The tourists, out for 89 in the first Test, were bowled out for a meagre 62 in 25.2 overs in the first over after the lunch interval in the second Test.
He has undergone private tests to prove his bowling action is legal after receiving a hostile reception from Australian crowds.
'It's been a love-hate relationship'
The Sri Lankan off-spinner will be given an unofficial reprimand for gesturing at a spectator.
Kuldeep is in his fourth season with the KKR but it's only in the recent past that he has cemented his place in the Indian team as its go-to spinner along with Yuzvendra Chahal in the limited overs game.
They won the fourth ODI at Auckland, leveling their five-game series at 2-2.
Sri Lanka won the third ODI to take an unassailable 3-0 lead over England in the five-match series
India is ranked fourth among team in the charts.
Despite being one of only five players nominated for all three main categories, the off spinner was omitted from the World Test XI.
The film to be produced under Daggubati's banner Suresh Productions, will see Vijay Sethupathi portray the role of Sri Lankan spin legend.
The ace Indian leg spinner is only the fifth bowler to reach the milestone.
With the World Cup round the corner, a couple of good knocks could see the Uttar Pradesh batsman make a spot in the middle order his own.
The ace off-spinner bagged five wickets as Sri Lanka dismissed South Africa for 361 in the first innings on Day 1 of the second Test.
Muttiah Muralitharan said the tsunami match had helped him forget his bitter experience with the crowds.
The world's top two Test bowlers will go head-to-head during the Test series between Sri Lanka and South Africa
Muralitharan had consulted lawyers on taking action against Bedi for writing degrading articles questioning his bowling action.
The master spinner took his total to 533 as he moved ahead of Walsh's 519 wickets.
The impending birth of his first child and the wear and tear of 14 years of international cricket has caused him to re-think his future.
Six wickets from Muttiah Muralitharan helped Sri Lanka win the second and final Test against New Zealand by 217 runs on Monday to square the series at 1-1.
The Sri Lankan off-spinner said he will boycott the tour because of comments made by Australian prime minister John Howard about his bowling action.
The Sri Lankan off-spinner said that New Zealand were unsporting in executing his run out in the first Test.
Since being called for throwing in 1995, the Sri Lankan off spinner has averaged an incredible 6.65 wickets in 66 Tests.
The Sri Lanka spinner could be banned for up to 12 months if he continues to bowl his doosra because his action exceeds official guidelines.
England's captain said Kevin Pietersen's first innings 142 paved the way for England's six-wicket win over Sri Lanka in the second Test.
A look at the leading wicket-takers in Test cricket after Australian Shane Warne passed the 500 mark against Sri Lanka.
The Sri Lankan off-spinner was left out of the team for the sixth one-dayer against India on Wednesday.
Sri Lanka's top wicket-taker is to fly home to Kandy following the death of his aunt.
The ace spinner said Sri Lanka are still capable of coming hard at the Indians in the reminder of the ODI series.
Muttiah Muralitharan is keen to set the record straight in India during the Champions Trophy.
West Indies opener Chris Gayle and South Africa fast bowler Makhaya Ntini were the two players left out of the final squad.
His six-wicket haul in the second innings of the Durban Test has lifted him one notch in the Test rankings.
The Sri Lankan off-spinner denied having close links with a Mumbai bar dancer being investigated by Indian police.
Bangladesh slumped to 36-3 in the second innings, and need another 147 runs to make Sri Lanka bat in the first Test.
The Lankans were 160-3 after their spinners bowled out Bangladesh for 188 in 44 overs on the first day of the first Test.
Sri Lanka need another 43 runs on day 4 to beat Bangladesh in the second and final Test.
The Sri Lankan off-spinner joined Australia's Shane Warne as the only player to reach the landmark.
Sri Lanka need 137 runs to win the first Test against Bangladesh.
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