India seek to work out series lead in Kanpur
India go into the second Test against Sri Lanka in Kanpur on Tuesday hoping not to repeat the follies in Ahmedabad.
The hosts’ batting inconsistency and bowling frailties laid bare in the yard-earned draw in Ahmedabad.
The famed Indian batting line-up both embarrassed and redeemed itself in the Ahmedabad shirtfront, where it collapsed like a house of cards in the first innings and then rose from its ruins in the second to salvage a draw from the jaws of a seemingly imminent defeat.
Read more
Courtesy : www.espnstar.com
Related posts:
- CA rules out Roy return for India Andrew Symonds returned to form for Queensland but Cricket Australia ruled out a hasty national comeback for the all-rounder. Symonds scored 73 runs for his state and despite the batting woes of Ricky Ponting’s men in the Test series against India, CA CEO James Sutherland ruled out a spot for the troubled all-rounder.. “It’s not an issue [...]...
- Dhoni declared fit for Kanpur Test Indian skipper MS Dhoni has been declared fit for the second Test against Sri Lanka in Kanpur to be played from Tuesday. Dinesh Karthik, who had been flown in as a replacement for Dhoni will now head back to Dharmasala to lead Tamil Nadu in their Ranji Trophy Super League match against Himachal Pradesh from tomorrow. Dhoni [...]...
- Depleted India seek series sweep With the series as well as the number two spot in ICC rankings in their grasp, India would aim for a rare clean sweep at Motera. Meanwhile, South Africa have nothing but pride to play for in their third and final cricket one-dayer in Ahmedabad on Saturday. The home team will be without more than half a [...]...
- Depleted India seek series sweep With the series as well as the number two spot in ICC rankings in their grasp, India would aim for a rare clean sweep at Motera. Meanwhile, South Africa have nothing but pride to play for in their third and final cricket one-dayer in Ahmedabad on Saturday. The home team will be without more than half a [...]...
- India poised for crushing win over Sri Lanka in Kanpur Sree Santh took six wickets as India closed in on victory over Sri Lanka on day three of the second Test in Kanpur. Sri Lanka started the day on 66-1 in reply to India’s 642 but were dismissed for 229 in their first innings and were 57-4 at the close, still 356 behind. Fast bowler Santh, playing [...]...
- India claim historic series win India are celebrating their first series win in New Zealand since 1968 after the third Test against the hosts ended in a draw. The final day of the last Test of the series at the Basin Reserve in Wellington was disrupted by bad weather allowing the hosts to salvage a draw after being set an impossible [...]...
- India seek tri-series victory India would seek to maintain their supremacy over Sri Lanka when they take on the islanders in the final of the tr-series. The winning momentum back after their three successive wins, India would want to start the season on a positive note. India lost their opening match of the tri-series against Sri Lanka on January 5 but [...]...
- Kumble doubtful for Kanpur The last time India faced a 1-0 deficit going into the final Test of a home series was against the same opponents in 1999-2000, and it incidentally resulted in India’s last innings defeat – before Ahmedabad a week ago – in a home Test, when they lost by an innings and 71 runs in Bangalore. [...]...
- Sachin: Hard work is not over yet Sachin Tendulkar, who completed his 48th Test century against Sri Lanka believes that there is still a lot of work that needs to be done in the second Test match. Tendulkar said that the conditions were ideal for batting but with increasing humidity and body cramps, it was tough for him to concentrate for a long [...]...
- Bouncy pitch greets teams as India A seek series win After their crushing victory by an innings and 242 runs in the previous match, India A will guard against complacency as they seek to wrap up the series against South Africa A in their second and final Test beginning in Dharamsala tomorrow. The Indians will be aware that the South Africans, boasting of a host of [...]...