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Sri Lanka captain Kumar Sangakkara rued a lost opportunity early in the first test after India escaped with a draw on a flat pitch on Friday.

Opener Gautam Gambhir stroked his third century in as many matches and Sachin Tendulkar recorded his 43rd test hundred to guide India to a draw in the first test against Sri Lanka on Friday.

Scoreboard at the end of the first test
between India and Sri Lanka in Ahmedabad, India on Friday.

The first test between Sri Lanka and India ended in a draw on the final day at the Motera on Friday.

Opener Gautam Gambhir stroked a third century in as many matches and Sachin Tendulkar hit a fifty to put India in position to save the first test against Sri Lanka on Friday.

India were 341 for four at tea on the final day of the first test against Sri Lanka at the Motera on Friday.

Opener Gautam Gambhir stroked a third century in as many matches to raise India's hopes of saving the first test against Sri Lanka on Friday.

India were 256 for three at lunch on the final day of the first test against Sri Lanka at the Motera on Friday.

International news agency Reuters has suspended coverage of Cricket Australia matches and events for a second season because of a long-running dispute over media rights and freedom of the press.

Reuters will be unable to provide text, pictures or audio-visual coverage of Australian cricket for the duration of the 2009/10 season.

ICC umpire of the year Aleem Dar has backed the use of the controversial umpire decision review system in test cricket.

Uncapped off-spinner James Tredwell was called into the England squad as cover on Thursday after Graeme Swann and Stuart Broad were ruled out of the first two one-day internationals through injury.

India coach Gary Kirsten has urged his batsmen to come up with "something special" to save the first test against Sri Lanka.

Scoreboard at the close on the fourth day of the first test between India and Sri Lanka in Ahmedabad, India, on Thursday.

Middlesex have signed Australian Adam Gilchrist for next year's Twenty20 campaign and hope to recruit Indian batting great Sachin Tendulkar as well, the English county side said on Thursday.

Sri Lanka declared their first innings closed at 760 for seven after lunch on the fourth day of the first test at the Motera on Thursday in reply to India's 426.

Sri Lanka took a firm grip on the opening test on Thursday by extending their first innings lead to 282 to move into a position to win a test in India for the first time.

Sri Lanka batsman Mahela Jayawardene became only the seventh batsman in test cricket to score six or more double hundreds when he made 204 not out against India in the first test on Wednesday.

Injured England all-rounder Paul Collingwood has said he has a very good chance of returning to action in Friday's opening one-day international against South Africa.

All-rounder Shakib Al Hasan will become the first Bangladeshi to play county cricket in England after he agreed to join Worcestershire in 2010.