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A many-storied venue

The P Saravanamuttu Stadium has hosted Bradman's Invicibles, and was the setting for a local renaissance

07-Aug-2008•Dileep Premachandran

Sri Lanka weak at the top

Sri Lanka's opening batsmen failed to provide starts in three innings and their new-ball bowlers could not prevent Virender Sehwag and Gautam Gambhir from rapidly building a platform

04-Aug-2008•Jamie Alter in Galle

India haul themselves from the precipice

India once again look like world-beaters, riding on a wave of momentum created by sensational batting from Virender Sehwag, canny bowling from Harbhajan Singh and a devastating new-ball burst from Ishant Sharma

03-Aug-2008•Dileep Premachandran in Galle

Ishant runs on <i>ubuntu</i>

Nothing summarised India's spirit more than Ishant Sharma, to some an unlikely hero in India's 170-run, series-leveling win against Sri Lanka in Galle

03-Aug-2008•Jamie Alter in Galle

Dravid dismissal adds familiar twist

Such has been the vicissitudes of this is Test that the third day would have been a letdown without a last-minute twist

02-Aug-2008•Sambit Bal in Galle

Gambhir proves Test credentials

On this tour Gambhir has been India's most consistent batsman and key to that has been tackling Murali and Ajantha Mendis

02-Aug-2008•Jamie Alter in Galle

Spinning it right

Ajantha Mendis and Harbhajan Singh came into this match with varying levels of pressure on their backs, but a t the end of a gripping second day's play, both outbowled their illustrious partners

01-Aug-2008•Jamie Alter in Galle

Sublime Sehwag on a different plane

On a day dominated by two spinners, Mendis and Harbhajan, Sehwag batted on a different plane to keep India in the match

01-Aug-2008•Sambit Bal in Galle

Shots, drops, and spankings

Plays of the day for the second day of the Galle Test between Sri Lanka and India

01-Aug-2008•Jamie Alter in Galle

Sehwag decodes Mendis mystery

Sehwag's response to a question regarding his approach after his maverick innings was deadpan. "How can I stop the way I've played?" he said

31-Jul-2008•Jamie Alter in Galle

Little time but lots of action

A truncated first day's play had more than its share of action and ended with the honours tantalisingly even

31-Jul-2008•Sambit Bal in Galle

Mahela and Murali thrive in Galle

Cricinfo looks at some of the numbers that could matter ahead of the second Test between Sri Lanka and India in Galle

30-Jul-2008•George Binoy

Inconsistent India need to make amends

Jamie Alter on India's inability to win two consecutive Test matches over the last three years

27-Jul-2008•Jamie Alter in Colombo

Spin wizards stump India

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

26-Jul-2008•S Rajesh

Partners in guile

Muttiah Muralitharan, pointed out two things about Ajantha Mendis - one that Mendis is far more talented than he was when he debuted and two, that Mendis will take the pressure off him and perhaps extend Murali's Test career

26-Jul-2008•Jamie Alter in Colombo

Underdone India humiliated

Dileep Premachandran on the contributions of Muttiah Muralitharan and Ajantha Mendis to Sri Lanka's innings and 239-run mauling of India in the first Test

26-Jul-2008•Dileep Premachandran in Colombo

Mendis factor works in Murali's favour

How India's 'Fab Four' handled spin was always going to be a central focus of this match, and of the series

25-Jul-2008•Jamie Alter in Colombo

Kirsten disappointed with poor shot-making

Gary Kirsten has expressed disappointment at the way India batted on the third day, on which they finished at 159 for 6 in response to Sri Lanka's first-innings total of 600

25-Jul-2008•Jamie Alter in Colombo

Bugs in the system

A few questions emerged on the day when for the first time a player challenged the umpire's decision

24-Jul-2008•Dileep Premachandran in Colombo

Samaraweera and Warnapura share the limelight

24-Jul-2008•Sa'adi Thawfeeq in Colombo

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