How lending a bat to Murali landed Flintoff in trouble-by Rex Clementine Source:Island Muttiah Muralitharan and Andrew Flintoff were team mates at Lancashire. During a tour of Sri Lanka in 2003, Flitnoff lends one of his bats to Murali, a gesture that would get him in trouble with England hierarchy. Spin icon Muttiah Muralitharan is a fiercest competitor in cricket, but he is also known for his friendly nature. He is hugely popular among both team mates and opponents. You would hardly come across someone who has something nasty to say about Murali; it’s like finding a needle in haystack. Indian all-rounder Hardik Pandya gifting a bat to his Sri Lankan counterpart Chamika Karunaratne made headlines both here and across the Palk Strait. However, much before this, England all-rounder Andrew Flintoff lending Murali a bat made headlines. Murali and Andrew Flintoff were great mates. They were team-mates at Old Trafford ...
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This is not a blip: Sri Lankan game is in a mess Source:-thetimes.co.uk After a moment of high comedy during Sri Lanka’s innings at Durham, when the running between the wickets resembled a Laurel and Hardy slapstick routine, the cameras panned to Mickey Arthur. Hands on hips, lips curled, Sri Lanka’s coach looked momentarily like a temping schoolteacher put in charge of a class he did not recognise nor could control. Another fine mess, he seemed to be thinking, or, to put it more bluntly, in today’s lingo: “WTAF?” In mid-innings confusion during the first ODI against England, Chamika Karunaratne and Binura Fernando, two wet-behind-the-ears internationals, found themselves at the same end. A bullet throw from Liam Livingstone in the deep burst through Jonny Bairstow’s gloves, to give rise to a rush to see who could win the scramble to the non-striker’s end first. It was just one snapshot of a ...
Jul 2, 2021
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SRI LANKA CRICKET NEWS (MAY 2021) Compiled by Victor Melder Sri Lanka beat the touring Bangladeshi’s by 209 runs to win the second Test played at Pallekelle International Cricket Stadium, Kandy. Scores: Sri Lanka, 1st Innings – 493/7 dec (Thiriamanne 140, Karunaratne 118, Fernando 81, Dickwella 77no, Mendis 33, Nissanka 30, Ahmed 4/127, T. Islam 1/83, S. Islam 1/91, Miraz 1118) Bangladesh, 1st Innings – 251 (Iqbal 92, Haque 49, Rahim 40, Jayawickrama 6/92, Lakmal 2/30, Mendis 2/86) Sri Lanka, 2nd Innings – 194/9 dec (Karunaratne 66, de Silva 41, Nissanka 24, Dickwella 24, T.Islam 5/72, Miraz 2/66, Hassan 1/22, Ahmed 1/26) Bangladesh, 2nd Innings – 227 (Rahim 40, Miraz 39, Hassan 34, Haque 32, Jayawickrama 5/86, Mendis 4/103, de Silva 1/19) ...
May 31, 2021
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Tagged Binura Fernando, Chamika Karunaratne, Kusal Mendis, Thisara Perera
