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Dhoni lauds Badrinath effort India in Sri Lanka 2008 Captain praises Zaheer Khan for taking the pressure off the batsmen with his opening burst of pace and swing... more	Aug 20, 2008
Munaf fined 75% of match fee Sri Lanka v India, 2nd ODI, Dambulla Munaf Patel, the Indian fast bowler, has been fined 75% of his match fee for a breach of the ICC Code of Conduct during the second ODI against Sri Lanka in Dambulla... more	Aug 20, 2008
India level series with hard-fought win Sri Lanka v India, 2nd ODI, Dambulla India fought back to level the series 1-1 with a three-wicket win but the victory was far from convincing as they made heavy weather of a modest target of 143... more	Aug 20, 2008
Nagarajan replaces injured Dhar India women in England, 2008 India's Rumeli Dhar has been ruled out of the forthcoming tour of England because of injury. Nirajana Nagarajan has been called up as a replacement and is set to make her tour debut... more	Aug 19, 2008
India's batting under scrutiny again Sri Lanka v India, 2nd ODI, Dambulla Since the Asia Cup final, India's acclaimed batsmen have had to endure an ego hammering like no other, and there seems no quick solution in sight and time is certainly not at India's disposal with just a day's gap between games... more	Aug 19, 2008
Dhoni likely to miss Champions League final Champions Twenty20 League To be released by Chennai Super Kings as dates clashing with Test against England... more	Aug 19, 2008
India need to fix opening problem Sri Lanka v India, ODI Series Injuries to Sachin Tendulkar and Virender Sehwag have given India a major headache ahead of the remaining four matches - that of finding a solid opening combination... more	Aug 19, 2008
Amarnath appointed Bengal consultant Bengal cricket Mohinder Amarnath, the former Indian allrounder, has been appointed consultant of the Bengal team. Besides working with the senior team, Amarnath will also be in charge of the district cricket in the state... more	Aug 19, 2008
Mendis not a permanent threat - Dhoni Sri Lanka v India, 1st ODI, Dambulla Mahendra Singh Dhoni, the Indian captain, has said that Ajantha Mendis was an unusual bowler in comparison to Muttiah Muralitharan and that it's only a matter of time before batsmen are able to pick his variations easily... more	Aug 18, 2008
Sehwag ruled out of ODI series India in Sri Lanka 2008 Left ankle injury sustained during practice rules out opener from remainder of series... more	Aug 18, 2008
Mendis remains a mystery Sri Lanka v India, 1st ODI, Dambulla It's a toss-up between throwing in the towel or trying to force the pace against spin. India need to find a way to rotate singles, as well as score runs... more	Aug 18, 2008
Mistaken identities, and swayed by the music Plays of the day Plays of the day for the first ODI between Sri Lanka and India, Dambulla, August 18, 2008... more	Aug 18, 2008
Bindra remains Punjab Cricket Association president Punjab Cricket Association elections IS Bindra has been unanimously re-elected as president of the Punjab Cricket Association at its Annual General Meeting held in Mohali... more	Aug 18, 2008
Remorseless Sri Lanka thrash India Sri Lanka v India, 1st ODI, Dambulla Sri Lanka didn't gallop towards the small target but ensured only two wickets fell in the first 20 overs... more	Aug 18, 2008
Another trial by spin awaits India Sri Lanka v India, 1st ODI, Dambulla The Indians had no answers to the spin wizardry of Muttiah Muralitharan and Ajantha Mendis in the Test series, but they have another opportunity to unravel the mysteries in the five-match ODI series, which gets underway in Dambulla on Monday... more	Aug 17, 2008
Openers hold the key for India Sri Lanka v India, 1st ODI, Dambulla Earlier losses in the Kitply Cup and Asia Cup have shown that the main men were didn't always step up under pressure... more	Aug 17, 2008
I want to perform better than last time - Yuvraj Sri Lankan XI v Indians, tour match, Colombo Yuvraj Singh's match-winning knock of 171 off 121 balls augurs well for India ahead of the ODI series in Sri Lanka ... more	Aug 15, 2008
Yuvraj ton steers Indians to big win Sri Lankan XI v Indians, tour match, Colombo Powered by Yuvraj Singh's brutal century, the Indians cruised to a pre-ODI series 92-run win against a Sri Lankan XI at the P Saravanamuttu Stadium in Colombo... more	Aug 15, 2008
Chance for India's ODI specialists to acclimatise Sri Lankan XI v Indians, tour match, Colombo India's one-day specialists have one opportunity to acclimatise to conditions before the five-ODI series... more	Aug 14, 2008
Ranji season to begin on November 3 Indian domestic cricket The Ranji Trophy season will take off on November 3 with the knockouts from December 23 and the final slated for January 7... more	Aug 14, 2008
Champions League will start on December 3 Champions League Twenty20 The dates of the inaugural Champions League Twenty20 have been changed, and the eight-team tournament will be played between December 3 and 10, the Board of Control for Cricket in India, Cricket Australia (CA), and Cricket South Africa announced in a joi... more	Aug 14, 2008
Handling Mendis is up to the individual - Dhoni India in Sri Lanka 2008 Hardly 15 minutes after Mahendra Singh Dhoni arrived at the team hotel in Colombo with his fellow one-day recruits, had he faced a barrage of questions... more	Aug 13, 2008
Sri Lanka leapfrog England in Test rankings ICC Test Championship Sri Lanka moved into fourth place in the ICC rankings following their series win over India, swapping places with England who slip to fifth after their loss to South Africa... more	Aug 12, 2008
'We did not play quality cricket' - Kumble Sri Lanka v India, 3rd Test, PSS, Colombo, 4th day Left to rummage through the remains of yet another overseas series squandered after a memorable comeback, Anil Kumble, India's captain, had few positives to pick out... more	Aug 11, 2008
Teamwork does the trick for Sri Lanka Sri Lanka v India, 3rd Test, PSS, Colombo, 4th day Mahela Jayawardene acknowledged his team-mates' consistency after Sri Lanka won the third Test at the P Saravanamuttu Stadium to clinch their series against India by a 2-1 margin ... more	Aug 11, 2008
Clinical Sri Lanka clinch series Sri Lanka v India, 3rd Test, PSS, Colombo, 4th day Drip by drip, Sri Lanka made their way to a comprehensive series win, their first over India since 2001... more	Aug 11, 2008
Tendulkar ruled out of ODI series India in Sri Lanka 2008 Sachin Tendulkar will not play the five-ODI series in Sri Lanka after sustaining an injury to his left elbow during the third Test in Colombo... more	Aug 11, 2008
Tailenders' batting swung match - Sangakkara Sri Lanka v India, 3rd Test, PSS, Colombo, 3rd day "The way Prasanna, Prasad and Mendis scored runs really swayed the tempo to our camp when we walked into the field," said Sangakkara... more	Aug 10, 2008
Role reversal, and a lamentable shot Plays of the day Plays of the day for day three of the third Test between Sri Lanka and India, Colombo, August 10, 2008... more	Aug 10, 2008
Relentless Sri Lanka seize control Sri Lanka v India, 3rd Test, PSS, Colombo, 3rd day Sri Lanka closed in on maintaining their unbeaten home Test series record against India since 1993.... more	Aug 10, 2008