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Kumar Sangakkara scored a patient, but valuable century as Sri Lanka edged ahead on day 2 of the third Test match versus India at Colombo. In reply to India’s first innings score of 249 all out, at close of play Sri Lanka were 251 for the loss of 6 wickets.
Nightwatchman Chaminda Vaas played a valuable […]

Rahul Dravid photo courtesy of Flickr and Rajaram S
The pressures that go with captaining the Indian cricket team are enormous. And it has just taken it’s toll on ‘The Wall’, Rahul Dravid.
In a move that surprised everybody, Dravid stepped down as Indian captain today from both forms of the game. The move is to […]

Sachin Tendulkar, photo courtesy of Flickr and mangalorecity.com
Shane Warne has completed his list of the 50 greatest players. At the very top of his list is Sachin Tendulkar, just ahead of Brian Lara at number 2.
Warne put Tendulkar ahead of Lara, because of his mental toughness. An example that Warne provides refers to Tendulkar’s 248 […]