Anil Kumble has rubbished reports that the seniors in the side are being forced into retirements by the BCCI and the selectors

Players sweat it out for more than four hours in an open-wicket session on the third day of the pre-series camp in Bangalore

Wicketkeeper says previous series, which were keenly contested in both countries, have led to so many expectations about an India-Australia series, surpassing the hype surrounding the Ashes and India v Pakistan encounters.

Sachin Tendulkar has said the India-Australia series is about more than just how the Indian seniors play

Players who did not walk gently into the sunset

How Dhoni changed his game to become the world's top ODI batsman again

Three fine innings, two fast bowlers on the comeback trail, one marauder par excellence, and more

Sidharth Monga looks back at the turning points of the series

Drip by drip, Sri Lanka made their way to a comprehensive series win, their first over India since 2001

Sri Lanka closed in on maintaining their unbeaten home Test series record against India since 1993.

Kumar Sangakkara kept Sri Lanka's nose ahead with a patient century

Dammika Prasad's raw pace pulled India back after an explosive start, whereupon the spinners took charge of the game, as has been their wont over the course of the series

Preview to the third Test between Sri Lanka and India, at P Sara in Colombo

On a pitch and in a series where the fast bowlers have only been making up the numbers, a hostile and quick Ishant Sharma helped India seal an incredible comeback

India managed to walk away with the honours, thanks to a special two-wicket over from Anil Kumble and fifties by Virender Sehwag and Gautam Gambhir

Sri Lanka couldn't get Virender Sehwag out, but Ajantha Mendis found a way around him, helping Sri Lanka dismiss the others cheaply before Harbhajan Singh enacted a similar turnaround to restore the balance

Plus, two old Sri Lankan foxes still going strong, an umpiring howler, and KP's English identity - all in our round-up of the on-field performance highlights from July

India started promisingly in their quest to exorcise the ghosts of the SSC Test but were thwarted by double-strikes from Ajantha Mendis and Chaminda Vaas

The fiery former Pakistan batsman on opening, straight-talking, and a chat with Ian Botham

Just before lunch on the fourth day, the umpiring review system had its first tryst with serious controversy when Virender Sehwag was given out lbw after umpire Mark Benson had initially ruled him not out