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Highest opening stand by a visiting team in Sri Lanka

Stats highlights from a banner day for Shikhar Dhawan and KL Rahul in Pallekele

12-Aug-2017•Bharath Seervi

Relaxed India not fussed about downtime before Test

With a day off followed by rain, it is possible that on match day, Virat Kohli may have last seen the pitch 72 hours ago, but India remain circumspect in their approach and insist there is no complacency

11-Aug-2017•Sidharth Monga in Pallekele

Who after Herath as Sri Lanka's frontline spinner?

With Rangana Herath on his last legs as a Test cricketer, national spin-bowling coach Piyal Wijetunge weighs in on potential replacements

10-Aug-2017•Andrew Fidel Fernando

The rise of the sweep-happy, street-smart Dickwella

From leading Trinity to a rare triple crown in schools cricket to being touted as a future Sri Lanka captain, the wicketkeeper-batsman is now set for his first international in his home of the hill country

10-Aug-2017•Sidharth Monga in Pallekele

Karunaratne produces narrative-changing knock

Dimuth Karunaratne has gone from regularly being on the verge of getting dropped to becoming one of Sri Lanka's most consistent batsmen of 2017 - and shown the stomach for a fight while at it

06-Aug-2017•Andrew Fidel Fernando in Colombo

India's first innings win in Sri Lanka

A week after recording their biggest win over Sri Lanka in terms of runs, India achieved another high in Colombo

06-Aug-2017•Bharath Seervi

Kusal Mendis rises above cauldron of gloom

Amid the wreckage that has been Sri Lanka's ongoing "transition", Kusal Mendis has, repeatedly, shown the skills and temperament to put smiles on often-pained faces

05-Aug-2017•Andrew Fidel Fernando at the SSC

Jadeja beats Johnson, Ashwin betters Hadlee

Stats highlights from the third day of the second Test between Sri Lanka and India at the SSC

05-Aug-2017•Bharath Seervi

Languid, loose, luckless

Is he this blinding talent that is constantly checked by blameless adversity? Is he on a career-long quest to tick off every bizarre dismissal? Where does the bad luck end? Where does Upul Tharanga begin?

04-Aug-2017•Andrew Fidel Fernando at the SSC

Ashwin racing past the allrounder's milestones

Stats highlights from the second day's play at the SSC in Colombo, where India amassed a huge total and passed milestones along the way

04-Aug-2017•Bharath Seervi

India raid the fruit orchard

In happier times, Sri Lanka's pep can withstand a few boundaries and aggressive opposition batsmen. This team, however, is low on reserves of self-belief, which was evident throughout a chastening first day at the SSC

03-Aug-2017•Andrew Fidel Fernando at the SSC

Same old Pujara, all-new approach

While scoring his 13th Test hundred, Cheteshwar Pujara showed a new-found willingness to take calculated risks to manipulate Sri Lanka's fields and open up his favoured scoring areas

03-Aug-2017•Sidharth Monga at the SSC

Galle mismatch symptomatic of wider malaise

Sri Lanka's failure to compete with a well-drilled India reinforces the urgent need for Test cricket's growing imbalances to be addressed

31-Jul-2017•Sidharth Monga in Galle

The Mithali betrayal and other stories

It's been a month in which Kohli gained an elder buddy, Mithali's reading matter flattered to deceive, and England declared a new era (again)

31-Jul-2017•Andrew Fidel Fernando

India's biggest away win, SL's biggest defeat

Stats highlights from the fourth day of the first Test between Sri Lanka and India in Galle

29-Jul-2017•Bharath Seervi

'I wouldn't say I protect the coach. I support him'

Sri Lanka's cricket manager Asanka Gurusinha talks about his role, the team's captaincy and bowling attack, and their drawn-out transition

29-Jul-2017•Interview by Andrew Fidel Fernando

Sri Lanka need to solve the Dilruwan Perera conundrum

By impressing in the role he hasn't been picked for, the frontline spinner has made his case as a batting allrounder

28-Jul-2017•Andrew Fidel Fernando in Galle

Notes from SL's press conference in 2030

Kumar Sangakkara and Mahela Jayawardene are still being missed, Rangana Herath is bowling with the help of a walker, and the video analyst needs a dietitian

27-Jul-2017•Andrew Fidel Fernando in Galle

India's fifth 600-plus total since December

India hadn't made 600 plus in an innings for close to five years. But the tide has turned since the home series against England late last year

27-Jul-2017•Bharath Seervi

Pradeep's miserly resurgence amid Sri Lanka's continued misery

On a day of more spills than thrills for Sri Lanka, Nuwan Pradeep stuck out with his improved repertoire and penetration, even overshadowing Rangana Herath

26-Jul-2017•Andrew Fidel Fernando in Galle

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