When you are getting hammered all over and missing a talismanic bowler who has been both your stock bowler and your spearhead, there are no easy decisions

Sri Lanka select out of hope not expectation

His 283-run partnership with M Vijay was the highest India have ever recorded against Sri Lanka

Kohli breezes past 5000 runs with his 20th Test ton

M Vijay and Virat Kohli added 283 for the third wicket, utterly dispiriting Sri Lanka until Lakshan Sandakan gave them something to cheer with two quick wickets late in the day

Vijay, Kohli tons cement India's dominance

Ajinkya Rahane's troubles deepened in Delhi but as Sanjay Bangar was quick to point out, his overseas record is "phenomenal"

Rahane won't be a wrong 'un in South Africa

The outrage against Sri Lanka's struggles on the field on Sunday seemed to ignore the fact that being more used to high levels of pollution should not be a matter of pride

Sri Lanka's struggles no Machiavellian plan

Sri Lanka were unable to cope with conditions in Delhi, where the air quality dipped to "very unhealthy" levels on Sunday

'We had players coming off and vomiting' - Pothas

Virat Kohli created a host of records with a blistering sixth double-ton on the second day of the third Test at Feroz Shah Kotla

Kohli: most double-centuries by a captain in Test history

In the post-lunch session, at least five of their fielders came out wearing masks and a little later they appeared not to have enough healthy players to put on the park

Delhi pollution interrupts India-Sri Lanka Test

Either side of a stop-start hour in which the focus of the Delhi Test shifted to the quality of the city's air, India extended their dominance over Sri Lanka with bat and ball

Kohli's 243 hands India massive advantage

Through their centuries and a crucial partnership, Angelo Mathews and Dinesh Chandimal stood up for their side's pride and gave the young batsmen in the side a lesson in fighting back

A day of bloody-minded cricket SL badly needed

The India fast bowler said the team hasn't been provided with the pitches they wanted in preparation for the South Africa tour, but that they made for a good test of their fitness

Not the kind of pitches we wanted - Shami

Having kept it locked up all through this tour, Sri Lanka finally reminded everyone of the batting quality they possess, as centuries from Dinesh Chandimal and, at long last, Angelo Mathews helped them avoid the follow-on at the Feroz Shah Kotla

Centuries for Mathews and Chandimal but India still on top

Chandimal's sprint to 10 Test centuries, the end of Mathews' century drought, and other statistical highlights from the third day of the third Tet

Chandimal and Mathews' Kotla marathon

After having seen his team-mate Shami vomit on the field, the India opener was more understanding of the visitors' discomfort, but he only went as far as giving them a benefit of doubt

SL's struggles with Delhi air may be genuine - Dhawan

In the dying moments of the fourth day, Sri Lanka lost a wicket to a fast bowler minutes before it was deemed too dark for the quicks to operate and two in an over to a spinner before it became the last over of the day

SL coach Pothas mulls fading light 'coincidence'

That is the the third-highest tally ever recorded in a calendar year, behind only Kumar Sangakkara and Ricky Ponting

Virat Kohli - 2818 international runs in 2017

The Delhi & District Cricket Association (DDCA) sent its doctor on call to the Sri Lanka dressing room for a medical check-up during the lunch on the fourth day, but the purpose of the test and its methodology was lost on the Sri Lanka camp

Sri Lanka bewildered by visit from DDCA doctor

Mohammed Shami and Ravindra Jadeja ripped through Sri Lanka's top order after India set them 410 to win the Delhi Test or survive the best part of four sessions to save it

Jadeja, Shami keep India on course for 2-0

Their 1-0 series win over Sri Lanka helped India match Australia's record of nine consecutive series wins from 2005-08, while Dhananjaya de Silva surpassed Viv Richards to score the highest fourth-innings score by a visiting batsman in India

India's record streak of nine consecutive series wins

With fitness being on agenda, India players have become better athletes, their ground fielding has improved, but nobody from the camp has been able to say why the same fielders seem to resemble non-stick cookware at slips

India aware of issues in slip cordon - Pujara

Dhananjaya de Silva and the debutant Roshen Silva were Sri Lanka's fifth-day heroes as they fought their way to a drawn third Test

Dhananjaya, Roshen deny India 2-0

Sri Lanka dropped him after throwing him in the firing line in South Africa. He has returned with the highest fourth-innings score by a visiting batsman in India. Young talents like that need better nurturing

Dhananjaya and a new dawn for Sri Lanka

The competition between M Vijay, KL Rahul and Shikhar Dhawan may continue to get fiercer, but Vijay says it's the trio's friendship off the field that keeps confusion and mistrust at bay

Monga: India's three openers have each others' backs

Chandimal said that SL must score at least 350 in their first innings, failing which it would be tough for the visitors to 'stay in the game'

Need to score 350 in the first innings - Chandimal

They do not have a Test win in India and they must find one in Delhi to level the series

Must-win scenario beckons battle-weary Sri Lanka

Virat Kohli

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3rd Test, Sri Lanka tour of India at Delhi, Dec 2-6 2017

India v Sri Lanka

With pollution affecting players from India and Sri Lanka in the Delhi Test, Ajit Agarkar, Cyrus Broacha and the ESPNcricinfo team look at the lessons the game can take from the situation

What can cricket learn from problems of Delhi Test?

Indian Medical Association president Dr KK Aggarwal gives his views on the harmful conditions the third Test was played in, in Delhi

Delhi match shouldn't have taken place - IMA president

A look at the timeline of India's winning streak since 2015, which is now the joint-longest with Australia

Nine consecutive series wins for India

The man who made a century in the first innings was dismissed for 1 in the second, after Ravindra Jadeja had overstepped

Chopra: Mathews wicket off no-ball may have cost SL the Test

Deep Dasgupta is impressed with Sri Lanka's fight in Delhi and ponders what went wrong for R Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja

Dasgupta: Not sure why Dhananjaya wasn't picked for first Test

With their ninth consecutive series win, India are on a hot streak in Test cricket

Quickinfo - India's Test dominance

Deep Dasgupta lauds Sri Lanka's improved batting performance on the fifth day in Delhi, but also points to the fielding and bowling lapses that have hurt India on the final day

Dasgupta: Good to see the application from SL batsmen

India opener Shikhar Dhawan admitted conditions in Delhi were tough, but said it is a player's duty to push through it

'I won't deny that there is pollution' - Dhawan

Sports scientist Shayamal Vallabhji explains the threat posed by poor air quality after several Sri Lankan players struggled with the air pollution in Delhi

Vallabhji: Poor air quality will affect cricketers in the long run

Aakash Chopra digs into how Mohammed Shami set up Sadeera Samarawickrama and Ajinkya Rahane's prolonged lean patch

Chopra: Shami's spell on a non-responsive pitch the highlight

A quick look at the incumbent Sri Lanka captain's performances in Tests over the past two-and-a-half years, including his career-best knock of 164 against India at Delhi

Chandimal's Test rollercoaster since 2015

Deep Dasgupta comments on Rahane's form and Pujara's feat of becoming the highest run getter in Tests so far in this year

Dasgupta: Rahane looks in rhythm, but shot selection a concern

The former India batsman discusses the top three talking points after the third day of play in Delhi

'India's slip cordon becoming a game of musical chairs'

Deep Dasgupta also says India need to look at the personnel who field in the slips as they dropped at least four catches in Sri Lanka's first innings

Dasgupta: Seniors have stepped up for Sri Lanka

Here's a quick look at Angelo Mathews' eighth Test hundred that helped Sri Lanka counter India's dominance on the third day of the Delhi Test

Quickinfo: Mathews' sterling century

Aakash Chopra offers his views on the manner in which the Delhi pollution issue was handled, and India's woes with slip catching

Chopra: Kohli's hunger for runs is insatiable

Deep Dasgupta speaks about the stoppage in play as Sri Lanka players struggled with the effects of pollution in Delhi on the second day

Dasgupta: Situation with SL players unfortunate

Sri Lanka's interim coach Nic Pothas speaks about the difficulties his players faced after being affected by pollution on the second day of the Delhi Test

Players suffering like this due to pollution not normal  - Pothas

His first double-hundred came in July 2016. Within 18 months, he's hit six to set a new record, beating the great Brian Lara

Six doubles for captain Kohli

A look at the records Virat Kohli is piling up with more and more double-centuries

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