'When I was ranked 31 in 2005, I was probably playing top-70 tennis. I have now worked hard on some of my weaknesses and feel that my current ranking (of 31) is a better reflection of my level of tennis.'

BY K. Kumaraswamy 29 July 2007

The much-hyped 'prelude to the Ashes' turned out to be whimper instead of a cracker as the pacers and Martyn (78) guided the world champions to a comfortable six-wicket win that left England all but eliminated.

BY K. Kumaraswamy 20 October 2006

Showing no signs of being ruffled by the sensational dope scandal, Shoaib Malik (46 n.o.) and Abdur Razzaq (38 n.o.) kept their composure in the dying stages to snatch a thrilling four-wicket victory over Sri Lanka.

BY K. Kumaraswamy 16 October 2006

It was meant to be a walk in the park for the Indians after restricting England to their lowest-ever total of 125 against the hosts. But the batsmen made heavy weather of the chase to ultimately prevail by four wickets.

BY K. Kumaraswamy 14 October 2006

Opener Shahriar Nafees' century fashioned the team's morale boosting 101-run victory over Zimbabwe in an otherwise inconsequential encounter.

BY K. Kumaraswamy 12 October 2006

The opener's unbeaten 104 powered the Windies to a 10-wicket win and a Super Eight slot after the bowlers had restricted the opposition to 161.

BY K. Kumaraswamy 10 October 2006

'The rain has already ruined two matches and the forecast is not good, so we have requested for the series to be played at a later date,' a Sri Lanka Cricket official told reporters.

BY K. Kumaraswamy 19 August 2006

Cricket continued to remain a slave of the weather with monsoon rains forcing the first ODI between India and Sri Lanka to be abandoned.

BY K. Kumaraswamy 18 August 2006

Justifying the pull out, CEO of CSA Gerald Majola quotes from the independent report: 'The Olive Group report says, inter alia, that the current risk to the team is at an unacceptable level, and the Sri Lankan Government is unable to guarantee the ph

BY K. Kumaraswamy 15 August 2006

At 92-5 in their quest of 227, India looked set to return England the favour by emulating their Kotla display. But the 19-year-old's unbeaten 81 in the company of Dhoni (38) turned the game around for a four-wicket victory and 2-0 lead.

BY K. Kumaraswamy 30 March 2006