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.
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.
New Zealand set India a 281-run target according to the Duckworth-Lewis System in the rain-affected fourth One-day International at the Seddon Park here Wednesday.
Indian Premier League (IPL) side Kolkata Knight Riders has called former India captain Mohammad Azharuddin's son Mohammad Asaduddin for a three-day trial at the Eden Gardens from Jan 5.
A member of the Australian cricket's invincible era, Shane Warne believes the present team will face an acid test after their series loss to South Africa.
Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) is considering to clear dope-tainted fast bowler Mohammad Asif. The PCB suspended Asif earlier this year after he failed a dope test while playing in the IPL in May.