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Filling in the blanks

With less than 24 hours before the hammer comes down, Cricinfo tries to guess the potential strategy each team is likely to adopt

05-Feb-2009•Cricinfo staff

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

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

The Indian machine looks well-oiled

30-Jan-2009•Sriram Veera in Colombo

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

A terrible day at the office

Perhaps it was just that the shock of it was too much, but Shoaib Malik's press conference after Pakistan's heaviest defeat (in terms of runs) was surprisingly - and happily - free of rancour

24-Jan-2009•Osman Samiuddin in Lahore

Seamers shine in spinners' shadow

The only thing better than defeating opponents is crushing them. And the only thing better than that is to do so at their own game

24-Jan-2009•Osman Samiuddin in Lahore

Akmal unworthy of selection

Nothing illustrates more aptly the emptiness of whatever method and merit there is to Pakistan's current thinking than the continued selection of Kamran Akmal as a first-choice wicketkeeper

24-Jan-2009•Osman Samiuddin in Lahore

Flexibility could hurt Dilshan

Dilshan has been a constant for many years now, a significant part of many of their successes and evolution. But what exactly is he, what is his role?

22-Jan-2009•Osman Samiuddin

And then there was Mendis

How the advent of one player promises to mark the beginning of an epoch for a country's cricket

03-Jan-2009•Sa'adi Thawfeeq

'I've tried to do the best for my country'

Mahela Jayawardene plays his 100th Test on Saturday. He talks about his journey that has seen him become much more than just a seasoned Test cricketer

02-Jan-2009•Interview by Sidharth Monga

An axe waiting to fall

The dissolution of SLC's interim administration under Arjuna Ranatunga was widely expected following a constant difference of opinion with the sports minister

24-Dec-2008•Sa'adi Thawfeeq

The rest is history

The upcoming Dhaka Test will be the first in seven years to have a rest day. A look at the passing of an international institution

24-Dec-2008•Paul Coupar

Decoding Mendis

How does one tackle Sri Lanka's unstoppable mystery spinner? We asked five experts

19-Sep-2008•Interviews by Nagraj Gollapudi

'Youngsters should approach Twenty20 cautiously'

Australia's leading cricket export to the subcontinent talks about his experiences in Asia with Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, and now with Indian junior sides

13-Sep-2008•Interview by Kanishkaa Balachandran

Stats glory to Sri Lanka, series to India

Stats review of the five-match ODI series between Sri Lanka and India

30-Aug-2008•S Rajesh

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