Terror shocks cricket as Sri Lankan players escape with injuries

Oh! What a shocking day it has been! It was late night here in Canada, but a bright morning in Lahore, Pakistan. As usual, I had my dinner and was eagerly waiting to see SL knock down Pakistan wickets after a splendid batting performance that amassed a total of 606 in the previous two days.  [...]

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Ajantha Mendis – ICC’s Emerging Player of the Year 2008

Sri Lanka’s newest discovery, Ajantha Mendis, who bamboozled the Indian “Fab Four” in the recently concluded test series, today, won the award for the ICC’s Emerging Player of the Year, beating Ishant Sharma of India, Stuart Broad of England and Morne Morkel of South Africa. The Sri Lankan team also won the “Spirit of Cricket” [...]

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The Serendip sensibility

Writes Ashok Malik on Cric Info ….. For an Indian cricket fan, the first Test match of the series in Sri Lanka was a humbling experience. The Indian cricket community and media not being given to patience, inevitably the attack will begin – on the captain, the poor spin bowling and the ageing middle order. [...]

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IPL or Eng Tour?

This is all the debate these days… The English and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) recently announced the schedule for Sri Lanka’s tour to England in 2009. It had been finalized only couple of days back by the Chairman of Sri Lanka Cricket, Arjuna Ranatunga and was said to fill the void created by ECB’s cutting [...]

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Mahela’s exemplary leadership

… helps Lanka win Asia Cup Ranjan SAMARASINGHE Sri Lanka won the Asia Cup for the first time outside our country on 6th July 2008. This will soon be history. Mahela Mahela Jayawardena was put on the chopping block by many local pundits who called for his removal a few months ago, after the Windies [...]

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Sri Lanka lift the 2008 Asia Cup

Sri Lanka outplayed the Indians at the National Stadium, Karachi, winning by 100 runs to lift the Asia Cup for a fourth time. Watching this match, I just thought to myself, “has Sri Lanka rediscovered their mojo?” The past couple of months, in fact since they ended up as finalists at the 2007 World Cup, [...]

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Bandara left out of Squad for CB Series

Following the Inter Provincial Tournament, the national selectors have named a 15-man squad for the Commonwealth Bank Series in Australia next month. The squad comprises of five fast bowlers lead by Chaminda Vaas and Lasith Malinga, and the sole spinner being Muttiah Muralitharan. Fervez Maharoof, who was out of the test series against England, has been [...]

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Cricket News for the period Oct – Dec : Sanga hits 192 vs Aus and Atapattu Retires

Oct 2007 : Sri Lanka lost the ODI Series against England 2-3. Nov 2007 : Marvan Atapattu, who was dropped by the selectors after he refused to meet them, was later included in the test squad following the intervention by Sports Minister, Gamini Lokuge. Test Series against Australia : 1st Test – Sri Lanka’s first [...]

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Eight Sri Lanka stars join Twenty20 League in India

Ace Sri Lankan spinner Muttiah Muralitharan and skipper Mahela Jayawardene have signed up for the new Twenty20 league in India next year, the cricket board said Monday. The two stalwarts head a list of eight Sri Lankan players who have penned deals with the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) to play in [...]

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Maharoof shines in Sri Lankan victory

All rounder Farveez Maharoof snapped up four key wickets during a hostile spell of bowling as Sri Lanka drew first blood defeating England by 119 runs in the first day night one day international worked off at the Rangiri Dambulla Stadium yesterday. The right arm fast bowler sent down his ten overs on the trot [...]

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