Sandun Weerakkodi who was sent to Dambulla to play practice matches ahead of the India series has tested positive for COVID-19. The Sri Lankan batsman in one of the two bio-bubbles has tested positive for Covid-19 as the virus outbreak continued to rock the home team ahead of its limited-overs series against India. The group of
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Sri Lankan team’s problems are getting from bad to worse. The authorities have reportedly shifted their national players from Hotel Taj to Cinnamon due to the COVID-19 scare after 2 important staff tested positive. Indian players, meanwhile, will continue to stay at the Taj as their bio-bubble is yet to be breached. The upcoming limited-overs
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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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Arjuna Ranatunga, former Sri Lanka captain had made a loose comment over the touring Indian team recently, which was not received very well by the India former players. He had called the relatively young and less experienced team lead by Shikhar Dhawan a ‘second string’ side. In fact, Sri Lanka Cricket Board had to intervene
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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
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Mahela Jayawardene, has reportedly shown his interest in principle to take over as consultant of Sri Lanka Under-19 team from October this year. One of the brightest things to happen for Sri Lanka’s cricket is Mahela Jayawardene, it is ready to take over the position following his Indian Premier League (IPL) commitments this year in
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Kusal Mendis, Niroshan Dickwella and Danushka Gunathilaka are understood to have breached the bio-bubble after a video emerged on social media which shows them in a public place. Sri Lanka’s cricket is seriously going through tough times in terms of performances both on the field and off it and the recent incident in England hasn’t
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Aravinda de Silva, former Sri Lanka captain, and Cricket Committee Chairman has urged the protesting Sri Lankan players to perform instead of complaining over the new contracts. Sri Lankan cricketers have refused to sign the contracts, alleging Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) hasn’t given them any clarity over how they were assessed and graded. The new contracts have
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Sri 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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Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) President Nazmul Hassan Papon has vehemently opposed the condition of 14-day quarantine condition set by Sri Lanka Cricket, of late ahead of Bangladesh’s tour of the island nation. This disagreement took place after SLC has extended the quarantine requirement from seven days to two weeks. Papon had made it clear that
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