Lasith Malinga, who led Sri Lanka to the World T20 title, the country first major crown for 18 years, has attributed his success in the just-concluded event in Bangladesh to IPL.
India's captain Rahul Dravid said Pathan, who hasn't played a match in the series due to soreness in the bowling shoulder, has recovered well.
Mahela Jayawardene scored a superb unbeaten 167 and Michael Vandort made 138 as Sri Lanka reached 379 for four at close of play on the third day of the second Test on Tuesday. Sri Lanka, who resumed the day on 105 for two, overhauled England's first innings total of 351 all out for a 28-run lead with six wickets remaining.
India dropped opener Robin Uthappa and middle-order batsman Yuvraj Singh, who missed the previous two games with a back injury, returned to the side.
ICC match referee Alan Hurst of the Emirates Elite Panel imposed the fines after Mahela Jayawardene's side was ruled to be two overs short of its target in the second ODI against India.
Sri Lanka captain Mahela Jayawardene said his team is undaunted by India's 3-1 victory over the West Indies.
Michael Vandort top scored with 82 as Sri Lanka reached 218 for five in their second innings after being asked to follow-on in the first Test against Australia.
Sri Lankan captain Mahela Jayawardene has joined English county Derbyshire for the first half of the 2008 season.
The Australian captain is in the race to retain the Cricketer of the Year and Test Player of the Year awards.
Sri Lanka beat Zimbabwe by 144 runs in their second qualifying match of the ICC Champions Trophy.
A career-best unbeaten 138 by wicketkeeper-batsman Kumar Sangakkara marked the revival of Sri Lankan batting fortunes.
Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma have a chance to cement their status as two of the best to play the 20-over format.
'Whether he will bowl in the IPL or not we will look on a daily basis. I feel at the moment if we push him too hard, he might struggle.'
Bangladesh slumped to 36-3 in the second innings, and need another 147 runs to make Sri Lanka bat in the first Test.
Sri Lanka made 269 for nine wickets in their 50 overs and then restricted Bangladesh to 181 for 9 in the first ODI.
Sri Lanka are anticipating an easy victory against a depleted South Africa in the first match of the Unitech Cup.
Tharanga is set to miss at least the first Test against Bangladesh later this month after suffering a hairline fracture in his left foot.
Jayawardene's marathon innings guided his team to a formidable 756 for five declared.
Sri Lanka were 128-2 at the end of day one after bowling out South Africa for 169 in the opening Test of the series.
Sri Lanka's leading pace bowler has been ruled out of the first Test against South Africa, starting on Thursday.
Sri Lanka beat Pakistan by 115 runs in the third one-day international in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday to claim a consolation victory in a series they lost 2-1.
The Pakistan fast bowler said he's fit and training hard.
Star all-rounder Hardik Pandya is 'close to playing' but Mumbai Indians won't rush him back as they are also keeping in mind the needs of the Indian team while managing his workload, MI bowling coach Shane Bond said.
Sri Lanka captain Mahela Jayawardene says teams need to play really well to beat his side.
Sri Lanka were 102 for 3 when rain interrupted play in the first One-Day International against India at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata on Thursday.
Sri Lanka beat Bangladesh by 78 runs to win the series 2-1
Enthused by his team going past the 400-run mark, Sri Lanka captain Mahela Jayawardene said though he hasn't set a target, he is looking to put India under pressure by piling enough runs.
The victory moved South Africa to eight points on the table, one behind Sri Lanka.
Mumbai Indians have so far looked like anything but IPL's five-time champions, losing both their opening games - against Delhi Capitals by four wickets, followed by a 23-run defeat at the hands of Rajasthan Royals.
Sanju Samson will lead Rajasthan Royals in the 2021 IPL season
Sri Lanka's captain says his part-time spinners can adjust to different conditions.
The duo have been left out of the training squad for the New Zealand series.
Seam bowlers Dilhara Fernando and Farveez Maharoof snared three wickets each to lead the hosts to a six-wicket win in the last match of the series.
Sri Lanka were 262 for 5, on day 4 in the second Test against South Africa, still needing 90 to win the match.
The former Sri Lanka captain returns after a five-month absence having recovered from an acute disc problem in his lower back that required surgery in May.
Sri Lanka captain Mahela Jayawardene vowed to extend South Africa's misery on Saturday after the hosts took control of the first Test.
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