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A vintage Sehwag innings

Though his reputation may be that of a dasher, there have been few batsmen in the history of the game as adept as Virender Sehwag when it comes to building on a start

24-Nov-2009•Cricinfo staff

India plunder 417 on opening day

Gautam Gambhir notched up his seventh hundred in nine Tests, Virender Sehwag completed a feisty century, Rahul Dravid was close to his ton and India posted the highest total scored in a day in a Test in India

24-Nov-2009•The Bulletin by Sriram Veera

Murali isn't struggling - Kumar Sangakkara

Muttiah Muralitharan may have played one of his most forgettable Tests in Ahmedabad last week but he isn't "struggling", Kumar Sangakkara has said

23-Nov-2009•Nagraj Gollapudi

MS Dhoni happy with fast bowlers' form

The Indian captain wasn't able to clear the doubt over the side for second Test, especially the bowling line-up, because nobody knew how the pitch would behave

23-Nov-2009•Nagraj Gollapudi in Kanpur

Teams back to square one

Cricinfo previews the second Test between India and Sri Lanka in Kanpur

23-Nov-2009•The Preview by Sriram Veera

Amit Mishra secure in his place

While much of the focus ahead of the second Test in Kanpur is on the nature of the pitch, Amit Mishra has defended his disappointing outing in Ahmedabad

23-Nov-2009•Cricinfo staff

MS Dhoni declared fit for Kanpur Test

Indian captain MS Dhoni has been declared fit to play the second Test against Sri Lanka in Kanpur starting tomorrow

22-Nov-2009•Nagraj Gollapudi

Kanpur pitch expected to be more bowler friendly

The Kanpur pitch is expected to have more in it for the bowlers than the one in Ahmedabad

22-Nov-2009•Cricinfo staff

Dilshan suffers broken nose

Tillakaratne Dilshan fractured his nose upon colliding with one of his team-mates while playing football after the first Test against India in Ahmedabad

21-Nov-2009•Cricinfo staff

Tendulkar, Gambhir, dead pitch frustrate Sri Lanka

Sachin Tendulkar, Gautam Gambhir, and a dead Ahmedabad pitch (21 wickets and seven centuries in five days) put paid to Sri Lanka's dream of a first Test win in India

20-Nov-2009•The Bulletin by Sidharth Monga

Gambhir keeps Sri Lanka at bay

Sri Lanka gave themselves a minimum of 134 overs and an ample cushion of runs to try and register their first Test win in India, but the Ahmedabad pitch got deader and deader every passing minute

19-Nov-2009•The Bulletin by Sidharth Monga

Classy Mahela Jayawardene leaves India clueless

Mahela Jayawardene was a beautiful batsman to watch, one capable of playing every stroke in the book with real elegance. What he lacked, perhaps, was the touch of steel, that ability to put the boot in when on top of his game

18-Nov-2009•Cricinfo staff

Jayawardene double flattens India

Mahela Jayawardene ground the Indian bowlers into Ahmedabad dust, almost ruling out a defeat for Sri Lanka

18-Nov-2009•The Bulletin by Sidharth Monga

A dashing yet different Dilshan

Tillakaratne Dilshan's century was a calibrated effort that shaped Sri Lanka's fighting reply to India's large total

17-Nov-2009•Cricinfo staff

'Game's pretty even' - Gary Kirsten

Gary Kirsten wasn't about to push any panic buttons after a poor day, though he admitted that a slightly more vigorous wag from the tail would have been handy

17-Nov-2009•Cricinfo staff

Thilan Thushara ruled out of India tour

Thilan Thushara has been ruled out of the ongoing three-Test series against India because of a shoulder injury. He will be replaced by Dilhara Fernando in the squad

17-Nov-2009•Cricinfo staff

Dilshan ton leads confident Sri Lankan reply

Tillakaratne Dilshan became the first Sri Lankan to score a century in India since 1997 as the visitors finished the second day with the upper hand

17-Nov-2009•The Bulletin by Sidharth Monga

'One of my most fluent efforts' - Rahul Dravid

It was a very different Rahul Dravid on the first day in Ahmedabad. From the moment he placed one from Dammika Prasad through the covers, the positive intent was evident

16-Nov-2009•Cricinfo staff

Dashing Dravid carries India's comeback

Rahul Dravid's 27th century - and 10th 150-plus score - carried more intent than probably any of his Test innings, and led India's remarkable comeback from 32 for 4

16-Nov-2009•The Bulletin by Sidharth Monga

'Reputations are there to be made' - Sangakkara

The Sri Lankan captain is unfazed by the fact that his seam attack is inexperienced and expects them to make a mark

15-Nov-2009•Nagraj Gollapudi in Ahmedabad

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