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http://www.wisdenindia.com/interview/slpl-a-great-opportunity-for-me-chandimal/18722
It’s not difficult to see why Dinesh Chandimal is rated so highly by the men who matter in Sri Lanka cricket. Only 21 when he was thrust into international cricket, he made an immediate......
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http://www.wisdenindia.com/interview/im-always-spoiling-for-a-fight-dinda/18250
Figures of 2-0-19-1 aren’t too flattering even in a Twenty20 International, and if you are in the team primarily as a bowler, you want to either keep down the number in the third......
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http://www.wisdenindia.com/cricket-article/mahela-looks-for-positives-in-lost-series/18122
It is a series Sri Lanka would love to forget in a hurry. Flying high after their conquest at home of Pakistan in a One-Day International series and buoyed by their 1-0 victory over the......
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http://www.wisdenindia.com/cricket-news/we-didnt-play-to-our-potential-mahela/18114
Mahela Jayawardene admitted that Sri Lanka had not played to their potential in the Twenty20 International against India, but said the 4-1 scoreline in the One-Day International series wasn’t a true reflection of......
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http://www.wisdenindia.com/match-report/sri-lanka-bat-as-yadav-comes-back/18085
Virat Kohli, imperious and unstoppable, turned on the style as he often has on this tour of Sri Lanka, as India sealed their dominance with a convincing victory in the one-off Twenty20 International. India were......
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http://www.wisdenindia.com/interview/t20-doesnt-need-skill-intelligence-ranatunga/18064
Arjuna Ranatunga is a man of many parts. He made his international debut when still in school, was Sri Lanka’s first half-centurion in their inaugural Test as a teenager, graduated to become the captain,......
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http://www.wisdenindia.com/cricket-article/teams-requirement-comes-first-tiwary/17929
A positive mindset and immense self-belief, Manoj Tiwary said, helped him tide over the eight-month period when he was out of the Indian One-Day International playing XI, adding that a few motivational videos......
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http://www.wisdenindia.com/cricket-article/dadas-pitch/kudos-to-our-olympians/17928
There’s no better way to start this column than to say: Kudos to the Indian medal winners at the London Olympics. They deserve the heartfelt congratulations of the entire country for making us......
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Something amiss when I bat in ODIs: Rohit
Although India’s World Twenty20 campaign failed to meet expectations, the tournament did provide some relief to Rohit Sharma, whose place in the Indian limited-overs side was under scrutiny. An unbeaten half-century against England......
http://www.wisdenindia.com/cricket-news/amiss-bat-odis-rohit/30432
Sehwag, Zaheer to miss T20
India will be without Virender Sehwag and Zaheer Khan for the one-off Twenty20 International against Sri Lanka at the Pallekele International Cricket Stadium on Tuesday. Sehwag and Zaheer have already left for India,......
http://www.wisdenindia.com/cricket-news/sehwag-zaheer-to-miss-t20/17955
India look to sign off on a high
For a country so taken in by the Twenty20 game, it’s a bit of a surprise that India play as few Twenty20 Internationals as they do. India made a belated entry into the......
http://www.wisdenindia.com/preview/india-look-to-sign-off-on-a-high/17914
Kohli rises to second in ODI rankings
Virat Kohli has risen to a career-best second in the latest ICC rankings for batsmen in One-Day Internationals. Kohli, who was Man of the Series in India’s recent 4-1 win over Sri Lanka,......
http://www.wisdenindia.com/cricket-news/kohli-rises-to-second-in-odi-rankings/17805
India draw level with Australia after exciting win
There was little to suggest from India’s aggression and application that this was a dead rubber. They were given a scare alright by a new-look Sri Lanka, but they kept their wits about......
http://www.wisdenindia.com/match-report/sehwag-out-rahane-in-as-india-bat/17651
Fletcher happy with ruthless India
Duncan Fletcher, the India coach, said the 4-1 series victory over Sri Lanka, in Sri Lanka, should stand the team in great stead ahead of a demanding home season that includes two four-Test......
http://www.wisdenindia.com/cricket-news/fletcher-happy-with-ruthless-india/17699
Dominant India eye 4-1 result
A dead rubber. If it sounds dull, boring and uninspiring, it’s because usually, it probably is all these things and more. Will it be any different on Saturday? For the third time in......
http://www.wisdenindia.com/preview/dominant-india-eye-top-spot/17512
Idea is to help team win games: Kohli
Virat Kohli’s unbeaten 128 on in the fourth One-Day International against Sri Lanka was the fifth hundred in his last eight innings and the 13th of his ODI career. In his last 10 innings, he......
http://www.wisdenindia.com/cricket-news/idea-is-to-help-team-win-games-kohli/17132
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India couldn’t have asked for a better start to a demanding season. In a country where overseas teams have struggled to assert themselves, they overwhelmed Sri Lanka in both the One-Day International series and......
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Chandimal and Rohit on the same boat
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My mindset is always to attack: Ashwin
R Ashwin has at once been India’s most parsimonious and penetrative bowler during their One-Day International series in Sri Lanka. The 3-1 scoreline notwithstanding, India’s bowling hasn’t been outstanding. India have conceded 969 runs in 169.5......
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