Among all of Sachin Tendulkar's achievements over the years - and there are too many to be recounted - going past Steve Waugh's world record of 168 Test caps must rank pretty high

Lasith Malinga, Sachin Tendulkar, and Gautam Gambhir returned to training two days before the series-decider begins at the P Sara Oval on Tuesday

Anurudda Polonowita, Sri Lanka's national curator, has defended the pitch at the SSC, blaming the weak bowling line-ups for a dull draw

India and Sri Lanka look set to welcome back injured troops for the final Test of the series

MS Dhoni has defended his bowling unit, which is yet to bowl a side out on tour, including the Board President's XI in a tour game

Only one result was ever going to be possible on an SSC pitch that was a batting paradise

Sri Lanka won't be able to displace India from the No. 1 position in the Test rankings in this series

Plays of the Day for the final day of the second Test at the SSC

Suresh Raina fulfills his brother's wish, talks of the satisfaction of finally experiencing Test cricket and emulating his hero Rahul Dravid

After leading India to safety with his fifth double-century, Sachin Tendulkar spoke about how demanding it was to bat for so long after fielding for two days

Plays of the Day from the fourth day of the SSC Test between Sri Lanka and India

Suresh Raina's century on Test debut was hard earned and richly deserved, but tougher tests await for India's most promising emerging batsman

Sehwag had shown remarkable patience and application in giving India a superb start, but threw it away when he tried to go from 99 to 105

Virender Sehwag's innings are exhilarating while Sachin Tendulkar's batting is more calculated. Both of them played their part to lead India's fightback

Pragyan Ojha, who toiled for 46 overs for one wicket on an unresponsive SSC pitch, believes that India should be able to bat their way out of trouble, with three days remaining in the Test

Plays of the Day for the second day of the second Test at the SSC

In either liking or hating the captain, the statesman, the keeper with the irritating shouts, we tend to forget the reason why we liked Sangakkara in the first place

When in Sri Lanka: listen to local music, skip Colombo, go to Galle and enjoy the laidback lifestyle

Having no answers for Sri Lanka's left-hand batsmen has been at the heart of India's problems

Tharanga Paranavitana is not a very remarkable batsman, but the man has done his job in this series