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

Tendulkar, Gambhir, dead pitch frustrate Sri Lanka

Nov 20, 2009: Sachin Tendulkar, Gautam Gambhir, and a dead Ahmedabad pitch (21 wickets and seven centuries in five days) put paid to Sri Lanka's dream of a first Test win in India

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

Gambhir keeps Sri Lanka at bay

Nov 19, 2009: Sri Lanka gave themselves a minimum of 134 overs and an ample cushion of runs to try and register their first Test win in India, but the Ahmedabad pitch got deader and deader every passing minute

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

Classy Mahela Jayawardene leaves India clueless

Nov 18, 2009: Mahela Jayawardene was a beautiful batsman to watch, one capable of playing every stroke in the book with real elegance. What he lacked, perhaps, was the touch of steel, that ability to put the boot in when on top of his game

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

Jayawardene double flattens India

Nov 18, 2009: Mahela Jayawardene ground the Indian bowlers into Ahmedabad dust, almost ruling out a defeat for Sri Lanka

India v Sri Lanka, 1st Test, Ahmedabad, 2nd day

A dashing yet different Dilshan

Nov 17, 2009: Tillakaratne Dilshan's century was a calibrated effort that shaped Sri Lanka's fighting reply to India's large total

India v Sri Lanka, 1st Test, Ahmedabad, 2nd day

'Game's pretty even' - Gary Kirsten

Nov 17, 2009: Gary Kirsten wasn't about to push any panic buttons after a poor day, though he admitted that a slightly more vigorous wag from the tail would have been handy

Sri Lanka in India 2009-10

Thilan Thushara ruled out of India tour

Nov 17, 2009: Thilan Thushara has been ruled out of the ongoing three-Test series against India because of a shoulder injury. He will be replaced by Dilhara Fernando in the squad

India v Sri Lanka, 1st Test, Ahmedabad, 2nd day

Dilshan ton leads confident Sri Lankan reply

Nov 17, 2009: Tillakaratne Dilshan became the first Sri Lankan to score a century in India since 1997 as the visitors finished the second day with the upper hand

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

Dashing Dravid carries India's comeback

Nov 16, 2009: Rahul Dravid's 27th century - and 10th 150-plus score - carried more intent than probably any of his Test innings, and led India's remarkable comeback from 32 for 4

Sri Lanka in India 2009-10

'Reputations are there to be made' - Sangakkara

Nov 15, 2009: The Sri Lankan captain is unfazed by the fact that his seam attack is inexperienced and expects them to make a mark

India v Sri Lanka, 1st Test, Ahmedabad

Battle for top spot kicks off

Nov 15, 2009: After nearly a year of no Test cricket on Indian soil, this match should be worth the wait

India v Sri Lanka, 1st Test, Ahmedabad

Sri Lanka face weight of history

Nov 15, 2009: Cricinfo previews the first Test between India and Sri Lanka in Ahmedabad

Sri Lanka in India 2009-10

Plenty to prove in heavyweight clash

Nov 15, 2009: Both sides have dashing openers, heavyweight middle-orders, crafty spinners. It should make for an intriguing series

Sri Lanka in India 2009-10

Tillakaratne Dilshan recovers, keeper's slot undecided

Nov 14, 2009: Sri Lankan batsman Tillakaratne Dilshan has recovered from the ankle sprain he suffered at practice and will resume training on the eve of the first Test

2011 World Cup news

How Sri Lanka's World Cup venues were chosen

Nov 13, 2009: Why were little-known stadiums Hambantota and Pallakele given the nod ahead of SSC, Galle and Dambulla for the 2011 World Cup?

Board President's XI v Sri Lankans, Mumbai, 3rd day

Sri Lanka's warm-up match washed out

Nov 13, 2009: The only warm-up game that Sri Lanka were scheduled to play ahead of the first Test has been washed out

Sri Lanka in India 2009-10

Tillakaratne Dilshan suffers ankle injury

Nov 12, 2009: Sri Lanka allrounder Tillakaratne Dilshan has suffered an ankle sprain but is likely to start the first Test against India beginning on November 16 in Ahmedabad

Premier League Tournament, 6th round

Rain has final say in sixth round games

Nov 11, 2009: A round-up of the sixth round of matches in Tiers A and B of Sri Lanka's Premier League Tournament

ICC World Cup 2011

India, Bangladesh face off in 2011 World Cup opener

Nov 9, 2009: India and Bangladesh will contest the opening game of the ICC World Cup 2011. The fixtures were announced at an ICC event in Mumbai on Monday

Sri Lanka in India 2009-10

Sri Lanka arrive looking to set history right

Nov 8, 2009: The Sri Lankan cricket team arrived in Mumbai on Saturday afternoon with Kumar Sangakkara promising their best in an attempt to conquer "the last frontier"