Kumble takes ten as India wrap up huge win
Anil Kumble took another ten-for at Delhi as India wrapped up a convincing 188-run win to go 1-0 up in the series
09/12Result
2nd Test, Sri Lanka tour of India at Delhi, Dec 10-14 2005
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![India]( "India")
290 & 375/6d -
![Sri Lanka]( "Sri Lanka")
230 & 247 (91.2 ov)
Player of the Match
09/12Result
2nd Test, Sri Lanka tour of India at Delhi, Dec 10-14 2005
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![India]( "India")
290 & 375/6d -
![Sri Lanka]( "Sri Lanka")
230 & 247 (91.2 ov)
Player of the Match
Day 5
A poignant end
Sambit Bal on why Indian cricket must move on
Easing the road to victory
The margin of victory, 188 runs, flattered India somewhat, and Sri Lanka will no doubt look back ruefully at the two batting collapses that cost them this game
Blame the selectors
India's winning margin, a walloping 188 runs, makes depressing reading from a Sri Lankan perspective
Day 4
Late strikes put India on top
Four wickets in the last 25 minutes put India well in control of the second Test at Delhi, as Sri Lanka struggled to 123 for 5 at close of play on the fourth day
An air of inevitability
India were on the ascendancy when the third day ended with a lead of 297
Day 3
'You need to spin the ball only three inches' - Kumble
While it is true that many of India's home wins early in Kumble's career came on turning tracks, it is unfair to take anything away from Kumble
Pathan's batting lesson to the top order
How Irfan Pathan's straight-bat approach paid dividends
'I am a little disappointed not to get to a hundred' - Pathan
Anil Kumble, Irfan Pathan and Chaminda Vaas speak to the media
'I really admire Vaas' - Srinath
Anand Vasu gets Javagal Srinath to open up
'All credit to the bowlers for taking 20 wickets' - Dravid
Anand Vasu gets Javagal Srinath to open up
Innovate to conquer
Arthur Koestler, the Hungarian writer and critic, once said: "The principal mark of genius is not perfection but originality, the opening of new frontiers." By daring to explore uncharted horizons this morning, India went a long way towards ending this ma
Day 2
Opener Pathan sets India up
Irfan Pathan's career-best knock at the top of the order helped India set their sights on an imposing lead in their second innings at Delhi
Kumble strikes after Murali's magic
Muttiah Muralitharan's sorcery engineered a sensational collapse before Anil Kumble restored India's advantage with four quick wickets at the end
'It's a very good feeling to perform in Tests,' says Yuvraj
Yuvraj Singh talked to the media about India's prospects of victory
A tale of two spinners
In one tantalising spell Murali inspired, no engineered, a comeback, getting Sri Lanka back in the game
'I think it's about putting the pressure on' - Murali
Muttiah Muralitharan was a satisfied man when he talked to the media after day two of the Delhi Test
Day 1
India ride on Tendulkar hundred
Sachin Tendulkar's record 35th Test hundred, surpassing Sunil Gavaskar's tally, steered India to a dominant position at the end of the first day's play in the second Test at Delhi
'He is not going to stop at 35' - Gavaskar
Moments after Sachin Tendulkar created a record for most centuries in Test cricket, Sunil Gavaskar, the man whose achievement Tendulkar surpassed, and Kapil Dev, the former Indian allrounder, heaped praise on the master batsman
Eclipsed by the elation
In the euphoria that followed a tapped single to square leg, all that went before was forgotten
The wholesome master
Nineteen of Tendulkar's 35 hundreds have come abroad. Most batsmen would settle for scoring 19 in all.
Being there
Years from now, if you're an Indian cricket aficionado, they might ask you where you were at 4:45pm on a wintry December evening at the Ferozshah Kotla
Others
'It was a very emotional one for me'
Sachin Tendulkar was calm and collected, but you could sense the excitement and sheer joy as he answered a volley of questions after reaching his 35th Test hundred
Tendulkar's journey in numbers
A stats analysis of Sachin Tendulkar's 35 Test centuries
The Vaas story in numbers
He has played the support act to a certain spin wizard called Muttiah Muralitharan almost all his career, but Chaminda Vaas's contribution to Sri Lankan cricket has been immense
As outrage grows, moves are on to 'rehabilitate' Ganguly
Less than twenty four hours after the national selectors decided to wield the axe on Sourav Ganguly, the Indian board started desperately pursuing damage control
Tendulkar's 35th Test century
Tendulkar's 35th Test century
Pawar 'shocked' at Ganguly axing
Former Indian cricketers and officials alike have questioned the selectors' decision to drop Sourav Ganguly
'Adaptability is his greatest talent' - Dravid
'Sachin has been a great influence on my career,' says Rahul Dravid
Capital gain
The Feroz Shah Kotla is, nowadays, a surprisingly good-looking venue
Tendulkar reaches 35th Test century
At a little before 5pm in fading light on the first day of the second Test against Sri Lanka at the Feroz Shah Kotla Sachin Tendulkar became Test cricket's most prolific century scorer
Ten of Tendulkar's finest
Cricinfo looks back at ten of Tendulkar's best three-figure knocks
'It's same as any other Test' - Chappell
Greg Chappell, India's coach, was in no mood to speculate on whether Rahul Dravid or Virender Sehwag would be fit to take the field on Saturday
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