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Orthodoxy is the best form of attack

The success of the bowlers in a low-scoring series has left the batsmen with plenty to do as the bandwagon moves back to Colombo for the last three matches

23-Aug-2008•Jamie Alter in Colombo

Form and numbers point to Sri Lanka

Mahendra Singh Dhoni and S Badrinath saved India the blushes with a series-levelling win in Dambulla on Wednesday, but the manner in which the win was achieved suggests Sri Lanka remain the favourites for the next game

23-Aug-2008•The Preview by S Rajesh

Middle order has performed well for over a decade - Kumble

Anil Kumble, India's Test captain, backed his senior middle-order batsmen against criticisms on their poor performance on the Sri Lanka tour

23-Aug-2008•Cricinfo staff

'We were just a wicket away' - Jayawardene

Sri Lanka captain believes the 60-run partnership was the key to India's victory in the second ODI

20-Aug-2008•Sa'adi Thawfeeq in Dambulla

Munaf fined 75% of match fee

Munaf Patel, the Indian fast bowler, has been fined 75% of his match fee for a breach of the ICC Code of Conduct during the second ODI against Sri Lanka in Dambulla

20-Aug-2008•Cricinfo staff

Dhoni lauds Badrinath effort

Captain praises Zaheer Khan for taking the pressure off the batsmen with his opening burst of pace and swing

20-Aug-2008•Jamie Alter in Dambulla

India level series with hard-fought win

India fought back to level the series 1-1 with a three-wicket win but the victory was far from convincing as they made heavy weather of a modest target of 143

20-Aug-2008•The Bulletin by Kanishkaa Balachandran

India's batting under scrutiny again

Since the Asia Cup final, India's acclaimed batsmen have had to endure an ego hammering like no other, and there seems no quick solution in sight and time is certainly not at India's disposal with just a day's gap between games

19-Aug-2008•The preview by Kanishkaa Balachandran

India need to fix opening problem

Injuries to Sachin Tendulkar and Virender Sehwag have given India a major headache ahead of the remaining four matches - that of finding a solid opening combination

19-Aug-2008•Jamie Alter in Dambulla

Mendis not a permanent threat - Dhoni

Mahendra Singh Dhoni, the Indian captain, has said that Ajantha Mendis was an unusual bowler in comparison to Muttiah Muralitharan and that it's only a matter of time before batsmen are able to pick his variations easily

18-Aug-2008•Sa'adi Thawfeeq in Dambulla

Sehwag ruled out of ODI series

Left ankle injury sustained during practice rules out opener from remainder of series

18-Aug-2008•Cricinfo staff

Mendis remains a mystery

It's a toss-up between throwing in the towel or trying to force the pace against spin. India need to find a way to rotate singles, as well as score runs

18-Aug-2008•Jamie Alter in Dambulla

Mistaken identities, and swayed by the music

Plays of the day for the first ODI between Sri Lanka and India, Dambulla, August 18, 2008

18-Aug-2008•Jamie Alter in Dambulla

Remorseless Sri Lanka thrash India

Sri Lanka didn't gallop towards the small target but ensured only two wickets fell in the first 20 overs

18-Aug-2008•The Bulletin by Sriram Veera

Openers hold the key for India

Earlier losses in the Kitply Cup and Asia Cup have shown that the main men were didn't always step up under pressure

17-Aug-2008•Jamie Alter in Dambulla

Another trial by spin awaits India

The Indians had no answers to the spin wizardry of Muttiah Muralitharan and Ajantha Mendis in the Test series, but they have another opportunity to unravel the mysteries in the five-match ODI series, which gets underway in Dambulla on Monday

17-Aug-2008•The Preview by S Rajesh

I want to perform better than last time - Yuvraj

Yuvraj Singh's match-winning knock of 171 off 121 balls augurs well for India ahead of the ODI series in Sri Lanka

15-Aug-2008•Jamie Alter in Colombo

Yuvraj ton steers Indians to big win

Powered by Yuvraj Singh's brutal century, the Indians cruised to a pre-ODI series 92-run win against a Sri Lankan XI at the P Saravanamuttu Stadium in Colombo

15-Aug-2008•Jamie Alter in Colombo

Chance for India's ODI specialists to acclimatise

India's one-day specialists have one opportunity to acclimatise to conditions before the five-ODI series

14-Aug-2008•Jamie Alter in Colombo

Handling Mendis is up to the individual - Dhoni

Hardly 15 minutes after Mahendra Singh Dhoni arrived at the team hotel in Colombo with his fellow one-day recruits, had he faced a barrage of questions

13-Aug-2008•Jamie Alter in Colombo

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