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Are we seeing a rejuvenation in athletics and cricket? Source:Dailymirror The recent performances of our athletic team has been an eye-opener. For long years, except for a few individual brilliant performances of individual athletes, we have trailed behind other Asian nations in the field. At the recently concluded Asian Athletic Championships this month, our athletes won three gold medals, two silver and three bronze medals. The team was placed fourth in the overall championship list, behind Japan who bagged a total of 37 medals, China 22 and India 27 medals. This is the highest position Sri Lanka has ever achieved in the history of the Asian Athletics Championships. The previous best position we held was way back in 2002 when the then team finished in 6th position. Nadeesha Ramanayake started the flow of gold medals when she won the 400 m women’s gold at the 25th Asian Athletic Championships. ...

Jul 21, 2023 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles Tagged Chaminda Vaas, KUMAR SANGAKKARA, Mahela Jayawardene, Muttiah Muralitharan

Lacklustre batting send Lankans hurtling to another thrashing – BY TREVINE RODRIGO IN MELBOURNE (eLanka Sports Editor) One more batting collapse and a familiar scenario re-emerged putting Sri Lanka back to where they belonged, as the Kiwis bounced back to hand out a nine wicket thrashing to the struggling tourists while levelling the T20 series. Buoyed by their first win on tour, Sri Lanka went in with renewed confidence but were rudely awoken the reality that the Kiwis are not easy beats at home. They carved up New Zealand’s attack in the first game. But New Zealand’s superior strategy of leading the attack with Adam Milne was testament of their bowling depth. And, Sri Lanka found another weapon they couldn’t defend against. Milne cut a swathe through a now established Sri Lankan inconsistent batting line-up to pick up 5 wickets for only 26 runss from his four overs, and with ...

Apr 5, 2023 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles, Trevine Rodrigo Tagged "CRICKET, Chaminda Vaas, Charith Asalanka, Dhananjaya De Silva, KUMAR SANGAKKARA, Kusal Janith Perera, Mahela Jayawardena, Sanath Jayasuriya, Tillekeratne Dilshan

SRI LANKA CRICKET NEWS (APRIL 2022) Compiled by Victor Melder Sri Lanka national team will tour Bangladesh for a two-match Test series from May 15.The first Test will be held from May 15 to 19 at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium (ZACS) in Chattogram (formerly known as Chittagong) while the second Test will commence from May 23 to 27 at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium (SBNCS) in Minpuir, Dhaka. The series will be played under the ICC World Test Championship. The two-day practice match will be played prior to the Test series on May 11, 12 at MA Aziz Stadium, Chattogram. Sri Lanka Cricket confirmed this tour schedule yesterday. (Daily News, 1.4.2022 Englishman Chris Silverwood has been appointed as the new Head Coach of Sri Lanka’s national men’s cricket team. Silverwood takes up the position that has been vacant since January, after Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) decided against extending the ...

May 1, 2022 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles, Victor Melder Tagged Aaron Hardie, Chaminda Vaas, Henry Hunt, Jhye Richardson, Josh Inglis, Josh Philippe, Marcus Harris, Mark Steketee, Matt Renshaw, Matthew Kuhnemann, Nic Maddinson, Pete Handscomb, Piyal Wijetunge, Scott Boland, Sean Abbott, Tanveer Sangha, Todd Murphy, Travis Head

Seven former Sri Lankan stars to play for Asia team-by Dhammika Ratnaweera Source:Dailynews Seven former star Sri Lankan cricketers Sanath Jayasuriya, Muttiah Muralitharan, Chaminda Vaas, Romesh Kaluwitharana, Tillakaratne Dilshan, Nuwan Kulasekara and Upul Tharanga have been drawn in to the Asia team for the Legends Cricket League 2022, which is set to begin from January 20th at the Oman Cricket Stadium.In addition some legendary names will confirm their participation in the tournament which is going to be keen tussle. All seven players were involved the first tournament held last year . Two Pakistan star players paceman Shoaib Akhtar and all-rounder Shahid Afridi also among the Asian team with Sri Lanka players. However, the tournament will not see Indian legend Sachin Tendulkar, who was a major attraction in the first edition of the tournament held in Ranchi last year. Even though the tournament promo included the name of Tendulkar, the master ...

Jan 16, 2022 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles Tagged Azhar Mahmood, Chaminda Vaas, Kamran Akmal, Misbah-ul-Haq, Mohammed Hafeez, Mohammed Yousuf, Muttiah Muralitharan, Nuwan Kulasekara, Romesh Kaluwitharana, Sanath Jayasuriya, Shahid Afridi, Shoaib Akhtar, Shoaib Malik, Tillakaratne Dilshan, Umar Gul, Upul Tharanga

Russel Arnold: Sri Lanka’s Forgotten ODI Star By Michael Roberts Source:cricketique.live During the course of the World Cup 2015 watchers were occasionally served up statistical tables of leading run-scores in the history of World Cup or ODI cricket. Sri Lankan fans would have been especially attentive to those featuring Sangakkara’s stellar career and record breaking levels. On one such occasion I was intrigued to see Russel Arnold’s statistics appear at the tail-end of an august list of names. Primed by Arnold’s appearance as a TV commentator and his impeccable performance in this role, I proceeded to do some research on the topic and began with a statistical picture of a comparative kind that is quite revelatory. This picture raises issues about media-hype and our very own memory banks. It would be fair to say that the batsmen stars in the ODI memory store of Sri Lankan cricket enthusiasts over the ...

Jan 6, 2022 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles Tagged Ajantha Mendis, Aravinda de Silva, Chaminda Vaas, Cricket World Cup, KUMAR SANGAKKARA, Lasith Malinga, Mahela Jayawardene, Muttiah Muralitharan, ODI cricket, Russel Arnold, Sanath Jayasuriya, Sri Lankan cricket, Sri Lankan national team, Tillakaratne Dilshan, TM Dilshan

87th Joe-Pete Big Match on December 13 and 14 Handing over the sponsorship: From left: St. Joseph’s College Rector Rev. Fr. Ranjith Andradi, Dialog Axiata General Counsel/Vice President – Group Legal and Regulatory Trinesh Fernando, St. Peter’s College Rector Rev. Fr. Rohitha Rodrigo. Source:Dailynews Sri Lanka’s premier catholic boys’ schools, St. Joseph’s College, Colombo and St. Peter’s College, Colombo,will battle it out for the Rev. Father Maurice J. Le Goc Trophy on 13 and 14 December, at the SSC Grounds in Colombo. The ‘Battle of the Saints,’ which is renowned for its exciting and competitive brand of cricket, is the only annual two-day cricket encounter that strategically limits the first innings to 60 overs each to create greater interest and result orientation. In the 2021 encounter the lads from Darley Road will be led by Sri Lanka Under-19 Captain, the brilliant all rounder Dunith Wellalage, while the boys from Bambalapitiya ...

Dec 13, 2021 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles Tagged Angelo Mathews, Ashley de Silva, Chaminda Vaas, Dimuth Karunaratne, Michael Van Dort, Priyamal Perera, Roshen Silva, St Joseph’s College, Thisara Perera

Dilshan joins Gamer.LK’s Singer Esports Premier League Source:Island Dilshan to mentor Sabaragamuwa Knights PUBG Mobile team One of the most innovative batsmen of all time – T M Dilshan has joined Gamer.LK’s Singer Esports Premier League as the mentor for Sabaragamuwa Knights. The Sabaragamuwa Knights is a franchise Esports team that competes in the annual league. Sri Lanka’s top Esports athletes compete for a prize pool of Rs. 1 million in the mobile game “PUBG Mobile”, which is played by over a million Sri Lankan youth today. Dilshan is one of six cricketing legends to have announced their affiliation with Gamer.LK’s league, with the others being Russel Arnold, Chaminda Vaas, Sanath Jayasuriya, Lasith Malinga and Angelo Mathews. The mentors will be inspiring and guiding the Esports athletes who get recruited to the team, and shining a spotlight on the players and the league as a whole. ...

Aug 28, 2021 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles Tagged Chaminda Vaas, Lasith Malinga, Raveen Wijayatilake, Sanath Jayasuriya

SLC TELLS VAAS ‘REGRET AND REPENT’ -by Rex Clementine Source:Island Former fast bowling great Chaminda Vaas and Sri Lanka Cricket seem to have buried the hatchet and there is a possibility of the nation’s most successful fast bowler returning as a coach soon but SLC seems to be insisting on Vaas agreeing to issue a public apology before he could be roped in, again. When Vaas withdrew as Sri Lanka’s Fast Bowling Coach hours before the tour of West Indies last month, SLC attacked the bowler in public. The board’s move was severely criticized by cricket fans and even leading businessman and former SLC Chairman Hemaka Amarasuriya wrote to this paper in support of Vaas. ...

Mar 13, 2021 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles Tagged Chaminda Vaas, Sri Lanka Cricket

CHAMINDA VAAS AN ALL-TIME HERO OF SRI LANKA by Sanjeewa Jayaweera Fast bowling is an arduous task and is doubly so in the Asian subcontinent, where docile pitches and energy-sapping heat takes their toll on those brave enough to take up the challenge. One must have a big heart, a great deal of determination and lots of skill to succeed as a fast bowler. Chaminda Vaas (CV) had plenty of these and a few more. He represented Sri Lanka for over 15 long years with great distinction. He played nearly all his cricket alongside the great Murali; whose bowling record is the best in the world. This prevented Vaas from receive the plaudits he deserved. He was the “unsung hero.” Vaas was no extrovert. He did not celebrate his wickets with much physical display. He went about the business of taking wickets and helping the team’s cause as a ...

Mar 8, 2021 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles Tagged Chaminda Vaas, Murali, Sanga, Sanjeewa Jayaweera, World Cup in 1996

Imran Khan, Sri Lankan cricketers recall bygone era-BY DHAMMIKA RATNAWEERA mran Khan with former members of the Sri Lanka cricket team Source:Sundayobserver Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan, in his efforts to strengthen sports diplomacy, participated at an interactive session with the sports community of Sri Lanka on Wednesday at the Shangri- La Hotel in Colombo during his two day visit. The former Pakistan cricket captain Khan fondly recalled his visit to Sri Lanka as a fresh university graduate and as a young player and commended the Sri Lankan players in attendance especially Arjuna Ranatunga as the team captain in the World Cup win in Pakistan. ...

Feb 28, 2021 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles Tagged Arjuna Ranatunga, Brendon Kuruppu, Chaminda Vaas, Hashan Tillekaratne, KUMAR SANGAKKARA, Muttiah Muralidaran, Romesh Kaluwitharana, Roy Dias, Sanath Jayasuriya, Sidath Wettimuny