Viru, Raina take break, back home
Dambulla, Aug. 13: The unprofessional attitude of the team manager has left the Indian media unit here an unhappy lot.
Questions about a “comfort break” sought by some of the players were vehemently
Frightful hosts survive middle-order harakiri
Dambulla, Aug. 13: Sri Lanka made heavy weather of a seemingly easy chase in their quest for a bonus point in the second match of the tri-series here on Friday.
After keeping the Kiwis down to 192, t
Munaf called up to reinforce attack
Aug. 12: India’s injury concerns on this tour deepened with Munaf Patel being rushed in as cover for Ishant Sharma. The medium pacer will reach Dambulla on Friday to add to the existing squad of 15.
Rampaging Kiwis out to tame formidable hosts
Aug. 12: New Zealand could not have written themselves a better opening script in this ongoing triseries, but Sri Lanka are a tough proposition at home, which the Kiwis know well. Their practice sessi
Laxman seals Very, Very Special win
Colombo, Aug. 7: Class, culture and experience combined seamlessly in V.V.S. Laxman as India rode his 16th Test century to a series-levelling five-wicket win in the third and final Test against Sri La
India beat Sri Lanka in third Test to level series
India defeated Sri Lanka by five wickets in the third and the final cricket Test and levelled the three-match series 1-1 here on Saturday at the P.Sara Oval.
Set a victory target of 257, India made 2
We have proved ourselves: Dhoni
India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni said his team's five-wicket victory over Sri Lanka here on Saturday in the series-levelling third cricket Test has vindicated the bowlers, who had come in for much c
Sehwag does the star turn
Aug. 5: If India are seeing a glimmer of hope in the third Test, it is only thanks to some resolute batting from tail-enders Abhimanyu Mithun and Amit Mishra.
Coming together when the pendulum was d
Tail wags as India surge ahead
Aug. 5: It was left to tail-enders Abhimanyu Mithun — whose batting skills are improving visibly — and Amit Mishra to save India’s blushes and even push the visitors to a slender 11-run lead on the th
US suspects LTTE’s global financial network still intact
Over a year after Sri Lanka won the war against LTTE, the US still suspects that the international financial support network of the Tamil Tigers remains largely intact.
However, the State Department, noted that the network likely suffered a serious blow with the arrest of Kumaran Padmanathan, who is alleged to have controlled the arms network of the now vanquished terror outfit.