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(c)Cricinfo en-gb Ajit Wadekar, the former India captain, said the team was not prepared to face Ajantha Mendis in the recently concluded Test series, which they lost 2-1 https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/slvind/content/story/369214.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/slvind/content/story/369214.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-369214 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The BCCI has reprimanded Gary Kirsten for his comments to the media, in which he stated Mahendra Singh Dhoni was ready for Test captaincy https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/india/content/story/368227.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/india/content/story/368227.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-368227 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Gary Kirsten, the India coach, has said that Mahendra Singh Dhoni is "ready" to captain India in all forms of the game https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/india/content/story/367371.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/india/content/story/367371.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-367371 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Mahela Jayawardene, the Sri Lankan captain, felt his side handled the pressure situations better, saying the Indians at times gave up a little too easily https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/slvind/content/story/367241.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/slvind/content/story/367241.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-367241 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Dilip Vengsarkar, India's chairman of selectors, has praised captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni for his role in the 3-2 series win in the one-dayers in Sri Lanka https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/slvind/content/story/366917.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/slvind/content/story/366917.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-366917 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Mahendra Singh Dhoni readily paid tribute to his young bunch of hopefuls, who came to Sri Lanka under criticism for their defeat in the Asia Cup final https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/slvind/content/story/366886.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/slvind/content/story/366886.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-366886 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT With Murali and Vaas having an off-key series, both allrounders have taken the opportunity to impress https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/slvind/content/story/366885.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/slvind/content/story/366885.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-366885 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Sri Lanka's opening bowlers ensured their side maintained its record of not losing four consecutive ODIs at home as they beat India in the final ODI in Colombo https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/slvind/content/story/366724.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/slvind/content/story/366724.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-366724 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Sri Lanka played good cricket in the Tests but have been woeful in the one-dayers https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/slvind/content/story/366632.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/slvind/content/story/366632.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-366632 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Sri Lanka have lost two out of their last three series at home - against Pakistan and England - and beaten only Bangladesh so they will hope their batsmen fire them to a consolation victory https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/slvind/content/story/366585.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/slvind/content/story/366585.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-366585 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Chaminda Vaas, who became the fourth bowler to reach 400 one-day wickets when he had Yuvraj Singh caught for a duck in the fourth ODI in Colombo, has said he thoroughly enjoyed playing cricket through his career and had no regrets whatsoever https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/slvind/content/story/366571.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/slvind/content/story/366571.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-366571 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Mahela Jayawardene, the Sri Lankan captain, blamed inconsistent batting for his side's defeat in the ODI series against India https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/slvind/content/story/366540.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/slvind/content/story/366540.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-366540 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Suresh Raina credited his success in the Indian Premier League as crucial to his second coming at this level https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/slvind/content/story/366534.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/slvind/content/story/366534.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-366534 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Plays of the day for Sri Lanka v India, 4th ODI, Colombo, August 27, 2008 https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/slvind/content/story/366491.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/slvind/content/story/366491.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-366491 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT India made the most of the toss, a vicious turner in the second innings and Sri Lanka's feeble batting to record their first bilateral one-day series triumph on the island https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/slvind/content/story/366423.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/slvind/content/story/366423.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-366423 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The newest addition to cricket's lexicon is derived from a non-contact sport https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/366194.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/366194.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-366194 Wed, 30 Apr 2025 04:56:15 GMT A seasonal Colombo drizzle forced the fourth one-day international between Sri Lanka and India at the Premadasa into the reserve day https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/slvind/content/story/366298.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/slvind/content/story/366298.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-366298 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Sri Lanka have their backs to the wall and need to win the next two matches to ensure they avoid consecutive ODI series losses at home https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/slvind/content/story/366204.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/slvind/content/story/366204.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-366204 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Mahendra Singh Dhoni has adapted his game superbly, and it showed during a bristling 76 that helped leave India one win away from their first ODI series triumph in Sri Lanka https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/slvind/content/story/366145.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/slvind/content/story/366145.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-366145 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Mahendra Singh Dhoni's half-century laid the platform for Zaheer Khan and Praveen Kumar to deliver incisive blows as India, after a walloping in the first one-dayer, took a 2-1 lead in the series https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/slvind/content/story/366070.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/slvind/content/story/366070.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-366070 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The success of the bowlers in a low-scoring series has left the batsmen with plenty to do as the bandwagon moves back to Colombo for the last three matches https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/slvind/content/story/366014.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/slvind/content/story/366014.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-366014 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Mahendra Singh Dhoni and S Badrinath saved India the blushes with a series-levelling win in Dambulla on Wednesday, but the manner in which the win was achieved suggests Sri Lanka remain the favourites for the next game https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/slvind/content/story/365997.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/slvind/content/story/365997.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-365997 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Anil Kumble, India's Test captain, backed his senior middle-order batsmen against criticisms on their poor performance on the Sri Lanka tour https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/slvind/content/story/365933.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/slvind/content/story/365933.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-365933 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Sri Lanka captain believes the 60-run partnership was the key to India's victory in the second ODI https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/slvind/content/story/365681.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/slvind/content/story/365681.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-365681 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Captain praises Zaheer Khan for taking the pressure off the batsmen with his opening burst of pace and swing https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/slvind/content/story/365668.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/slvind/content/story/365668.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-365668 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Munaf Patel, the Indian fast bowler, has been fined 75% of his match fee for a breach of the ICC Code of Conduct during the second ODI against Sri Lanka in Dambulla https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/slvind/content/story/365636.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/slvind/content/story/365636.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-365636 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT India fought back to level the series 1-1 with a three-wicket win but the victory was far from convincing as they made heavy weather of a modest target of 143 https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/slvind/content/story/365573.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/slvind/content/story/365573.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-365573 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Since the Asia Cup final, India's acclaimed batsmen have had to endure an ego hammering like no other, and there seems no quick solution in sight and time is certainly not at India's disposal with just a day's gap between games https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/slvind/content/story/365500.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/slvind/content/story/365500.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-365500 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Injuries to Sachin Tendulkar and Virender Sehwag have given India a major headache ahead of the remaining four matches - that of finding a solid opening combination https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/slvind/content/story/365485.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/slvind/content/story/365485.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-365485 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Mahendra Singh Dhoni, the Indian captain, has said that Ajantha Mendis was an unusual bowler in comparison to Muttiah Muralitharan and that it's only a matter of time before batsmen are able to pick his variations easily https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/slvind/content/story/365428.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/slvind/content/story/365428.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-365428 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Left ankle injury sustained during practice rules out opener from remainder of series https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/slvind/content/story/365427.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/slvind/content/story/365427.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-365427 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT It's a toss-up between throwing in the towel or trying to force the pace against spin. India need to find a way to rotate singles, as well as score runs https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/slvind/content/story/365411.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/slvind/content/story/365411.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-365411 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Plays of the day for the first ODI between Sri Lanka and India, Dambulla, August 18, 2008 https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/slvind/content/story/365367.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/slvind/content/story/365367.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-365367 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Sri Lanka didn't gallop towards the small target but ensured only two wickets fell in the first 20 overs https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/slvind/content/story/365329.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/slvind/content/story/365329.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-365329 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The Indians had no answers to the spin wizardry of Muttiah Muralitharan and Ajantha Mendis in the Test series, but they have another opportunity to unravel the mysteries in the five-match ODI series, which gets underway in Dambulla on Monday https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/slvind/content/story/365275.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/slvind/content/story/365275.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-365275 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Earlier losses in the Kitply Cup and Asia Cup have shown that the main men were didn't always step up under pressure https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/slvind/content/story/365267.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/slvind/content/story/365267.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-365267 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Yuvraj Singh's match-winning knock of 171 off 121 balls augurs well for India ahead of the ODI series in Sri Lanka https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/slvind/content/story/365142.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/slvind/content/story/365142.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-365142 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Powered by Yuvraj Singh's brutal century, the Indians cruised to a pre-ODI series 92-run win against a Sri Lankan XI at the P Saravanamuttu Stadium in Colombo https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/slvind/content/story/365093.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/slvind/content/story/365093.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-365093 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT India's one-day specialists have one opportunity to acclimatise to conditions before the five-ODI series https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/slvind/content/story/365044.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/slvind/content/story/365044.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-365044 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Hardly 15 minutes after Mahendra Singh Dhoni arrived at the team hotel in Colombo with his fellow one-day recruits, had he faced a barrage of questions https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/slvind/content/story/364913.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/slvind/content/story/364913.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-364913 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Sri Lanka have made changes to their squad for the five-ODI series against India, bringing in left-hand batsmen Jehan Mubarak and Malinda Warnapura https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/slvind/content/story/364836.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/slvind/content/story/364836.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-364836 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Left to rummage through the remains of yet another overseas series squandered after a memorable comeback, Anil Kumble, India's captain, had few positives to pick out https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/slvind/content/story/364706.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/slvind/content/story/364706.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-364706 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Mahela Jayawardene acknowledged his team-mates' consistency after Sri Lanka won the third Test at the P Saravanamuttu Stadium to clinch their series against India by a 2-1 margin https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/slvind/content/story/364704.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/slvind/content/story/364704.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-364704 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Drip by drip, Sri Lanka made their way to a comprehensive series win, their first over India since 2001 https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/slvind/content/story/364645.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/slvind/content/story/364645.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-364645 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Sachin Tendulkar will not play the five-ODI series in Sri Lanka after sustaining an injury to his left elbow during the third Test in Colombo https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/slvind/content/story/364643.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/slvind/content/story/364643.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-364643 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT "The way Prasanna, Prasad and Mendis scored runs really swayed the tempo to our camp when we walked into the field," said Sangakkara https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/slvind/content/story/364564.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/slvind/content/story/364564.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-364564 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Plays of the day for day three of the third Test between Sri Lanka and India, Colombo, August 10, 2008 https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/slvind/content/story/364548.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/slvind/content/story/364548.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-364548 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Sri Lanka closed in on maintaining their unbeaten home Test series record against India since 1993. https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/slvind/content/story/364483.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/slvind/content/story/364483.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-364483 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Umpire Mark Benson has suggested HotSpot be used for the review system https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/slvind/content/story/364482.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/slvind/content/story/364482.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-364482 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Trevor Bayliss has said the review system has been effective in giving the bowlers some respite in a batsman-dominated game https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/slvind/content/story/364451.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/slvind/content/story/364451.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-364451 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Plays of the day for day two of the third Test between Sri Lanka and India, Colombo, August 8, 2008 https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/slvind/content/story/364431.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/slvind/content/story/364431.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-364431 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT India took the field on the third day of the Colombo Test against Sri Lanka without Sachin Tendulkar, VVS Laxman and Ishant Sharma https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/slvind/content/story/364399.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/slvind/content/story/364399.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-364399 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Kumar Sangakkara kept Sri Lanka's nose ahead with a patient century https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/slvind/content/story/364318.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/slvind/content/story/364318.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-364318 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Gary Kirsten's mother, Gayl Hall, has died of cancer in a Cape Town hospital. She was 64. https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/india/content/story/364264.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/india/content/story/364264.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-364264 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Plays of the day for day one of the third Test between Sri Lanka and India, Colombo, August 8, 2008 https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/slvind/content/story/364237.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/slvind/content/story/364237.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-364237 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Dilhara Fernando has been retained in the one-day squad for the five-match series against India and the Champions Trophy in Pakistan https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/slvind/content/story/364204.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/slvind/content/story/364204.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-364204 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Dammika Prasad's raw pace pulled India back after an explosive start, whereupon the spinners took charge of the game, as has been their wont over the course of the series https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/slvind/content/story/364085.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/slvind/content/story/364085.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-364085 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Regardless of the outcome of the third and final Test between Sri Lanka and India, the astonishing bowling performances of Ajantha Mendis will no doubt go down as the highlight of the series https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/slvind/content/story/364013.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/slvind/content/story/364013.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-364013 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Preview to the third Test between Sri Lanka and India, at P Sara in Colombo https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/slvind/content/story/363950.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/slvind/content/story/363950.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-363950 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Virat Kohli, who led India to victory in the Under-19 World Cup earlier this year, has earned a surprise call-up to the national squad for the ODIs against Sri Lanka as well as for the Champions Trophy https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/slvind/content/story/363942.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/slvind/content/story/363942.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-363942 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Paddy Upton, India's conditioning coach, has taken over the responsibilities from head coach Gary Kirsten, who flew back to South Africa yesterday evening to be with his ailing mother https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/slvind/content/story/363816.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/slvind/content/story/363816.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-363816 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT India coach believes big challenge would be to keep the momentum in the third Test https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/slvind/content/story/363759.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/slvind/content/story/363759.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-363759 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Gary Kirsten, India's coach, will not be available for the third Test against Sri Lanka in Colombo after he was granted leave by the BCCI to travel to South Africa to be with his mother, who is critically ill https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/slvind/content/story/363720.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/slvind/content/story/363720.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-363720 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Mahela Jayawardene, the Sri Lankan captain, blamed the batsmen for his side's defeat in Galle https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/slvind/content/story/363565.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/slvind/content/story/363565.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-363565 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Anil Kumble wore the look of a man who had just lost a match, not one who had captained India to a memorable away win at a Sri Lankan fortress https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/slvind/content/story/363540.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/slvind/content/story/363540.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-363540 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT On a pitch and in a series where the fast bowlers have only been making up the numbers, a hostile and quick Ishant Sharma helped India seal an incredible comeback https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/slvind/content/story/363482.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/slvind/content/story/363482.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-363482 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT India may have gained the upper hand after dominating the third's day play in Galle, but Mahela Jayawardene, the Sri Lankan captain, believes his team is not yet out of the contest https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/slvind/content/story/363425.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/slvind/content/story/363425.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-363425 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Jamie Alter rewinds the Plays of the day from the third day of the second Test in Galle https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/slvind/content/story/363388.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/slvind/content/story/363388.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-363388 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT India managed to walk away with the honours, thanks to a special two-wicket over from Anil Kumble and fifties by Virender Sehwag and Gautam Gambhir https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/slvind/content/story/363339.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/slvind/content/story/363339.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-363339 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Sri Lanka couldn't get Virender Sehwag out, but Ajantha Mendis found a way around him, helping Sri Lanka dismiss the others cheaply before Harbhajan Singh enacted a similar turnaround to restore the balance https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/slvind/content/story/363196.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/slvind/content/story/363196.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-363196 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT India started promisingly in their quest to exorcise the ghosts of the SSC Test but were thwarted by double-strikes from Ajantha Mendis and Chaminda Vaas https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/slvind/content/story/363071.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/slvind/content/story/363071.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-363071 Thu, 20 Mar 2025 13:42:18 GMT Interruption helped to 'rethink and regroup', says Trevor Balyiss, the Sri Lanka coach https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/slvind/content/story/363147.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/slvind/content/story/363147.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-363147 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Dileep Premachandran recaps the Plays of the day from the first day of the second Test between Sri Lanka and India in Galle https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/slvind/content/story/363123.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/slvind/content/story/363123.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-363123 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT It would be sheer folly to write off an Indian line-up, unparalleled both in terms of experience and runs, as history suggests https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/slvind/content/story/362989.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/slvind/content/story/362989.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-362989 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Preview to the second Test between Sri Lanka and India, at Galle https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/slvind/content/story/362981.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/slvind/content/story/362981.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-362981 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Mahela Jayawardene has emphasised the familiar conditions in Galle, where Sri Lanka have won ten of their twelve matches, ahead of the second Test https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/slvind/content/story/362970.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/slvind/content/story/362970.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-362970 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Anil Kumble is a man of few words when it comes to addressing the media before, during and after a match but his crisp verdict that India need to win in Galle at any cost was the most forthright he's been this series https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/slvind/content/story/362968.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/slvind/content/story/362968.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-362968 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Trevor Bayliss expects India to come back hard in Galle after being drubbed by an innings and 239 runs inside four days in the first Test at the SSC in Colombo https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/slvind/content/story/362946.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/slvind/content/story/362946.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-362946 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Robin Singh, India's fielding coach, has worked with the players on their close-in catching in the nets after dropped catches affected India's performance in the first Test against Sri Lanka in Colombo https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/slvind/content/story/362902.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/slvind/content/story/362902.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-362902 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The Sri Lankan selectors have added Dammika Prasad, a right-arm fast-medium bowler to the squad for the second Test against India starting at Galle on Thursday https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/slvind/content/story/362758.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/slvind/content/story/362758.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-362758 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Arjuna Ranatunga, former Sri Lankan captain, has criticised India's batsmen for playing in Twenty20 mode and said they lacked focus https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/slvind/content/story/362706.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/slvind/content/story/362706.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-362706 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT In a match dominated by not one but two smiling assassins, Sri Lanka completely destroyed the Indian batting line-up twice over to script their best win at home https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/slvind/content/story/362550.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/slvind/content/story/362550.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-362550 Thu, 20 Mar 2025 14:11:04 GMT Sri Lanka won the first Test in a little over three days and Mahela Jayawardene said he was surprised by the way India folded up. Muttiah Muralitharan and Ajantha Mendis shared 19 wickets between them as India slumped to an innings and 239-run defeat https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/slvind/content/story/362647.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/slvind/content/story/362647.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-362647 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT After India's innings and 239-run loss to Sri Lanka, the main agenda on their captain Anil Kumble's mind was how they would sort out Muttiah Muralitharan and Ajantha Mendis, who shared 19 of the 20 wickets to fall https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/slvind/content/story/362621.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/slvind/content/story/362621.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-362621 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Jamie Alter recaps the Plays of the day from the fourth day of the first Test between Sri Lanka and India at the SSC https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/slvind/content/story/362600.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/slvind/content/story/362600.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-362600 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Just before lunch on the fourth day, the umpiring review system had its first tryst with serious controversy when Virender Sehwag was given out lbw after umpire Mark Benson had initially ruled him not out https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/slvind/content/story/362580.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/slvind/content/story/362580.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-362580 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Muttiah Muralitharan and Ajantha Mendis shook the SCC pitch out of its slumber after the Sri Lankan batsmen given them a mountain of runs as a cushion, and the new-ball bowlers had done their bit in taking the shine off the ball https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/slvind/content/story/362407.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/slvind/content/story/362407.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-362407 Thu, 20 Mar 2025 13:42:18 GMT An under-pressure Tillakaratne Dilshan took advantage of a tired and insipid bowling line-up to rack up quick runs, and his fifth Test century https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/slvind/content/story/362497.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/slvind/content/story/362497.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-362497 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Dileep Premachandran recaps the Plays of the day from the third day of the first Test between Sri Lanka and India at the SSC https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/slvind/content/story/362463.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/slvind/content/story/362463.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-362463 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT On a slow, benign SSC track, the Sri Lankan batsmen accumulated ruthlessly, and looked set for an imposing total that could rule out a defeat, helped along the way by the Indian fielders who did not accept some of the half-chances that came their way https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/slvind/content/story/362301.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/slvind/content/story/362301.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-362301 Thu, 20 Mar 2025 13:42:18 GMT Dileep Premachandran rewinds the Plays of the day from the second day at the SSC https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/slvind/content/story/362347.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/slvind/content/story/362347.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-362347 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT When external factors limit the opening day of a Test series to 22 overs, the time squeezed in assumes greater significance https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/slvind/content/story/362260.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/slvind/content/story/362260.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-362260 Thu, 20 Mar 2025 13:42:18 GMT Malinda Warnapura's brisk unbeaten 50 off 74 balls proved to be the difference between an emphatic session and a merely satisfactory one for India on a rain-hit opening day of the Test series https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/slvind/content/story/362217.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/slvind/content/story/362217.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-362217 Thu, 20 Mar 2025 13:42:18 GMT Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) has appointed Charith Senanayake as the manager of the national team following an intervention by Gamini Lokuge, the country's sports minister https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/slvind/content/story/362235.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/slvind/content/story/362235.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-362235 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Cricinfo previews the first Test between Sri Lanka and India in Colombo https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/slvind/content/story/362118.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/slvind/content/story/362118.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-362118 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The two main topics of conversation before the first Test was the to-be trialled umpiring referral system, and Ajantha Mendis, the unorthodox spinner who is in line to make his debut https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/slvind/content/story/362094.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/slvind/content/story/362094.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-362094 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Rahul Dravid, the former Indian captain, has said it would be wrong to concentrate on tackling Ajantha Mendis alone before the three-Test series against Sri Lanka commences on Wednesday at the SSC in Colombo https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/slvind/content/story/362016.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/slvind/content/story/362016.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-362016 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT International cricket's new spin sensation Ajantha Mendis was named in a Sri Lanka's 14-member squad for the first Test against India starting at the SSC on Wednesday https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/slvind/content/story/361975.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/slvind/content/story/361975.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-361975 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Sri Lankan fast bowler Dilhara Fernando's return to Test cricket suffered a setback when he complained of knee pain and was unable to take the field during India's second innings https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/slvind/content/story/361918.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/slvind/content/story/361918.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-361918 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT India's coach Gary Kirsten has said that with so much cricket in different formats taking place, it is vital that every player understands the role that he is expected to play https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/slvind/content/story/361917.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/slvind/content/story/361917.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-361917 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT