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Day 4
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Victorious Indian team after the memorable win at Kandy |
It is all smiles for the winning Indian squad |
A happy Indian fan egging his team on to victory |
Russel Arnold cannot hide his disappointment after losing the Kandy Test |
A dejected losing captain Sanath Jayasuriya being quizzed by Tony Greig |
A happy Sourav Ganguly talking to Tony Greig after the match |
A beaming Sourav Ganguly with the Man of the Match award |
Sourav Ganguly about to receive the Man of the Match award |
Indian Skipper Sourav Ganguly with the Man of the Match award |
The Indian tri-colour had a good day in Kandy as India marched on to victory |
The duo that turned the tide, a special moment for Dravid and Ganguly |
The winning captain rejoices, and rightly so! |
Ganguly plays a sweep off Muralitharan |
A determined Ganguly taking a quick run |
Ganguly cracks one towards the covers |
Rahul Dravid well poised to flick the ball |
Dravid scampers across for a single, every run was hard fought |
The old hands, Dravid and Ganguly come together and rescue India |
Dravid edges and the ball flies towards the slips |
Ganguly plays a fierce cut on the way to a crucial 98 not out |
A watchful Dravid presents the pad to the spinners |
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Day 3
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A maiden Test half century for Murali and what an entertaining knock it was |
The home boy, the 'Kandy man' call him what you will, Murali is irrepressible |
The Indians come together to celebrate Prasad's success |
A short interruption thanks to the rain and a concerned Lankan batsman looks on |
A 5 wicket haul and Venkatesh Prasad knows its a special moment |
A joyous pull in Murali's carefree innings of 67 |
Mahela Jayawardene gets ready to pull a ball away |
Zaheer Khan goes through one of his exaggerated appeals |
Ganguly, who bowled a great deal more than people expected appeals for a Lankan wicket |
Sameer Dighe is the toast of the team as the Indians celebrate |
Prasad on the way to a five-wicket haul celebrating his return to Test cricket |
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Day 2
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Chaminda Vaas in delivery stride, an imposing sight |
Russel Arnold leaps athletically across as Prasad watches on |
Harbhajan Singh sweeps well in his late in the order blitz |
Ruchira Perera runs down the wicket in joy after scalping Ganguly |
Vaas pleads with the umpire, attempting to dismiss Ramesh |
Ramesh drives with the full face of the bat |
Sourav Ganguly falls yet again, caught at point |
Ramesh drives through his favourite off side |
The pick of the bowlers on the day, Vaas appeals for an Indian wicket |
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Day 1
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A classical cover drive from Jayawardene and a boundary the result |
Untamed joy for the Jayawardene as the stylist reaches three figures |
The sixth Test ton for the elegant middle order batsman, Jayawardene celebrates |
Zaheer Khan appeals vociferously against Russel Arnold |
On the pads and away she goes! Jayawardene glances elegantly |
Security forces and sniffer dogs scour the ground at Kandy |
The Indians celebrate, picking up a Lankan wicket after asking the hosts to bat |
Struggling with the bat but succeeding with the ball, Ganguly is overjoyed |
The man with the golden arm strikes, Ganguly bags a crucial wicket |
Ganguly jumps for joy after dismissing Sangakkara |
Zaheer Khan strikes as Atapattu can not get the bat out of the way in time |
The in form Sangakkara drives through the off side |
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Practise Session before the 2nd Test
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Prasad and Dravid, state mates back together doing national duty |
In form all-rounder Arnold drives well in the nets |
Ramesh is sandwiched between the Mumbaikars, Dighe and Bahutule |
Jayasuriya with his ace, Muthiah Muralitharan just before the start of the second Test |
Vice Captain Dravid looks up to the skies while stretching out |
The skipper helps out during a session of exercises |
Jayasuriya plays a forceful drive in the nets | | |
