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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

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

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

Jayawardene's field of glory

24-Jul-2008•Jamie Alter in Colombo

A leap of faith in technology

Cricket is about to take a leap of faith in technology with the trial of a system that allows players to challenge the decision of the on-field umpires

22-Jul-2008•Jamie Alter in Colombo

A test for India's big guns

A team that loves playing at home is to play three Tests against a team that has performed well overseas in recent years - except that India are hardly a visiting side when in neighbouring Sri Lanka

22-Jul-2008•Jamie Alter in Colombo

Twenty numbers

Cricinfo brings to you twenty key numbers from the recently-concluded Asia Cup held in Pakistan

07-Jul-2008

Blighted by bad timing, dead pitches

For two weeks in Karachi almost everyone talked about cricket, but none bothered to turn up at the National Stadium

07-Jul-2008•Sidharth Monga in Karachi

We never had a reply for Mendis - Dhoni

Dhoni was mesmerised even at the press-conference. For every question demanding explanations for the defeat, he the same answer: Mendis

07-Jul-2008•Sidharth Monga in Karachi

The old hand shows how it's done

A great knock is one that can be seen independent of the situation, irrespective of the result, yet one that contributes to the team cause. Some times a great knock looks effortless compared to batsmen. Jayasuirya, today, satisfied all the above criteria

06-Jul-2008•Sidharth Monga in Karachi

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