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India defeat Sri Lanka in thriller
A cricket fan retrieves the ball from the canopy during the first One-Day International between India and Sri Lanka in Rajkot. India overcame a brilliant century by Tillakaratne Dilshan to defeat Sri Lanka by three runs in a dramatic start to the five-match one-day series.

Murali out of ODI series, Lanka call up two off-spinners
Trailing 0-1 following the defeat in the series-opener, Sri Lanka were today dealt a massive blow after ace off-spinner Muttiah Muralitharan was ruled out of the remaining four cricket one-dayers against India due to a finger injury.
Rookie Smith covers for Hauritz

Australia today included all-rounder Steve Smith as cover for spinner Nathan Hauritz, who injured his right-hand finger during a practice session ahead of the third and final cricket Test against the West Indies in Perth starting Wednesday.

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Fixtures

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Fixtures

Ind vs SL
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November
1st Test: Ahmedabad
Mon 16 - Fri 20
Match drawn

2nd Test: Kanpur
Tue 24 - Sat 28
India won by an innings
and 144 runs

December
3rd Test: Mumbai
Wed 02 - Sun 06
India won by an innings
and 24 runs

India won the 3-match series 2-0
 
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Pundit's take

The Umpire Decision Referral System that the ICC has put in place has come in for a fair bit of criticism. Skippers of teams using it have not liked it and umpires have shown  reluctance to be shown up as having made an error. Sunil Gavaskar comments.
Indian cricket has seen the future. This future can only remain its present if the process is intact. A set of openers who, possibly, are India’s best-ever opening combination; a middle order to virtually die for and a wicketkeeper-batsman who is intent on reliving the days of Adam Gilchrist. Ravi Shastri comments.
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PLAYERS BOX

India batsman Virender Sehwag expressed his gratitude to Sourav Ganguly, saying it was the former skipper who instilled confidence in him by giving him the opportunity to open the innings.
It was disappointing not to have the Decision Review System in place as it made a big difference. Like players, umpires are human and make mistakes, Mahela Jayawardene comments.
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Interviews

Interview: Virender Sehwag
The day after India becomes the No. 1 Test team in the world, Virender Sehwag, man of the series against Sri Lanka, opens up on his team, his philosophy and his love affair with Test cricket. Kadambari Murali Wade explores...
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There have been better and more influential captains in Indian cricket. But MS Dhoni has carved a special place for himself as the man under whom India reached No. 1. Over to him:
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Off Pitch

In the initial phase of Kirsten’s association with the team, there was the suspicion that the players only sung his praises as he pretty much allowed them to do as they pleased. But what became clear is that there was a method to how the Kirsten-Upton duo operated, reports Anand Vasu.
The focus on Twenty20 and one-day internationals at the expense of Test cricket has created an inbalance in the cricketing calendar, according to Sachin Tendulkar who feels that the longest version of the game should not be neglected.
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Sehwag is most entertaining, destructive batsman: Rameez
Former Pakistan captain Rameez Raja has described Indian opener Virender Sehwag as the most destructive and entertaining batsman in modern cricket.
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