Tri-Series: Bad decisions cost India

Before the start of the tri-series final between India and Sri Lanka at Dambulla on Saturday, one of the cricket presenters was humorously inquiring about Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s “love affair” with opening batsman Dinesh Karthik and all-rounder Javindra Jadeja.

India at receiving end of four dodgy decisions

India were at the receiving end of at least four dodgy decisions, with Virender Sehwag, Dinesh Karthik, Suresh Raina and Yuvraj Singh being the unlucky batsmen, though they lost comprehensively by eight wickets.

Sangakkara charged with level 2 offence

The tri-series is turning out to be one big controversy-ridden tournament, as the hosts – Sri Lanka – were, on Friday, involved in yet another unpleasant incident, with skipper Kumar Sangakkara colliding with New Zealand all-rounder Nathan McCullum.

No-ball row: Sangakkara takes full responsibility

Sri Lankan captain Kumar Sangakkara on Wednesday took full responsibility for the no-ball bowled by Suraj Randiv to deny India’s Virendra Sehwag his 13th ODI ton on Monday, and said that the guilty will be punished.

BCCI will not pursue no-ball matter with SLC

The BCCI on Tuesday decided against taking up the issue of the deliberate no-ball delivered by Suraj Randiv, which denied Virender Sehwag a hundred in a tri-series match last night, as the bowler and Sri Lanka Cricket have apologised for the incident.

Bowlers in desperate need of a break: MS Dhoni

Injury-hit Indian bowlers are in desperate need of timely breaks, said skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni on Sunday, insisting that the workload on them is “a bit too much” compared to the batsmen.

Yuvraj out with dengue, Nehra uncertain for Sri Lanka ODI

India suffered another huge setback in their ongoing tri-series campaign with dashing middle-order batsman Yuvraj Singh being ruled out of their all-important tie against Sri Lanka on Monday after being diagnosed with dengue.

Munaf Patel called up as cover for Ishant

Paceman Munaf Patel will join India’s one-day squad for the tri-series in Sri Lanka as cover for Ishant Sharma, who suffered an ankle injury and missed the first game against New Zealand on Tuesday.

Dhoni “dissapointed” by performance of batsmen

India skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni described their humiliating 200-run defeat to New Zealand as “disappointing” and said they paid the price for not holding on to their chances in the first match of the triangular ODI series here on Tuesday.

Kiwis humiliate India in tri-series opener

Short-pitch bowling once again proved to be India’s nemesis as the Kiwis bowled India out for just 88, handing them a humiliating 200-run defeat to gain a bonus point in the first match of the triangular ODI series.

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