Cricket

By Sam Sheringham and Matt Davies On the eve of the 1996 final in Lahore, the players of Sri Lanka and Australia dined together in the company of a special guest - the World Cup trophy. As Australia's players posed for photos with the…
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COLOMBO - Sri Lanka's fast bowling coach Chaminda Vaas returned to his job a month after quitting over a pay dispute that was "amicably resolved," the cricket board said Friday (26). Former Test player Vaas, 47, quit on the eve of the…
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COLOMBO -Former World Cup-winning skipper Arjuna Ranatunga slammed Sri Lanka Cricket on Wednesday (17), accusing it of hiring "garbage" foreign coaches while ignoring local talent. Sri Lanka won the World Cup once - in 1996 - and were…
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Sidath Wettimuny, (August 1956 - ) the opening batsman of Sri Lanka cricket team in both Test and One-Day Internationals (ODI) from  1982 to 1987, scored a brilliant 157 in the second Test against Pakistan on  this day in1982 becoming the…
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ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA - Opening batsman Danushka Gunathilaka joined the short list of players dismissed obstructing the field as Sri Lanka subsided from a promising start to be dismissed for 232 off 49 overs batting first against the West…
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COLOMBO - Sri Lanka's cricket board on Sunday (28) announced it had appointed  former coach Tom Moody as a consultant tasked with reviving the game and rebuilding the lowly-ranked national team. The 55-year-old Australian former Test…
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Almost 35 years ago, Imran Khan sparked a diplomatic incident when he led the Pakistan cricket team off the field to protest atrocious umpiring during a tour of Sri Lanka. It took the intervention of the presidents of both countries to…
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COLOMBO - Sri Lanka said Tuesday (16) that it will go ahead with a West Indies tour which had been thrown into doubt after opening batsman Lahiru Thirimanne and coach Mickey Arthur contracted coronavirus. The national board said the…
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COLOMBO - Sri Lanka's national coach Mickey Arthur and a player have tested positive for the coronavirus, the country's cricket board said Wednesday (3), casting doubt over the upcoming West Indies tour. Top-order batsman Lahiru…
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By The Line Judge A public inquest has already begun into what ails Sri Lanka cricket after the twin debacles by the national team in South Africa and against England at home. It may have come as a blessing in disguise since the powers…
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