It took a herculean effort but India eventually surpassed Sri Lanka\'s mammoth first innings total on the fourth day of the second Test at the SSC Ground at Colombo on Thursday. At close of play on the penultimate day (after 198 overs), the visitors had made 669 for nine, a lead of 27 runs.
When Sachin Tendulkar bats, it\'s like an artist playing a \'raga\' and the true legend of the game deserves the Bharat Ratna, legendary singer Asha Bhonsle said on Thursday.
Suresh Raina became the ninth Indian batsman to score a hundred in the first innings of his debut Test. He joins 11 others who scored centuries on their Test debut.
Retired South African umpire Rudi Koertzen feels the controversial decision review system should be made compulsory in Tests as otherwise it puts undue pressure on the man in white coats.
Pakistani all-rounder Shahid Afridi has rubbished rumors that his decision to quit the Test captaincy and retire from the longer version of the game was due to problems with his team-mates.
At the receiving end of a scathing attack from Muttiah Muralitharan, his long-time detractor Bishen Singh Bedi on Wednesday hit back at the Sri Lankan spin great by maintaining that he is indeed a "chucker".
Sachin Tendulkar posted his 48th Test hundred and Suresh Raina was unbeaten on 66, as India ended Day 3 on 382 for four, in the second Test against Sri Lanka.
Sachin Tendulkar cracked his 48th Test century to lead a spirited fightback as India recovered from three quick jolts to keep themselves afloat on Day 3 in the second Test against Sri Lanka on Wednesday.
BCCI chief administrative officer and 2011 World Cup tournament director Ratnakar Shetty on Wednesday slammed media reports which said the Wankhede Stadium\'s renovation is running behind schedule.
Explosive batsman Virender Sehwag rued his selection of shot while batting on 99, and said had he not committed the mistake India would have been in a strong position in the second cricket Test against Sri Lanka. Sehwag missed out on his fourth successive Test century when he gave charge to Suraj Randiv, missed the ball and was stumped by Prasanna Jayawardene.
Retired spin great Muttiah Muralitharan on Wednesday lashed out at his long-time detractor Bishen Singh Bedi, calling the former India captain a controversy monger and ordinary bowler who would have been hammered by any batsman if he was playing now.
Former Pakistan vice-captain and senior batsman Misbah-ul-Haq has given himself another year to make a comeback to the national team or else he will retire from international cricket.
Pakistan team led by Salman Butt might have registered a memorable Test win over Australia in England but now they face some stiffer challenge during the four-match series against the hosts commencing from July 29 in Nottingham, feels former captain Wasim Akram.
The Pakistan team management is keeping a close eye on some members of its touring squad in England after reports claimed that the players were mixing with \'suspicious characters\' and violating the PCB guidelines.
Lalit Modi\'s attorney Mehmood Abdi on Tuesday said he will push for a neutral Supreme Court judge on the Board of Control for Cricket in India\'s disciplinary panel that is probing alleged financial irregularities by the suspended IPL chairman in the running of the T20 event.
Forced to toil on a lifeless track in the second Test, India spinner Pragyan Ojha on Tuesday said even the Sri Lankan bowlers will struggle to contain a strong Indian batting line-up.
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By sai@rediff.co.in (Saisuresh Sivasawamy)
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