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Neutral umpires to officiate in ATC

The technical committee of the Asian Cricket Foundation which met in Kolkata on Thursday, decided that the matches of the Asian Test Championship will be supervised by neutral umpires

16-Aug-2001•Staff Reporter

ACC to go ahead with ATC even if India pull out

The Asian Cricket Council (ACC) announced that it will go ahead with the Asian Test Championship as per schedule even if India pulled out of the meet though it was prepared to "bend backward" to ensure that all countries participate

16-Aug-2001

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

News and Views

Is the ACU really taking a weird turn

15-Aug-2001•Rafi Nasim

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

Pakistan invites Indian junior team

Pakistan has invited the Indian junior cricket team to play matches in an under-19 tournament in preparation for next year's Youth World Cup to be held in New Zealand

14-Aug-2001

Jayasuriya's pat for Indian openers

"I am happy about the way things went for us

14-Aug-2001•Rex Clementine

Tillakaratne looks forward to second debut

Hashan Tillakaratne will make a comeback into the Sri Lankan national side in first Test against India in Galle on Tuesday after two frustrating years on the sidelines

13-Aug-2001•Charlie Austin

Slimline win the Sri Lankan women's cricket championship

Slimline Sports Club won the All Island Women's Cricket Association Challenge Trophy yesterday for the fourth consecutive time beating Colts Cricket Club by three wickets at Colts Cricket Club Grounds, Colombo

13-Aug-2001•Rex Clementine

Galle pitch dominates discussion on eve of Sri Lanka-India Test

The first Test between Sri Lanka and India commences in Galle on Tuesday with both sides anxious about the pitch and keen to reverse disconcerting trends: Sri Lanka have not won a Test series for 16 months and India have not won a Test series

13-Aug-2001•Charlie Austin

The Indian dream of a series win abroad continues

The great Indian dream of a series win on foreign soil starts all over again as Sourav Ganguly and his men prepare to take on Sri Lanka in the first of the three Test match series at Galle on Tuesday

13-Aug-2001

Rahul Dravid prepares to take on Sri Lanka

Rahul Dravid has become an indispensable member of the Indian team and increasingly looks certain to be the future Indian captain

12-Aug-2001•Rex Clementine

Jayasuriya saves his best for India

Sanath Jayasuriya, the Sri Lanka captain, defies all conventions of batsmanship when he is at the crease and at times he has been more than a bowlers' nightmare

12-Aug-2001•Sa'adi Thawfeeq

Dav Whatmore previews an exciting Test series against India

Dav Whatmore National Coach It's four months since Sri Lanka last played a Test match and we are looking forward to proving that this side can replicate its one-day success in the longer version of the game

12-Aug-2001•Dav Whatmore

Fast bowlers set to dominate Galle Test

The first Test of the three match series between Sri Lanka and India at the Galle International Stadium will be played on a pitch conducive to fast bowling according to ground manager Jayananda Warnaweera

11-Aug-2001•Rex Clementine

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