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Fightback started with Kumble - Kirsten

Fightback started with Kumble - Kirsten

India coach believes big challenge would be to keep the momentum in the third Test

05-Aug-2008•Cricinfo staff

Disappointed Jayawardene hints at pace boost

Disappointed Jayawardene hints at pace boost

Mahela Jayawardene, the Sri Lankan captain, blamed the batsmen for his side's defeat in Galle

03-Aug-2008•Sa'adi Thawfeeq in Galle

Comeback doesn't surprise Kumble

Comeback doesn't surprise Kumble

Anil Kumble wore the look of a man who had just lost a match, not one who had captained India to a memorable away win at a Sri Lankan fortress

03-Aug-2008•Jamie Alter in Galle

Ishant inspires India to series-levelling win

Ishant inspires India to series-levelling win

On a pitch and in a series where the fast bowlers have only been making up the numbers, a hostile and quick Ishant Sharma helped India seal an incredible comeback

03-Aug-2008•The Bulletin by Sidharth Monga

'We are still in it' - Jayawardene

'We are still in it' - Jayawardene

India may have gained the upper hand after dominating the third's day play in Galle, but Mahela Jayawardene, the Sri Lankan captain, believes his team is not yet out of the contest

02-Aug-2008•Sa'adi Thawfeeq in Galle

Super Sehwag and cool Prasanna

Super Sehwag and cool Prasanna

Jamie Alter rewinds the Plays of the day from the third day of the second Test in Galle

02-Aug-2008•Jamie Alter in Galle

Sehwag and Gambhir wrest initiative

Sehwag and Gambhir wrest initiative

India managed to walk away with the honours, thanks to a special two-wicket over from Anil Kumble and fifties by Virender Sehwag and Gautam Gambhir

02-Aug-2008•The Bulletin by Sidharth Monga

Harbhajan's four keeps match poised

Harbhajan's four keeps match poised

Sri Lanka couldn't get Virender Sehwag out, but Ajantha Mendis found a way around him, helping Sri Lanka dismiss the others cheaply before Harbhajan Singh enacted a similar turnaround to restore the balance

01-Aug-2008•The Bulletin by Sidharth Monga

Rain allowed us to regroup - Bayliss

Rain allowed us to regroup - Bayliss

Interruption helped to 'rethink and regroup', says Trevor Balyiss, the Sri Lanka coach

31-Jul-2008•Sa'adi Thawfeeq in Galle

Prasanna makes amends, Dravid walks

Prasanna makes amends, Dravid walks

Dileep Premachandran recaps the Plays of the day from the first day of the second Test between Sri Lanka and India in Galle

31-Jul-2008•Dileep Premachandran in Galle

Honours even despite Sehwag century

Honours even despite Sehwag century

India started promisingly in their quest to exorcise the ghosts of the SSC Test but were thwarted by double-strikes from Ajantha Mendis and Chaminda Vaas

31-Jul-2008•The Bulletin by Sidharth Monga

Upbeat Sri Lanka look to seal series

Upbeat Sri Lanka look to seal series

Preview to the second Test between Sri Lanka and India, at Galle

30-Jul-2008•The Preview by S Rajesh

Jayawardene banks on familiar conditions

Jayawardene banks on familiar conditions

Mahela Jayawardene has emphasised the familiar conditions in Galle, where Sri Lanka have won ten of their twelve matches, ahead of the second Test

30-Jul-2008•Jamie Alter in Galle

There's a lot of resilience in this team - Kumble

There's a lot of resilience in this team - Kumble

Anil Kumble is a man of few words when it comes to addressing the media before, during and after a match but his crisp verdict that India need to win in Galle at any cost was the most forthright he's been this series

30-Jul-2008•Jamie Alter in Galle

Bayliss warns of India backlash

Bayliss warns of India backlash

Trevor Bayliss expects India to come back hard in Galle after being drubbed by an innings and 239 runs inside four days in the first Test at the SSC in Colombo

30-Jul-2008•Cricinfo staff

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