Mahendra Singh Dhoni and S Badrinath saved India the blushes with a series-levelling win in Dambulla on Wednesday, but the manner in which the win was achieved suggests Sri Lanka remain the favourites for the next game

Surrounded by the subcontinental deathbeds, Dambulla has been the best ODI venue for bowlers

The Indians had no answers to the spin wizardry of Muttiah Muralitharan and Ajantha Mendis in the Test series, but they have another opportunity to unravel the mysteries in the five-match ODI series, which gets underway in Dambulla on Monday

How Murali and Mendis brought about one of the worst batting displays by the Indian middle order in the last 40 years

The strength of Sri Lanka's spin attack has meant opening partnerships have yielded more runs for overseas teams than those in the middle and lower orders

Preview to the second Test between Sri Lanka and India, at Galle

Stats preview of the third Test between England and South Africa at Headingley

Sri Lanka's utter humiliation of India resulted in plenty of records - favourable ones for the home team, and unwanted ones for India. Cricinfo looks at the important ones

England have struggled with one batting slot for more than 20 years

Cricinfo previews the first Test between Sri Lanka and India in Colombo

Cricinfo looks at the fortunes of some of the other bowlers who were picked as Headingley specialists

The difference between Makhaya Ntini's bowling average in first and second Tests of series is more than ten runs per wicket

Stats preview of the second Test between England and South Africa at Headingley

At which venues have batsmen made hay recently?

Stats preview of England's first Test against South Africa at Lord's

Cricinfo previews the Asia Cup final between India and Sri Lanka

One-day cricket isn't much fun for the bowlers at the best of times, but in the Asia Cup theirs has been an especially unenviable job

Cricinfo previews the Asia Cup Super Four clash between Pakistan and Sri Lanka

Shoaib Malik has thrived on the challenges of captaining Pakistan and playing India

Cricinfo previews the Group B Asia Cup clash between Pakistan and India