India v Sri Lanka, 1st Test, Ahmedabad, 5th day

Dead pitches killing Tests in India

Nov 20, 2009: Why mouth platitudes about the sanctity of Test cricket when matches are played on pitches designed to drag the game off to the post-mortem table?

India v Sri Lanka, 1st Test, Ahmedabad, 5th day

Sri Lanka count positives in bruising draw

Nov 20, 2009: The performance of the fast bowlers, neither of whom are first-choice picks, will hearten Sri Lanka

India v Sri Lanka, 1st Test, Ahmedabad, 5th day

Is Murali losing his touch?

Nov 20, 2009: Muttiah Muralitharan has been Sri Lanka's go-to man for several years now, but over the last three years his numbers have declined quite dramatically

Sachin's greatest challenges, and Sri Lanka's initial advantage

Nov 20, 2009: A few things Tendulkar will struggle to achieve, Kapil's doctorate, and the boy who saw it like a football

India v Sri Lanka, 1st Test, Ahmedabad, 4th day

Many lows for India

Nov 19, 2009: Stats highlights from the fourth day's play between India and Sri Lanka in Ahmedabad

India v Sri Lanka, 1st Test, Ahmedabad, 3rd day

Muddled thinking costs India

Nov 18, 2009: India lacked clarity in their thought process, and the Jayawardenes - Mahela and Prasanna - took full toll

India v Sri Lanka, 1st Test, Ahmedabad, 1st day

Dravid's highest score in a day

Nov 16, 2009: Stats highlights from the first day's play between India and Sri Lanka in Ahmedabad

India v Sri Lanka, 1st Test, Ahmedabad, 1st day

A bright but shortlived start

Nov 16, 2009: Sri Lanka's inexperienced new-ball attack gave India an early scare but Chanaka Welegedara and Dammika Prasad were unable to finish the job

Sri Lanka in India 2009-10

Sri Lanka well poised to challenge India

Nov 15, 2009: A statistical preview to the three-Test series between India and Sri Lanka

Prasanna Jayawardene

'Wicketkeeping is about being late and fast'

Nov 12, 2009: The man widely acknowledged as the best pure wicketkeeper in the world talks about his struggles, his skills and his influences

Sri Lanka in India 2009-10

'India don't like being put under pressure'

Nov 9, 2009: Sri Lanka are hungry and prepared for a win in India. Kumar Sangakkara looks ahead to what his side will need to do

No. 48

Mendis arrives

Nov 8, 2009: The man who made every ball compelling

No. 46

Malinga takes four

Oct 25, 2009: World Cup 2007: the wild-haired slinger nearly does a coasting South Africa in

Bounce no aid for Lankan fast bowlers

Oct 9, 2009: Sri Lanka have struggled in ODIs in South Africa and Australia over the last decade, and a big problem for them has been the display of their fast bowlers

ICC Champions Trophy 2009

An equal contest

Oct 6, 2009: The nature of pitches in the Champions Trophy meant that batsmen, fast bowlers and spinners all had a chance to shine

ICC Champions Trophy

Staying alive

Oct 6, 2009: The Champions Trophy has shown that ODIs can still be a format in which many things pleasing and surprising may happen

Sri Lankan cricket

The Hathurusingha effect

Oct 4, 2009: Chandika Hathurusingha has changed the outlook of three cricketers and made them permanent fixtures in the one-day team

What the doctor ordered

Sep 27, 2009: A couple of upsets, some juicy pitches, and plenty of uncertainty about the semi-final line-up - now that's what a world tournament needs

Champions Trophy, Group B

How the teams can make the cut

Sep 26, 2009: England's unexpected victory against Sri Lanka on Friday has thrown Group B wide open, with all four teams in with a chance of making the semi-finals

England v SL, Champions Trophy, Group B, Jo'burg

Sri Lanka pay for faulty selection

Sep 25, 2009: Sri Lanka's ace spinner has had a poor tournament, a solitary wicket and bundles of runs leaked at pace