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India move up to second place

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

India's emphatic 2-0 series win against Sri Lanka has lifted them to second place in the ICC Test rankings for the first time since the ranking system was introduced in 2001

'We're enjoying our cricket', says Sehwag

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

'We had a bad phase last year, but have recovered well,' Virender Sehwag told the media

India spin to emphatic series win

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Virender Sehwag decided to ask his spinners to open the bowling on the fifth morning of the Ahmedabad Test, and it paid off

Indian spinners 'exploited the wickets better' - Atapattu

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Marvan Atapattu and Tom Moody express their thoughts after Sri Lanka lost the Test series.

Some bright sparks amid the gloom

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT
Many expected this day to be the last of the Test series, but Sri Lanka's batsmen showed that they weren't ready to lie down and allow the Indian spinners to trample all over them

Kumble's strikes put India on top

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT
The highlight of Sri Lanka's innings was a fifth-wicket partnership of 105 between Mahela Jayawardene and Tillekeratne Dilshan

'I can't compare and rate innings' - Yuvraj

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT
Yuvraj Singh's fifty and Harbhajan Singh's supreme bowling spell in the morning session put India in the driving seat

Leading with the right foot

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT
The most significant image of the day's play came ten minutes before stumps when Harbhajan Singh attempted an outrageous reverse-sweep against Muttiah Muralitharan

Yuvraj and Agarkar put India on top

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT
Sri Lanka were switched on, positive, and played with unrelenting intensity. But, yet again, they were outplayed by a determined Indian side

I have seen Irfan grow as a cricketer - Laxman

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT
VVS Laxman and Irfan Pathan talk to the media

A surge of spin

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT
It was left to Harbhajan Singh to obliterate whatever slim chances that Sri Lanka may have harboured of squaring this series

Harbhajan spins it India's way

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT
Harbhajan Singh racked the Sri Lankan top order, taking 4 for 24 as Sri Lanka limped to 131 for 5 in reply to India's 398

'It's always nice to bowl having some runs on the board' - Kumble

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT
Anil Kumble admitted that the presentation of a memento from his team-mates at a special function before the start of play had been "quite emotional", but otherwise, he was his usual phlegmatic self when he addressed the media at the end of an engr

Banking on Malinga

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT
Poor old Marvan Atapattu. He lost his third toss of the series, this time on a featherbed pitch

Laxman provides the lifeline

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT
VVS Laxman once again steadies the ship for India

Laxman leads Indian fightback

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT
Test cricket reveals character, and the first day of the Ahmedabad Test had ample displays of it. First, Sri Lanka shrugged off an indifferent start to reduce India to 97 for 5 - this, after their first-choice new-ball bowlers had opted out of the game du

Don't interfere in selection matters, Pawar tells Dalmiya

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT
Sharad Pawar, the Indian board president, today told Jagmohan Dalmiya that it was "not proper" on his part to interfere in the selection committee's decision to drop Sourav Ganguly

'I respect the selectors' decision' - Ganguly

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT
Sourav Ganguly has appealed to his fans to desist from activities that disrupt normal life.

Sehwag to lead in the third Test

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT
In a major setback for India, Rahul Dravid will for the first time ever miss a Test match

'We won't make the same mistakes', says Moody

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT
Tom Moody and Mahela Jayawardene addressed the media after a net session

'Kumble is one of the greats', says Chappell

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT
Greg Chappell sat down to discuss India's preparation for this vital Test

Dravid likely to miss crucial tie

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT
Barring an infusion of Kryptonite, Rahul Dravid is unlikely to lead India tomorrow

Dravid likely to miss third Test

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT
Rahul Dravid has been hospitalized in Ahmedabad and is likely to miss the third Test

Dravid skips nets due to fever

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT
Rahul Dravid, the India captain, did not attend the nets today in Ahmedabad ahead of the third and final Test against Sri Lanka on Sunday

As outrage grows, moves are on to 'rehabilitate' Ganguly

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT
Less than twenty four hours after the national selectors decided to wield the axe on Sourav Ganguly, the Indian board started desperately pursuing damage control

Protests follow Ganguly's axing

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT
Some fans have reacted badly to the dropping of former captain Sourav Ganguly for the third Test against Sri Lanka at Ahmedabad

Pawar 'shocked' at Ganguly axing

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT
Former Indian cricketers and officials alike have questioned the selectors' decision to drop Sourav Ganguly

'You need to spin the ball only three inches' - Kumble

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT
While it is true that many of India's home wins early in Kumble's career came on turning tracks, it is unfair to take anything away from Kumble

'All credit to the bowlers for taking 20 wickets' - Dravid

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT
Anand Vasu gets Javagal Srinath to open up

Easing the road to victory

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT
The margin of victory, 188 runs, flattered India somewhat, and Sri Lanka will no doubt look back ruefully at the two batting collapses that cost them this game

Ganguly dropped for third Test

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT
Wasim Jaffer has been inducted into the Indian team for the third Test

Kumble takes ten as India wrap up huge win

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT
Anil Kumble took another ten-for at Delhi as India wrapped up a convincing 188-run win to go 1-0 up in the series

'It's a very good feeling to perform in Tests,' says Yuvraj

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT
Yuvraj Singh talked to the media about India's prospects of victory

An air of inevitability

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT
India were on the ascendancy when the third day ended with a lead of 297

Late strikes put India on top

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT
Four wickets in the last 25 minutes put India well in control of the second Test at Delhi, as Sri Lanka struggled to 123 for 5 at close of play on the fourth day

'I am a little disappointed not to get to a hundred' - Pathan

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT
Anil Kumble, Irfan Pathan and Chaminda Vaas speak to the media

'I really admire Vaas' - Srinath

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT
Anand Vasu gets Javagal Srinath to open up

Innovate to conquer

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT
Arthur Koestler, the Hungarian writer and critic, once said: "The principal mark of genius is not perfection but originality, the opening of new frontiers." By daring to explore uncharted horizons this morning, India went a long way towards ending this ma

Atapattu denies part in dropping Jayasuriya

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT
Marvan Atapattu has denied involvement in the decision to drop Sanath Jayasuriya from the Test squad for the ongoing series against India

Opener Pathan sets India up

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT
Irfan Pathan's career-best knock at the top of the order helped India set their sights on an imposing lead in their second innings at Delhi

'I think it's about putting the pressure on' - Murali

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT
Muttiah Muralitharan was a satisfied man when he talked to the media after day two of the Delhi Test

A tale of two spinners

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT
In one tantalising spell Murali inspired, no engineered, a comeback, getting Sri Lanka back in the game

'He is not going to stop at 35' - Gavaskar

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT
Moments after Sachin Tendulkar created a record for most centuries in Test cricket, Sunil Gavaskar, the man whose achievement Tendulkar surpassed, and Kapil Dev, the former Indian allrounder, heaped praise on the master batsman

Kumble strikes after Murali's magic

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT
Muttiah Muralitharan's sorcery engineered a sensational collapse before Anil Kumble restored India's advantage with four quick wickets at the end

Eclipsed by the elation

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT
In the euphoria that followed a tapped single to square leg, all that went before was forgotten

'It was a very emotional one for me'

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT
Sachin Tendulkar was calm and collected, but you could sense the excitement and sheer joy as he answered a volley of questions after reaching his 35th Test hundred

Tendulkar reaches 35th Test century

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT
At a little before 5pm in fading light on the first day of the second Test against Sri Lanka at the Feroz Shah Kotla Sachin Tendulkar became Test cricket's most prolific century scorer

India ride on Tendulkar hundred

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT
Sachin Tendulkar's record 35th Test hundred, surpassing Sunil Gavaskar's tally, steered India to a dominant position at the end of the first day's play in the second Test at Delhi

'It's same as any other Test' - Chappell

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT
Greg Chappell, India's coach, was in no mood to speculate on whether Rahul Dravid or Virender Sehwag would be fit to take the field on Saturday

The boys are up for a challenge - Moody

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT
Tom Moody and Marvan Atapattu are confident of building on the encouraging showing at Chennai

The real battle starts here

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT
Uncertainty loomed large over the composition of the Indian team on the eve of the second Test against Sri Lanka at Delhi

Sehwag likely to miss second Test

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT
Virender Sehwag, the Indian vice-captain, has been ruled out of the second Test against Sri Lanka beginning in Delhi on Saturday

Jayawardene wants to hit India hard

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT
Mahela Jaywardene says the positive start Sri Lanka made in the rain-ruined first Test at Chennai has put them in good heart for the rest of the series

Kumble looks forward to an approaching milestone

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT
Anil Kumble, India's leading Test wicket-taker, faces a rare milestone - the 100th Test

Play likely in far from fire-proof Kotla

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT
Delhi District Cricket Association (DDCA) might once again get away with the delay in renovation of the Ferozeshah Kotla

Sourav spat was 'blown out of proportion' - Chappell

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT
Greg Chappell, India's coach, has once again said that the spat between him and Sourav Ganguly was "blown out of proportion"

'Consistency is what we're looking for' - Atapattu

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT
The Sri Lankans were clearly happier at the end of a Test match that produced just over four sessions of play

Vaas is no supporting act

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT
As long as Vaas and Murali can keep turning it on, Sri Lanka's dream of finally winning a Test on Indian soil remains rooted in reality

Jayawardene and Vaas star in draw

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT
A probing spell of left-arm seam from Chaminda Vaas engineered an Indian collapse before Sri Lanka's top order, led by the classy Mahela Jayawardene, managed some useful batting practice on the final day of the rain-curtailed first Test at Chennai

India lose openers on curtailed day

Thu, 20 Mar 2025 13:42:17 GMT
India finished on 90 for 2 at close of play on a truncated day at the MA Chidambaram Stadium

We have to take it in our stride - Sehwag

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT
After three-and-a-half days were lost to rain, Virender Sehwag enthralled the patience crowd with a quick-fire 36 off just 28 balls

No changes in team for second Test

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT
India's new selection committee opted for consolidation, naming the same 15-man squad for the second Test at Delhi

Sharma claims Chappell is vindictive

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT
Yashpal Sharma, former India cricketer and deposed national selector, has criticized Greg Chappell for targeting players he did not like

Another day, another washout

Thu, 20 Mar 2025 13:42:17 GMT
Wet conditions on the morning of the third day meant that play was off at 8:30am local time

Ahmedabad to host India-Sri Lanka Test

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT
Ahmedabad has been chosen as the venue for the third Test between India and Sri Lanka, after Kanpur opted out of the race

Second day's play also washed out

Thu, 20 Mar 2025 13:42:17 GMT
Play was called off for the second day running at Chennai after an inspection by the umpires at 1pm

Sri Lankan president orders inquiry into Jayasuriya's axing

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT
Mahinda Rajapakse, Sri Lanka's President, has ordered an inquiry into Sanath Jayasuriya's axing from the Test squad for the ongoing three-match series in India

Rain plays spoilsport on opening day

Thu, 20 Mar 2025 13:42:17 GMT
With Chepauk semi-submerged by torrential rain, the match officials called off play at 11:30am local time

Local government keen to have Test at Kanpur

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT
The Uttar Pradesh (UP) Government has said it would try hard to ensure that the third Test between India and Sri Lanka is not shifted from Kanpur

Zee bags rights to telecast Sri Lanka Tests

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT
Zee TV has secured the television rights for the India-Sri Lanka three-Test series beginning December 2 in Chennai

A cyclonic twist of events

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT
As Cyclone Baaz lies pretty much stationary somewhere over the Bay of Bengal, so too do predictions on whether the India's first Test series against Sri Lanka on home soil in eight years will begin as per schedule

We have a couple of great young prospects - Atapattu

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT
Both Tom Moody and Marvan Atapattu appeared quietly focussed on the task ahead - how to change Sri Lanka's record of six losses and no wins in 11 matches on Indian soil

I don't worry about what the opposition is doing - Dravid

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT
After the pinched faces in Kolkata and the tension-fraught atmosphere in Mumbai, Rahul Dravid and Greg Chappell were far more relaxed

Petition filed against TNCA

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT
A petition seeking an interim stay against the Tamil Nadu Cricket Association (TNCA) holding the first Test between India and Sri Lanka, starting December 2, has been filed in a Chennai Court

Kanpur misses out on third Test

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT
Kanpur will not host the third Test, scheduled from December 18-22, between India and Sri Lanka

India start as favourites

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT
Barring a truly sub-par performance from India, Sri Lanka face another depressing episode of Big Brother, with even the inimitable Murali unable to change the script

Doubts over Kanpur Test

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT
Kanpur is scheduled to stage the third Test from December 18 but the failure of the Municipal Corporation to hand over the ground to UPCA has thrown the match into jeopardy

Murali 'hungry for wickets' on turning track

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT
Muttiah Muralitharan, Sri Lanka's legendary spinner, is keen to prove himself in the Test series against India

Sri Lanka send for Jehan Mubarak

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT
Sri Lanka named middle-order batsman Jehan Mubarak as the replacement for the injured Chamara Kapugedara for the three-Test series in India

Jayasuriya vows to return

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT
Sanath Jayasuriya, the Sri Lanka opener, has vowed to reclaim his place in the Test squad after being dropped for the tour of India in December

Sri Lankans' poor run continues

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT
The Sri Lankan bowlers struggled in a tour game at Bangalore on Sunday ahead of the three-Test series against India set to begin on December 2 at Chennai

Ganguly to treat comeback "like first match"

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT
Sourav Ganguly, the deposed Indian captain, says he will treat his comeback to the Indian squad for the first Test against Sri Lanka starting in Chennai on December 2 as if it was his first Test match

Muralitharan targets Tendulkar in Tests

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT
Muttiah Muralitharan, Sri Lanka's spin wizard, says he wants to have a go at star batsman Sachin Tendulkar during the Test series in India starting on December 2

Ganguly included in Test squad

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT
Sourav Ganguly has been included in the Indian squad for the first Test against Sri Lanka in Chennai

Dravid appointed captain for Sri Lanka Tests

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT
Rahul Dravid has been appointed captain of the Indian team for the forthcoming three-match Test series against Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka will bounce back in Tests, insists Moody

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT
Sri Lanka have put their dismal one-day tour of India behind them and are geared up for a better show in next month's Test series, Tom Moody, the Sri Lankan coach, said on Monday

Kumble upbeat about touching 500-wicket mark

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT
Working his way back to form and fitness, Anil Kumble, the ace legspinner with the tally of 465 wickets, is upbeat about touching the magical 500-wicket mark this season starting with the three-Test cricket series against Sri Lanka next month

Kumble upbeat about touching 500-wicket mark

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT
Working his way back to form and fitness, Anil Kumble, the ace legspinner with the tally of 465 wickets, is upbeat about touching the magical 500-wicket mark this season starting with the three-Test cricket series against Sri Lanka next month

Ganguly will face tough time, says Pataudi

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT
Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi, the former India captain, believes Sourav Ganguly's chances of returning to the national side are `bleak', given India's promising 6-1 win over Sri Lanka

Indians climb the rungs in ODI rankings

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT
India's crushing 6-1 success in their ODI series against Sri Lanka has left Rahul Dravid's men within touching distance of a host of sides above them in the LG ICC ODI Championship

Calculated gambles paid off - Chappell

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT
Greg Chappell has praised the selectors for taking some brave decisions before the series against Sri Lanka

'6-1 is not a pretty sight' - Moody

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT
Tom Moody was disappointed with Sri Lanka's overall performance in the series but was confident that they could bounce back pretty soon. He spoke to the media after the game.

'I knew we were onto something special' - Dravid

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT
'The confidence has been high and a number of youngsters have come through and performed ' - Rahul Dravid

Failure of formula

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT
In hindsight they probably didn't have too much back up when their primary cylinders failed to fire, and maybe one read too much into the ICC rankings

Back to big time

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT
If not for Sri Lanka resembling boxing's Bum of the Month by the end of a series in which a succession of blows had reduced them to a glassy-eyed stupor, this would have been a euphoric occasion

Dhoni seals a 6-1 drubbing

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT
India sealed the seven-match series 6-1 with a comprehensive five-wicket win in the last match, at Baroda

'Winning every game is important' - Dravid

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT
Rahul Dravid has admitted that he hadn't played in a more convincing one-day series victory

'The real test comes when one loses' - Sangakkara

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT
Kumar Sangakkara insisted that Sri Lanka were concentrating on their long term plans and hoped they could end the tour on a high. He spoke to the press on the eve of the game

Sri Lanka seek to salvage some pride

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT
To have begun the series as the second ranked team and to then have to endure defeat after crushing defeat has left the Sri Lankans somewhat flat

Jayasuriya dropped from Test squad

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT
Sanath Jayasuriya has been dropped from the 15-member Test squad for the three-Test series against India in December

Sri Lanka tour of India, 2005/06 news from Cricinfo.com

India move up to second place

'We're enjoying our cricket', says Sehwag

India spin to emphatic series win

Indian spinners 'exploited the wickets better' - Atapattu

Some bright sparks amid the gloom

Kumble's strikes put India on top

'I can't compare and rate innings' - Yuvraj

Leading with the right foot

Yuvraj and Agarkar put India on top

I have seen Irfan grow as a cricketer - Laxman

A surge of spin

Harbhajan spins it India's way

'It's always nice to bowl having some runs on the board' - Kumble

Banking on Malinga

Laxman provides the lifeline

Laxman leads Indian fightback

Don't interfere in selection matters, Pawar tells Dalmiya

'I respect the selectors' decision' - Ganguly

Sehwag to lead in the third Test

'We won't make the same mistakes', says Moody

'Kumble is one of the greats', says Chappell

Dravid likely to miss crucial tie

Dravid likely to miss third Test

Dravid skips nets due to fever

As outrage grows, moves are on to 'rehabilitate' Ganguly

Protests follow Ganguly's axing

Pawar 'shocked' at Ganguly axing

'You need to spin the ball only three inches' - Kumble

'All credit to the bowlers for taking 20 wickets' - Dravid

Easing the road to victory

Ganguly dropped for third Test

Kumble takes ten as India wrap up huge win

'It's a very good feeling to perform in Tests,' says Yuvraj

An air of inevitability

Late strikes put India on top

'I am a little disappointed not to get to a hundred' - Pathan

'I really admire Vaas' - Srinath

Innovate to conquer

Atapattu denies part in dropping Jayasuriya

Opener Pathan sets India up

'I think it's about putting the pressure on' - Murali

A tale of two spinners

'He is not going to stop at 35' - Gavaskar

Kumble strikes after Murali's magic

Eclipsed by the elation

'It was a very emotional one for me'

Tendulkar reaches 35th Test century

India ride on Tendulkar hundred

'It's same as any other Test' - Chappell

The boys are up for a challenge - Moody

The real battle starts here

Sehwag likely to miss second Test

Jayawardene wants to hit India hard

Kumble looks forward to an approaching milestone

Play likely in far from fire-proof Kotla

Sourav spat was 'blown out of proportion' - Chappell

'Consistency is what we're looking for' - Atapattu

Vaas is no supporting act

Jayawardene and Vaas star in draw

India lose openers on curtailed day

We have to take it in our stride - Sehwag

No changes in team for second Test

Sharma claims Chappell is vindictive

Another day, another washout

Ahmedabad to host India-Sri Lanka Test

Second day's play also washed out

Sri Lankan president orders inquiry into Jayasuriya's axing

Rain plays spoilsport on opening day

Local government keen to have Test at Kanpur

Zee bags rights to telecast Sri Lanka Tests

A cyclonic twist of events

We have a couple of great young prospects - Atapattu

I don't worry about what the opposition is doing - Dravid

Petition filed against TNCA

Kanpur misses out on third Test

India start as favourites

Doubts over Kanpur Test

Murali 'hungry for wickets' on turning track

Sri Lanka send for Jehan Mubarak