"It was a very interesting series and it's good to come from behind, " said India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni.
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Cricketer Mahendra Singh Dhoni (Captain Cool) earned the No. 3 position ventured off the cricket pitch, launching his own superbike team.
Sports writer Suresh Menon analyses recent comments by India cricket skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni and asks, does he still want the role?
India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni paid tribue to Laxman, who was batting at number seven after injuring his back during Australia's first innings.
Subramaniam Badrinath has been recalled in place of Dravid, while Mahendra Singh Dhoni will once again captain the side from behind the stumps.
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Amla's first reprieve came when Murali put down a straightforward chance at short-leg and next ball wicketkeeper Mahendra Singh Dhoni put down a difficult opportunity.
And there were reports that Chennai captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni was considering leaving Flintoff out of the team to play Kolkata Knight Riders on Saturday.
For someone who usually plays his cards close to his chest, Mahendra Singh Dhoni is suddenly keen on letting people get a glimpse of them.
The Chennai Super Kings, led by Indian captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni, is scheduled to play the Mumbai Indians in the IPL final in Kolkata on Sunday.
"ICC match referee Jeff Crowe has imposed an immediate two-match suspension on Mahendra Singh Dhoni for slow over-rate after conducting a hearing last night, " the BCCI said.
Mahendra Singh Dhoni was the captain with the Midas touch, leading India to dominate the world of cricket in all formats of the game, including the fickle Twenty20.
However, Zaheer gave captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni the perfect fillip when he removed Ashwell Prince in the fifth over after Smith won the toss and elected to bat first.
The spinner added the scalps of Mahendra Singh Dhoni and Harbhajan Singh before the afternoon session closed, then picked up the wickets of Zaheer Khan and Shanthakumaran Sreesanth shortly after tea.
The drastic tactic change worked in India's favour as captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni and Harbhajan Singh put on a match-winning 108-run seventh-wicket partnership, helping the home side to a 382-run lead.
With Tendulkar in imperious form in his 157th Test, accompanied by the destructive Yuvraj Singh with captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni still to come, India look set to build a significant advantage on day three.
Yuvraj Singh and Mahendra Singh Dhoni rebuilt the innings with a 99-run stand for the fourth wicket but medium pacer Thisara Perera struck in his first over to remove Dhoni, caught behind by Sangakkara and Perera found more success with the wicket of Yuvraj.
But Kumble, who is likely to be succeeded by Mahendra Singh Dhoni, took the decision into his own hands and brought the curtain down on his Test career at a ground where he took all 10 wickets in one innings against Pakistan in 1999.
Why, when you have two of the most destructive hitters in world cricket - Yuvraj Singh and Mahendra Dhoni - do you send out the little-known Ravi Jadeja instead?
With three whole days of the match to come, and Sachin Tendulkar, VVS Laxman, Yuvraj Singh and Mahendra Dhoni yet to bat, India are on course for a truly eye-watering first innings score.
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Earlier Yuvraj Singh struck 77 and Mahendra Dhoni hit two sixes in 51 from 51 balls as India declared on 375-6.
Fraser Watts made a scratchy six from 28 balls before he edged RP Singh to give keeper Mahendra Dhoni a simple catch off the final ball of the eighth over.
The Indian batting order goes down all the way, to the fantastic left-handed talents of Yuvraj Singh and the dashing Mahendra Dhoni, who is a bit of a maniac sometimes.
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India made five changes with Ganguly, pace bowlers Irfan Pathan and Zaheer Khan, wicket-keeper Mahendra Dhoni and off-spinner Harbhajan Singh included in the team.
Sri Lanka were without bowlers Chaminda Vaas and Nuwan Zoysa, but Lokuhettige picked up the mantle by bowling Mahendra Dhoni for two and dismissing Yuvraj Singh for 12.
Mendis grabbed two key wickets in his opening spell when he removed hard-hitting batsmen Yuvraj Singh (the top scorer with 23) and Mahendra Dhoni, while Muralitharan made short work of India's lower order.
But Australia chose to use occasional bowlers in a bid to speed-up their slow over-rate, and Mahendra Dhoni hit 55 in a vital 108 stand with Harbhajan Singh.
But the Indian batting order, which usually rests on the shoulders of Sachin Tendulkar, Rahul Dravid, Virender Sehwag and Yuvraj Singh, has taken on a new dimension in the form of Mahendra Dhoni, Irfan Pathan and Jai Prakash Yadav.
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