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The real battle starts here

Uncertainty loomed large over the composition of the Indian team on the eve of the second Test against Sri Lanka at Delhi

09-Dec-2005•The Preview by Anand Vasu in Delhi

Sehwag likely to miss second Test

Virender Sehwag, the Indian vice-captain, has been ruled out of the second Test against Sri Lanka beginning in Delhi on Saturday

09-Dec-2005•Cricinfo staff

Jayawardene wants to hit India hard

Mahela Jaywardene says the positive start Sri Lanka made in the rain-ruined first Test at Chennai has put them in good heart for the rest of the series

08-Dec-2005•Sa'adi Thawfeeq at Delhi

Kumble looks forward to an approaching milestone

Anil Kumble, India's leading Test wicket-taker, faces a rare milestone - the 100th Test

08-Dec-2005•PTI

Play likely in far from fire-proof Kotla

Delhi District Cricket Association (DDCA) might once again get away with the delay in renovation of the Ferozeshah Kotla

07-Dec-2005•PTI

Sourav spat was 'blown out of proportion' - Chappell

Greg Chappell, India's coach, has once again said that the spat between him and Sourav Ganguly was "blown out of proportion"

07-Dec-2005•Cricinfo staff

'Consistency is what we're looking for' - Atapattu

The Sri Lankans were clearly happier at the end of a Test match that produced just over four sessions of play

06-Dec-2005•Dileep Premachandran at Chennai

Jayawardene and Vaas star in draw

A probing spell of left-arm seam from Chaminda Vaas engineered an Indian collapse before Sri Lanka's top order, led by the classy Mahela Jayawardene, managed some useful batting practice on the final day of the rain-curtailed first Test at Chennai

06-Dec-2005•The Bulletin by Siddhartha Vaidyanathan

We have to take it in our stride - Sehwag

After three-and-a-half days were lost to rain, Virender Sehwag enthralled the patience crowd with a quick-fire 36 off just 28 balls

05-Dec-2005•Cricinfo staff

No changes in team for second Test

India's new selection committee opted for consolidation, naming the same 15-man squad for the second Test at Delhi

05-Dec-2005•Cricinfo staff

Sharma claims Chappell is vindictive

Yashpal Sharma, former India cricketer and deposed national selector, has criticized Greg Chappell for targeting players he did not like

05-Dec-2005•AFP

India lose openers on curtailed day

India finished on 90 for 2 at close of play on a truncated day at the MA Chidambaram Stadium

05-Dec-2005•The Bulletin by Siddhartha Vaidyanathan

Ahmedabad to host India-Sri Lanka Test

Ahmedabad has been chosen as the venue for the third Test between India and Sri Lanka, after Kanpur opted out of the race

04-Dec-2005•Cricinfo staff

Another day, another washout

Wet conditions on the morning of the third day meant that play was off at 8:30am local time

04-Dec-2005•Cricinfo staff

Sri Lankan president orders inquiry into Jayasuriya's axing

Mahinda Rajapakse, Sri Lanka's President, has ordered an inquiry into Sanath Jayasuriya's axing from the Test squad for the ongoing three-match series in India

03-Dec-2005•AFP

Second day's play also washed out

Play was called off for the second day running at Chennai after an inspection by the umpires at 1pm

03-Dec-2005•Cricinfo staff

Rain plays spoilsport on opening day

With Chepauk semi-submerged by torrential rain, the match officials called off play at 11:30am local time

02-Dec-2005•Cricinfo staff

Local government keen to have Test at Kanpur

The Uttar Pradesh (UP) Government has said it would try hard to ensure that the third Test between India and Sri Lanka is not shifted from Kanpur

01-Dec-2005•PTI

A cyclonic twist of events

As Cyclone Baaz lies pretty much stationary somewhere over the Bay of Bengal, so too do predictions on whether the India's first Test series against Sri Lanka on home soil in eight years will begin as per schedule

01-Dec-2005•The Preview by Rahul Bhattacharya in Chennai

Zee bags rights to telecast Sri Lanka Tests

Zee TV has secured the television rights for the India-Sri Lanka three-Test series beginning December 2 in Chennai

01-Dec-2005•Cricinfo staff

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