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Murali delivers on a big occasion, again

It is only natural to feel some nerves going into your final Test, ending 18 years of as many ups as downs. But Murali remained unfazed and did what he does best

21-Jul-2010•Sidharth Monga in Galle

A successful strategy, and an end-of-innings hoax

Plays of the Day from the fourth day of the first Test in Galle

21-Jul-2010•Sidharth Monga in Galle

When defensive is offensive

Virender Sehwag has eliminated many weaknesses from his batting. But the most innocuous of weaknesses, getting out to defensive fields, stays

21-Jul-2010•Sidharth Monga in Galle

Sri Lanka's bowlers liven up Test

The Sri Lankan bowling unit showed in one session that it is better equipped in these conditions than its opposition

20-Jul-2010•Sidharth Monga in Galle

Fiery Ishant interrupts normal service

The working over Ishant Sharma gave the Sri Lankan batsmen in the first session might not mean much in terms of a result but it was riveting to watch

20-Jul-2010•Sidharth Monga in Galle

Dravid's slips, Murali's swats

Plays of the day for the third day of the first Test between Sri Lanka and India in Galle

20-Jul-2010•Sidharth Monga in Galle

'I could never plan against him'

Virender Sehwag takes his hat off to a bowler he was never quite able to figure out how to play comfortably

20-Jul-2010•As told to Nagraj Gollapudi

Sri Lanka exploit toss advantage again

One of the underrated aspects of Sri Lanka's dominance at home is how they ruthlessly bat out oppositions after winning the toss

18-Jul-2010•Sidharth Monga in Galle

Murali's last, Mithun's first

Plays of the day for the opening day of the first Test between Sri Lanka and India in Galle

18-Jul-2010•Sidharth Monga in Galle

A captain's dream, a coach's nightmare

Murali's ability to take on the largest workloads and produce results, and his desire to constantly improve himself were fundamental to the sort of bowler he was

17-Jul-2010•Mahela Jayawardene

An unparallelled match-winner

Muttiah Muralitharan turned the fortunes of Sri Lanka around with his sheer genius and consistency

17-Jul-2010•S Rajesh

'I can't please everyone'

The Sri Lankan spinner reflects on a glorious career, the changing art of offspin, dealing with doubters, what lies ahead, and more

17-Jul-2010•Interview by Sidharth Monga

Sri Lanka bank on home advantage

A stats preview to the Sri Lanka India Test series.

17-Jul-2010•Madhusudhan Ramakrishnan

Where Malinga was made

Down Galle way lies a village where one of the world's leading fast bowlers delivered slingers with a softball on the beach and swam in the local lake

17-Jul-2010•Sidharth Monga

Mendis responds to Test snub in style

He may have lacked the accuracy shown in the 2008 series, but Ajantha Mendis has made a strong case for an early recall to the Test side

14-Jul-2010•Sidharth Monga in Colombo

Never forget Lahore

In March last year, terrorists hit at cricket. One of those who was at the receiving end tells of a new initiative to take a stand against those who would destroy fans' love of the game

13-Jul-2010•Paul Farbrace

The changing role of the opener

The demands on players at the top of the order have changed drastically since the likes of Virender Sehwag arrived on the scene

01-Jul-2010•Aakash Chopra

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

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

History favours Sri Lanka

A stats preview of the Asia Cup final between India and Sri Lanka in Dambulla

23-Jun-2010•Madhusudhan Ramakrishnan

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