranatunga has gone viral on social media and customers can not consider the legendary cricketer’s physique transformation. Ranatunga was a star performer for Sri Lanka within the 1996 World Cup and below his captaincy, they went on to win the title for the one time of their historical past. Ranatunga entered politics after taking retirement from the game and he was additionally a Member of Parliament in Sri Lanka. A latest image of the cricketer together with former Indian cricket staff skipper Kapil Dev has surfaced on-line and the web was left fully shocked.
Two World Cup profitable captains. pic.twitter.com/zJane9Oq0u
— Rex Clementine (@RexClementine) July 16, 2024
The schedule of India’s upcoming white-ball tour of Sri Lanka has been revised, and the beginning of the competition pushed again by a day to July 27, the BCCI stated on Saturday.
Individuals are saying the person subsequent to Kapil is Arjuna Ranatunga. I’ve watched lots of his matches, I am not able to consider it is him. That is the Ranatunga I do know.
How can these 2 be the identical individuals?!?! pic.twitter.com/b4w2zvznt9
— Sam ALT Man (@k0ol1) July 16, 2024
The Indians shall be touring the island nation later this month for 3 T20 Internationals and as many ODIs. Initially, the primary match — a T20 Worldwide — was to be performed on July 26, however it should now be held on July 27, adopted by the remaining two T20 video games on July 28 and July 30, with all of the ties to be performed on the Pallekele Worldwide Cricket Stadium.
Wait, that is Arjuna Ranatunga?! No manner.
— Relentlessly Yapping (@RelentlessYapp) July 16, 2024
The ODIs, initially scheduled to begin on August 1, will now start on August 2, adopted by the remaining matches on August 4 and August 7, with all of the video games to be held at R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo.
Will probably be India’s first white-ball bilateral journey to the Island nation since 2021. Dravid was the stand-in coach then, with Shikhar Dhawan main a second-string facet. India had gained each the T20I and ODI sequence on that event.
India is but to announce the squad for the tour, however, as reported by PTI on July 8, senior gamers reminiscent of Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma are set to be rested for this journey.
India will even have a brand new head coach in Gautam Gambhir, whereas the Sri Lankans could have a brand new man on the helm of affairs in Sanath Jayasuriya, who has been named because the interim head coach.
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