The last time these two teams met in a tournament final, Sachin Tendulkar produced a match-winning century that saw India win with relative ease. Not many people remember though, that there were other vital contributions too – Yuvraj and Dhoni both scored fifties, while Harbhajan Singh picked up 5/56. For Sri Lanka, Dilshan started off the chase by smashing 42 off...

What an anti-climatic way to end the match. Even Karthik was disappointed that Tendulkar missed out on yet another well-deserved international ton. But, mind you, Tendulkar would not lose sleep over that for his innings made sure that India won the match and he would be happy for that. Sehwag at the top gave the innings momentum with his high octane innings and from then...

Cuttack, Dec 20(ANI): Sri Lankan skipper Kumar Sangakkara on Sunday said that every player in the team is treated equally and weighed on the merit of their performance. Addressing the media in Cuttack, the venue of the third one-day international (ODI) against India, Sangakkara said: “When you have to drop guys like Sanath Jayasuriya, the legend, you want to do the best...

Mumbai, Dec 6 (ANI): Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Sunday announced cash rewards of Rs 25 lakh for each player of the Indian team for becoming the number one Test squad in the world. Earlier in the day, team India led by Mahendra Singh Dhoni had defeated Sri Lanka by an innings and 24 runs on the fifth and final day of the third and penultimate Test match...

hennai, Dec 6(ANI): Former Indian skipper Anil Kumble’s wishes about the national side’’s supremacy over the touring Sri Lankans came true enabling India to hop to the top in the International Cricket Council (ICC) Test rankings. Team India secured top spot in the Test rankings for the first time after handing Sri Lanka a second successive innings defeat...

Mumbai, Dec.6 (ANI): Starting the fifth and final day of the third and penultimate Test match of the series on six down for 274 on Sunday, Sri Lanka faced the daunting task of avoiding the unavoidable, but speedster Zaheer Khan ensured the nation did not have to wait for its moment of glory for long, slicing through the remaining four wickets. Team India defeated Sri...

Mumbai, Dec.3 (ANI): Sri Lankan opener Tillakaratne Dilshan and Indian off-spinner Harbhajan Singh have said the Brabourne Stadium pitch for the third and final Test in the ongoing series is ideal for both bowlers and batsmen. On the opening day of the 3rd and final Test in India’’s western Mumbai, Dilshan made a fine century (109), his sixth Test century of...

Kanpur, Nov 27 (ANI): India”’’s splendid performance in every department of the game fetched it a victory against Sri Lanka on the fourth day of second Test being played here. It was India’’s third biggest win in Tests. India knocked off the last six Sri Lankan wickets today to defeat Sri Lanka by an innings and 144 runs.  Sri Lanka put...

Kanpur, Nov 23 (ANI): On the eve of the second Test match against India, Sri Lankan cricket captain Kumar Sangkkara said that this match would start from scratch since the first Test match was drawn. He said while interacting with the media persons at the Green Park Stadium in India’’s northern city of Kanpur on Monday (November 23). The second Test match will...

Kanpur, Nov 23 (ANI): Indian skipper MS Dhoni said on Monday that his team is fully prepared for the second test and will do whatever best is possible. “The approach is the same, no matter you are playing the first game of the series or second or third game…since there is no result in the first Test Match one good thing you can do-just forget the first test match as...