India could not have asked for a better beginning on day one of the third test match at Colombo when they won the toss on a placid wicket with a chance to fight the Lankan spinners and put up a huge total. And they started off well again with Sehwag and Gambhir putting up 51 […]
Muttiah Muralitharan has gotten candid in his column that new spin sensation Ajantha Mendis has out bowled him against India in the three test series and that it was now apparent that he is the heir to his throne.
“I thought I bowled pretty well for my 21 wickets in the series but I was out-bowled […]
Sri Lanka won the third test against India at the PSS ground in Colombo by eight wickets and that too inside eight days.
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On the fourth day, India started a fight back with Dravid and Laxman at the crease, but Dravid was out once he got his fifty. Laxman though carried on reaching his own fifty […]
Sri Lanka just managed to get a 2 runs lead on India at the end of Day 2 of the third test at Colombo.
Riding high on a gritty century by Kumar Sangakkara, who was due a good score after he failed in the last two tests, the hosts reached 251 for 6 when bad light […]
Sourav Ganguly has joined the group of strong voices in cricket that are asking for the sport to push for a place in the 2020 Games.
Leading the call for cricket’s bosses to push for an Olympic spot is former Australian wicketkeeper Adam Gilchrist. Having experienced the passion for T20 cricket in the IPL, Gilchrist says […]
Sri Lanka fought to 215 for 5 at the end of the day’s play in the second test match against India at Galle.
The hosts lost opener Michael Vandort in the very first over but recovered to some extent through a 133-run second wicket partnership between Malinda Warnapura (66) and Kumar Sangakkara (68) even though they […]
Kumar Sangakkara on Sunday sympathised with Indian batsmen for the humiliation they received at the hands of Sri Lanka’s dreadful spin combination, Muttiah Muralitharan and Ajantha Mendis, in their first Test at the SSC. Some might see it as running salt in the wounds of the Indian batsmen but then again, the Sri Lankan number […]
The Sri Lankans consider Sachin’s wicket to be the most special one and they want to dismiss him early to minimize the damage that the strong Indian batting lineup can cause.
Talking of Tendulkar, Lanka’s star wicketkeeper-batsman Kumar Sangakkara said: “He is too good. We know for sure that he is going to come hard at […]