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Sri Lanka Cricket interim committee chairman Eran Wickramaratne. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu Sri Lanka Cricket interim committee chairman Eran Wickramaratne on Sunday (August 23, 2026) suggested a suitable rejigging of ICC’s Future Tours Programme (FTP) so that the country can play more Test matches against top nations like India, England, and Australia. Sri…
India’s spin bowling coach Sairaj Bahutule. File | Photo Credit: Shashi Shekhar Kashyap Nostalgia may have enveloped Sairaj Bahutule when he entered the SSC Ground. He would have remembered his last Test played at the same venue in 2001, a game India lost. The Indian spin-bowling coach, though, quickly immersed himself in the nets here…
Task at hand: Mathews feels that pacers like Asitha will have a role to play with the new ball. | Photo Credit: PTI As Sri Lanka looks to end its decade-long win drought against India in Tests, former Lanka skipper Angelo Mathews said the team has to play a positive brand of cricket to tame the visitors. “You’ve…
Allies turned rivals: India head coach Gambhir and his Sri Lanka counterpart Kirsten go a long way back. | Photo Credit: Getty Images Gary Kirsten guided India to some of its greatest achievements during his three-year tenure as head coach. The defining moment came in his final assignment, when Virat Kohli and Suresh Raina carried him on their shoulders after India…
The surname Tillakaratne carries considerable weight in Sri Lankan cricket. It evokes memories of Hashan Tillakaratne’s dependability, Tillakaratne Dilshan’s innovation, World Cup triumphs, and decades of service to the national side. Now, another Tillakaratne is trying to earn that name on merit. Seventeen-year-old Limansa Tillakaratne, Dilshan’s daughter, is touring India with Sri Lanka’s Under-19 women’s side for three T20s and three One-Day fixtures, in preparation for the U-19 Women’s…
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Sri Lanka’s captain Dasun Shanaka, right, is consoled by teammate Dunith Wellalage after losing the T20 World Cup cricket match against Pakistan in Pallekele, Sri Lanka, Saturday, Feb. 28, 2026. File | Photo Credit: AP Sri Lanka’s dismal performance in the T20 World Cup might trigger an overhaul of the country’s cricket board, with Sports…
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Percy Abeysekera, the iconic flag-waving, quick-witted supporter of the Sri Lankan cricket team, passed away after a battle with prolonged illness in Colombo on Monday. The 87-year-old Abeysekera, who was fondly called as Uncle Percy by fans and cricketers alike, was a constant presence on cricket grounds across the world where his country played. Abeysekera,…
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