For Kumar Sangakkara, Mahela Jaywardene and seamer Dilhara Fernando of Sri Lanka, the upcoming test series against South Africa is probably going to be the last test matches the trio will play in South Africa against the home team.
With their ages which is above 32, it can be assumed that these players most probably will [...]
December 9, 2011 4:25 PM | Posted in
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Sri Lanka skipper Tillakaratne Dilshan on Wednesday thanked South Africa Test captain Graeme Smith and his deputy AB de Villiers for ensuring the visitors get paid before the commencement of their three-match Test series starting December 15 at Centurion.
Smith and de Villiers made statements to the International Cricket Council (ICC) to assist the Sri Lankan [...]
December 7, 2011 9:18 PM | Posted in
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Suranga Lakmal has joined the list of Sri Lankan fast bowlers who are nursing injuries thus ruling him out of the upcoming test series in South Africa.
Lakmal who has suffered an ankle injury joins Shaminda Eranga, Nuwan Kulasekera and Dhammika Prasad who are all suffering injuries.
Chairman Duleep Mendis has told media that a replacement was [...]
November 30, 2011 11:29 AM | Posted in
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Sri Lankan Batsmen Dinesh Chandimal has been fined 10 percent out of his match fee by the International Cricket Council for showing dissent at an umpire’s decision.
This incident has occurred during the recent Twenty20 International played between Sri Lanka and Pakistan.
The Game was played in Abu Dhabi where Chandimal made a half century.
Pakistan’s Mohammad Hafeez [...]
November 27, 2011 7:06 PM | Posted in
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Sri Lanka has brought in Ajantha Mendis ahead of Suraj Randiv to play in the upcoming tour of South Africa.
Mendis was not included in the team to play in the Pakistan tour which is currently underway in UAE.
He also missed the recent home Test Series against Australia due to an injury.
Mendis has grabbed 62 test [...]
November 23, 2011 11:04 AM | Posted in
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Mahela Jayawardene has returned home due to a knee injury.
Sri Lanka is expected to play the fifth and the final one-day match against Pakistan at Abu Dhabi, tomorrow.
The Lankans has brought in Chamara Silva as a cover to Jayawardene.
The team has already lost the 5 match one day series against Pakistan 3 to 1.
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November 22, 2011 4:48 PM | Posted in
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Gulfnews: Former Sri Lanka captain Anura Tennekoon played his cricket as an amateur, much like those who play the game in the UAE.
Despite leading the team at the first World Cup, he played in an era when his nation was yet to get Test status and had to take time off from his job to [...]
November 21, 2011 11:24 AM | Posted in
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Sri Lanka’s retired legendary players Sanath Jayasuriya and Muttiah Muralitharan have being chosen to play in the upcoming Gulf Super Sixes tournament.
They will be joined by India’s stylish left-hander Vinod Kambli and legendary pacer Wasim Akram, who is also the brand ambassador of the event.
The four players will play for one of the domestic teams [...]
November 17, 2011 1:50 PM | Posted in
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Peter Roebuck, the internationally acclaimed cricket writer has died in South Africa.
Crickinfo.com says “The Sydney Morning Herald”, one of the many newspapers Roebuck wrote for, reported that he had been found dead at the Southern Sun Hotel Newlands in Cape Town.
Roebuck was 55 years at the time of his death.
He was in South Africa covering [...]
November 13, 2011 12:44 PM | Posted in
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Australia’s Gold Coast won the rights to host the 2018 Commonwealth Games, as the CGF delegates voted in favor of the country ahead of Sri Lanka.
Australia got 43 votes against Sri Lanka’s 27 at the CGF vote held in St Kitts and Navies to choose the 2018 host city, yesterday.
Gold Coast will now become the [...]
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