Friday will see India fighting with Sri Lanka at the P Saravamuttu Oval as it accepted the Sri Lanka Invitation XI in a One-day affair. This match will be the only warm up game before Monday, when the five-match ODI series begins. Dhoni and CO. will be looking forward to perform better this time as there performance during the Tests was not good due the middle-order. An entirely different look to the Indian team has been given by Yuvraj Singh, Rohit Sharma, Suresh Raina and S Badrinath, who are all ready to give the Sri Lankan spinners, Muralitharan and Mendis, a tough competition.

An opportunity to work on the batting combination comes with the warm-up game for Dhoni who would also try and gibe his best during the outgoing in the middle.

England has expressed displeasure on rescheduling of Twenty20. India has allegedly forced the rescheduling. Australia and South Africa also supported the Indian move. The Twenty20 Champions League will now take place on December 3-10 in India. It was earlier scheduled in the months of November and October. The first test will be played in Ahmedabad. The test and one day series between India and UK is also scheduled during this period. The second test will be played I Mumbai after four days.

After losing the test series by 2-1, Indian ODI captain M S Dhoni feels that losing Sachin Tendulkar could for the team.

On his arrival at Colombo airport Dhoni said, “Losing Sachin Tendulkar at this point of time can be crucial. It is very difficult to fill the space when it comes to Sachin. He not only contributes with the bat and the ball his impact in the dressing room is great.”

It was a heavy moment for medal prospect Mangal Singh Champia, as he was

On the pleasant evening of Tuesday at Olympic Green Tennis Centre, Leander Peas