SWISLAW standings #1

"It was obvious to all but the very daft that S Badrinath was the answer to India's middle-order prayers," writes Dileep Premachandran in the Guardian

The Indian middle order has had an ordinary series so far with just one half-century in the first two Tests

S Badrinath played a crucial innings in India's second ODI against Sri Lanka in Dambulla and Sunil Gavaskar is glad the batsman spoke out against the selectors after initially being excluded from the squad

The XI Downing Streets

Abhishek Sudhir has been watching live cricket since 1992, from the time Vinod Kambli 'brownwashed' England

Never mind it had been raining before the toss, the covers had been on for hours, and that there was hardly any chance that play would happen

Anil Kumble says that his team is happy and confident of winning the third Test after bouncing back to level the series in Galle

Harsha Bhogle admires the manner in which Mahendra Singh Dhoni has grown as a player