Sri Lanka cricket revamp: Sports Minister to meet ICC chairman Shashank Manohar
Cricket | Jul 30, 2019, 10:46 PM ISTFollowing the World Cup debacle, the entire coaching staff excluding the trainer Nick Lee, had been asked to resign.
Following the World Cup debacle, the entire coaching staff excluding the trainer Nick Lee, had been asked to resign.
Mitchell Santner, who played his most recent Test against the West Indies in December 2017, missed most of last year with a knee injury.
Sri Lanka chased down the moderate target of 239 quite easily in 45th over with opener Avishka Fernando's 82 and Angelo Mathews' unbeaten 52.
Hathurusingha was under pressure to quit after Sri Lanka's dismal showing in the recent World Cup.
Jayasundara, a performance analyst at Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC), has been provisionally suspended with immediate effect.
Dilhara Lokuhettige, a former medium pacer who played nine ODIs and two T20Is for Sri Lanka, has been charged with three counts of breaching the ICC Anti-Corruption Code and given 14 days to respond.
Jayasuriya was questioned as part of the ICC's investigation of wide-scale corruption in Sri Lankan cricket and charged under articles 2.4.6 and 2.4.7 of ICC's code of conduct.
Jayasuriya was questioned as part of the ICC's investigation of wide-scale corruption in Sri Lankan cricket.
The SLC election was slated to be held on February 2 but was postponed by two weeks as per the advice of the Attorney General.
Dananjaya was suspended from bowling after being reported during the first Test against England last year in November and subsequently underwent an independent assessment of his bowling action.
The captain of Colombo's Nondescripts Cricket Club posted scores of 201 in his first innings and 231 in his second in a match against Sinhalese Sports Club.
Thirty-year-old Karunaratne, who was 46 not out when he was hit in the back of the neck by a bouncer from Cummins, fell to the ground dropping his bat before the Australian cricketers ran for help.
The former Sri Lanka opener, who played 6 Tests and 61 ODIs, has been serving as the batting coach of the Islanders' A side since May 2016.
However, under the amnesty, any information reported by a participant will not attract a charge for their failure to report previously.
Just days before the Lankans take the field against England in a Test series, Zoysa has been charged with articles which relate to match-fixing and encouraging players to influence results.
Ranatunga said that for the current lowly standing of Sri Lanka in international cricket, the corrupt local administration was responsible.
ICC anti-corruption unit general manager Alex Marshall said in a statement Wednesday that the inquiries are continuing "so it would not be appropriate to comment further."
Sri Lanka suffered a humiliating exit from the Asia Cup as they were ousted in the group stage itself, succumbing to embarrassing losses to Bangladesh and Afghanistan.
The coach further claimed that Malinga is one of the best death bowlers in the world and is currently in a perfect shape to make his mark in the tournament.
The previous best bowling analysis by a South African since the country's return to test cricket in 1992 was Lance Klusener's eight for 64.
Top News
Latest News