Sri Lanka In India

India vs Sri Lanka: Ajinkya Rahane's absence from ODI side belies team's horses-for-courses policy

If a senior player like Rahane — good enough to oppose the best of bowlers in the toughest of conditions — is available in the side, why did the management sit him out on a seamer-friendly wicket?

India vs Sri Lanka: Suranga Lakmal's Dharamsala spell establishes his credentials as a world-class bowler

Lakmal has been in the zone so often in the past few months that his status as a fast bowler has grown from ordinary to extraordinary.

India vs Sri Lanka: How hosts, sans Virat Kohli, came apart at Dharamsala to get bundled out for 112

A look at how India unravelled at Dharamsala to be bundled out for just 112 in the first ODI against Sri Lanka.

India vs Sri Lanka: Dinesh Karthik needs to grab his chance and solve Men in Blue’s No 4 problem in ODIs

In the end then, it only remains to be seen if Karthik can deliver on that long-pending promise and become a pivotal cog for the Men in Blue.

India vs Sri Lanka series report card: Virat Kohli shines like a diamond, but Ajinkya Rahane fails miserably

Here's a look at how players from India and Sri Lanka fared in the entire series.

India vs Sri Lanka: Hosts’ bowlers need a quick solution for their no-ball problems

Maybe something as simple as having a man standing at the right spot in the nets could be the answer to the India team’s no-ball woes. Jadeja and Ashwin would do well to give it a shot.

India vs Sri Lanka: Visitors drop Test skipper Dinesh Chandimal from Thisara Perera-led limited overs squad

Chandimal, who was last man out for 164 in Sri Lanka's first innings in New Delhi on Tuesday, is the major victim of the latest changes made to rejuvenate the national fortunes

Ruthless Virat Kohli is not just scaling peaks with his batting, but also imbibing India with killer instinct

Kohli’s current achievements must, therefore, be recognised not just for the tons of runs he is scoring but also for the ruthless instinct he has imbibed in the Indian team.

India vs Sri Lanka: Sunday’s play descended into a farce due to visitors’ shenanigans not air quality

Out of his 243 runs, India skipper Kohli scored 100 in boundaries, thus running the remainder 143 runs. Did his lungs not breathe the same air or were they made of plastic?

India vs Sri Lanka: Virat Kohli-Murali Vijay partnership showed how runs at top of order could spur a team

Partnerships like the ones between India's Vijay and Kohli work wonders for the mental state of the team. It gives the team a sense of comfort and well-being.