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Originally posted by saadadvanced7

Yea, the Indian Team would certainly be better off without Ganguly in the team. Why did they call him up again in the first place? Stupid choice.

I don't think the players are very positive with Ganguly around.

He might come in quite handy with Sehwag definitely out ill and possibly Dravid with the fever for the Second Test....

Well, we'll see, but who would you prefer to push up the order to open with Gambhir? Ganguly, Yuvraj or Kaif? Which of those has experience of opening the batting at international level?

Huge moment here: Tendulkar makes it to his century, his 35th, breaking Gavaskar's record and the players are immediately offered the light which they take.

Ganguly closes on 38 not out - he'll be looking to build on that tomorrow to prove everyone wrong.

India completely collapsed. From 253 for 3, they went to 290 all out. Sachin made 109 and Sourav made 40. Muralitharan really did the damage, taking 7 for 100.

SL also had a collapse. They were doing fine at 173 for 3, but Kumble took 3 quick wickets to bring them to 198 for 6 by the end of the day. Attapatu made 88 and Jayawardene made 60. SL trail by 92 runs with only 4 wickets remaining. India will likely manage a first inning lead.

Regulation without integration leads to suicide.

Yea, the spinners from both sides are dominating. Kumble and Murali have really changed the whole match.

Regulation without integration leads to suicide.

Very funny. It is a good match. Very competitive, even after India completely collapsed, Kumble fought back and might even get them a first inning lead.

Regulation without integration leads to suicide.

India 179-4 in their 2nd dig. Pathan missed out on a 1st test ton , falling to Fernando for 93. He opened the innings with Gambhir , who went early for 3.

Laxman (11) and Tendulkar (16) the other wickets to fall. At the crease is Dravid looking untroubled on 46 and Ganguly on 1.

Mental disintegration works for me !!

India lead by 297, so already Sri Lanka are going to have to chase a record target (I guess record as in record in India or on that ground, but anyway, it'll be a stiff test.)

At lunch on day 4 India are 320-6 , a lead of 380.

Yuvraj 56* and Dhoni a quick 21 off 27.

I think they'll bat on for another hour and then put Sri Lanka in.

Some hope for the Lankans , Murali has taken only one wicket in this innings , suggesting the pitch is getting slower and lower. Maybe they'll be able to keep Kumble and company at bay.......

Mental disintegration works for me !!

Dravid will be delighted when the shine is off this ball !! Sri Lanka have gone to 30-0 after only 6 overs , that 30 contains 6 boundaries too.

If India want to be taken seriously as a test side they're going to have to find an opening partner for Pathan!

Isn't Agarkar THE worst opening bowler on the planet just now - and I include the Bangladeshi and Zimbabwean attacks in that statement!

Khan lost form , but it shows how thin seamers are in India - Agarkar bowls like my mother-in-law !!

Mental disintegration works for me !!

As expected 12 overs of seam and now it's Kumble and Harbajhan into the attack.

Sri Lanka 58-1 in the 15th over .

The captain has 28 , Sangakarra 19.

Oh! My mother-in-law went wicketless as usual !!

Mental disintegration works for me !!

Steady progress if you're a Sri Lankan and pretty frustrating if you're Indian!

97-1 and Atapattu goes past 50 , that must be a relief for him. Sangakarra has 31 and Kumble and Singh have bowled uncvhanged now for 20 overs.

Mental disintegration works for me !!

Originally posted by Sledger

Dravid will be delighted when the shine is off this ball !! Sri Lanka have gone to 30-0 after only 6 overs , that 30 contains 6 boundaries too.

If India want to be taken seriously as a test side they're going to have to find an opening partner for Pathan!

Isn't Agarkar THE worst opening bowler on the planet just now - and I include the Bangladeshi and Zimbabwean attacks in that statement!

Khan lost form , but it shows how thin seamers are in India - Agarkar bowls like my mother-in-law !!

Ha ha ,, ya he seems to be the worst bowler ... but donno what got to him ,, the world fastest wicket taker ,,is no good anymore .

Think he lost his way ...

But the problem with India is ,, we do not have a WC bowler like Polly,Glenn etc etc ...

So Indian think tank is using Agarkar ,, coz any other Guy also gets hammered in ODI's these days unless u r Glenn/polly or murali.

At least Agarkar can be very handy with the bat in ODI.

Keeping all those in mind ,, he has got place in Tests.

Else he dosent deserve a place in Tests ,, that too on Indian pitches.

"I go by present and present says - Sachin IS the BEST , Shewag is going to be the next best and Dhoni's is gonna rock the world with his brutal assaults - GOD help the rest of the world"

India just 3 wickets away from winning at lunch on day 5 .

Sri Lanka 203-7 Vaas on 1 Jayawardene on 43.

Nothing much to come and Kumble and Singh in action - it shouldn't take too long. If the spinners don't do it , a new ball is due now anyway , but Pathan will have to do it without my mother-in-law methinks!!

Mental disintegration works for me !!

Very Impressive win by India. Anil Kumble finished with outstanding match figures of 10 for 154.

Regulation without integration leads to suicide.