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(c)Cricinfo en-gb Recent Test form had been putting the team under pressure; so this was a very satisfying series win https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/110134.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/110134.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-110134 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT It was the 1559th Test match in cricket history https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/110127.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/110127.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-110127 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Yet another series, yet another loss https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/india/content/story/110098.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/india/content/story/110098.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-110098 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT It is only the weak who bay for blood from the stands when the matador is on the floor and the bull is about to gore him https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/india/content/story/110087.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/india/content/story/110087.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-110087 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The captivating confectioners son is back in business https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/110082.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/110082.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-110082 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Captain Sourav Ganguly blamed India's batsmen for their innings defeat in Colombo on Sunday https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/109933.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/109933.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-109933 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Sri Lanka recorded their first series victory in two years at home when they beat India in the decisive final Test Match in Colombo on Sunday and Sri Lankan captain Sanath Jayasuriya hoped that it would be a springboard to future Test success https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/109896.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/109896.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-109896 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT India were unable to reverse a slide that had started last evening with the run out of Rahul Dravid and they lost their remaining four wickets within the first session to be bowled out for 299, still 77 runs short of making the home team bat again https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/109884.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/109884.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-109884 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT This was not a day for the thrill seeking cricket supporter, but for the die hard Sri Lanka fan, as their spinners and fielders painstakingly winkled out the Indian top order to leave them on the verge of an innings victory and their first series win https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/109737.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/109737.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-109737 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT With the selectorial axe hanging over his head Hashan Tillakaratne walked out to bat on Thursday evening knowing that this was likely to be his last chance to resurrect his Test career after two years in the wilderness https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/97376.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/97376.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-97376 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Thilan Samaraweera became the third Sri Lankan cricketer to make a Test hundred on debut after Romesh Kaluwitharan in 1992/93 and Brendon Kuruppu in 1986/87 https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/97375.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/97375.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-97375 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT It was callous, cold-blooded, almost cruel cricket https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/97374.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/97374.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-97374 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Marvan Atapattu's seventh Test 100 put Sri Lanka firmly in charge at the end of the second day of the decisive final Test in Colombo and the Sri Lanka vice-captain was delighted to finally get a big score after eight innings without a fifty https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/97330.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/97330.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-97330 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Muttiah Muralitharan's exploits on Wednesday were put firmly in perspective on Thursday as India's bowlers toiled fruitlessly while Sri Lanka's batsmen cruised past the tourist's first innings total https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/97329.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/97329.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-97329 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Former Sri Lankan captain Arjuna Ranatunga, never one to mince his words, believes that national coach Dav Whatmore has become too powerful a figure in Sri Lankan cricket https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/97316.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/97316.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-97316 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Sri Lanka's champion off-spinner Muttiah Muralitharan spun his side into pole position in the decisive final Test with a virtuoso performance in Colombo on Wednesday https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/97302.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/97302.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-97302 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Pre-match gossip had centered on India's growing confidence against Sri Lanka's Muttiah Muralitharan after their triumph in Kandy, but such idle talk looked foolish in the extreme after the beguiling off-spinner wreaked havoc on the first day of the https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/97296.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/97296.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-97296 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT India's surprise series leveling victory in Kandy has forced a re-think by the Sri Lankan selectors, who have made two changes for the crucial final Test in Colombo, as the home side looks to end a 16-month spell without a series win, whilst India https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/97267.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/97267.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-97267 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT India's surprise series leveling victory in Kandy has forced a radical re-think by the Sri Lankan selectors, who are set to make three changes for the crucial final Test in Colombo, as the home side looks to end a 16-month spell without a series win, https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/97266.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/97266.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-97266 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Australia's final day demolition of England at The Oval to win by an innings and 25 runs and take the series 4-1 has confirmed their lead at the head of the ICC Test Championship table https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/97250.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/97250.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-97250 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Wicketkeeper-batsmen Romesh Kaluwitharana was dropped from the Sri Lankan Test squad for the Third Test against India on Monday night after the selectors slimmed down the squad to 15 players https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/97231.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/97231.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-97231 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT On the face of it they have nothing in common https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/97226.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/97226.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-97226 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Dav Whatmore National Coach For the third home series in succession it's 1-1 after the first two Tests, when it could so easily have been 2-0 to Sri Lanka https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/97224.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/97224.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-97224 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Veteran batsman Aravinda de Silva, on the verge of retirement after his recent omission from the national squad, blamed Sri Lanka's bowlers and fielders for their seven-wicket defeat by India in the second Test Kandy https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/97217.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/97217.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-97217 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The Indian cricket board has turned down a request from the team management in Sri Lanka to send fast bowler Ajit Agarkar as cover for the third Test https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/97203.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/97203.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-97203 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Indian cricket captain Sourav Ganguly today praised his fast bowlers for the discipline they showed in the second Test but said something needed to be done about their seeming inability to polish off the tail https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/97197.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/97197.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-97197 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT It was 1558th Test in cricket history https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/97187.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/97187.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-97187 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Sri Lanka's third successive failure in Kandy leaves supporters and pundits searching for rational explanations https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/97183.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/97183.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-97183 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Fast bowler Ajit Agarkar is being sent to Sri Lanka as a back-up bowler for the third and final Test. https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/96897.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/96897.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-96897 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Indian captain Sourav Ganguly believes his match winning unbeaten 98 is one of his best ever Test innings https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/96658.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/96658.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-96658 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT In front of a capacity local crowd who had come to cheer Sri Lanka's first series victory for 16 months and with his captaincy attracting increasing criticism, Indian captain Sourav Ganguly finally cast off the shackles of poor form to guide his side https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/96656.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/96656.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-96656 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Sri Lankan captain Sanath Jayasuriya blamed his batsmen after India beat Sri Lanka by seven wickets to win the second Test at Kandy and square the series https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/96653.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/96653.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-96653 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Sri Lankan off-spinner, Muttiah Muralitharan, was the star of the show at the end of day three of the second Test at the Asgiriya International Stadium, Kandy, after his batting put his side in a strong position in the Test https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/96636.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/96636.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-96636 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Can the hill country folk of Kandy have ever been so richly entertained https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/96635.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/96635.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-96635 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Sri Lanka's grip on this three-Test series tightened after an industrious performance by their fast bowlers and poor umpiring secured them a useful first innings lead at Asgiriya International Stadium today https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/96602.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/96602.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-96602 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Chaminda Vaas's 50th Test has been a wonderful one so far https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/96601.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/96601.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-96601 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Most sensible commentators interpreted Sourav Ganguly's pre-match claims that "morale was good" and that "there was no reason to be down" as a valiant but forlorn attempt to save an injury ravaged team from total combustion https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/96561.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/96561.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-96561 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Sri Lankan middle order batsman Mahela Jayawardene rated his hundred against India today very highly, "It was one of my best hundreds https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/96560.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/96560.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-96560 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT For Sri Lanka this is familiar territory - a thumping victory in Gallefollowed by a series winning opportunity in the hills of Kandy https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/96500.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/96500.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-96500 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Despite being ruled out of India's two remaining Test matches against Sri Lanka, fast bowler Javagal Srinath is almost certain to be fit to tour South Africa in October https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/96497.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/96497.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-96497 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Sri Lankan coach Dav Whatmore threw his support behind fast bowling allrounder Suresh Perera, who was reported for having a suspect action in the Galle Test, after Sri Lanka's final practice before the second Test in Kandy https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/96496.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/96496.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-96496 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT We went into the Galle Test with a psychological edge and full of confidence https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/96488.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/96488.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-96488 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT As the Indians seek to leave behind their 10-wicket mauling in the first Test in Galle, recent history is what they must be looking at to provide them confidence for making a come-back into the three-Test series https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/96459.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/96459.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-96459 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT We have been down this road before - one nil up with two Test matches to play after an emphatic victory in Galle https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/96455.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/96455.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-96455 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT It was the 1555th Test match in cricket history https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/96453.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/96453.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-96453 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT As if Sanath Jayasuriya and Muthiah Muralitharan were not enough, India now have to contend with the firepower of Dilhara Fernando too in the next two Tests https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/96415.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/96415.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-96415 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Suresh Perera has been reported by Umpire Steve Bucknor for a suspect bowling action during the 1st Test Match between Sri Lanka and India played at Galle on 14th-17th August 2001 https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/96409.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/96409.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-96409 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The Sri Lankan selectors have named an unchanged 16-man squad for the Second Test against India in Kandy which starts Wednesday https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/96403.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/96403.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-96403 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Suresh Perera, the Sri Lanka fast-medium bowler, has been reported for asuspect bowling action by umpire Steve Bucknor to International CricketCouncil (ICC) match referee Cammie Smith, according to a Sri Lanka cricketboard release on Saturday.This is https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/96395.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/96395.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-96395 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT While the batsmen failed to put up a decent score in either innings, selection committee chairman Chandu Borde chose to attack the bowlers for India's humiliating 10-wicket loss to Sri Lanka in the first Test at Galle on Friday https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/96364.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/96364.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-96364 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Indian coach John Wright singled out the happenings on the first evening as the turning point in the first Test against Sri Lanka which India lost by 10 wickets early Friday morning https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/96363.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/96363.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-96363 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Sri Lankan captain Sanath Jayasuriya was delighted after his side convincingly beat India by 10 wickets in the Galle Test https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/96360.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/96360.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-96360 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT After a humiliating loss, Indian captain Sourav Ganguly came up with some brave words and predicted that India would come back into the three-Test series against Sri Lanka just as they did against the mighty Australians earlier this year https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/96359.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/96359.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-96359 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT This morning, the sturdy ramparts of the Galle Fort were bedecked with red flags in preparation for a radical political rally this evening https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/96357.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/96357.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-96357 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Sri Lanka's wicketkeeper batsman, Kumar Sangakkara who made an unbeaten 105 and helped his side consolidate their position in the first Test Match against India at the Galle International Stadium was delighted with his maiden hundred today, "It feels https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/96334.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/96334.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-96334 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A maiden Test century from Kumar Sangakkara and a dramatic second innings collapse by the India's top order in the evening left Sri Lanka on the verge of an emphatic victory in the first Test at the Galle International Stadium on Thursday https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/96332.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/96332.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-96332 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT After Sri Lanka ended the second day in the first Test of the three Test series at the Galle International Stadium well on top, Sri Lankan captain Sanath Jayasuriya declared it as a total team effort by his side https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/96291.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/96291.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-96291 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Not even in their wildest dreams could Sri Lanka have hoped for a better day in the second Test than the one they had in Galle today, where they brushed aside the India lower order inside the first hour and then stroked themselves confidently into a https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/96288.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/96288.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-96288 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT In Durban last December fast bowler Randi Dilhara Fernando announced his raw potential to the cricketing world with a five-wicket haul against South Africa https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/96284.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/96284.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-96284 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT They say you should never judge a book by its cover https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/96255.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/96255.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-96255 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT "I am happy about the way things went for us https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/96253.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/96253.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-96253 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The winners of the Coca-Cola Cup Test Series between Sri Lanka and India will receive a prize of US dollars 10,000 from the Board of Control for Cricket in Sri Lanka, and will also be awarded the Coca-Cola Trophy https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/96238.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/96238.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-96238 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Indian cricket captain Sourav Ganguly on Monday defended the omission of opener Amay Khurasia from the playing eleven in the recent triangular series in Colombo saying as a captain he is responsible for the team's defeat https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/india/content/story/96227.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/india/content/story/96227.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-96227 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Hashan Tillakaratne will make a comeback into the Sri Lankan national side in first Test against India in Galle on Tuesday after two frustrating years on the sidelines https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/96193.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/96193.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-96193 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The first Test between Sri Lanka and India commences in Galle on Tuesday with both sides anxious about the pitch and keen to reverse disconcerting trends: Sri Lanka have not won a Test series for 16 months and India have not won a Test series https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/96191.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/96191.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-96191 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The great Indian dream of a series win on foreign soil starts all over again as Sourav Ganguly and his men prepare to take on Sri Lanka in the first of the three Test match series at Galle on Tuesday https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/96187.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/96187.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-96187 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Sanath Jayasuriya, the Sri Lanka captain, defies all conventions of batsmanship when he is at the crease and at times he has been more than a bowlers' nightmare https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/96153.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/96153.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-96153 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT India's match winning off spinner Harbhajan Singh believes that his side can bring to an end India's poor Test run abroad in the forthcoming three-Test series against Sri Lanka that starts on Tuesday in Galle https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/96152.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/96152.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-96152 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Rahul Dravid has become an indispensable member of the Indian team and increasingly looks certain to be the future Indian captain https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/96149.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/96149.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-96149 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Dav Whatmore National Coach It's four months since Sri Lanka last played a Test match and we are looking forward to proving that this side can replicate its one-day success in the longer version of the game https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/96146.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/96146.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-96146 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The Selection Committee of the BCCSL, met on the 09th August 2001 at the Board Headquarters, and the following Sri Lankan Squad of 16 players and 03 Team Management Members were selected to represent Sri Lanka at the 1st Test Match to be played from https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/96174.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/96174.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-96174 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The first Test of the three match series between Sri Lanka and India at the Galle International Stadium will be played on a pitch conducive to fast bowling according to ground manager Jayananda Warnaweera https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/96126.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/96126.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-96126 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT In terms of match practice, India could have done without the final day of the three day practice match against Sri Lanka Board XI being abandoned, but Indian skipper, Sourav Ganguly was philosophical. https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/96106.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/96106.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-96106 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT India's last chance of meaningful match practice before the first Test in Galle was scuppered today when the P https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/96090.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/96090.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-96090 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The Sri Lankan selectors left out veteran batsman Aravinda de Silva from the 16-man squad selected for the forthcoming Test series against India, which starts on next Tuesday at the Galle International Cricket Stadium https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/96083.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/96083.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-96083 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Batting maestro Sachin Tendulkar has pulled out of the three-match Test series in Sri Lanka starting on August 14, after the second scan done on Thursday night revealed that the hairline fracture on his right toe had not healed properly https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/96082.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/96082.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-96082 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Indian opener Sadagoppan Ramesh made a brilliant 63 in the practice match against a Sri Lanka Board XI leading up to the three Test matches, and at the end of the day's play declared that it was a crucial innings. https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/96063.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/96063.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-96063 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT India made good use of their only chance to gain match practice before the first Test at Galle next week, when they batted throughout the second day of this three-day warm up game against a Sri Lankan Board XI at P Saravanamuttu Stadium today https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/96057.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/96057.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-96057 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Sri Lankan Board XI batsman Michael Vandort stole the limelight on the first day's play of a three-day practice match against India with a brilliant century and, by doing so in front of the national selectors, became a serious contender for a place https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/96043.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/96043.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-96043 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Sri Lanka's five-man selection committee will select the Test squad for the forthcoming three-match series against India on Thursday night and they look set to omit veteran batsmen Aravinda de Silva https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/96028.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/96028.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-96028 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Sri Lanka's Test hopefuls may have flopped, but future prospect Michael Vandort impressed with a fine century, as a Sri Lanka Board XI middle order recovered from the loss of early wickets to score 326 against India at P.Saravanamuttu Stadium today https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/96019.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/96019.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-96019 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Sri Lanka's Test hopefuls may have flopped, but future prospect Michael Vandort impressed with a fine century, as a Sri Lanka Board XI middle order recovered from the loss of early wickets to score 326 against India at the P Saravanamuttu Stadium https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/96014.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/96014.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-96014 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Batting maestro Sachin Tendulkar is unlikely to participate in the three-Test series in Sri Lanka as the pain in his right toe still persists, according to Indian Cricket Board (BCCI) sources here today https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/96011.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/96011.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-96011 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The following have been choosen as umpires and match referees for the Indian test series and warm-up match in Sri Lanka https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/96005.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/96005.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-96005 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT India will play their only three day match ahead of the three-matchTest series against Sri Lanka from tomorrow at the P https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/95979.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/95979.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-95979 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Leaving behind memories of the crushing defeat to Sri Lanka in the final of the triangular series at Colombo yesterday, eight Indian cricketers arrived in Chennai on Monday https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/india/content/story/95939.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/india/content/story/95939.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-95939 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Notwithstanding some pyrotechnics from Virender Shewag and the possibility of an epic clash between India and Sri Lanka in the final of the Coca-Cola Cup on Sunday, this triangular series will not remembered for the cricket, which has been https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/95886.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/95886.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-95886 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The trend these days is to take only one wicketkeeper on a tour https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/india/content/story/95885.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/india/content/story/95885.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-95885 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT It was a day of double delight for Karnataka medium pacer Venkatesh Prasad https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/india/content/story/95840.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/india/content/story/95840.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-95840 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A brilliant maiden 100 by all-rounder Virender Shewag in the crucial one-day league match of the Coca-Cola Cup tri-series against New Zealand, was not enough to earn him a place in the Test squad announced by the selectors in Mumbai today https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/india/content/story/95805.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/india/content/story/95805.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-95805 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Veteran fast bowler Venkatesh Prasad returns to the Indian cricket team for the three Test series in Sri Lanka which comences on August 14 https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/india/content/story/95800.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/india/content/story/95800.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-95800 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The Sri Lankan board announced today the Board XI side to play against India in a three-day game at P https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/95761.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/95761.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-95761 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Sourav Ganguly attended a disciplinary hearing with match referee Cammie Smith after India's 46-run victory against Sri Lanka following a verbal outburst after he dismissed Russel Arnold https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/95757.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/95757.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-95757 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Batting maestro Sachin Tendulkar's availability for the three-match Test series in Sri Lanka from August 14 would be known only after the second bone scan on his injured right toe, scheduled for August 10, according to Mumbai Cricket Association https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/102150.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/102150.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-102150 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The three-day match between the touring Indian team and Sri Lanka A, scheduled to be played from July 8 to 10, has been shifted from Uyanwatta Stadium in Matara to the P https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/102111.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/102111.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-102111 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT India's three-day match against Sri Lanka A scheduled to be played at Matara, about 150 km south of Colombo from August 8 to 10 has been shifted to the capital, according to Sri Lankan Cricket Board officials https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/india/content/story/102096.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/india/content/story/102096.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-102096 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT