Sri Lanka tour of India, 2005/06 news from Cricinfo

India move up to second place

Thu, 22 Dec 2005 10:12:38 GMT

India's emphatic 2-0 series win against Sri Lanka has lifted them to second place in the ICC Test rankings for the first time since the ranking system was introduced in 2001

'We're enjoying our cricket', says Sehwag

Thu, 22 Dec 2005 07:20:45 GMT

'We had a bad phase last year, but have recovered well,' Virender Sehwag told the media

India spin to emphatic series win

Thu, 22 Dec 2005 13:08:52 GMT

Virender Sehwag decided to ask his spinners to open the bowling on the fifth morning of the Ahmedabad Test, and it paid off

Indian spinners 'exploited the wickets better' - Atapattu

Thu, 22 Dec 2005 07:38:50 GMT

Marvan Atapattu and Tom Moody express their thoughts after Sri Lanka lost the Test series.

Some bright sparks amid the gloom

Wed, 21 Dec 2005 12:37:02 GMT
Many expected this day to be the last of the Test series, but Sri Lanka's batsmen showed that they weren't ready to lie down and allow the Indian spinners to trample all over them

Kumble's strikes put India on top

Thu, 22 Dec 2005 08:12:22 GMT
The highlight of Sri Lanka's innings was a fifth-wicket partnership of 105 between Mahela Jayawardene and Tillekeratne Dilshan

'I can't compare and rate innings' - Yuvraj

Tue, 20 Dec 2005 15:54:04 GMT
Yuvraj Singh's fifty and Harbhajan Singh's supreme bowling spell in the morning session put India in the driving seat

Leading with the right foot

Tue, 20 Dec 2005 13:26:19 GMT
The most significant image of the day's play came ten minutes before stumps when Harbhajan Singh attempted an outrageous reverse-sweep against Muttiah Muralitharan

Yuvraj and Agarkar put India on top

Tue, 20 Dec 2005 13:42:02 GMT
Sri Lanka were switched on, positive, and played with unrelenting intensity. But, yet again, they were outplayed by a determined Indian side

I have seen Irfan grow as a cricketer - Laxman

Mon, 19 Dec 2005 14:06:29 GMT
VVS Laxman and Irfan Pathan talk to the media

A surge of spin

Mon, 19 Dec 2005 14:11:31 GMT
It was left to Harbhajan Singh to obliterate whatever slim chances that Sri Lanka may have harboured of squaring this series

Harbhajan spins it India's way

Mon, 19 Dec 2005 14:27:36 GMT
Harbhajan Singh racked the Sri Lankan top order, taking 4 for 24 as Sri Lanka limped to 131 for 5 in reply to India's 398

'It's always nice to bowl having some runs on the board' - Kumble

Sun, 18 Dec 2005 16:42:13 GMT
Anil Kumble admitted that the presentation of a memento from his team-mates at a special function before the start of play had been "quite emotional", but otherwise, he was his usual phlegmatic self when he addressed the media at the end of an engr

Banking on Malinga

Sun, 18 Dec 2005 13:44:07 GMT
Poor old Marvan Atapattu. He lost his third toss of the series, this time on a featherbed pitch

Laxman provides the lifeline

Sun, 18 Dec 2005 12:47:57 GMT
VVS Laxman once again steadies the ship for India

Laxman leads Indian fightback

Mon, 27 Oct 2008 05:04:16 GMT
Test cricket reveals character, and the first day of the Ahmedabad Test had ample displays of it. First, Sri Lanka shrugged off an indifferent start to reduce India to 97 for 5 - this, after their first-choice new-ball bowlers had opted out of the game du

Don't interfere in selection matters, Pawar tells Dalmiya

Sun, 18 Dec 2005 06:02:42 GMT
Sharad Pawar, the Indian board president, today told Jagmohan Dalmiya that it was "not proper" on his part to interfere in the selection committee's decision to drop Sourav Ganguly

'I respect the selectors' decision' - Ganguly

Sun, 18 Dec 2005 03:12:10 GMT
Sourav Ganguly has appealed to his fans to desist from activities that disrupt normal life.

Sehwag to lead in the third Test

Sat, 17 Dec 2005 15:55:16 GMT
In a major setback for India, Rahul Dravid will for the first time ever miss a Test match

'We won't make the same mistakes', says Moody

Wed, 05 Aug 2009 19:46:24 GMT
Tom Moody and Mahela Jayawardene addressed the media after a net session