Sri lanka vs England
Mahela Jayawardene won another toss and decided to give his spinners last use of the pitch at the P Sara Oval in Colombo.
Sri Lanka go into the second Test against England with two changes to their XI: they replaced the injured fast bowler Chanaka Welegedara with Dhammika Prasad, and Dinesh Chandimal with Angelo Mathews. Mathews, who missed the first Test with a calf injury, said he was 100% fit but will only bat and not bowl in this match.
England also had to make changes to their team. Stuart Broad was ruled out through injury and Tim Bresnan took his place. They also dropped left-arm spinner Monty Panesar and brought in fast bowler Steven Finn.
England must win this match to avoid losing their No. 1 Test ranking to South Africa.
Sachin hands over MI captaincy to Harbhajan
Batting maestro Sachin Tendulkar has handed over the captaincy of the Mumbai Indians team to off spinner Harbhajan Singh. Tendulkar, who recently completed 100 international centuries, has relinquished the post as he needed a "break from captaincy".
India discard Harbhajan Singh led Mumbai Indians successfully to the Champions League title in 2011 when Sachin Tendulkar missed out with an injury.
RCB
It requires talent, consistency and commitment to obliterate the first impression. The Royal Challengers from Bangalore were deemed as a Test side in the inaugural season of the Indian Premier League where they finished second from bottom. Plausibly, there was a second wind in the waiting. The guileless display in the opening edition was followed by a complete turnaround the next year which was spurred by fearless and astounding cricket by Ross Taylor and Anil Kumble in particular. They came second to the Deccan Chargers in the final.
Top-heavy and plenty of experience: Chris Gayle, Tilakaratne Dilshan, Virat Kohli and AB de Villiers form a formidable top order, perhaps one which most other teams would fail to match. Gayle's reputation and recent T20 form would cause jitters for any bowler while Kohli's form in the last couple of years would suggest that he has the talent to destroy any opposition. Going with this is the experience of Muttiah Muralitharan, Daniel Vettori and Zaheer Khan - the most precious weapon in the Challengers' armoury. The inclusion of Vinay Kumar further strengthens the bowling unit that looked dodgy last year.
Mahela Jayawardene won another toss and decided to give his spinners last use of the pitch at the P Sara Oval in Colombo.
Sri Lanka go into the second Test against England with two changes to their XI: they replaced the injured fast bowler Chanaka Welegedara with Dhammika Prasad, and Dinesh Chandimal with Angelo Mathews. Mathews, who missed the first Test with a calf injury, said he was 100% fit but will only bat and not bowl in this match.
England also had to make changes to their team. Stuart Broad was ruled out through injury and Tim Bresnan took his place. They also dropped left-arm spinner Monty Panesar and brought in fast bowler Steven Finn.
England must win this match to avoid losing their No. 1 Test ranking to South Africa.
Sachin hands over MI captaincy to Harbhajan
Batting maestro Sachin Tendulkar has handed over the captaincy of the Mumbai Indians team to off spinner Harbhajan Singh. Tendulkar, who recently completed 100 international centuries, has relinquished the post as he needed a "break from captaincy".
India discard Harbhajan Singh led Mumbai Indians successfully to the Champions League title in 2011 when Sachin Tendulkar missed out with an injury.
RCB
It requires talent, consistency and commitment to obliterate the first impression. The Royal Challengers from Bangalore were deemed as a Test side in the inaugural season of the Indian Premier League where they finished second from bottom. Plausibly, there was a second wind in the waiting. The guileless display in the opening edition was followed by a complete turnaround the next year which was spurred by fearless and astounding cricket by Ross Taylor and Anil Kumble in particular. They came second to the Deccan Chargers in the final.
Top-heavy and plenty of experience: Chris Gayle, Tilakaratne Dilshan, Virat Kohli and AB de Villiers form a formidable top order, perhaps one which most other teams would fail to match. Gayle's reputation and recent T20 form would cause jitters for any bowler while Kohli's form in the last couple of years would suggest that he has the talent to destroy any opposition. Going with this is the experience of Muttiah Muralitharan, Daniel Vettori and Zaheer Khan - the most precious weapon in the Challengers' armoury. The inclusion of Vinay Kumar further strengthens the bowling unit that looked dodgy last year.
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