The Test series is fast approaching the mid-point of the series, and the Indians look to have been beaten in almost all the sessions of the games so far. The first Test match was far too easily won by Sri Lanka, despite 120 overs being lost due to rain, whereas the second Test match looks to be going only one way – away from India.
Lasith Malinga has been ruled out of the second Test match between India and Sri Lanka that will be played at the SSC in Colombo. Malinga complained of a sore knee and that is why he has been ruled out, which means that two of the best bowlers that Sri Lanka had from the previous game, Malinga and Muralitharan will not feature in the second Test match.
Shahid Afridi has shocked the cricketing world by announcing his retirement from Test match cricket! The surprise stems from the fact that he was only into his first Test match as the captain of the side, and was playing only his first Test match since coming back after 2007 when he made this decision.
India play Sri Lanka in the first Test match of the three match series from Sunday. This piece previews the chances of both the sides.
India continues to suffer from injury blows and this is even before a ball has been bowled in the series so far. If it is was Zaheer Khan earlier, now was the chance of S Sreesanth to be injured and return back to India leaving the side crippled and without too much experience in the side.
What South Africa had done to India in the first match, the same has been meted out by the hosts to the tourists on the first day of the second Kolkata Test match.
Virender Sehwag continued to aim barbs at his opposition during the press conference after India had beaten Bangladesh rather comfortably in the first Test match at Chittagong. He again said that the opposition was not good enough to pick up 20 wickets.