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(c)Cricinfo en-gb Reportedly, the Maharashtra Under-19 team, who were playing Punjab in the Under-19 Cooch Behar Trophy semi-final, staged a walkout on the second day after claiming the Mohali wicket was "underprepared and poor" https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/111900/111936.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/india/content/story/444033.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/india/content/story/444033.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-444033 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Pitches such as the one used in the high-scoring draw between India and Sri Lanka in Ahmedabad were unfit for cricket, Harbhajan said https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/110300/110394.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/india/content/story/441930.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/india/content/story/441930.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-441930 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Daljit Singh, who was sacked as chairman of the BCCI's grounds and pitches committee in the wake of the fiasco at Feroz Shah Kotla, has said his fault was in not insisting on holding practice games on what was essentially an unused wicket https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/111900/111937.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/indvsl2009/content/story/441696.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/indvsl2009/content/story/441696.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-441696 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The possibility of the Feroz Shah Kotla being disqualified from hosting the 2011 World Cup remains high https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/111900/111943.6.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/indvsl2009/content/story/441601.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/indvsl2009/content/story/441601.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-441601 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Former India Test player Chetan Chauhan has said that Sri Lanka "chickened out" out of the final ODI against India after finding themselves in trouble at 83 for 5 https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/84800/84893.3.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/indvsl2009/content/story/441567.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/indvsl2009/content/story/441567.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-441567 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Full coverage of the pitch fiasco at the Feroz Shah Kotla https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/indvsl2009/content/story/441532.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/indvsl2009/content/story/441532.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-441532 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The DDCA was warned twice from different sources that the Kotla pitch needed a lot of attention before the fifth ODI https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/96100/96121.6.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/indvsl2009/content/story/441482.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/indvsl2009/content/story/441482.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-441482 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The members of the pitch and ground committee of the Delhi & Districts Cricket Association have put in their papers after taking responsibility for the pitch fiasco which led to the abandonment of the fifth and final ODI between India and Sri Lanka https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/84800/84893.3.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/indvsl2009/content/story/441425.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/indvsl2009/content/story/441425.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-441425 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Haroon Lorgat, the ICC's chief executive, has said New Delhi's Feroz Shah Kotla can still retain hopes of hosting the 2011 World Cup matches, despite the pitch fiasco https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/111900/111937.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/indvsl2009/content/story/441398.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/indvsl2009/content/story/441398.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-441398 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The Indian board (BCCI) has disbanded its ground and pitches committee with immediate effect https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/indvsl2009/content/story/441389.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/indvsl2009/content/story/441389.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-441389 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Russel Arnold and former Indian captains have reacted with shock and dismay at the dangerous pitch prepared for the fifth ODI at the Feroz Shah Kotla https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/111900/111927.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/indvsl2009/content/story/441374.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/indvsl2009/content/story/441374.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-441374 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT It was surprising it took them 23.3 overs to call off play on a Kotla pitch where the bounce varied from shin to shoulder in as short a spell as three deliveries https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/111900/111937.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/indvsl2009/content/story/441328.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/indvsl2009/content/story/441328.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-441328 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Since MS Dhoni took over the captaincy India have played four dead-rubbers and lost all four, and he firmly stated his intention to finish the contest with a win https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/110800/110860.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/indvsl2009/content/story/441270.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/indvsl2009/content/story/441270.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-441270 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Preview for the fifth ODI between India and Sri Lanka in Delhi https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/111800/111850.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/indvsl2009/content/story/441246.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/indvsl2009/content/story/441246.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-441246 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Sachin Tendulkar has opted out of the tri-series in Bangladesh starting on January https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/111400/111438.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/tri-bdesh2010/content/story/441139.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/tri-bdesh2010/content/story/441139.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-441139 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The venue may not host day-night matches in the third edition of the IPL, after a floodlight glitch held up play in the fourth ODI between India and Sri Lanka in Kolkata https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/111800/111833.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/indvsl2009/content/story/441067.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/indvsl2009/content/story/441067.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-441067 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Virender Sehwag believed his team was handed an advantage when Kumar Sangakkara opted to bat https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/111800/111848.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/indvsl2009/content/story/441031.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/indvsl2009/content/story/441031.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-441031 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT No tickets were sold for the fourth ODI between India and Sri Lanka at the Eden Gardens after the Cricket Association of Bengal decided to offer available seats to its members and affiliated clubs https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/111200/111204.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/indvsl2009/content/story/440949.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/indvsl2009/content/story/440949.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-440949 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Virtually chanceless centuries from Virat Kohli and Gautam Gambhir made sure they would go to their home ground, Feroz Shah Kotla, with the series in the bag https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/111800/111845.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/indvsl2009/content/story/440939.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/indvsl2009/content/story/440939.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-440939 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The players had the Kolkata Police worried after they went for a late night-out without any security cover on Tuesday https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/111100/111192.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/indvsl2009/content/story/440904.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/indvsl2009/content/story/440904.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-440904 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT India's stand-in captain is hoping his more inexperienced players pull their weight in the absence of two proven matchwinners https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/109400/109455.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/indvsl2009/content/story/440826.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/indvsl2009/content/story/440826.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-440826 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Preview for the fourth ODI between India and Sri Lanka in Kolkata https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/96800/96877.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/indvsl2009/content/story/440812.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/indvsl2009/content/story/440812.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-440812 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Indian batsman Yuvraj Singh has been ruled out of the ongoing one-day international series against Sri Lanka because of a finger injury https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/111400/111407.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/indvsl2009/content/story/440728.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/indvsl2009/content/story/440728.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-440728 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Indian captain Virender Sehwag has praised his bowlers for their performance in the third ODI against Sri Lanka. The hosts won comfortably by seven wickets to take a 2-1 lead in the five-match series https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/111700/111763.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/indvsl2009/content/story/440674.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/indvsl2009/content/story/440674.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-440674 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT After Virender Sehwag had bludgeoned 44 from just 28 balls, an unhurried and unbeaten 96 from Sachin Tendulkar took India to a facile victory that took them 2-1 ahead in this five-match series https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/111700/111775.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/indvsl2009/content/story/440557.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/indvsl2009/content/story/440557.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-440557 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Virender Sehwag is confident his fast bowlers will come up with a plan to restrict Tillakaratne Dilshan https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/111600/111633.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/indvsl2009/content/story/440468.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/indvsl2009/content/story/440468.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-440468 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Preview for the third ODI between India and Sri Lanka in Cuttack https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/111700/111714.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/indvsl2009/content/story/440460.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/indvsl2009/content/story/440460.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-440460 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Sri Lanka's captain believes the absence of his Indian counterpart for the third ODI in Cuttack is likely to hurt the home side https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/111700/111712.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/indvsl2009/content/story/440450.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/indvsl2009/content/story/440450.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-440450 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The allrounder Angelo Mathews is returning home after straining his right quadricep muscle during the second ODI in Nagpur https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/110900/110948.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/indvsl2009/content/story/440373.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/indvsl2009/content/story/440373.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-440373 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Fast bowler Ishant Sharma and wicketkeeper Dinesh Karthik have been included in India's squad for the third and fourth ODIs against Sri Lanka https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/111400/111436.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/indvsl2009/content/story/440316.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/indvsl2009/content/story/440316.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-440316 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A poor start from the batsmen and the failure to get early wickets by the bowlers cost India the second ODI, MS Dhoni, their captain, has said https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/111600/111629.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/indvsl2009/content/story/440282.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/indvsl2009/content/story/440282.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-440282 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT MS Dhoni, the Indian captain, has been banned for two ODIs for maintaining a slow over-rate during the second ODI against Sri Lanka in Nagpur. https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/111600/111617.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/indvsl2009/content/story/440276.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/indvsl2009/content/story/440276.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-440276 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A near-full house in Nagpur was witness to a fiery match, with Sri Lanka leveling the series with a three-wicket win as runs and wickets flowed in equal measure in good batting conditions https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/111600/111634.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/indvsl2009/content/story/440115.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/indvsl2009/content/story/440115.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-440115 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT After more than 800 runs were plundered in the first ODI in Rajkot, Mahela Jayawardene has called on lifting restrictions on bowlers, such as relaxing the one-bouncer per over rule https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/111400/111435.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/indvsl2009/content/story/440016.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/indvsl2009/content/story/440016.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-440016 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The Indian batting machine is in prime form, but the shoddy fielding has captain MS Dhoni worried https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/indvsl2009/content/story/439989.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/indvsl2009/content/story/439989.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-439989 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Preview for the second ODI between India and Sri Lanka in Nagpur https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/111500/111541.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/indvsl2009/content/story/439969.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/indvsl2009/content/story/439969.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-439969 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Muttiah Muralitharan and Dilhara Fernando have been ruled out of the ODI series in India because of finger injuries. https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/111200/111286.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/indvsl2009/content/story/439629.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/indvsl2009/content/story/439629.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-439629 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A most incredible match ended with Sri Lanka nearly chasing down the second highest target in the history of one-day cricket https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/111400/111445.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/indvsl2009/content/story/439437.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/indvsl2009/content/story/439437.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-439437 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Sanath Jayasuriya admitted it was a "big challenge" for him to return to his old position in the middle order https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/108100/108141.3.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/indvsl2009/content/story/439415.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/indvsl2009/content/story/439415.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-439415 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Sri Lanka have been penalised for a slow over-rate during the second Twenty20 international https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/indvsl2009/content/story/439375.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/indvsl2009/content/story/439375.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-439375 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Sri Lanka have a shot at redemption during this final leg of the tour against a a side that has not been the most confident in this format of late https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/111300/111330.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/indvsl2009/content/story/439347.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/indvsl2009/content/story/439347.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-439347 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT India's fielding and bowling remain a worry for their captain MS Dhoni as they embark on the final leg of Sri Lanka's tour https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/111200/111216.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/indvsl2009/content/story/439339.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/indvsl2009/content/story/439339.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-439339 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The second ODI of Sri Lanka's India tour, on November 18, has been shifted to Nagpur from the original venue, Visakhapatnam, following concerns over security arrangements https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/indvsl2009/content/story/439324.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/indvsl2009/content/story/439324.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-439324 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Yuvraj Singh's participation in the opening match of the ODI series against Sri Lanka is in doubt after he complained of pain in his left little finger https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/109600/109665.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/indvsl2009/content/story/439258.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/indvsl2009/content/story/439258.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-439258 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT MS Dhoni believes India are a long way from becoming the best Twenty20 side in the world, despite a record chase against Sri Lanka in Mohali https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/111300/111336.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/indvsl2009/content/story/439186.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/indvsl2009/content/story/439186.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-439186 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Yuvraj Singh gave himself a 28th birthday present with three wickets and a witheringly powerful half-century https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/111300/111334.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/indvsl2009/content/story/439124.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/indvsl2009/content/story/439124.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-439124 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Sreesanth, the Indian fast bowler, who tested positive for the H1N1 virus, is on his way to a quick recovery and is expected to be discharged from hospital on Wednesday https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/indvsl2009/content/story/439047.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/indvsl2009/content/story/439047.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-439047 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Cricinfo previews the second Twenty20 between India and Sri Lanka in Mohali https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/108900/108944.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/indvsl2009/content/story/438993.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/indvsl2009/content/story/438993.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-438993 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT MS Dhoni has said one of the reasons for the 29-run run defeat to Sri Lanka in Nagpur was because India tend to take Twenty20 internationals as a warm-up for the one-dayers to follow https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/111200/111216.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/indvsl2009/content/story/438794.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/indvsl2009/content/story/438794.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-438794 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Kumar Sangakkara scored an unbeaten 78 off 37 balls - Sri Lanka's fastest fifty - to lead his team to 215 in Nagpur, a total that proved beyond India's reach https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/111200/111215.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/indvsl2009/content/story/438741.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/indvsl2009/content/story/438741.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-438741 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT It would be easy to bill the hosts as favourites to win the two Twenty20 internationals against Sri Lanka. It would also be presumptuous https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/108500/108535.3.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/indvsl2009/content/story/438625.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/indvsl2009/content/story/438625.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-438625 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Former New Zealand batsman John Wright, who coached India for five years, has praised their elevation to the No. 1 spot in the ICC Test rankings https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/99200/99295.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/india/content/story/438454.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/india/content/story/438454.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-438454 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT MS Dhoni is aware that India's No. 1 ranking could be shortlived considering they are not scheduled to play any more Tests until October 2010 https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/111000/111093.8.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/indvsl2009/content/story/438367.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/indvsl2009/content/story/438367.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-438367 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Kumar Sangakkara has said that the three-match contest was the best advertisement for having the review system https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/111000/111013.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/indvsl2009/content/story/438352.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/indvsl2009/content/story/438352.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-438352 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Sri Lanka may have thwarted India through the fourth day, but Zaheer Khan sliced through the remaining four wickets to take India to a 2-0 series win https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/111000/111093.8.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/indvsl2009/content/story/438327.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/indvsl2009/content/story/438327.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-438327 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Muttiah Muralitharan has expressed doubts over his participation in the two Twenty20s against India after damaging ligaments in his right bowling hand https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/110500/110545.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/indvsl2009/content/story/438277.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/indvsl2009/content/story/438277.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-438277 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Kumar Sangakkara stood alone between India and the No. 1 Test ranking, scoring his first hundred in six Tests in India https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/111000/111063.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/indvsl2009/content/story/438195.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/indvsl2009/content/story/438195.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-438195 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT He may have made an error of judgement to fall short of a record triple-century by seven runs, but Virender Sehwag sauntered back to the dressing chest out, smiling as he acknowledged the applause from the stands https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/110900/110995.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/indvsl2009/content/story/438127.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/indvsl2009/content/story/438127.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-438127 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Trevor Bayliss, the Sri Lanka coach, has said that setting India a target of "150 on a wearing wicket" was probably the best his team could hope for at this stage https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/110900/110998.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/indvsl2009/content/story/438122.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/indvsl2009/content/story/438122.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-438122 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Virender Sehwag has said he is happy to have got "at least 293 runs" and was not disappointed at missing out on a record third Test triple-century https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/110900/110995.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/indvsl2009/content/story/438113.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/indvsl2009/content/story/438113.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-438113 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Mike Young has been appointed the Indian team's fielding consultant for a three-week period https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/107600/107602.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/indvsl2009/content/story/438047.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/indvsl2009/content/story/438047.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-438047 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Sachin Tendulkar, VVS Laxman and Rahul Dravid missed out on centuries, but MS Dhoni scored his third, and led India to their highest Test score https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/110900/110998.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/indvsl2009/content/story/438030.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/indvsl2009/content/story/438030.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-438030 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Angelo Mathews has admitted he was emotional after missing out by one run on his maiden Test century but said the experience would help him improve his game and be more careful the next time around https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/110900/110947.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/indvsl2009/content/story/437968.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/indvsl2009/content/story/437968.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-437968 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT On the verge of becoming the first batsman in history to score three triple centuries, Virender Sehwag was the star of India's class act with the bat on the second day at the Brabourne Stadium https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/110900/110963.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/indvsl2009/content/story/437966.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/indvsl2009/content/story/437966.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-437966 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Virender Sehwag's unbeaten 284 off 239 balls left India with a superb chance to build a huge lead and push for an innings win https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/110900/110964.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/indvsl2009/content/story/437873.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/indvsl2009/content/story/437873.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-437873 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Finally, at the third time of asking in this series, the conditions provided the perfect backdrop for an engrossing contest https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/110900/110922.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/indvsl2009/content/story/437837.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/indvsl2009/content/story/437837.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-437837 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Sreesanth has been recalled to the India's ODI squad for the first two matches against Sri Lanka. https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/110800/110858.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/indvsl2009/content/story/437823.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/indvsl2009/content/story/437823.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-437823 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A clever century by Tillakaratne Dilshan, supported by innings of their young careers from Tharanga Paranavitana and Angelo Mathews took Sri Lanka to a comfortable total on a testing pitch https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/110900/110901.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/indvsl2009/content/story/437717.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/indvsl2009/content/story/437717.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-437717 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT India are in a positive frame of mind ahead of the final Test. The uncertainty, if any, could be on one front: the absence of Gautam Gambhir, who opted to attend a family obligation https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/110800/110860.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/indvsl2009/content/story/437643.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/indvsl2009/content/story/437643.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-437643 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Ajantha Mendis has been omitted from Sri Lanka's playing XI for the decisive third Test in Mumbai https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/110800/110879.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/indvsl2009/content/story/437626.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/indvsl2009/content/story/437626.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-437626 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT India look to become No. 1 for the first time, Sri Lanka look to justify their No. 2 ranking, an old-world ground is the setting https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/110800/110863.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/indvsl2009/content/story/437571.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/indvsl2009/content/story/437571.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-437571 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The Tamil Nadu batsman has been on the fringes for the past one year now and is the first-choice opener in case either Sehwag or Gambhir don't play https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/95800/95876.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/indvsl2009/content/story/437538.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/indvsl2009/content/story/437538.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-437538 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Muttiah Muralitharan, the Sri Lankan spinner, has said he may quit international cricket before the 2011 World Cup that will be held in the subcontinent https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/106600/106641.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/indvsl2009/content/story/437258.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/indvsl2009/content/story/437258.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-437258 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Kumar Sangakkara has called on his spinners to raise their game in the final Test in Mumbai https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/110500/110545.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/indvsl2009/content/story/436935.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/indvsl2009/content/story/436935.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-436935 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT India will be without the services of opening batsman Gautam Gambhir, who will be attending his sister's wedding, for the third Test against Sri Lanka in Mumbai https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/indvsl2009/content/story/436827.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/indvsl2009/content/story/436827.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-436827 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT India achieved their biggest victory against Sri Lanka and in the process clinched their 100th Test win on the fourth day of the second Test in Kanpur https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/110600/110649.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/indvsl2009/content/story/436814.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/indvsl2009/content/story/436814.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-436814 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Indian cricket's prodigal son Sreesanth returned in style with a five-for to leave Sri Lanka in tatters in the second Test in Kanpur https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/110600/110604.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/indvsl2009/content/story/436660.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/indvsl2009/content/story/436660.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-436660 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT 'If we bowl well, we're favourites in this game. They need 450 to avoid the follow-on. As long as they're short of that, they'll be in danger,' says Gambhir https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/110500/110555.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/indvsl2009/content/story/436582.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/indvsl2009/content/story/436582.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-436582 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Rahul Dravid laid the platform with a serene, yet commanding, 144 before Yuvraj Singh and VVS Laxman hit fluent fifties to lead India to a position of immense strength in Kanpur https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/110500/110529.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/indvsl2009/content/story/436518.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/indvsl2009/content/story/436518.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-436518 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Sri Lanka named three specialist spinners in Muttiah Muralitharan, Ajantha Mendis and Rangana Herath, with the belief that the pitch would start cracking in the latter half of the day. But it wasn't a wise decision https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/110500/110511.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/indvsl2009/content/story/436464.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/indvsl2009/content/story/436464.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-436464 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Though his reputation may be that of a dasher, there have been few batsmen in the history of the game as adept as Virender Sehwag when it comes to building on a start https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/110400/110499.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/indvsl2009/content/story/436456.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/indvsl2009/content/story/436456.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-436456 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Gautam Gambhir notched up his seventh hundred in nine Tests, Virender Sehwag completed a feisty century, Rahul Dravid was close to his ton and India posted the highest total scored in a day in a Test in India https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/110500/110504.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/indvsl2009/content/story/436350.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/indvsl2009/content/story/436350.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-436350 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Muttiah Muralitharan may have played one of his most forgettable Tests in Ahmedabad last week but he isn't "struggling", Kumar Sangakkara has said https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/107400/107474.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/indvsl2009/content/story/436315.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/indvsl2009/content/story/436315.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-436315 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The Indian captain wasn't able to clear the doubt over the side for second Test, especially the bowling line-up, because nobody knew how the pitch would behave https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/110400/110439.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/indvsl2009/content/story/436309.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/indvsl2009/content/story/436309.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-436309 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Cricinfo previews the second Test between India and Sri Lanka in Kanpur https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/110100/110161.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/indvsl2009/content/story/436273.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/indvsl2009/content/story/436273.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-436273 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT While much of the focus ahead of the second Test in Kanpur is on the nature of the pitch, Amit Mishra has defended his disappointing outing in Ahmedabad https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/96800/96885.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/indvsl2009/content/story/436247.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/indvsl2009/content/story/436247.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-436247 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Indian captain MS Dhoni has been declared fit to play the second Test against Sri Lanka in Kanpur starting tomorrow https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/110200/110257.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/indvsl2009/content/story/436222.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/indvsl2009/content/story/436222.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-436222 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The Kanpur pitch is expected to have more in it for the bowlers than the one in Ahmedabad https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/110400/110439.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/indvsl2009/content/story/436210.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/indvsl2009/content/story/436210.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-436210 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Tillakaratne Dilshan fractured his nose upon colliding with one of his team-mates while playing football after the first Test against India in Ahmedabad https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/indvsl2009/content/story/436065.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/indvsl2009/content/story/436065.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-436065 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Sachin Tendulkar, Gautam Gambhir, and a dead Ahmedabad pitch (21 wickets and seven centuries in five days) put paid to Sri Lanka's dream of a first Test win in India https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/110300/110380.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/indvsl2009/content/story/435933.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/indvsl2009/content/story/435933.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-435933 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Sri Lanka gave themselves a minimum of 134 overs and an ample cushion of runs to try and register their first Test win in India, but the Ahmedabad pitch got deader and deader every passing minute https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/110300/110365.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/indvsl2009/content/story/435171.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/indvsl2009/content/story/435171.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-435171 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Mahela Jayawardene was a beautiful batsman to watch, one capable of playing every stroke in the book with real elegance. What he lacked, perhaps, was the touch of steel, that ability to put the boot in when on top of his game https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/110300/110336.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/indvsl2009/content/story/435132.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/indvsl2009/content/story/435132.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-435132 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Mahela Jayawardene ground the Indian bowlers into Ahmedabad dust, almost ruling out a defeat for Sri Lanka https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/110300/110330.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/indvsl2009/content/story/435046.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/indvsl2009/content/story/435046.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-435046 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Tillakaratne Dilshan's century was a calibrated effort that shaped Sri Lanka's fighting reply to India's large total https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/110200/110292.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/indvsl2009/content/story/434945.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/indvsl2009/content/story/434945.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-434945 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Gary Kirsten wasn't about to push any panic buttons after a poor day, though he admitted that a slightly more vigorous wag from the tail would have been handy https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/110200/110289.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/indvsl2009/content/story/434940.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/indvsl2009/content/story/434940.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-434940 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Thilan Thushara has been ruled out of the ongoing three-Test series against India because of a shoulder injury. He will be replaced by Dilhara Fernando in the squad https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/107400/107479.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/indvsl2009/content/story/434878.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/indvsl2009/content/story/434878.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-434878 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Tillakaratne Dilshan became the first Sri Lankan to score a century in India since 1997 as the visitors finished the second day with the upper hand https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/110200/110290.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/indvsl2009/content/story/434826.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/indvsl2009/content/story/434826.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-434826 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT It was a very different Rahul Dravid on the first day in Ahmedabad. From the moment he placed one from Dammika Prasad through the covers, the positive intent was evident https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/110200/110247.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/indvsl2009/content/story/434783.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/indvsl2009/content/story/434783.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-434783 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Rahul Dravid's 27th century - and 10th 150-plus score - carried more intent than probably any of his Test innings, and led India's remarkable comeback from 32 for 4 https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/110200/110250.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/indvsl2009/content/story/434693.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/indvsl2009/content/story/434693.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-434693 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The Sri Lankan captain is unfazed by the fact that his seam attack is inexperienced and expects them to make a mark https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/107200/107263.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/indvsl2009/content/story/434650.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/indvsl2009/content/story/434650.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-434650 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT