India-Sri Lanka 2008

Kirsten wanted Ganguly out

Indian cricket coach Gary Kirsten is the man who recommended Sourav Ganguly’s ouster, that’s according to media reports quoting one of the five selectors who made the decision to leave Ganguly out of the Irani Trophy.
According to one of the selectors, post Sourav’s failure in Sri lanka, Kirsten told the selectors it was time to […]

Indian ODI team played me well: Mendis

Ajantha Mendis says M S Dhoni and his boys read him well in the just-concluded ODI series but the Sri Lankan mystery spinner claims he at least managed to straitjacket the aggressive Indian batsmen.
“It should be like that. Talented batsmen learn quickly and correct their mistakes,” said Mendis, admitting that the Indians found him relatively […]

Mendis easy to play now: Rohit Sharma

Indian middle-order batsman Rohit ot Sharma thinks that the Indian players will now have no problems playing the mystery spinner Ajantha Mendis in any future series after having played him with relative ease in the recent ODIs against Sri Lanka.
“You might have seen what happened in the one-day series (in Sri Lanka). He did not […]

Tendulkar played despite injury

Sachin Tendulkar would have missed the Champions Trophy had it been held in Pakistan on time.
Indian doctor Amod Harip, who first examined the master batsman for his latest elbow injury in Colombo’s Apollo Hospital, said: “Sachin was brought to me after getting injured while fielding during the third Test between Sri Lanka and India. He […]

Sehwag toughest Indian batsman: Mendis

Sri Lankan mystery spinner Ajantha Mendis says that swashbuckling right-hander Virender Sehwag was the only Indian batsman he found difficult to bowl to in the recently-concluded India’s tour of Sri Lanka.
“There was not much of a difference in bowling to most of the Indian batsmen. Their style was similar. But Virender Sehwag was the toughest […]

Dhoni hails victory without Sachin, Sehwag

Indian captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni is happy with the fact that he led the side to a historic ODI series win in Sri Lanka in the absence of star players Sachin Tendulkar and Virender Sehwag.
Talking to reporters after the team returned from a successful ODI series, Dhoni said the team did miss a few players […]

Dhoni was the difference: Vengsarkar

Dilip Vengsarkar, India’s chairman of selectors, has praised captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni for his role in the 3-2 series win in the one-dayers in Sri Lanka.
“Dhoni’s return to the team was a boon. Not only did he lead the side superbly but he played a couple of match-winning knocks,” Vengsarkar said. “More importantly, he handled […]

India vs Sri Lanka, 5th ODI: Review

Sri Lanka won a comfortable win in the 5th match against India at the Premdasa Stadium in Colombo, thus gaining a pride saving victory. They still lost the series though 3-2, but it was a massive win by 112 runs in a rain affected match.
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Sri Lanka won the toss for the first time in the […]

India end Idea Cup series with humiliation

Many would call today’s match a rain affected game that resulted in India losing, others would call it the sheer brilliance of the Lankan bowlers, but the fact of the matter is that the Indian batting order failed miserably once again as they have done several times in the past. The Indians had the upper […]

India vs Sri Lanka, 5th ODI: SL struggling

Sri Lanka chose to bat first after winning the toss against India in the 5th ODI at the Premdasa Stadium in Colombo.
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However, their progress came to nought as the Indian bowlers kept a tight leash on things. Jayasuriya departed early to a delivery from Zaheer Khan but then Warnapurna and Udawatte tried to stabilize things […]

India vs Sri Lanka, 5th ODI: SL win toss & bat

Sri Lanka finally won the toss for the first time in the series and chose to bat in the 5th ODI against India at the Premdasa Stadium. India have already wrapped up the series 3-1.
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India has gone in with five bowlers with Irfan Pathan coming in at number seven in place of S.Badrinath. Also in […]

India vs Sri Lanka, 5th ODI: Preview

India and Sri Lanka play their last match for some time to come tomorrow at the Premdasa Stadium in Colombo. The two teams have been at loggerheads since the Asia cup six weeks ago. Since then, Sri Lanka have won the Asia cup and the test series 2-1. However they lost the ODI series […]

Toss was crucial: Dhoni

After winning the ODI series in Sri Lanka 3-1, Indian skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni said the toss played a crucial role in the win as the wicket gave enough assistance to the spinners in the second half of the match.
“It was a good toss to win, there was something in the wicket for the spinners […]

Jayawardene blames batsmen

Sri Lankan skipper Mahela Jayawardene blamed inconsistent batting for his side’s defeat in the One-Day series against India.
“Our batsmen have not been consistent with the bat. I was really disappointed with the way we played. We had our opportunities but our batsmen did not grab it,” he said after the match.

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Vengsarkar hails Dhoni

Chairman of selectors and former Indian skipper Dilip Vengsarkar has praised One-Day captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s contributions in their first ever ODI series win in Sri Lanka.
“The Indian skipper not only handled the team well but also showed how top class spinners have to be played. He played two knocks in this tournament which should […]

Mendis needs to stand the test of time: Buchanan

Former Australian and Kolkata Knight Riders coach John Buchanan says Ajantha Mendis should be judged on a long-term basis only and success in one series doesn’t really mean anything.
“Mendis reminds me a bit of Johnny Gleeson, though he releases the ball much quicker, is taller and stronger. He also has good change of pace,” he […]

India vs Sri Lanka, 4th ODI: India win series 3-1

India beat Sri Lanka by 46 runs in the fourth ODI at Premdasa stadium in Colombo. With this win, India have taken an unassailable 3-1 lead in the Idea Cup and thus have won their first ever ODI bilateral series in the Emerald Island.
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Winning the toss and electing to bat first, India made a cautious […]

India v Sri Lanka, 4th ODI: India makes solid start

After winning the toss and electing to bat on a flat, much drier pitch, the Indians got off to a solid start before losing way in their innings in the fourth ODI against Sri Lanka at the Premdasa stadium in Colombo.
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Gambhir and Virat Kohli made a confident beginning as runs flowed at 4.5 an over, […]

India vs Sri Lanka, 4th ODI: India wins toss, to bat

The weather has suddenly turned good from yesterday and sun came out in abundance to dry out the ground and it seems that the match will start on time.
India and Sri Lanka thus will go head to head in the 4th ODI of the Idea cup with the Indians leading the series 2-1.
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Indian captain […]

India vs Sri Lanka, 4th ODI: Match today

Incessant rains meant that no play was possible in the 4th ODI between India and Sri Lanka in the ongoing five match ODI series.
The rains started in the afternoon and just refused to go away, which meant that play will now only be possible today, and that is if there is no more raining. The […]