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(c)Cricinfo en-gb A hurricane in Hobart is up against another chasing masterclass in Ranchi https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/371400/371431.6.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1409119.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1409119.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/vote-for-the-best-virat-kohli-odi-hundred-hobart-133-not-out-vs-sri-lanka-or-ranchi-139-not-out-vs-sri-lanka-1409119 Tue, 21 Nov 2023 05:15:42 GMT Clint McKay, the right-arm seamer, stepped up to the plate with figures of 5-28 and ensured Australia won by 16 runs https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/143300/143323.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/commonwealth-bank-series-2012/content/story/556820.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/commonwealth-bank-series-2012/content/story/556820.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-556820 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Tillakaratne Dilshan isn't in the Sri Lankan team for his batting alone https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/143200/143256.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/commonwealth-bank-series-2012/content/story/556817.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/commonwealth-bank-series-2012/content/story/556817.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-556817 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Australia and Sri Lanka, who fought out a closely contested best-of-three finals, were streets ahead of India on the batting and bowling fronts https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/143300/143323.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/commonwealth-bank-series-2012/content/story/556813.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/commonwealth-bank-series-2012/content/story/556813.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-556813 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The tri-series showed that the format can work, that Virat Kohli is India's future, and that Mahela Jayawardene is one of the game's best captains https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/143000/143053.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/west-indies-v-australia-2012/content/story/556784.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/west-indies-v-australia-2012/content/story/556784.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-556784 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT From Brisbane to Sydney and back again. Must be the CB Series then https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/143300/143359.2.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/556730.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/556730.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-556730 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Sri Lanka's top-order batsmen made it a memorable CB Series for the side, even though they lost in the finals https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/142200/142242.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/556726.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/556726.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-556726 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Plays of the Day for the third final of the CB Series between Australia and Sri Lanka, in Adelaide https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/143300/143313.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/commonwealth-bank-series-2012/content/story/556664.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/commonwealth-bank-series-2012/content/story/556664.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-556664 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Mahela Jayawardene doesn't hold back on the odd show of theatrics. Given the troubled circumstances, his style of captaincy is responsible for Sri Lanka's reversal of fortunes https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/143200/143249.3.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/commonwealth-bank-series-2012/content/story/556448.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/commonwealth-bank-series-2012/content/story/556448.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-556448 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT ESPNcricinfo presents Plays of the Day for the second final of the CB Series between Australia and Sri Lanka, in Adelaide https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/143200/143241.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/commonwealth-bank-series-2012/content/story/556432.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/commonwealth-bank-series-2012/content/story/556432.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-556432 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Stats highlights from Sri Lanka's comprehensive win in the second final in Adelaide https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/143200/143255.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/commonwealth-bank-series-2012/content/story/556430.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/commonwealth-bank-series-2012/content/story/556430.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-556430 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Bowlers have been rather conservative with the use of the yorker in this tournament. They are more obliged to employ the slower, length balls https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/143100/143123.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/commonwealth-bank-series-2012/content/story/556250.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/commonwealth-bank-series-2012/content/story/556250.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-556250 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT David Warner's 163 at the Gabba was his maiden ODI hundred and the sixth-highest score by an Australia player in an ODI https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/143100/143172.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/commonwealth-bank-series-2012/content/story/556205.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/commonwealth-bank-series-2012/content/story/556205.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-556205 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The fight that Upul Tharanga, Nuwan Kulasekara and Dhammika Prasad showed in Brisbane has let Australia know that the finals are not over. Sri Lanka are enjoying their tour and won't want it to end in defeat https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/143100/143190.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/commonwealth-bank-series-2012/content/story/556188.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/commonwealth-bank-series-2012/content/story/556188.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-556188 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT He has conquered the Twenty20 format, he has surprised some with his effectiveness in Tests, and now David Warner has finally sorted out the confusion about why he had not played that big ODI innings https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/143100/143180.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/commonwealth-bank-series-2012/content/story/556185.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/commonwealth-bank-series-2012/content/story/556185.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-556185 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Stats highlights from a high-scoring thriller in the first final of the CB Series in Brisbane https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/143100/143172.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/commonwealth-bank-series-2012/content/story/556183.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/commonwealth-bank-series-2012/content/story/556183.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-556183 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT ESPNcricinfo presents Plays of the Day for the first final of the CB Series between Australia and Sri Lanka, in Brisbane https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/143100/143173.2.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/commonwealth-bank-series-2012/content/story/556152.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/commonwealth-bank-series-2012/content/story/556152.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-556152 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Mahela Jayawardene has turned Sri Lanka's performance around in a matter of a month. The young players he backed have rewarded his faith in this tri-series https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/142400/142487.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/commonwealth-bank-series-2012/content/story/556093.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/commonwealth-bank-series-2012/content/story/556093.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-556093 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Sri Lanka did well to move on from the Hobart defeat, defending a modest target to qualify for the CB Series finals. Now the last hurdle https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/143100/143123.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/556081.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/556081.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-556081 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT It can be seen as a sign of strength that none of the Australians who played the last league game merits a drop, but you would love for things to be clearer a day before the final https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/143100/143118.2.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/commonwealth-bank-series-2012/content/story/556079.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/commonwealth-bank-series-2012/content/story/556079.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-556079 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Finally a Lankan game at the G. Bring on the bands and the lively fans https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/143100/143141.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/page2/content/story/556072.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/page2/content/story/556072.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-556072 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Sri Lanka don't have a great record in tri-series finals in Australia, but the form of their top order could make a vital difference this time https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/142800/142874.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/commonwealth-bank-series-2012/content/story/556062.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/commonwealth-bank-series-2012/content/story/556062.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-556062 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Not even a hat-trick from Daniel Christian could prevent Sri Lanka from winning the last qualifying match at the MCG, but a rare hat-trick is special all the same https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/142300/142327.2.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/commonwealth-bank-series-2012/content/story/556011.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/commonwealth-bank-series-2012/content/story/556011.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-556011 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT ESPNcricinfo presents Plays of the Day from the CB Series ODI between Australia and Sri Lanka in Melbourne https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/143100/143108.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/commonwealth-bank-series-2012/content/story/555994.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/commonwealth-bank-series-2012/content/story/555994.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-555994 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT They average 75.33 per stand when batting second, which is better than any other pair https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/138100/138117.3.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/555911.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/555911.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-555911 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Virat Kohli put on an imperious display of strokemaking, his malleable wrists powering an Indian fightback conspicuous by its absence on what had been, until now, two forgettable overseas trips https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/138100/138113.3.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/commonwealth-bank-series-2012/content/story/555617.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/commonwealth-bank-series-2012/content/story/555617.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-555617 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Towards the end of a long and failure-filled tour, India managed to lift themselves and conjure a scarcely believable victory https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/143000/143051.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/commonwealth-bank-series-2012/content/story/555591.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/commonwealth-bank-series-2012/content/story/555591.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-555591 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Sri Lanka's captain erred in his use of Lasith Malinga and in the timing of his Powerplay https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/commonwealth-bank-series-2012/content/story/555587.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/commonwealth-bank-series-2012/content/story/555587.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-555587 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Stats highlights from an incredible ODI as India chased down 321 in just 37 overs https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/143000/143046.2.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/commonwealth-bank-series-2012/content/story/555578.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/commonwealth-bank-series-2012/content/story/555578.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-555578 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT ESPNcricinfo presents the Plays of the Day from the CB Series ODI between India and Sri Lanka in Hobart https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/143000/143041.2.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/commonwealth-bank-series-2012/content/story/555560.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/commonwealth-bank-series-2012/content/story/555560.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-555560 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT India still stand a chance of qualifying for the final but it's not something MS Dhoni and his team were aware of before being told so at a press conference https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/142500/142513.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/commonwealth-bank-series-2012/content/story/555370.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/commonwealth-bank-series-2012/content/story/555370.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-555370 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The most remarkable thing about David Warner's 68 off 66 balls against India in Sydney was that it did not feature a single six https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/142900/142936.2.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/commonwealth-bank-series-2012/content/story/555321.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/commonwealth-bank-series-2012/content/story/555321.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-555321 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT ESPNcricinfo presents Plays of the Day for the match between Australia and India in Sydney https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/142900/142940.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/commonwealth-bank-series-2012/content/story/555306.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/commonwealth-bank-series-2012/content/story/555306.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-555306 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The spirit of a team needs sustenance or it can evaporate or shrivel, like has happened with India over the last eight months https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/136600/136635.2.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/555194.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/555194.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-555194 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT MS Dhoni had earlier spoken of how the rotation policy will have helped "by the time" India make it to the finals. With "by the time" becoming a big "if", India are set resort to their best XI, but who constitutes that XI is not a straightforward decision https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/142200/142271.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/commonwealth-bank-series-2012/content/story/555172.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/commonwealth-bank-series-2012/content/story/555172.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-555172 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT What the three teams need to do to qualify for the CB series finals after having each played six matches in the competition https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/142800/142867.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/commonwealth-bank-series-2012/content/story/555112.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/commonwealth-bank-series-2012/content/story/555112.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-555112 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT ESPNcricinfo presents Plays of the Day for the match between Australia and Sri Lanka in Hobart https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/142800/142870.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/commonwealth-bank-series-2012/content/story/555101.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/commonwealth-bank-series-2012/content/story/555101.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-555101 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT It is clear that Irfan is a better batsman than Ravindra Jadeja, at least at No. 7. It should be a no-brainer that Irfan should be preferred because his bowling is likely to be more effective than Jadeja's https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/142400/142485.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/commonwealth-bank-series-2012/content/story/555088.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/commonwealth-bank-series-2012/content/story/555088.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-555088 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT It has been a long tour with little success to celebrate, and the differences and frustrations between the players are coming out now, in the form of scarcely anticipated bombshells dropped during routine press conferences https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/139900/139908.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/554885.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/554885.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-554885 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT After Sri Lanka put up a strong total, Nuwan Kulasekara took three wickets, including Sachin Tendulkar and Gautam Gambhir's, and bowled nine overs for just 40 runs https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/142700/142781.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/commonwealth-bank-series-2012/content/story/554733.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/commonwealth-bank-series-2012/content/story/554733.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-554733 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT ESPNcricinfo presents Plays of the Day for the match between India and Sri Lanka in Brisbane https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/142700/142768.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/commonwealth-bank-series-2012/content/story/554721.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/commonwealth-bank-series-2012/content/story/554721.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-554721 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Ashwin had appealed, Thirimanne was not inside his crease, the finger should have gone up immediately. Spirit of cricket should not have been allowed to come in the way of fair cricket https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/142700/142776.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/commonwealth-bank-series-2012/content/story/554716.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/commonwealth-bank-series-2012/content/story/554716.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-554716 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT In the manner of his departure from ODIs, he has mirrored the relentless and single-minded way in which he played them. No fluff, just facts https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/142700/142761.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/554672.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/554672.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-554672 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Not only did Ricky Ponting set lofty standards with the bat and in the field, he also led Australia through an unprecedented period of dominance in ODI history https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/72200/72219.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/554650.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/554650.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-554650 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The decision to make Matthew Wade Australia's first-choice wicketkeeper in the shorter formats could have ramifications for Brad Haddin's Test career as well https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/142600/142607.2.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/commonwealth-bank-series-2012/content/story/554490.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/commonwealth-bank-series-2012/content/story/554490.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-554490 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Both have been through almost everything in their ODI careers, and still love it enough to fight for it, something they are not accustomed to. It will be fascinating to watch how they come out of the rest of the triangular https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/130400/130465.2.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/commonwealth-bank-series-2012/content/story/554430.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/commonwealth-bank-series-2012/content/story/554430.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-554430 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Ben Hilfenhaus was never a regular in Australia's one-day setup. But after his maiden five-wicket haul against India at the Gabba, he might well be taken more seriously by the selectors, at least in the near furture https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/142700/142727.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/commonwealth-bank-series-2012/content/story/554415.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/commonwealth-bank-series-2012/content/story/554415.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-554415 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT ESPNcricinfo presents Plays of the Day for the match between Australia and India in Brisbane https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/142600/142698.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/commonwealth-bank-series-2012/content/story/554382.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/commonwealth-bank-series-2012/content/story/554382.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-554382 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Big hits, steely glares, great music and lively entertainment makes even a one-sided game rather fun https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/142500/142596.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/page2/content/story/554117.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/page2/content/story/554117.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-554117 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Kumar Sangakkara, the tenth batsman to reach 10,000 runs, stands out among Sri Lankan batsmen because of his strong performances in foreign conditions https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/141600/141664.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/554082.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/554082.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-554082 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT One of the chief architects of Sri Lanka's clinical win over Australia at the SCG was Thisara Perera https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/128700/128744.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/commonwealth-bank-series-2012/content/story/554049.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/commonwealth-bank-series-2012/content/story/554049.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-554049 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Plays of the Day from the sixth ODI of the CB series, between Australia and Sri Lanka in Sydney https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/142600/142618.2.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/commonwealth-bank-series-2012/content/story/554041.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/commonwealth-bank-series-2012/content/story/554041.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-554041 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Over the last seven years, India's record at the No. 6 batting position is among the best, thanks largely to Dhoni https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/142500/142518.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/553913.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/553913.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-553913 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Think you can get away from them down under? Not a chance https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/142500/142517.2.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/553763.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/553763.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-553763 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Matthew Wade built on the fine impression he created during the Test series, knocking around India's bowlers in the first one-dayer of the Commonwealth Bank Series to help set up an Australia win in a rain-hit match https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/142000/142092.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/commonwealth-bank-series-2012/content/story/553462.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/commonwealth-bank-series-2012/content/story/553462.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-553462 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT When it's one-on-one between him and the bowler, when you know the cooler head will survive, MS Dhoni knows he has more than an even chance https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/142500/142513.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/commonwealth-bank-series-2012/content/story/553361.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/commonwealth-bank-series-2012/content/story/553361.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-553361 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT It is impossible not to look at the background. For the second time in two games, Gautam Gambhir laid a platform for India to chase, only to be denied a century https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/142400/142406.2.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/commonwealth-bank-series-2012/content/story/553348.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/commonwealth-bank-series-2012/content/story/553348.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-553348 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT ESPNcricinfo presents Plays of the Day for the match between India and Sri Lanka in Adelaide https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/142500/142503.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/commonwealth-bank-series-2012/content/story/553322.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/commonwealth-bank-series-2012/content/story/553322.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-553322 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT In taking almost no risks during his innings, MS Dhoni took India's chase into the final over. But as he usually does in ODIs, he got the job done https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/142400/142414.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/commonwealth-bank-series-2012/content/story/553054.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/commonwealth-bank-series-2012/content/story/553054.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-553054 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Once more, like in the World Cup final, it was an India chase set up by Gautam Gambhir and steered through its final nervy moments by MS Dhoni https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/130900/130985.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/commonwealth-bank-series-2012/content/story/553034.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/commonwealth-bank-series-2012/content/story/553034.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-553034 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT ESPNcricinfo presents Plays of the Day for the match between Australia and India in Adelaide https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/142400/142405.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/commonwealth-bank-series-2012/content/story/553019.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/commonwealth-bank-series-2012/content/story/553019.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-553019 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT If the idea of rotating players is to keep Rohit Sharma away from pressure, singling him out as the reason behind India's openers' rotation policy will only do the contrary https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/139700/139789.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/commonwealth-bank-series-2012/content/story/552926.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/commonwealth-bank-series-2012/content/story/552926.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-552926 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Michael Clarke does not hit big sixes, or switch hits, and has a strike-rate well below 100. But in an age of two new balls and lively pitches, his conservative style could be successful in one-day cricket https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/142300/142314.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/commonwealth-bank-series-2012/content/story/552915.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/commonwealth-bank-series-2012/content/story/552915.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-552915 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Mahela Jayawardene has been refreshingly aggressive as a leader. Sri Lanka now need him to find his batting touch https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/142300/142310.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/commonwealth-bank-series-2012/content/story/552847.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/commonwealth-bank-series-2012/content/story/552847.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-552847 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Plays of the Day from the third ODI of the CB series, between Australia and Sri Lanka at the WACA https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/142300/142313.2.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/commonwealth-bank-series-2012/content/story/552790.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/commonwealth-bank-series-2012/content/story/552790.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-552790 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/136900/136927.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-india-2011/content/story/552650.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-india-2011/content/story/552650.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-552650 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The Sri Lankan captain admits Australia have a strong batting line-up and that his side will have to devise a game plan to rein them in https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/142200/142253.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/commonwealth-bank-series-2012/content/story/552643.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/commonwealth-bank-series-2012/content/story/552643.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-552643 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The contest between India and Sri Lanka in Perth ebbed and flowed, but lacked intensity and excellence. Both teams have much improving to do if they are going to challenge Australia https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/142200/142247.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/commonwealth-bank-series-2012/content/story/552588.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/commonwealth-bank-series-2012/content/story/552588.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-552588 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Plays of the Day from the second ODI of the CB series, between India and Sri Lanka at the WACA https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/142200/142268.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/commonwealth-bank-series-2012/content/story/552567.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/commonwealth-bank-series-2012/content/story/552567.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-552567 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Fighting adversity together is a great bond. With their sacked, intermediate and future captains all part of the set-up, Sri Lanka will look to do that over the coming weeks https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/131500/131550.2.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/commonwealth-bank-series-2012/content/story/552430.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/commonwealth-bank-series-2012/content/story/552430.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-552430 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The plan to go in with a spin-strong attack is fraught with risk in Australian conditions, as India were made to realise at the MCG https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/142100/142158.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/commonwealth-bank-series-2012/content/story/552240.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/commonwealth-bank-series-2012/content/story/552240.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-552240 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Though Sri Lanka ended up falling short by five runs, if it were not for Angelo Mathews they would have been beaten easily https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/142200/142250.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/commonwealth-bank-series-2012/content/story/552239.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/commonwealth-bank-series-2012/content/story/552239.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-552239 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Plays of the Day from the first ODI of the CB series, between India and Australia at the MCG https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/142100/142136.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/commonwealth-bank-series-2012/content/story/552212.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/commonwealth-bank-series-2012/content/story/552212.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-552212 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT If all three teams are switched on, and if the pitches are juicy, the next few weeks could provide some exciting cricket https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/142000/142025.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/commonwealth-bank-series-2012/content/story/552061.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/commonwealth-bank-series-2012/content/story/552061.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-552061 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The hosts have won 18 of the 29 triangular series but have lost the last two in the finals https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/3700/3736.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/commonwealth-bank-series-2012/content/story/551766.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/commonwealth-bank-series-2012/content/story/551766.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-551766 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Comebacks, disappointments and an unending wait - on this tour and beyond, Rohit Sharma's story has been a suspenseful one https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/141900/141991.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-india-2011/content/story/551859.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-india-2011/content/story/551859.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-551859 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT