Sri Lanka tour of India, 2006/07 news from Cricinfo.com

Ganguly happy with World Cup preparations

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Sourav Ganguly was satisfied with both his own form and the form of the Indian team after their seven-wicket win at Visakhapatnam

'We played some poor cricket today' - Jayawardene

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Mahela Jayawardene had no excuses after a shoddy performance with both bat and ball that cost Sri Lanka the chance to win a bilateral series in India for the first time.

Ganguly breaks his wicket drought

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Stats highlights from the fourth ODI between India and Sri Lanka at Visakhapatnam

Yuvraj and Sehwag allay some fears

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Virender Sehwag's poor form and Yuvraj Singh's failures since returning from injury were both concerns ahead of this game, but both men struck form and eased some of India's main worries ahead of the flight to the Caribbean

Yuvraj powers India to series win

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

A thunderous 33-ball half-century set the tone for the run-chase before a calm middle-order partnership steered India home to a memorable 2-1 series win ahead of their departure for the World Cup in eleven days' time.

Series set for rampaging decider

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

In the middle of a forest area, with panthers lurking in the neighboring jungles, India and Sri Lanka will hope for a rampaging finish to their World Cup preparations

Tendulkar out and Pathan doubtful for final ODI

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Sachin Tendulkar will not take part in the final one-dayer against Sri Lanka at Vishakapatnam owing to minor back stiffness

Doordarshan to telecast fourth ODI live

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

The final one-day international between India and Sri Lanka, at Visakhapatnam, on Saturday will be telecast live on Doordarshan following a Delhi high court directive to Nimbus Communication to provide live feed

Dravid hails 'brilliant' Zaheer

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Rahul Dravid was glad that his move to bat at No.5 came off, a position from where he could control the innings

Buckling down when it counts

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

For India to successfully chase one of those tricky in-between totals against a team that are acknowledged masters of the slow choke was especially creditable

Dravid joins the 10,000 club

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

The landmark came in a characteristically low-key manner, with a drive to long-on for a single, as Rahul Dravid became only the sixth player to get to 10,000 runs in one-day internationals

Zaheer five helps India level series

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Zaheer's Khan 5 for 42, his best figures in one-dayers, kept Sri Lanka down to 230 before Rahul Dravid and Mahendra Singh Dhoni propelled India past the target to level the series in the third one-dayer at Goa

Pathan, Sreesanth, Kumble ruled out of third ODI

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Irfan Pathan, Sreesanth and Anil Kumble will miss the third one-dayer against Sri Lanka to be played in Margao tomorrow

Slow over-rate costs Sri Lanka

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Sri Lanka have been fined for a slow over-rate during their five-run win over India in the second ODI at Rajkot on Sunday

Vaas and Murali return for World Cup

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Chaminda Vaas and Muttiah Muralitharan returned to the fray as Sri Lanka retained the bulk of their 15-man squad currently touring India, for the World Cup

Sehwag and Pathan included in squad

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

India's national selectors announced that the same 15 players who formed the squad for the Rajkot one-dayer would travel to the West Indies for the forthcoming World Cup

'I wouldn't say we were complacent' - Dravid

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Rahul Dravid did not single out any particular moment where the second one-day international against Sri Lanka was lost, but instead felt India needed one batsman to play a big innings and that just did not happen

A first for Tendulkar, and matchwinner Sangakkara

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Cricinfo looks at the stats highlights from the Rajkot ODI between India and Sri Lanka

Combinations will be crucial

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Sri Lanka gave ample warning of just how dangerous a one-day team they are, and the importance of proper combinations, pulling off a tightly-fought but superbly executed win over India.

Sangakkara powers Sri Lanka to thrilling win

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Sri Lanka kept their nerve to eke out a thrilling five-run win at Rajkot and take a 1-0 lead in the ODI series

'We are going into this match with confidence' - Moody

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Rain might have ruined their party in Kolkata but Sri Lanka were upbeat ahead of the second ODI and believe they were setting themselves up for a good score when the first match ground to a premature halt

No extra pressure on players, says Dravid

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Rahul Dravid was keen to underscore the fact that the selection of the squad for the World Cup would not be made simply on the basis of a few matches

'We did very well to pick up three wickets' - Dravid

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Munaf, who picked up 2 for 25 from seven overs, nailing Upul Tharanga and Mahela Jayawardene, came in for praise from Rahul Dravid who addressed a brief press conference shortly after play was called off just after 8.30pm

BCCI settles monetary debt with Bengal board

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Amidst the bad news of the abandoned ODI between India and Sri Lanka and the disappointment of near 90,000 fans, there was relief and good news for the CAB as the BCCI released Rs. 8.02 crore (US$ 1,819,625) of the money owed to them

Rain ruins series opener

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

The Kolkata rain ruined Sanath Jayasuriya's parade as the opening game of India's four-match one-day series against Sri Lanka was abandoned after torrential rain at the Eden Gardens.

'Sehwag keen to perform well tomorrow' - Dravid

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Rahul Dravid, speaking to the media ahead of the first ODI against Sri Lanka to be played in front of an expected hundred thousand people at the Eden Gardens, said that it would be a chance for the side to gel and get into their groove ahead of the World

Head to head

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

There will be interesting individual battles within the main battle as both India and Sri Lanka do their homework and try to home in on perceived weaknesses.

Jayawardene exudes confidence ahead of series opener

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

'From the last time that we came here, there have been changes in personnel, in the composition of the team, in our mindset,' said Mahela Jayawardene ahead of the first ODI

Eden Gardens awaits a cracker

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

So much has transpired since a one-day international was last played at the Eden Gardens and yet so little has changed.

Sri Lanka board confident Moody will stay

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Tom Moody's future as coach with Sri Lanka seems fairly secure after he pulled out of the race to become Australia's next coach and England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) chairman David Morgan told BBC Radio that Duncan Fletcher, the England coach would re

Sehwag and Munaf back for SL series

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Virender Sehwag and Munaf Patel were reinducted into the 15-man squad for the series against Sri Lanka while Suresh Raina, Ramesh Powar and Gautam Gambhir found themselves excluded

Nimbus forced to share live feed with Doordarshan

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

The Indian cabinet on Thursday approved an ordinance, which makes it mandatory for private broadcasters to share live feed of all "sporting events of national importance" with the government-run Doordarshan and All India Radio.

'Going back to India again is doing the whole recycle'

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

In the 14 months that have elapsed since the tour to India, Sri Lanka has won 20 of their last 40 one-day internationals (17 losses and 3 no-results) and six out of 11 Tests (3 losses, 2 draws).

Kolkata to host first one-dayer

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

The Eden Gardens in Kolkata has been confirmed as the venue for the first one-dayer between India and Sri Lanka on February 8

Arnold handed World Cup opportunity

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Russel Arnold and Upul Chandana have both been included in the 15-man squad for Sri Lanka's one-day tour of India next month, increasing their chances of participating in the World Cup

Pepsi gains sponsorship for India's home one-dayers

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Pepsi has bought sponsorship rights for India's next eight one-day games for Rs16 crores ($3.5 million approx) with a whopping Rs2 crore (half a million dollars approx) per game