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Rain forces match into reserve day

A seasonal Colombo drizzle forced the fourth one-day international between Sri Lanka and India at the Premadasa into the reserve day

26-Aug-2008•Jamie Alter in Colombo

Chennai could get world's largest stadium

The Tamil Nadu Cricket Association (TNCA) is making plans to build a stadium which will have "more seating capacity Eden Gardens or the Melbourne Cricket Ground"

26-Aug-2008•Cricinfo staff

India want no sledging during England tour

With the Indian women's team set to embark on their tour of England, their coach Shantha Rangaswamy has said she wants no sledging during the series

25-Aug-2008•Cricinfo staff

Pressure on Sri Lanka to stay afloat

Sri Lanka have their backs to the wall and need to win the next two matches to ensure they avoid consecutive ODI series losses at home

25-Aug-2008•The Preview by Kanishkaa Balachandran

Playing the lead to perfection

Mahendra Singh Dhoni has adapted his game superbly, and it showed during a bristling 76 that helped leave India one win away from their first ODI series triumph in Sri Lanka

24-Aug-2008•Jamie Alter in Colombo

Champions Trophy postponed until October 2009

The ICC has postponed the Champions Trophy, due to begin in Pakistan in 19 days' time, to October 2009. The decision was taken at a teleconference among board members on Sunday

24-Aug-2008•Cricinfo staff

Seamers and Dhoni script 33-run win

Mahendra Singh Dhoni's half-century laid the platform for Zaheer Khan and Praveen Kumar to deliver incisive blows as India, after a walloping in the first one-dayer, took a 2-1 lead in the series

24-Aug-2008•The Bulletin by Kanishkaa Balachandran

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

Working committee recommends paid selectors

The BCCI working committee, which met today, has proposed to pay an annual sum of Rs 25 lakh to each selector, making the job a fully paid one instead of the existing honorary system

23-Aug-2008•Nagraj Gollapudi in Mumbai

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

Sreesanth named in India A squad

India fast bowler Sreesanth, who was suffering from a side strain, has been included in the A team that will play two three-day matches against Australia A in September

23-Aug-2008•Cricinfo staff

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

Top-order batsmen hold the key

After two low-scoring games in Dambulla, the teams move to three straight day-night contests at the Premadasa, and the statistics suggest the onus is on the top order to perform

22-Aug-2008•Jamie Alter in Colombo

Qualification norms for selectors to be discussed

With doubts lingering on whether Jagmohan Dalmiya, the new Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) president, would attend the BCCI's working committee meeting tomorrow, the focus now shifts to discussions on fresh qualification norms to pick the new selectio

22-Aug-2008•Nagraj Gollapudi in Mumbai

Tournament hangs in balance

The fate of the Champions Trophy hangs on Sunday's telephone hook-up after it emerged that India and Pakistan have hardened their position on the tournament going ahead as scheduled

21-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

Nagarajan replaces injured Dhar

India's Rumeli Dhar has been ruled out of the forthcoming tour of England because of injury. Nirajana Nagarajan has been called up as a replacement and is set to make her tour debut

19-Aug-2008•Cricinfo staff

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