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Sri Lanka aim to break Kandy bogey in second Test

For Sri Lanka this is familiar territory - a thumping victory in Gallefollowed by a series winning opportunity in the hills of Kandy

21-Aug-2001•Charlie Austin

Russel Arnold: India's negativity cost them dear

We went into the Galle Test with a psychological edge and full of confidence

21-Aug-2001•Russel Arnold

Dav Whatmore: We now have to be ruthless

We have been down this road before - one nil up with two Test matches to play after an emphatic victory in Galle

20-Aug-2001•Dav Whatmore

Can the Indians do the comeback trick again?

As the Indians seek to leave behind their 10-wicket mauling in the first Test in Galle, recent history is what they must be looking at to provide them confidence for making a come-back into the three-Test series

20-Aug-2001

1st Test, India v Sri Lanka, Statistical Highlights

It was the 1555th Test match in cricket history

20-Aug-2001•Rajneesh Gupta

Dilhara Fernando - a new headache for India

As if Sanath Jayasuriya and Muthiah Muralitharan were not enough, India now have to contend with the firepower of Dilhara Fernando too in the next two Tests

19-Aug-2001

Sri Lankan fast bowler reported for suspect action

Suresh Perera, the Sri Lanka fast-medium bowler, has been reported for asuspect bowling action by umpire Steve Bucknor to International CricketCouncil (ICC) match referee Cammie Smith, according to a Sri Lanka cricketboard release on Saturday.This is

18-Aug-2001•Sa'adi Thawfeeq

Sri Lanka name unchanged squad for Second Test

The Sri Lankan selectors have named an unchanged 16-man squad for the Second Test against India in Kandy which starts Wednesday

18-Aug-2001•Charlie Austin

Sri Lanka go one-up in series with thumping 10-wicket win

This morning, the sturdy ramparts of the Galle Fort were bedecked with red flags in preparation for a radical political rally this evening

17-Aug-2001•Charlie Austin

Borde blames bowlers for dismal performance

While the batsmen failed to put up a decent score in either innings, selection committee chairman Chandu Borde chose to attack the bowlers for India's humiliating 10-wicket loss to Sri Lanka in the first Test at Galle on Friday

17-Aug-2001

India will come back from defeat: Ganguly

After a humiliating loss, Indian captain Sourav Ganguly came up with some brave words and predicted that India would come back into the three-Test series against Sri Lanka just as they did against the mighty Australians earlier this year

17-Aug-2001

Jayasuriya: We played hard right from the start

Sri Lankan captain Sanath Jayasuriya was delighted after his side convincingly beat India by 10 wickets in the Galle Test

17-Aug-2001•Rex Clementine

Wright: The first evening was crucial

Indian coach John Wright singled out the happenings on the first evening as the turning point in the first Test against Sri Lanka which India lost by 10 wickets early Friday morning

17-Aug-2001•Rex Clementine

Sangakkara: It feels good to get back in form

Sri Lanka's wicketkeeper batsman, Kumar Sangakkara who made an unbeaten 105 and helped his side consolidate their position in the first Test Match against India at the Galle International Stadium was delighted with his maiden hundred today, "It feels

16-Aug-2001•Rex Clementine

India on verge of defeat after a dramatic third day

A maiden Test century from Kumar Sangakkara and a dramatic second innings collapse by the India's top order in the evening left Sri Lanka on the verge of an emphatic victory in the first Test at the Galle International Stadium on Thursday

16-Aug-2001•Charlie Austin

Jayasuriya: It was a good team effort

After Sri Lanka ended the second day in the first Test of the three Test series at the Galle International Stadium well on top, Sri Lankan captain Sanath Jayasuriya declared it as a total team effort by his side

15-Aug-2001•Rex Clementine

Sri Lanka unearth new pace sensation

In Durban last December fast bowler Randi Dilhara Fernando announced his raw potential to the cricketing world with a five-wicket haul against South Africa

15-Aug-2001•Charlie Austin

Sri Lanka dominate second day of Galle Test

Not even in their wildest dreams could Sri Lanka have hoped for a better day in the second Test than the one they had in Galle today, where they brushed aside the India lower order inside the first hour and then stroked themselves confidently into a

15-Aug-2001•Charlie Austin

I am not bad tempered at all, says Ganguly

Indian cricket captain Sourav Ganguly on Monday defended the omission of opener Amay Khurasia from the playing eleven in the recent triangular series in Colombo saying as a captain he is responsible for the team's defeat

14-Aug-2001

India squander away good start

They say you should never judge a book by its cover

14-Aug-2001•Charlie Austin

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