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Ind SL T20 2 Half Time: Sangakkara Wrecks Havoc on Indian Bowling

Sreelata Yellamrazu — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 13:37:39 +0000

Talk about a revenge effort! The Sri Lankan captain was perhaps playing the role of the angry young man because his batting simply crippled the Indian bowling into submission. Mahendra Singh Dhoni decided to field first so that his...

Ind SL T20 1 Preview: Sreesanth's Diarrhoea Makes Him a Doubtful Starter

Sreelata Yellamrazu — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 11:22:30 +0000

The seriousness of the Test series now gives way to a more extravagant version of the game as India and Sri Lanka clash in the field in Nagpur for the first Twenty20 match. Sreesanth must perhaps be rejoicing his new found success as...

Sri Lanka Moan Lack of UDRS; Complaints Rise from the Australia WI Test series

Sreelata Yellamrazu — Sun, 06 Dec 2009 10:52:07 +0000

The argument refuses to die down. While the West Indies tour of Australia has players pointing to deficiencies of the UDRS and umpire Mark Benson reported angry enough to want to quit altogether, the Sri Lankan captain believes his team...

Ind Sl T 3 Day 5: India Complete Formalities to Become No.1

Sreelata Yellamrazu — Sun, 06 Dec 2009 10:22:50 +0000

India needed to break Kumar Sangakkara’s resistance to be able to get to the world’s most coveted crown. They did not lose time on the fifth day’s morning going for the same. The fifth day of the third and final Test at the...

Ind SL T 3 Day 4 Stumps: Sri Lanka Extend Wait for India's Celebrations

Sreelata Yellamrazu — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 11:24:16 +0000

What a day of contradictions! The first session belonged to Sri Lanka simply because they fought their way to stay alive. The half hour before tea brought the game alive as India rattled Sri Lanka with four wickets to bring themselves close...

Ind SL T 3 Day 4 Lunch and Tea: India's No.1 Five Wickets Away

Sreelata Yellamrazu — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 10:06:26 +0000

Sri Lanka went from a strong position at lunch to a vulnerable position by tea as India picked up five wickets to come within touching distance of a series win and grabbing the ICC Test ranking of no.1. Sreesanth and Zaheer Khan provided...

India Not Worried About Chasing No.1; SL Banking Heavily on Murali to Come Good

Sreelata Yellamrazu — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 13:31:08 +0000

Brabourne Stadium is set to become the stage for India to pursue becoming the no.1 Test team in the world. However, Mahendra Singh Dhoni is focussed on winning the series. The Indian captain has said that his team will feel no pressure...

Sangakkara Favours Seamers Over Spinners, Dhoni Indicates Otherwise

Sreelata Yellamrazu — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 12:31:47 +0000

Ajantha Mendis, the man with the carrom ball action who troubled the Indians the last time they met in a Test series, will perhaps not get the chance to play the final Test in Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai. Kumar Sangakkara, the Sri Lankan captain,...

Ind SL T3 Preview: Sri Lanka Will Have to Improve Their Game

Sreelata Yellamrazu — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 12:02:05 +0000

by Sumit Srivastava Before the start of the first Test match, Kumar Sangkkara said that they believed that the Indian team might crumble under pressure. But after the second Test match, one feels now that it was Sri Lanka that could not rise up...

Ind SL T 2 Day 3 Stumps: Madness in the Middle Leaves Sri Lankan Team in Disarray

Sreelata Yellamrazu — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 12:11:55 +0000

What a post tea session! And only pain was added to Sri Lanka, who will perhaps now abandon ideas of breaking that no-Test-win-in-India for the second Test in Green Park, Kanpur, after being forced to follow on and not faring any better a...