The asia cup

CLOSE-IN: Indian Cricket at the 'Pearl of the Indian Ocean' (IANS Column)

Image Source: IANS

Advertisement

CLOSE-IN: Indian Cricket At The 'Pearl Of The Indian Ocean' (IANS Column)

By IANS News July 26, 2024 • 10:50 AM View: 833

ICC T20 World Cups:

Sri Lanka previously Ceylon, was known as the "Pearl of the Indian Ocean" due to its pristine water and beaches. The "emerald island" was another name given to it because of the shape of the country and the lush green tea gardens and forests that it encompassed.

Similar to India, cricket has been a sport revered there because of the British. It was only in 1981 that they finally got recognised as a Test playing nation by the ICC.

TAGS Indian Cricket Indian Ocean IANS Column Sri Lanka Asia Cup The Indian T20 World Cup South Africa ICC T20 World Cups Marine Drive Amol Muzumdar Smriti Mandhana Harmanpreet Kaur Shafali Verma Deepti Sharma Richa Gosh Jemima Rodrigues

Advertisement

Related Cricket News on The asia cup

News
India Shouldn't Go To Pakistan For Champions Trophy: Harbhajan Supports BCCI's Decision

ICC Champions Trophy: Former India spinner Harbhajan Singh said Team India should not travel across the border to Pakistan for next year's ICC Champions Trophy as the security situation in ...

By IANS News

5 months ago

Share
News
Women’s Asia Cup: Semi-finals Is A Very Important Thing For Us, Says Shafali Verma

Renuka Singh Thakur: Ahead of India facing Bangladesh in the first semi-final of 2024 Women’s Asia Cup, big-hitting opener Shafali Verma said the defending champions do realise that the knockout ...

By IANS News

5 months ago

Share
WAC T20 2024
IND W vs BAN W: Dream11 Prediction 1st Semi Final, Womens Asia Cup T20 2024

The first semifinal of the Womens Asia Cup 2024 will be played between India and Bangladesh at Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium on July 26 (Friday). ...

By Rawat Karan Karan

5 months ago

Share
News
Women's Asia Cup: Clinical India Seal Semis Berth With Commanding 82-run Win Over Nepal

Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium: India crushed Nepal by 82 runs in the Group A match of the Women's Asia Cup to progress to the semi-final here at Rangiri Dambulla International ...

By IANS News

5 months ago

Share
News
Women's Asia Cup: Shafali Verma's 81 Steers India To 178 Against Nepal

Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium: Opener Shafali Verma's scintillating half-century (81 off 47 balls) coupled with Dayalan Hemalatha's 47 powered India to 178/3 against Nepal in the Group A match of ...

By IANS News

5 months ago

Share
News
Women's Asia Cup: Harmanpreet, Pooja Rested As India Opt To Bat First Against Nepal

Renuka Thakur Singh: India stand-in captain Smriti Mandhana won the toss and opted to bat first against Nepal in a Group A match of the Women's Asia Cup here on ...

By IANS News

5 months ago

Share
News
Women’s Asia Cup: Pakistan Inch Closer To Semis Spot With 10-wicket Win Over UAE

Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium: Pakistan Women's completed a dominating ten-wicket victory over the United Arab Emirates (UAE) side to proceed closer to the semifinals of the Women’s Asia Cup at ...

By IANS News

5 months ago

Share
News
Bangladesh A, Sri Lanka A To Tour Pakistan In August, November

ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup: Pakistan Shaheens will play four additional four-day and six 50-over matches this year when Bangladesh ‘A’ and Sri Lanka ‘A’ visit Pakistan in August and ...

By IANS News

5 months ago

Share
News
Harmanpreet, Shafali Move Up In ICC Women's T20I Rankings

T20I Player Rankings: India batters Harmanpreet Kaur and Shafali Verma have moved up in the ICC Women’s T20I Player Rankings after their recent performances in the ongoing Women's Asia Cup ...

By IANS News

5 months ago

Share
News
Women's Asia Cup: 'I Don't Think I'd Be Anything Without Cricket', Says Indian Skipper Harmanpreet Kaur

The Asia Cup: Indian women’s cricket team has had a flier of a start to the 2024 Women's Asia Cup having won their opening encounters against Pakistan and UAE with ...

By IANS News

5 months ago

Share
WAC T20 2024
IND W vs NEP W: Dream11 Prediction Match 10, Womens Asia Cup T20 2024

Match No. 10 of the Womens Asia Cup 2024 will be played between India and Nepal at Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium on July 23 (Tuesday). ...

By Rawat Karan Karan

5 months ago

Share
News
Chennai Test Against South Africa Now A Very Memorable Match For Me, Says Sneh Rana

The Chennai Test: Sneh Rana breaks into laughter when told that it has been over ten years since she made her international cricket debut for India in January 2014, on ...

By IANS News

5 months ago

Share
News
Women's Asia Cup: Pakistan Serve Nepal 9-wicket Defeat For NRR Boost

Sita Rana Magar: Pakistan Women’s Cricket team revived their Women’s Asia Cup campaign with a commanding nine-wicket victory over Nepal. After suffering a defeat to India in their opening match, ...

By IANS News

5 months ago

Share
News
Women’s Asia Cup: Knew This Morning About My International Debut, Says Tanuja Kanwer

Renuka Singh Thakur: A day after being drafted into India’s squad for 2024 Women’s Asia Cup after Shreyanka Patil was ruled out due to fractured finger, Tanuja Kanwer made her ...

By IANS News

5 months ago

Share