Sri Lanka took their foot off the gas

Nov 22, 2009: There was a noticeable lack of intent from the visitors, especially on the third evening and fourth morning

Sri Lanka in India 2009-10

Dilshan suffers broken nose

Nov 21, 2009: Tillakaratne Dilshan fractured his nose upon colliding with one of his team-mates while playing football after the first Test against India in Ahmedabad

India v Sri Lanka, 1st Test

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

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

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, 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

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, 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

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

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