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India, Sri Lanka cricketers plead for more Tests
Sri Lanka captain Kumar Sangakkara on Sunday joined Indian great Sachin Tendulkar in calling for more Test cricket, saying the lop-sided schedule needed to be changed.
“It’s really a shame that we are being deprived of Test cricket,” Sangakkara told AFP ahead of the three-Test series against India that opens at the Motera stadium on Monday.
“The [...]
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