Fast bowler, Nuwan Pradeep, has become the latest to join the elite catalogue of injured bowlers when he strained his hamstring during a training session on Monday. The list already consists of the names of Dhammika Prasad, Suranga Lakmal, Dushmantha Chameera and Jeffrey Vandersay. Shaminda Eranga was recently banned for illegal bowling action. The Sri Lankan side was forced ...
Muralitharan has broken into the pantheon of legends. Muttiah Muralitharan, the best spinner to have ever played cricket, has been inducted into ICC Cricket Hall of Fame, making him the first Sri Lankan to achieve the laurel. Muralitharan, who has a whopping 800 wickets in test cricket and 534 wickets in ODIs, retired from international cricket following the 2011 World ...
Muralitharan has broken into the pantheon of legends. Muttiah Muralitharan, the best spinner to have ever played cricket, has been inducted into ICC Cricket Hall of Fame, making him the first Sri Lankan to achieve the laurel. Muralitharan, who has a whopping 800 wickets in test cricket and 534 wickets in ODIs, retired from international cricket following the 2011 World ...
Lakshan Sandakan, Asitha Fernando, Vishwa Fernando, Dhananjaya de Silva and Roshen Silva have all found a place in the squad. The selectors have named five players, who are yet to play their first test, in Sri Lanka’s squad for the first test against Australia which is set to commence on the 26th of July at the Pallekele International Cricket Stadium. ...
Lakshan Sandakan, Asitha Fernando, Vishwa Fernando, Dhananjaya de Silva and Roshen Silva have all found a place in the squad. The selectors have named five players, who are yet to play their first test, in Sri Lanka’s squad for the first test against Australia which is set to commence on the 26th of July at the Pallekele International Cricket Stadium. ...
Kusal Medis has definitely been one of the best finds of the series. The ODI series has been wrapped up with the visitors failing to win any of the four matches that were played. Sri Lanka’s best performance came in the first ODI but since then, their performance saw a constant decline that culminated in the embarrassing defeat in the ...
Kusal Medis has definitely been one of the best finds of the series. The ODI series has been wrapped up with the visitors failing to win any of the four matches that were played. Sri Lanka’s best performance came in the first ODI but since then, their performance saw a constant decline that culminated in the embarrassing defeat in the ...
Partnerships between Chandimal and Mathews have let games drift away from Sri Lanka. Since Sri Lanka has lost a second successive match defending a total, it is easy to cauterize the bowlers for their inefficacy and roast the captain for his insipid leadership. 305 runs in 42 overs at 7.26 runs per over could be purveyed as a defendable total ...
Although Sri Lanka is relatively a young team in world cricket, several of Sri Lankan cricketers have gone overseas in search of recognition for their cricketing abilities. Despite the fact a fair amount of cricketers have migrated to ply their trade to other countries, only a handful of them have actually managed to play for the national teams of ...
Sri Lanka’s left-handed batsman Lahiru Thirimanne has left England after sustaining an injury to his lower back having warmed the benches during the two ODIs against Ireland and three ODIs against England. It has emerged that the poor quality of the benches which Lahiru Thirimanne was asked to sit on was the primary reasons behind Thirimanne’s injury. The southpaw ...
A Sri Lankan sports journalist, who works for a prominent newspaper has been sacked, after he was caught having proffered the same innings report thrice. The journalist, who was sent to England to cover Sri Lanka’s tour of England and Ireland, had submitted the innings report he had prepared during the first match for the second and third game ...
Dinesh Chandimal’s slow batting has beome a bane for Sri Lanka Despite winning an Asia Cup in 2014 and humbling England in an ODI series in 2014, truth be told, Sri Lanka has been one of the most underperforming teams in world cricket since 2013. Although Sri Lanka’s struggles in ODIs were unobtrusively glossed over thanks to stellar performances from ...
The ‘Super Coaches’ of Sri Lanka “…Move him from mid-wicket to backward point!…”, shouted the coach from the pavilion. Soon enough, skipper obliged and I was running across to backward point. Coach shouted out a few more field changes. In the process, we went on to win the match by 86 runs while I, at backward point, managed to hang ...
How well do you know this Sri Lankan right-arm fast bowler? Check out the ten facts about him you should know. Think that we are worth reading? Then keep in touch with us by Liking our Facebook page. Slide 1/10 Next #1 A Chilawian Shaminda Eranga hails from the coastal town of Chilaw and is the only player from Chilaw to ...
Alfred Holsinger is the first professional Sri Lankan cricketer. Though Lasith Malinga, who picked up four wickets in four balls, has been immortalized in the annals of cricket, another Sri Lankan bowler who picked up six wickets in six balls continues to be in oblivion. Even though this rare feat was achieved in a club game in England, Holsinger’s accomplishment ...
Thirimanne practicing bowling to try to retain his place in the team, at least, as a bowler. The Sri Lankan government’s decision to impose a new, unprecedented tax system called the runs-tax has been cited as the reason for Thirimanne’s inability to score runs. The current government of Sri Lanka, in its attempt to promote Indian commodities, decided to tax ...
Sri Lanka’s LBW review against Bairstow. Image courtesy: SkySports Mahela Jayawardena, who was recently appointed to the ICC cricket committee, has confirmed to ESPNcricinfo that a recommendation has been made to decrease the margin of umpire’s call on the Decision Review System (DRS). A reduction in margin would mean 25% of the ball hitting the stumps would be deemed adequate ...
Ever wondered what the past generation of cricketers had to put up with? This is how they were made fun of in 1999 when the Sri Lankan team was undergoing a torrid time. Surprisingly, the position of Sri Lanka in 1999 was not too dissimilar to the position they are finding themselves in right now. This post is just meant ...
Lakshman Kadirgamar was an eminent statesman and a humanitarian in Sri Lanka who served as Minister of Foreign Affairs twice. Here is the transcript of an after-dinner speech made by him during a function for the Sri Lankan cricketers in September 2004 in England. It is noteworthy that he captained Trinity College, Kandy’s first XI in 1950. Captain Atapattu ...
The last time these two teams met, in a warm-up game ahead of the 105 World Cup, Zimbabwe won by 7 wickets. The Sri Lankan cricket team is set to embark on a tour of Zimbabwe in accordance with the FTP to play two tests, which will be succeeded by a tri-series including the West Indies. The tour will commence ...
