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SRILANKA CRICKET NEWS IN ENGLISH

  • sri lanka england to play 2nd odi as scheduled

    Sri Lanka, England to play 2nd ODI as scheduled

    Cricket | November 28, 2014 16:50 IST

    Colombo, Sri Lanka: Sri Lanka and England will go ahead with their second one-day international as scheduled on Saturday following the death of Australia batsman Phillip Hughes.Both teams discussed whether they should play, and decided

  • sangakkara asked to review retirement plans reports

    Sangakkara asked to review retirement plans: Reports

    Cricket | November 21, 2014 22:18 IST

    Colombo: Sri Lankan veteran Kumar Sangakkara has been asked to review his retirement plans after he had told national selectors in April of hanging up his boots post the 2015 World Cup in Australia.The 37-year-old

  • jayasuriya takes responsibility for sri lanka s debacle

    Jayasuriya takes responsibility for Sri Lanka's debacle

    Cricket | November 18, 2014 10:25 IST

    Colombo: The chairman of selectors Sanath Jayasuriya has taken responsibility for Sri Lanka's 0-5 thrashing in India following the sudden decision to make the tour.Jayasuriya, who is the Deputy Minister of Sports, was addressing the

  • sri lanka opt for trevor penney as assistant coach

    Sri Lanka opt for Trevor Penney as assistant coach

    Cricket | October 29, 2014 19:20 IST

    Colombo: Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) has opted for Trevor Penney, who till recently was involved with the Indian team, as an assistant to the national coach Marvan Atapattu.SLC Secretary Nishantha Ranatunga said Penney has been

  • bcci suspends bilateral tours with west indies to take

    BCCI suspends bilateral tours with West Indies, to take legal action

    Cricket | October 21, 2014 17:13 IST

    Hyderabad:  Taking a hard stand, a livid BCCI today suspended all bilateral cricket tours with West Indies and decided to initiate legal proceedings against the WICB for abruptly cancelling its tour of India last week.   

  • sl players concerned about skills training ahead of india

    SL players concerned about skills training ahead of India tour

    Cricket | October 28, 2014 13:30 IST

    Colombo: With the breaking of the news of Sri Lanka Cricket and the BCCI agreeing to a five-match ODI series, the Lankan players appeared to be concerned about their skills training required for the series.This

  • sri lanka 85 school bowlers with suspect action

    Sri Lanka: 85 school bowlers with suspect action

    Cricket | October 17, 2014 7:46 IST

    COLOMBO, Sri Lanka: Sri Lanka has identified 85 school cricketers bowling with suspected illegal actions in its campaign to clean up the cradle of the sport in the country.The bowlers include 60 spinners and 25

  • pakistan seek sri lanka help to host international cricket

    Pakistan seek Sri Lanka help to host international cricket

    Cricket | October 10, 2014 20:07 IST

    Colombo: The newly-appointed Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Shaharyar Khan has sought Sri Lanka's help to host international cricket again in the strife-torn country. "Pakistan is following a gradual and step by step approach to open

  • suspended senanayake returns to play domestic cricket

    Suspended Senanayake returns to play domestic cricket

    Cricket | September 25, 2014 18:58 IST

    COLOMBO, Sri Lanka: Sri Lanka Cricket said Thursday it will allow suspended off-spin bowler Sachithra Senanayake to play domestic cricket as he is making good progress in remedying his bowling action.The sport's governing body said

  • sri lanka cricket to launch talent search in former ltte

    Sri Lanka Cricket to launch talent search in former LTTE regions

    Cricket | April 29, 2013 17:56 IST

    Colombo, Apr 29: Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) is to conduct a talent search for potential youngsters from the former LTTE controlled regions in the north and the east.For two days next month, the SLC would

  • slc powerless to stop players

    SLC powerless to stop players

    Cricket | March 30, 2013 16:27 IST

    Colombo, Mar 30: Reacting to mounting pressure on the authorities to prevent the Sri Lankan cricketers from taking part in the upcoming Indian Premier League, Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) on Saturday said it was powerless

  • sri lanka cricket contract crisis ends

    Sri Lanka Cricket: Contract crisis ends

    Cricket | March 04, 2013 23:02 IST

    Colombo, Mar 4: Putting an official end to the contract dispute with the players, Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) on Monday announced a full strength 16-member squad for the first Test against Bangladesh, commencing in Galle

  • australia beat sri lanka by 107 runs

    Australia beat Sri Lanka by 107 runs

    Cricket | January 11, 2013 21:53 IST

    Melbourne, Jan 11: Australia beat Sri Lanka by 107 runs in the first One-Day International (ODI) of the Commonwealth Bank Series here Friday.Australia put on a dominant batting show after skipper George Bailey won the

  • sri lanka happy with slpl bids

    Sri Lanka happy with SLPL bids

    Cricket | June 26, 2012 20:27 IST

    Colombo, Jun 26: Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) on Tuesday expressed satisfaction at the progress made over the bids process for Sri Lanka Premier League franchises.“I am pleased to announce that bids were received in respect

  • perera recalled to sri lanka test squad

    Perera recalled to Sri Lanka test squad

    Cricket | June 19, 2012 18:45 IST

    Sri Lanka, Jun 19 :  All rounder Thisara Perera was recalled by Sri Lanka on Tuesday for the first test against Pakistan this week after he excelled in the limited-overs series.Also back are seamers Nuwan

  • cash strapped sri lanka postpones t20 league

    Cash-Strapped Sri Lanka Postpones T20 League

    Cricket | July 08, 2011 13:02 IST

    Colombo, Jul 8 : A Sri Lanka Cricket official says the country has postponed a scheduled Twenty20 league this month because of a financial crisis and the possibility of further losses after India pulled out

  • sri lankan premier league to go ahead without indian players

    Sri Lankan Premier League To Go Ahead Without Indian Players

    Cricket | June 26, 2011 22:09 IST

    Colombo, June 26: Sri Lanka Cricket will push ahead with its inaugural premier league with Australian and Pakistani players, despite a no-show by Indian stars, the island's sports minister said Sunday."We will lose a bit

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