Openers Virender Sehwag and Gautam Gambhir gave a good start as India made 77 for no loss in the second innings at tea after Sri Lanka declared their first innings at 760 for seven.
Sri Lanka piled up 708 for five in the first innings, in reply to India's 426, by lunch on the fourth day of the first cricket Test at Motera's Sardar Patel Stadium.
After packing up the Indians early, the Sri Lankan batsman were all set for the counter attack. Zaheer Khan started the innings with three fiercy bouncers, but cool headed Dilshan never minded.
Stumper Dinesh Karthik has been flown in as a last minute back-up for injured India skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni ahead of the second cricket Test against Sri Lanka starting here tomorrow.
Sachin Tendulkar reached another milestone Friday when he completed 30,000 runs in international cricket en route his century on the last day of the first Test against Sri Lanka here.
After a match-saving performance by the batsmen in the first Test, India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni Friday said the series against Sri Lanka will be a close one.
English county club Middlesex have signed up Adam Gilchrist for next season's Twenty20 Cup and are now looking to get Sachin Tendulkar on board as well.
Hockey India (HI) president Ashok Kumar Mattoo appears to have brought about at least a temporary truce between the players and national coach Jose Brasa.
Gujarat skipper and wicketkeeeper Parthiv Patel slammed a century against Hyderabad to give his team the first innings lead on the third day of the Ranji Trophy Super League match at Hyderabad.
India were 190 for two in their second innings, trailing by 144 runs against Sri Lanka on the fourth day of the first cricket Test at Sardar Patel Stadium here.
Fed up of battling constant injury breakdowns, New Zealand all-rounder Jacob Oram today retired from Test cricket to prolong his career in the shorter formats of the game.
Rajasthan Royals captain Shane Warne says his inability to understand Hindi is not a handicap as he can figure out from their tone when his team members are upset with him.
Former India skipper Dilip Vengsarkar felt that the decision of the Cricket Board to shift the second edition of IPL outside India was dictated by safety concerns for all, especially the players.