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In the middle of comforting jade haven at the P Sara Oval, the Indian team returned to its first nets after the Galle loss, with some familiar talk about the team morale being upbeat

Former team-mates, captains, coaches, opposition players pay tribute to Kumar Sangakkara

As Kumar Sangakkara finishes his storied Test career, his best friend Mahela Jayawardene spills the beans on his strengths, weaknesses and quite a few quirks

After being jettisoned for the third Test against Pakistan, whispers about Rangana Herath's retirement grew. However, he returned for the first Test against India, fighting weak knees and a troublesome back, to spin Sri Lanka to a come-from-behind win

With the batsmen struggling with doubt over their ability to play spin and bat for time, India's chase on the fourth day in Galle ended up being the sum of all their fears

We have selected the top five catches from the first Test between Sri Lanka and India, but which one do you think is the best?

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

There were clunking buses, trumpeting trains and screeching political speeches in Galle, but Dinesh Chandimal unleashed his own brand of reverse-slapping pandemonium

Sri Lanka sensed a slightly soft centre in India's much-advertised aggressive approach. If anything, competitors pick up the smallest of signs and the Indians gave out a few big ones today

Statistical highlights from the third day of the first Test between India and Sri Lanka in Galle

A look at the doubtful umpiring decisions over the first three days of the Galle Test between Sri Lanka and India

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

Tharindu Kaushal is as likely to deliver an unplayably fizzing offbreak as he is a full-toss, but somewhere beneath the caked-on dirt and clotted grime is a match-turning bowler

Judicious shot selection and an ability to forget the previous ball were prominent features of Shikhar Dhawan's innings of studied breeziness

Statistical highlights from the second day of the first Test between India and Sri Lanka in Galle

The way they batted, it seemed as if the hosts were confused by the bounce on the deck and lost a couple of wickets, then re-confused by the turn on it, and lost a few more

The results of our social media poll on Sri Lanka's greatest Test cricketer saw Kumar Sangakkara voted as #SriLankasBest. Here are some of the best comments we received