The last two days has seen a lot of talk about the game’s spirit, sportsmanship etc. following the no ball bowled by the Sri Lankan off spinner, Suraj Randiv, to Virendar Sehwag. The no ball ensured that India got the required one run to win the game and also that Sehwag remained unbeaten on 99.
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.
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.
The Indian Government has finally realised that the IPL and the BCCI are the same for them! So, anything that the IPL is involved in, will automatically mean that it is the responsibility of the BCCI. It is a wonder that it has taken them so many years of the tournament being played to come to such a conclusion.
MS Dhoni is a rich, rich man. And now, he has become even richer! The Indian captain has signed a three-year deal with a couple of sports management firms that will earn him Rs 2.1 billion or 210 crores ($ 42 million) this is much more than the three-year deal worth Rs 1.8 billion ($38 million) that Sachin Tendulkar had had in 2006.
Sri Lanka’s captain Kumar Sangakkara has appealed to the ICC to ensure that the UDRS is used for all the Test matches as a rule and no longer as an experiment. The Lankan captain was referring to the decision taken by the BCCI to not include the UDRS to be used for the Test series between India and Sri Lanka.