Siddarth Ravindran

Experienced India favoured in opener

Both sides are missing key players but India will start as favourites, particularly given the amount of experience the team has of the conditions in Dambulla

09-Aug-2010•Siddarth Ravindran in Dambulla

World Cup the focus in leisurely tri-series

Sri Lanka are the only team close to full strength for the tri-series, but New Zealand could benefit the most from the tournament

08-Aug-2010•Siddarth Ravindran in Sri Lanka

A decade's worth of scandal

A ten-year timeline: from the revelations of Cronje's involvement to the recent inquiry into Pakistan's series in Australia

03-Jul-2010•Siddarth Ravindran

An absorbing tournament with few watchers

The 2010 edition of the Asia Cup remained unexceptional due to haphazard organising and, despite some striking on-field battles, did not provide too many pointers to the World Cup preparations of the top teams

25-Jun-2010•Siddarth Ravindran in Dambulla

Ashish Nehra sets an example for India's struggling quicks

India's fast bowlers, and Ashish Nehra in particular, raised their performances against Sri Lanka to secure their first Asia Cup title in 15 years

25-Jun-2010•Siddarth Ravindran in Dambulla

'The guys were pumped-up to perform' - Dhoni

The Indian captain hailed the victory as 'satisfying' but wanted more improvement in the fielding

24-Jun-2010•Siddarth Ravindran in Dambulla

Maharoof's nightmare, and a security guard's close call

Plays of the Day for the Asia Cup final between India and Sri Lanka in Dambulla

24-Jun-2010•Siddarth Ravindran in Dambulla

Sri Lanka Cricket defends Dambulla lights

The low intensity of floodlights at the Rangiri Dambulla Stadium has been a talking point during the Asia Cup, and it could be a factor in Thursday's final as well

23-Jun-2010•Siddarth Ravindran in Dambulla

India look to improve finals record

India seek to improve their appalling recent ODI record in non-bilateral series against a Sri Lankan team whose only chink seems to be a lack of batting depth

23-Jun-2010•Siddarth Ravindran in Dambulla

Hat-trick hero Maharoof overcomes the odds

Farveez Maharoof's hat-trick was a testament to his will to bounce back after fighting several injuries over the last 18 months

22-Jun-2010•Siddarth Ravindran in Dambulla

Randiv does a Rhodes

Plays of the day from game six of the Asia Cup, between India and Sri Lanka

22-Jun-2010•Siddarth Ravindran in Dambulla

Siddons blames bowlers for drubbing

In a tournament that has witnessed two high-intensity one-dayers, all three matches featuring Bangladesh have been frustratingly one-sided

21-Jun-2010•Siddarth Ravindran in Dambulla

Umar Amin's run-out 'unfortunate', says Waqar

The controversial run-out of Pakistan batsman Umar Amin in the dead rubber against Bangladesh has again brought into focus the much-debated spirit of cricket

21-Jun-2010•Siddarth Ravindran in Dambulla

Afridi blitzes, Kayes plods

Plays of the day from game five of the Asia Cup, between Bangladesh and Pakistan

21-Jun-2010•Siddarth Ravindran in Dambulla

India will stay focused - Harbhajan Singh

Harbhajan Singh has said India won't lose their focus in the Asia Cup after the high of beating Pakistan

21-Jun-2010•Siddarth Ravindran in Dambulla

Mashrafe Mortaza not giving up on Tests

Mashrafe Mortaza, the Bangladesh fast bowler, has scotched doubts over his Test future, saying he definitely wants to continue playing the five-day game

20-Jun-2010•Siddarth Ravindran in Dambulla

Dhoni plays down talk of 'payback' win

MS Dhoni, the Indian captain, has played down talk of India's nail-biting win over Pakistan in the Asia Cup being a "payback" for their defeat at the hands of the same opponents in the Champions Trophy last year

20-Jun-2010•Siddarth Ravindran in Dambulla

Afridi praises team unity

Shahid Afridi felt the big plus from the matches so far was the united dressing room, unlike on some of Pakistan's recent tours

20-Jun-2010•Siddarth Ravindran in Dambulla

Emotions hit fever pitch in iconic rivalry

India and Pakistan played out a bare-knuckle brawl that had all the intensity of the more famous matches of the illustrious rivalry. All that was lacking was a capacity crowd to witness it

19-Jun-2010•Siddarth Ravindran in Dambulla

A face-off but no slip-ups

Plays of the day from game four of the Asia Cup, between India and Pakistan

19-Jun-2010•Siddarth Ravindran in Dambulla

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