Sriram Veera

Malinga ready for first big step after miracle cure

Lasith Malinga is back and ready for Tuesday's Twenty20 game, the first big step on his rehabilitation

09-Feb-2009•Sriram Veera

Finally, things click for Sri Lanka

Finally, things fell in place for Sri Lanka, who managed to stave off a series whitewash threat by beating India in the final match

08-Feb-2009•Sriram Veera in Colombo

The plan is simple, the results impressive

Straight-jacketing a bowler to stick to a pre-determined plan might at the outset seem like killing the creativity of a bowler but Mahendra Singh Dhoni sees it just as sticking to a method and being disciplined

07-Feb-2009•Sriram Veera in Colombo

India's aim is No. 1, says Kirsten

Gary Kirsten has said that India's goal in 2009 is to be the No. 1 team in the world

06-Feb-2009•Sriram Veera in Colombo

Dad's lad

When Mike Griffith followed in the footsteps of his father

06-Feb-2009

The angry young man matures

Gautam Gambhir is now completely aware of the demands of a match situation and, more importantly, what he is capable of

05-Feb-2009•Sriram Veera in Colombo

A bad egg in the crowd

Plays of the Day from the fourth ODI between Sri Lanka and India in Colombo

05-Feb-2009•Sriram Veera in Colombo

The converted opener settles in

By opening with Dilshan, Sri Lanka are hoping to recapture the glory days when Sanath Jayasuriya and Romesh Kaluwitharana indulged themselves against the new ball

05-Feb-2009•Sriram Veera in Colombo

Sachin helped me decode Mendis - Yuvraj

Yuvraj Singh reveals how he tackled Ajantha Mendis after his nightmare series against him Sri Lanka last year

04-Feb-2009•Sriram Veera in Colombo

Sri Lanka's bowlers give it away

How wide is the gulf between victory and defeat in a one-sided ODI? Today, its width was determined by the difference in the quality of bowling between India and Sri Lanka during the Powerplay overs

03-Feb-2009•Sriram Veera in Colombo

Minor worries for in-form India

The momentum in the series is clearly with India, who own a 2-0 lead, and their coach Gary Kirsten reckoned that his team could win matches even by playing at "60% of our ability"

02-Feb-2009•Sriram Veera in Colombo

Dhoni seeks clarity of thought

01-Feb-2009•Sriram Veera in Colombo

Of lines and great lengths

How thin is the line between victory and loss in an ODI game? It's the line that separated Ishant Sharma and Thilina Kandamby on Saturday at the R Premadasa Stadium

01-Feb-2009•Sriram Veera in Colombo

Shout, shout, let it all out

Plays of the Day for the second ODI between Sri Lanka and India in Colombo

31-Jan-2009•Sriram Veera in Colombo

The Indian machine looks well-oiled

30-Jan-2009•Sriram Veera in Colombo

Hits of the seventies

Duleep Mendis and Sunil Wettimuny look back on the time Jeff Thomson sent them both to hospital

30-Jan-2009•Sriram Veera

Sri Lanka's struggles stem from Jayawardene

There isn't a notice on the Sri Lankan dressing-room door but if there was one, it would read: 'If you find the old Mahela Jayawardene please return. We need him. Desperately'

28-Jan-2009•Sriram Veera in Dambulla

Searching for the path to perfection

Two teams with fairly impressive recent ODI records face off as they search for the perfect combination

27-Jan-2009•Sriram Veera in Dambulla

Dilshan and Muralitharan lead 129-run rout

Sri Lanka levelled the series 1-1 with a crushing win, thanks to a convincing all-round performance in Karachi. Tillakaratne Dilshan hit a sparkling half-century to take Sri Lanka to a strong total before Nuwan Kulasekara and Muttiah Muralitharan shot out

21-Jan-2009•The Bulletin by Sriram Veera

Up close and jovial

Sriram Veera watches the Ranji Trophy final come to end, from up close

17-Jan-2009•Sriram Veera

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