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(c)Cricinfo en-gb The outfield in Pallekele is not in the best condition as it's been covered due to rain in the lead up to Sri Lanka vs England https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/413600/413685.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1525350.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1525350.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/t20-world-cup-2026-fielding-in-pallekele-will-prove-a-different-challenge-r-sridhar-1525350 Sat, 21 Feb 2026 14:05:39 GMT R Sridhar backs Dushan Hemantha to step in the absence of Hasaranga, who has been sidelined from the rest of the World Cup with injury https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/405900/405911.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1524361.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1524361.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/t20-world-cup-2026-hemantha-may-bamboozle-australia-with-his-variations-says-sl-fielding-coach-1524361 Sun, 15 Feb 2026 18:57:24 GMT He will be in the role until the conclusion of the men's T20 World Cup next year https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/296700/296791.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1516024.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1516024.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/r-sridhar-named-as-sri-lankas-fielding-coach-1516024 Wed, 17 Dec 2025 14:27:34 GMT The former India fielding coach will be working with the national squads, emerging squads, premier club players, national U-19 team, and women's A team https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/296700/296791.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1484990.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1484990.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/r-sridhar-to-conduct-10-day-fielding-programme-for-sri-lanka-mens-and-womens-teams-1484990 Tue, 06 May 2025 08:48:44 GMT Sridhar comes with the experience of a long stint as India's fielding coach https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/296700/296791.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1448275.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1448275.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/afghanistan-sign-up-indias-r-sridhar-as-assistant-coach-1448275 Wed, 21 Aug 2024 16:43:52 GMT The entire Indian squad also underwent RT-PCR tests on Monday morning, with all players testing negative https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/295600/295681.6.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1276511.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1276511.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/covid-19-ravi-shastri-bharat-arun-and-r-sridhar-test-positive-not-to-travel-to-manchester-eng-vs-ind-test-series-1276511 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Indications are both teams aren't tweaking plans yet, given they still have five days available to them, but India will take a call on their XI 'if needed' at toss time https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/323400/323419.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1267021.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1267021.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/wtc-final-ind-vs-nz-indias-xi-takes-the-pitch-and-conditions-out-of-the-equation-india-fielding-coach-r-sridhar-1267021 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Bharat Arun and R Sridhar talk about the challenges posed by quarantine restrictions and how they will plan for the England tour https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/296700/296743.2.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1262948.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1262948.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/being-a-little-under-prepared-can-work-in-our-favour-during-wtc-final-indias-support-staff-1262948 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT He is charting out training plans as players wait for action to resume https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/304800/304842.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1224295.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1224295.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1224295 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Fielding coach agrees that the standards have dipped, says the lack of training time has not helped https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/300200/300233.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1215712.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1215712.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1215712 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Bowling coach B Arun and fielding coach R Sridhar are going to retain their positions for another two years https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/281400/281464.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1198370.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1198370.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1198370 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The selection panel, led by MSK Prasad, is in charge of choosing the batting, bowling and fielding coaches, as per the BCCI's new constitution https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/293500/293588.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1197847.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1197847.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1197847 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The BCCI, meanwhile, has invited applications for the entire roster of support staff, with the tenures of Shastri, Bangar, Arun and Sridhar about to end https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/290700/290791.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1194859.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1194859.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1194859 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT R Sridhar, India's fielding coach, is of the view that the recent spate of injuries has put them off the good fielding work they had done in the last two years https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/256300/256345.3.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/india-v-england-2016-17/content/story/1072964.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/india-v-england-2016-17/content/story/1072964.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1072964 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT R Sridhar is set to return as India's fielding coach for the three-Test series against New Zealand https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/219200/219281.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/india/content/story/1056683.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/india/content/story/1056683.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1056683 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Ravi Shastri will remain India team director till the World T20 in March-April 2016, the BCCI has announced https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/216000/216013.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/india/content/story/920183.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/india/content/story/920183.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-920183 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The BCCI is unlikely to appoint a full-time head coach till the 2016 World Twenty20 in India, though the team director Ravi Shastri and three other members of the coaching staff are all set to receive a two-year contract extension https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/216000/216013.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/india/content/story/891851.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/india/content/story/891851.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-891851 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Sanjay Bangar, B Arun and R Sridhar are expected to remain part of India's coaching staff until the World Cup https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/165900/165959.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/781861.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/781861.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-781861 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT India have appointed Ravi Shastri as the director of cricket for the one-day series coming up https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/191700/191743.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-india-2014/content/story/772063.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-india-2014/content/story/772063.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-772063 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT R Sridhar, the former Hyderabad spinner, has been appointed coach of the Andhra Ranji side for two years https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/india/content/story/757763.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/india/content/story/757763.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-757763 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Kings XI Punjab have roped in former Hyderabad spinner and India U-19 assistant coach R Sridhar as fielding coach for the seventh edition of the Indian Premier League https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/indian-premier-league-2014/content/story/735129.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/indian-premier-league-2014/content/story/735129.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-735129 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT