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His experience, Virat Kohli said after his match-winning century in Ranchi, was why he batted at No. 4 all through the series instead of his usual No. 3

Angelo Mathews said Sri Lanka's worst-ever ODI whitewash at India's plans had not upset his team's World Cup plans, and suggested the side was closer to locking down a World Cup combination, thanks to the series

Sanath Jayasuriya, Sri Lanka Cricket's chief selector, has said that the side's ODI series loss in India was "a bad dream" and expected the side to bounce back in the forthcoming matches against England

A sublime Virat Kohli hunted down Sri Lanka's 286 to complete India's absolute domination in this series

Having sewn up the ongoing series with Sri Lanka emphatically, India have begun to look ahead to the challenges that loom away from home, in the next few months

Sri Lanka have not looked this uncompetitive in a series in a long time; for them to avoid a whitewash against the rampaging India, it will take a huge effort

Angelo Mathews, an increasingly forthright speaker, has virtually run out of ways to describe his team's failure against India in the five-match ODI series

After his record-breaking innings, Rohit Sharma has said he feels it's important "to think" about an innings while compiling it, and that's what he did at Eden Gardens

Rohit Sharma amassed 45 more runs than any ODI batsman had ever managed in an innings, finishing on 264 from 173 balls

India's stand-in captain Virat Kohli believes that Rohit Sharma's dynamism and capacity to build big innings could give India the edge at the 2015 World Cup

Having already secured the series, India will be targeting a 5-0 sweep to move two points clear of South Africa at the top of the ODI rankings

The injury that has forced the Indian selectors to rest MS Dhoni for the remainder of the ODI series against Sri Lanka and, more importantly, the first Test against Australia in Brisbane is a hairline crack at the base of his right thumb, ESPNcricinfo has

India captain MS Dhoni will not return for the final two ODIs of the Sri Lanka series, as he is yet to recover from a thumb injury

After making his presence felt with a four-wicket haul in yet another clinical win against Sri Lanka, India seamer Umesh Yadav said that he was not taking place in the team for the upcoming tour of Australia for granted

A batting Powerplay that cost Sri Lanka three wickets for 16 runs sucked the oxygen out of an already imperiled innings, and set the visitors on course for a third hiding on the trot

Four Sri Lanka players, including Kumar Sangakkara, will be replaced in the squad for the two final ODIs against India, as the selectors seek to test fringe players with the World Cup on the horizon

As India prepare for the third ODI against Sri Lanka, their captain Virat Kohli is looking to be as ruthless as possible to ensure the visitors don't recover from their first two hefty losses

After being "thrashed" and "embarrassed" in Ahmedabad according to Angelo Mathews, Sri Lanka are now in a must-win situation going into the third ODI to keep the series alive

Angelo Mathews did not mince words as he reflected on the six-wicket defeat to India on Thursday

Ambati Rayudu hit a chanceless maiden ODI ton, as India ran down Sri Lanka's 275 for 8 with six wickets in hand and 33 balls to spare