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Former New Zealand batsman John Wright, who coached India for five years, has praised their elevation to the No. 1 spot in the ICC Test rankings

MS Dhoni is aware that India's No. 1 ranking could be shortlived considering they are not scheduled to play any more Tests until October 2010

Kumar Sangakkara has said that the three-match contest was the best advertisement for having the review system

Sri Lanka may have thwarted India through the fourth day, but Zaheer Khan sliced through the remaining four wickets to take India to a 2-0 series win

Muttiah Muralitharan has expressed doubts over his participation in the two Twenty20s against India after damaging ligaments in his right bowling hand

Kumar Sangakkara stood alone between India and the No. 1 Test ranking, scoring his first hundred in six Tests in India

He may have made an error of judgement to fall short of a record triple-century by seven runs, but Virender Sehwag sauntered back to the dressing chest out, smiling as he acknowledged the applause from the stands

Trevor Bayliss, the Sri Lanka coach, has said that setting India a target of "150 on a wearing wicket" was probably the best his team could hope for at this stage

Virender Sehwag has said he is happy to have got "at least 293 runs" and was not disappointed at missing out on a record third Test triple-century

Sachin Tendulkar, VVS Laxman and Rahul Dravid missed out on centuries, but MS Dhoni scored his third, and led India to their highest Test score

On the verge of becoming the first batsman in history to score three triple centuries, Virender Sehwag was the star of India's class act with the bat on the second day at the Brabourne Stadium

Angelo Mathews has admitted he was emotional after missing out by one run on his maiden Test century but said the experience would help him improve his game and be more careful the next time around

Virender Sehwag's unbeaten 284 off 239 balls left India with a superb chance to build a huge lead and push for an innings win

Finally, at the third time of asking in this series, the conditions provided the perfect backdrop for an engrossing contest

A clever century by Tillakaratne Dilshan, supported by innings of their young careers from Tharanga Paranavitana and Angelo Mathews took Sri Lanka to a comfortable total on a testing pitch

India are in a positive frame of mind ahead of the final Test. The uncertainty, if any, could be on one front: the absence of Gautam Gambhir, who opted to attend a family obligation

Ajantha Mendis has been omitted from Sri Lanka's playing XI for the decisive third Test in Mumbai

India look to become No. 1 for the first time, Sri Lanka look to justify their No. 2 ranking, an old-world ground is the setting