Can India Play Swing Bowling — Can Anyone?
Ducking Beamers: A Cricket Blog — ... During India’s mini-collapse against Sri Lanka — which saw Gambhir, Tendulkar, Laxman and Sehwag all fall to some handy swing bowling — someone commented on Cricinfo’s live scorecard: ...

India's spirit, grace and genius
The Cricket Watcher's Journal — ... them...at the top, then Yuvi and finally Dhoni at the end. But if Harbhajan, Zak and co. hang along with Dravid tomorrow, Lanka will have a serious task on its hand. I'll look foward to Harbhajan and Mishra bowling on Day Five to them. It will be a gripping test of skills between the good spin bowlers and better Lankan batsmen, who could be under some pressure on Day 5. Sri Lanka vs India 2009-10, First Test, Day One, Motera, Ahmedabad Scorecard ...

Dravid & Dhoni to the front - 1st Day at Motera 2009
Watching Cricket in my life... — India had played only three test matches in the entire year - evidence was seen in the first hour itself when the scoreboard read 32 for 4. Swing bowling that attacked the stumps combined with lack of footwork from the batsmen meant that the top-order was gone in no time. The only batsmen in the top-order who had played well in a longer version of the game in recent time, never mind the domestic Ranji Trophy, could hold his place at the crease. ...

At the Pavilion End...
The Old Batsman — Chanaka Welegedara returned to the Sri Lankan Test side against India today, along with his six initials. It was a nice moment to look at a live scorecard on which UWMBCA Welegedara was coming in at one end and HMRKB Herath at the other. Rahul Dravid seemed to quite like it, too... ...

UWMBCA Welegedara
The Corridor — Good job I’m no longer on Cricinfo comms. I’d have had a field day today. “And here comes Uda Walawwe Mahim Bandaralage Chanaka Asanga Welegedara from the pavilion end, but he offers a stray on Dravid’s pads who flicks Welegedara – that’s Uda Walawwe Mahim Bandaralage Chanaka Asanga Welegedara, not the other one – through midwicket for four more.” What an exhausting mouthful of a name. ...

If you play with Dil, Shaan is sure to adorn you
The Cricket Watcher's Journal — Sri Lanka vs India 2009-10, First Test, Day Two, Motera, Ahmedabad Scorecard I must begin with a brief glossary of Hindi/Urdu terms employed in the title, for those who may not know. Dil = Heart, Passion, Courage Shaan = Peace, Pride (similar to Fame and Glory) Better commentators than I have delved deeply and come up with detailed explanations of the transformation of TM Dilshan into a fearsome warrior with the bat. There is little I can add to all those wonderful commentaries, but ...

Dilshan becomes first Sri Lankan to score century in India since 1997
Island Cricket blogs — ... . Things haven't changed much for Sri Lanka's bowlers in this first Test match. However, Chanaka Welegedera's four wickets for 87 runs is now the best bowling performance by a Sri Lankan bowler, on Indian soil, in a Test match. Despite Welegedera's heroics, India managed to notch up 385 runs in day one of a test match. With over 400 scored prior to lunch on day two India still had the advantage. ...

Two Tons of Pure Unalderated Bilge
The Cricket Watcher's Journal — Sri Lanka vs India 2009-10, First Test, Day Three, Motera, Ahmedabad Scorecard Having finally reported for work today after an extended leave on medical grounds, I was able to watch only the post tea session of the match. However, I caught the highlights played soon after the day's play to form an opinion on the day's play. without doubt it belonged to the Lankans yet again - Mahela Jayawerdene looks set to overhaul Brain Lara's record, P Jayawerdene is playing the role of Roshan to Mahela's Sanath and looks good for ...

Mahela Jayawardena tickles 'em pink
Island Cricket blogs — ... At the end of the second day's play in the first Test match between Sri Lanka and India, The Lankans were 275/3. A lot rested on the shoulders of the former Sri Lankan skipper Mahela Jayawardena, who had just 36 runs to his name at the start of the third day. ...

I am willing to wager Mr.Gavaskar
The Cricket Watcher's Journal — Sri Lanka vs India 2009-10, First Test, Day Four, Motera, Ahmedabad Scorecard That this docile pitch you are speaking of in your commentary stint, will somwhow wake up to be a spiteful witch when the Indians come on to bat. No, I am not suggesting that the Indian batsmen will be unable to tame the shrew, but I have this feeling the Lankans know how to make it act up better than India. Ravi, you, Siva and GMing Yardley appear to feel that Lanka might have offered India a life jacket, but it is obvious that ...

Gambhir wasn't jabbing and pushing at balls
The Cricket Watcher's Journal — Sri Lanka vs India 2009-10, First Test, Day Five, Motera, Ahmedabad Scorecard The thing which stood out in a positive way, in India's play yesterday, was that Gautam Gambhir wasn't jabbing and pushing at deliveries. Neither was he tentative in moving his feet into position. The test player of the previous year had lapsed into such uncertainities. But there was a smoothness about his play in the second innings, absent till as late as the first innings of this match. Always feel, Gambhir's form issues are often a matter ...

Lanka fail to nail down a first win
The Cricket Watcher's Journal — Sri Lanka vs India 2009-10, First Test, Day Five, Motera, Ahmedabad Scorecard A combination of Sangakkara's lack of confidence and underestimation of the opposition, Mahela Jayawerdene's distinct lack of urgency while batting in the quest of some milestone only he comprehends, and the coming together of Indian batting finally, put paid to Lanka's ambitions of registering their first test win on Indian soil. Instead, they will have to remain satisfied with their other passion - registering records - a principle espoused ...

First Test ends in a draw at Ahmedabad
Cricket Fan — ... mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:#0400; mso-fareast-language:#0400; mso-bidi-language:#0400;} The first Test between India and Srilanka held at Ahmedabad ended in a draw. The flat surface provided for this Test match was a poor advertisement for Test Cricket. I hope the pitch for the next Test match is result producing one. Scorecard: India vs Srilanka, I Test, Ahmedabad, 2009 Rahul Crosses 11,000 ...

Session Dashboard
Watching Cricket in my life... — The Session Dashboard for the Motera Test Match is shown below - the progress on a daily basis is shown in the picture. Finally, the equal #sessions reflect the status of the test match - DRAWN. ...