Kanishkaa Balachandran

Should Pakistan play three seamers?

Mohammad Hafeez, the Pakistan vice-captain, didn't rule out the possibility of playing three seamers on a Pallekele pitch that is expected to have more bounce and seam movement

07-Jul-2012•Kanishkaa Balachandran in Pallekele

A Test of positives for Pakistan

The Pakistan top-order struck form, while an inexperienced Junaid Khan led the bowling with a five-for on a flat track

04-Jul-2012•Kanishkaa Balachandran in Colombo

Another miss for Sangakkara

Plays of the day from the fifth day of the second Test between Sri Lanka and Pakistan in Colombo

04-Jul-2012•Kanishkaa Balachandran in Colombo

Junaid inspired by Akram's brilliance

Junaid Khan's two quick wickets after tea brightened what was a dreary day for Pakistan in the field

03-Jul-2012•Kanishkaa Balachandran in Galle

A case of centuries and ducks

Plays of the day from the fourth day of the second Test between Sri Lanka and Pakistan in Colombo

03-Jul-2012•Kanishkaa Balachandran in Colombo

Mohammad Hafeez gets lucky

Plays of the Day from the first day of the SSC Test between Sri Lanka and Pakistan

30-Jun-2012•Kanishkaa Balachandran in Colombo

Pressure off Hafeez as he finds form

The Pakistan opener hasn't been at his best with the bat all series, but was back in the runs and in sight of a double century at the SSC

30-Jun-2012•Kanishkaa Balachandran in Colombo

Misbah wants Pakistan to start afresh

The ramparts of the Galle fort provided the backdrop for Pakistan's 209-run defeat in the first Test, and their next venue, in Colombo, is as intimidating for visiting teams

29-Jun-2012•Kanishkaa Balachandran in Colombo

Sri Lanka won't play safe - Jayawardene

Mahela Jayawardene said Sri Lanka will not adopt a defensive outlook in the remaining two games against Pakistan as they chase their first Test series win in nearly three years

29-Jun-2012•Kanishkaa Balachandran in Colombo

Malinga Test return possible feels Sri Lanka bowling coach

Champaka Ramanayake, Sri Lanka's bowling coach, is confident that Lasith Malinga will return to Test cricket if he feels his fitness is back at optimum levels

28-Jun-2012•Kanishkaa Balachandran in Colombo

Hafeez wants DRS in all series

Mohammad Hafeez, after his maiden Test as Pakistan captain, has supported the ICC's recommendation that the Decision Review System should be used for all series

25-Jun-2012•Kanishkaa Balachandran in Galle

Kulasekara shows Test promise

The present Sri Lanka bowlers may not have the magic of Murali and Vaas, but the Galle Test showed they have it in them to run through teams

25-Jun-2012•Kanishkaa Balachandran in Galle

Don't ban captains for slow over-rate - Whatmore

Dav Whatmore, the Pakistan coach, has criticised the ICC's decision to ban the captain Misbah-ul-Haq from the Galle Test

24-Jun-2012•Kanishkaa Balachandran in Galle

Whatmore upset by DRS absence

The mounting umpiring errors, several of which hurt Pakistan, prompted their coach Dav Whatmore to question why the DRS was not in place for this series

24-Jun-2012•Kanishkaa Balachandran in Galle

The two sides of Adnan Akmal

Plays of the Day from the third day of the Galle Test between Sri Lanka and Pakistan

24-Jun-2012•Kanishkaa Balachandran in Galle

We were better today - Ajmal

Offspinner Saeed Ajmal has said that Pakistan's bowlers had a lot of positives to take from the second day of the Galle Test

23-Jun-2012•Kanishkaa Balachandran in Galle

'There are bigger things than getting out or not out on 199'

Kumar Sangakkara's nine-hour innings ended with him being stranded on 199. He was angry then, but cooled off soon enough

23-Jun-2012•Kanishkaa Balachandran in Galle

Pakistan's fielding gets a thumbs-up

Plays of the Day from the second day of the Galle Test between Sri Lanka and Pakistan

23-Jun-2012•Kanishkaa Balachandran in Galle

Dilshan's sensible aggression wins the day

Tillakaratne Dilshan scored his first Test century in a year, negotiating testing spells of bowling and providing Sri Lanka with a positive start

22-Jun-2012•Kanishkaa Balachandran in Galle

Pain without much gain for Pakistan

Plays of the Day from the first day of the Galle Test between Sri Lanka and Pakistan

22-Jun-2012•Kanishkaa Balachandran in Galle

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