Jamie Alter

Playing the lead to perfection

Mahendra Singh Dhoni has adapted his game superbly, and it showed during a bristling 76 that helped leave India one win away from their first ODI series triumph in Sri Lanka

24-Aug-2008•Jamie Alter in Colombo

Orthodoxy is the best form of attack

The success of the bowlers in a low-scoring series has left the batsmen with plenty to do as the bandwagon moves back to Colombo for the last three matches

23-Aug-2008•Jamie Alter in Colombo

Top-order batsmen hold the key

After two low-scoring games in Dambulla, the teams move to three straight day-night contests at the Premadasa, and the statistics suggest the onus is on the top order to perform

22-Aug-2008•Jamie Alter in Colombo

Dhoni lauds Badrinath effort

Captain praises Zaheer Khan for taking the pressure off the batsmen with his opening burst of pace and swing

20-Aug-2008•Jamie Alter in Dambulla

Zaheer back in full swing

A mesmeric burst of 3-1-4-3 from Zaheer Khan, combining pace, accuracy and movement, unstitched Sri Lanka and sealed the fate of this match

20-Aug-2008•Jamie Alter in Dambulla

India need to fix opening problem

Injuries to Sachin Tendulkar and Virender Sehwag have given India a major headache ahead of the remaining four matches - that of finding a solid opening combination

19-Aug-2008•Jamie Alter in Dambulla

Mendis remains a mystery

It's a toss-up between throwing in the towel or trying to force the pace against spin. India need to find a way to rotate singles, as well as score runs

18-Aug-2008•Jamie Alter in Dambulla

Mistaken identities, and swayed by the music

Plays of the day for the first ODI between Sri Lanka and India, Dambulla, August 18, 2008

18-Aug-2008•Jamie Alter in Dambulla

Problems and opportunities for both teams

On the eve of the five-match bilateral series, Sri Lanka and India both have problems to solve

17-Aug-2008•Jamie Alter in Dambulla

Openers hold the key for India

Earlier losses in the Kitply Cup and Asia Cup have shown that the main men were didn't always step up under pressure

17-Aug-2008•Jamie Alter in Dambulla

Middle order needs to fire for SL

Jayasuriya's return, after a terrific Indian Premier League and his Asia Cup final century, makes a massive difference to Sri Lanka, as he is the only real power player they have

17-Aug-2008•Jamie Alter in Dambulla

I want to perform better than last time - Yuvraj

Yuvraj Singh's match-winning knock of 171 off 121 balls augurs well for India ahead of the ODI series in Sri Lanka

15-Aug-2008•Jamie Alter in Colombo

Yuvraj ton steers Indians to big win

Powered by Yuvraj Singh's brutal century, the Indians cruised to a pre-ODI series 92-run win against a Sri Lankan XI at the P Saravanamuttu Stadium in Colombo

15-Aug-2008•Jamie Alter in Colombo

Chance for India's ODI specialists to acclimatise

India's one-day specialists have one opportunity to acclimatise to conditions before the five-ODI series

14-Aug-2008•Jamie Alter in Colombo

Handling Mendis is up to the individual - Dhoni

Hardly 15 minutes after Mahendra Singh Dhoni arrived at the team hotel in Colombo with his fellow one-day recruits, had he faced a barrage of questions

13-Aug-2008•Jamie Alter in Colombo

Openers emerge as the bright spot

Cricinfo runs the rule over India after they lost the Test series in Sri Lanka

12-Aug-2008•Jamie Alter

The summer of Mendis

Cricinfo runs the rule over Sri Lanka's contributors to the 2-1 success

12-Aug-2008•Jamie Alter

'We did not play quality cricket' - Kumble

Left to rummage through the remains of yet another overseas series squandered after a memorable comeback, Anil Kumble, India's captain, had few positives to pick out

11-Aug-2008•Jamie Alter in Colombo

Teamwork does the trick for Sri Lanka

Mahela Jayawardene acknowledged his team-mates' consistency after Sri Lanka won the third Test at the P Saravanamuttu Stadium to clinch their series against India by a 2-1 margin

11-Aug-2008•Jamie Alter in Colombo

Tailenders' batting swung match - Sangakkara

"The way Prasanna, Prasad and Mendis scored runs really swayed the tempo to our camp when we walked into the field," said Sangakkara

10-Aug-2008•Jamie Alter in Colombo

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