Angelo Mathews and Dimuth Karunaratne on Muttiah Muralitharan’s comments regarding the contract dispute have written letters to Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC). Sri Lankan cricket is in a bit of turmoil. If the drubbing at the hands of England was not enough, three senior players breached the bio-bubble and were being suspended for the time being, after
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India’s limited-overs series against Sri Lanka is now set to begin on July 18 as the BCCI and SLC announced a revised schedule on the basis of health advisory after the Sri Lankan contingent detected two COVID positive cases. The ODIs will now be played on July 18, 20, and 23, followed by the T20Is
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Sri Lanka’s national cricket selectors yesterday named a 25-member squad in preparation for the limited-overs series against India, which begins on July 13. According to reliable sources, the selectors have also named all-rounder Dasun Shanaka as the new captain for the series with Dhananajaya de Silva as the vice-captain. The squad has to be approved
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Angelo Mathews pulled out of the upcoming limited-overs series against India citing personal reasons as Sri Lanka Cricket announced that 29 of the 30 players short-listed for the assignment have signed their contracts. The 34-year-old Angelo Mathews was not a part of the squad that toured England recently and last played the Test series against
MoreSri Lanka Cricket says almost all the players who were short-listed for the forthcoming limited-overs India series beginning July 13 have signed the tour contract for the series. Sri Lanka recently toured England without a contract as the turmoil between the board and the players continued. Sri Lanka cricketers and their cricket board have been at
MoreSri Lanka cricketers have threatened their board they will retire prematurely after the introduction of a new points-based grading system which in turn will decide their annual paychecks. The players have demanded more transparency from Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) as to how they are being graded as the new system will significantly impact their earnings. As per the
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Kusal Perera is tipped to take over ODI captaincy with Kusal Mendis as his deputy, while Dasun Shanaka is set to remain T20 skipper. Kusal Perera, a key member of the 2014 ICC World Twenty20 winning team, made his One-day international debut against Australia in the 2nd ODI on January 13, 2013, replacing the injured Dinesh Chandimal. Kusal Perera has played
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Moeen Ali, the all-rounder is unlikely to play the two Tests as England have received a significant setback ahead of their 2 Test series against Sri Lanka. A positive COVID-19 result has ruled Moeen Ali out of England’s first Test against Sri Lanka while he will miss 2nd Test too as isolation period has been
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Former Sri Lankan captain Angelo Mathews has recently picked up his favourite between the present top four batsmen in international cricket – Indian captain Virat Kohli, former Australian captain Steven Smith, England Test captain Joe Root and New Zealand captain Kane Williamson. Both are these four right-handed batsmen are the crucial batsmen for their respective
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Sri Lanka’s all-rounder Angelo Mathews has picked his fellow teammate Lasith Malinga to be a better bowler than India’s ace paceman Jasprit Bumrah. Mathews stated that he would pick Malinga ahead of Bumrah because of the experience of the former. Meanwhile, Lasith Malinga and Jasprit Bumrah are one of the best fast bowlers of the
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