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.
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 has selected Yuvraj Singh in their 16 member squad to tour Sri Lanka for the three Test match series after giving him the axe for the Asia Cup that was played in the same country. What has surprised many of the critics is that without having had any practice during the one month, and without playing any competitive cricket, on what grounds was the dropped player selected in the side.
VVS Laxman has finally spoken out of what one always believed was the case. Talking to the cricket website, Cricinfo, he said that he was worried about India’s lack of spinning options in the domestic cricket.
The quarter-finals for the Ranji Trophy have started and at the end of the first day’s play there were some exciting scores in the offing.
India will go into the fifth and the final day of the first test match against Sri Lanka at Ahmedabad, 144 runs behind and with eight wickets still standing. And with the pitch playing the manner in which it is, the prospects of a result look very remote.
Injury-hit Delhi Daredevils with some big names like Gautam Gambhir, Virender Sehwag and Tillakaratne Dilshan, was crushed by Victoria Bushrangers by seven wickets in Delhi’s Feroz Shah Kotla on Friday in the Group D opener of the Champions League Twenty20.