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Critics need to be less harsh on Rohit - Bangar

Sanjay Bangar, the India batting coach, has hit back at Rohit Sharma's critics, saying that the batsman has "definitely contributed to the team's cause"

07-Sep-2015•Amol Karhadkar

Confident Saha targets SA series return

Wriddhiman Saha, the India wicketkeeper, is confident of regaining fitness ahead of the four-match Test series against South Africa due to begin in November

03-Sep-2015•ESPNcricinfo staff

Dravid urges batsmen to rotate strike better

India A coach Rahul Dravid believes that most young batsmen, while possessing great striking techniques, lack the ability and patience to build innings around singles when that is all that is available

02-Sep-2015•ESPNcricinfo staff

Tharindu Kaushal reported for suspect action

Sri Lanka offspinner Tharindu Kaushal has been reported for a suspect illegal bowling action following the third Test against India that ended at the SSC in Colombo on Tuesday

02-Sep-2015•ESPNcricinfo staff

Ishant, Chandimal handed one-match bans

Ishant Sharma and Dinesh Chandimal have been handed one-match suspensions for their behaviour in the SSC Test

01-Sep-2015•ESPNcricinfo staff

This series a revelation with this bowling attack - Kohli

Virat Kohli looked back at his team's 2-1 series win over Sri Lanka and said, "I think this series belongs to the bowlers because they have been outstanding, they have really stood out in this series"

01-Sep-2015•Sharda Ugra at the SSC

Persistent India complete rare series win

Angelo Mathews made a defiant century but couldn't prevent India from wrapping up a 117-run win that sealed their first away series win in four years

01-Sep-2015•The Report by Sidharth Monga

Ishant, Prasad, Chandimal and Thirimanne charged by ICC

Ishant Sharma Dhammika Prasad, Dinesh Chandimal and Lahiru Thirimanne have been charged by the ICC for their roles in several angry exchanges during the fourth day of the SSC Test

01-Sep-2015•ESPNcricinfo staff

Flexible Rohit backs shot-making ability

Rohit Sharma, whose batting position is always a topic of discussion, said that he was ready to bat wherever the team wanted him to besides backing his strokeplay

31-Aug-2015•Sharda Ugra at the SSC

Tempers flare as Ishant, Prasad face off

The Sri Lanka-India Test series witnessed its first major boil-over on its penultimate day following a spat between Ishant Sharma and Dhammika Prasad towards the end of India's second innings at the SSC

31-Aug-2015•Sharda Ugra and Andrew Fidel Fernando

Sharmas take India to within seven wickets of win

India were seven wickets from their first series win in Sri Lanka since 1993 after Rohit Sharma, followed by lower-order contributions, all but batted Sri Lanka out of the game

31-Aug-2015•The Report by Sidharth Monga

Test in balance after 15-wicket day

India made up for all the time lost to rain on the first two days by reducing Sri Lanka to 47 for 6, but the hosts negated India's advantage by adding 154 with their last four wickets and taking India's first three wickets for seven runs

30-Aug-2015•The Report by Sidharth Monga

Pujara's fighting ton holds India together

Cheteshwar Pujara scored his first Test century since the last month of 2013 to deny Sri Lanka clear advantage in the rain-hit SSC Test

29-Aug-2015•The Report by Sidharth Monga

Bangar concerned by unfamiliar seam movement

Only 15 overs were bowled on day one at the SSC but in that time, India's inexperienced top-order batsmen were exposed to seam movement they were unfamiliar with, the visitors' batting coach Sanjay Bangar said

28-Aug-2015•Andrew Fidel Fernando at the SSC

Sri Lanka take two on rain-hit day

Asked to bat on a testing, grassy pitch, India held on grimly - with some luck on their side - to keep the damage down to two wickets on a rain-hit first day

28-Aug-2015•The Report by Sidharth Monga

Sri Lanka fret over batting order

Angelo Mathews has confirmed Upul Tharanga will take Kumar Sangakkara's place, but said the team management was 'giving the batting order a bit more thought'

27-Aug-2015•Andrew Fidel Fernando at SSC

Series at stake as Sri Lanka begin life after Sangakkara

Sri Lanka have plenty of questions to answer as they start the post-Sangakkara era with a series decider against a hungry India side

27-Aug-2015•The Preview by Karthik Krishnaswamy

Thirimanne eager to score at whatever position he gets

Sri Lanka have invested in a few startups in the last few years and Lahiru Thirimanne was among the promising ventures that impressed in domestic cricket, but there has been some frustration in the years since

26-Aug-2015•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Must find a way to counterattack Ashwin - Mathews

For the second home series in a row Sri Lanka are being hounded by an opposition spinner, but the strategy that briefly worked against Yasir Shah may not yield dividends against R Ashwin, Angelo Mathews said

24-Aug-2015•Andrew Fidel Fernando in Colombo

'Second-day bowling our best in two years' - Kohli

India captain Virat Kohli has said that the attack's second-day performance at the P Sara Oval was "easily" their best bowling effort in the last two years

24-Aug-2015•Andrew Fidel Fernando in Colombo

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