Sri Lanka 91/1 against India at lunch
Sri Lanka were 91 for one in their first innings at lunch on the first day of their first cricket Test against India at the Galle International Stadium here on Sunday.
Opening batsman Tharanga Pranav
Sri Lanka set for a big first day total
Captain Kumar Sangakkara struck his 22nd Test hundred as Sri Lanka exposed the fragile Indian bowling attack by reaching 228 for one at tea in the first of the three-match Test series here on Sunday.
Tiff with PCB chief led to Afridi ouster
London, July 17: Salman Butt will take over the Pakistan captaincy from Shahid Afridi for next week’s second and final Test against Australia at Headingley, Pakistan tour manager Yawar Saeed said on S
‘We’ll try to score big, put pressure on India’
Galle, July 17: It took some time for the topic to shift from Muttiah Muralitharan. Skipper Kumar Sangakkara fielded questions on Murali and a few on the opening Test of the three-match series agains
Murali ready to take final bow
Galle, July 17: An impending visit by the president, school kids being driven down from various districts and a festive décor to the venue. This only partly sums up world record holder Muttiah Muralit
Optimistic Mahi faces stern test
Galle, July 17: Despite the limited bowling options at his disposal skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni appeared confident ahead of the opening Test against Sri Lanka here.
“If you compare our bowling to ou
Team India battle lanka & bowling woes
Galle, July 17: A top-heavy batting order and a beleaguered attack pitted against a balanced side. What is available on paper can barely telegraph the outcome but the next five days at the Galle Inter
Smith being seen as the future of Oz cricket
London, July 17: Debutant leg spinning all-rounder Steven Smith is being seen as the future of Australian cricket in the wake of his performance in the Lord’s Test against Pakistan, which the latter l
Pakistan likely to play triangular series in England next summer
London, July 17: With the return of international cricket in the country nowhere in sight, Pakistan is likely to return to England next summer to a triangular one-day tournament involving Sri Lanka an
ICC chief hints at Test championship in 2013
London, Jul 17: The International Cricket Council has hinted that a Test Championship might be conducted in 2013 in England to revive fans' interest in the five-day format which is struggling due to t