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Cricket World Cup Trophy Tour 2023 launched – By Sunil Thenabadu Source : info-rain The ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup Trophy Tour 2023 has been launched on a stratospheric scale, giving fans around the world a unique opportunity to interact with the coveted trophy, ahead of the marquee event in India. The Tour was launched in spectacular fashion, with the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup Trophy being launched into the stratosphere, 120,000 feet above the earth, before making a stunning landing at the Narendra Modi Cricket Stadium in Ahmedabad. This was achieved after the trophy was attached to a bespoke stratospheric balloon, and some stunning shots were captured of the trophy sitting on the edge of the Earth’s atmosphere from 4k cameras. The 2023 edition of the Trophy Tour will be the biggest by far, giving the fans a chance to connect with the coveted piece of silverware in various countries ...

Jun 27, 2023 Posted by In Articles, Sunil Thenabadu Tagged , , , ,
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Andy Roberts – As it happened – By Captain Elmo Jayawardena I knew Andy from years gone by.  No one bothered with his real name, he was simply Andy Roberts, of course connected in some wav to cricket and the West Indian fast bowler. Andy’s mother, Cicilin, worked for Aunty Dee, job description, Major Domo in the kitchen, plus all the chores that went with a middle class home in the sixties.  Big, charcoal black, that was Cicilin, hefty as a hippo, with a smile that sprouted through toothless gums and an abundance of breast that over flowed out of size forty two. Cicilin was ramrod at Dee’s home, duties including everything, plus occasionally spanking the little masters of the house hold.  This was Sri Lanka, sans wars and turmoil, times of life in a lighter shade , slow lane and lazy stuff, where laughter came easy and plenty to ...

May 14, 2023 Posted by In Articles, Capt Elmo Jayawardena Tagged , ,
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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 In Articles, Trevine Rodrigo Tagged , , , , , , , ,
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Sri Lanka’s downward spiral continues unabated – BY TREVINE RODRIGO IN MELBOURNE (eLanka Sports editor) Sri Lanka is continuing to prove they have no game plan for the one day format anymore as their batters struggle to cope with New Zealand’s bowlers in seaming conditions. With the Cricket World Cup fast approaching, it is concerning if Sri Lanka will fail to qualify to the top tier for the first time in a long time having to get through the qualifiers with the lesser nations. Winning in 1996 under Arjuna Ranatunge and making two finals thereafter, has made this country a mainstay in World Cup history and it would be sad indeed if they are unable to make it to the top. Their downward spiral towards the cellar of the world game is disturbing and downright embarrassing to their fans and team management as they stumble from one defeat to another ...

Apr 1, 2023 Posted by In Articles, Trevine Rodrigo Tagged , , , ,
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SL lose to NZ by six wickets, out of contention for direct qualification spot for World Cup Source : dailymirror Sri Lanka will miss out on automatic qualification to this year’s Cricket World Cup, after losing the third ODI to New Zealand by six wickets. Sri Lanka’s extremely slim chances of clinching the final automatic qualification spot hinged on them beating New Zealand today, South Africa losing both their ODIs to the Netherlands and Bangladesh beating Ireland in one of their three ODIs.  The six-wicket defeat however means the door is now shut on Sri Lanka, and they will need to go through a qualification tournament for the very first time to play in cricket’s showpiece event.  ...

Apr 1, 2023 Posted by In Articles Tagged ,
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Ash Chandrasinghe innings divides cricket world in Sheffield Shield final – By Sam Goodwin The Victorian opener batted the entire opening day against Western Australia for just 46 runs. Source : au.sports. Cricket fans and commentators have been left divided over the value of a marathon innings from Ash Chandrasinghe in which the Victorian opener batted through the entire first day of the Sheffield Shield final. Chandrasinghe finished 46 not out off a whopping 266 balls as Victoria went to stumps at 8-194 against Western Australia. The young opener faced 14 more balls on Friday and didn’t add to his score as Victoria were bowled out for 195. Chandrasinghe played an incredibly patient and stoic innings as wickets tumbled around him, refusing to give away his wicket cheaply like so many of his teammates did. But fans and commentators have been left to debate the wisdom of his go-slow approach given Victoria ...

Mar 24, 2023 Posted by In Articles Tagged , , ,
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New Zealand crush hopeless Sri Lanka to make it a clean sweep.  –  BY TREVINE RODRIGO IN MELBOURNE  Sri Lanka can pretend no more. They are just a hopeless Cricketing nation at the minute. What is being discussed by the wider circle of cricket fans is how did a team that is so lopsided actually challenge the best and attempt to make the Test Championship final? On reflection it would be fair to say it was laughable and unattainable. It also throws a heavy cloud over coach Chris Silverwood who confidently predicted a memorable tour. If by memorable he really meant nightmarish, the tour so far, is forgettable and delivered just that. Silverwood who appeared to be the Island nation’s good luck charm is now probably scratching his head for answers as the teams in all formats continue to flounder. Where they actually belong has been unravelled by New Zealand ...

Mar 20, 2023 Posted by In Articles, Trevine Rodrigo Tagged , , , , , , , ,
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BEYOND THE CALL OF COACHES – By Capt Elmo Jayawardena Winds of College cricket are blowing right across the island, and Colombo is rocking with the fanfare of trumpets and unfurling flags heralding the ‘Big Match’ fever.  Outstations too have their own carnival cricket with the likes of ‘Battle of the Golds’ in Moratuwa, the ‘Mangosteen Match’ of Kalutara plus another 100 such encounters, filling the weekend timetables. People arrive from all parts of the world to participate in this pulsating event. Conversations become rich with cricketing anecdotes. First to broach the subject with me a week ago was Dr Ranjith Amarasekara who batted ‘one down’ in the big match played under the mercurial Michael Tissera. That’s going pretty far back but, interestingly, still in vogue, when talking ‘Big Matches’. Who scored a century and who missed catches are common ‘Royal-Thomian’ chitchat. Who was the ‘Bok-ku man’ that frequently sent ...

Mar 16, 2023 Posted by In Articles, Capt Elmo Jayawardena Tagged , , ,
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Irish cricketers to play two-match test series in SL Source : dailymirror The Ireland men’s national team will tour Sri Lanka next month for a two-match Test series, the Sri Lanka Cricket said. The Ireland team is expected to arrive in Sri Lanka on April 9, 2023. The SLC said that both games would be played at the Galle International Cricket Stadium. The decision to play two Test matches instead of one and two ODIs, as planned earlier, was taken mutually following discussions held between Sri Lanka Cricket and Cricket Ireland. ...

Mar 15, 2023 Posted by In Articles Tagged , , ,
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India rub salt in the wounds of hopeless Sri Lanka with world record one day drubbing. – By TREVINE RODRIGO IN MELBOURNE. Virat Kohli and Shubman Gill and skipper Rohit Sharma sounded Sri Lanka’s death knell when they decimated a toothless bowling attack to seal an emphatic 3-0 series win in the one-day series sending the Islanders home with bitter memories of a tour that sent shudders through them. Kohli in full stride is a nightmare to most teams in the world, and his dominant presence will leave the Sri Lanka bowlers with years of trauma that will take a while to recover from.  The trio helped India run up an insurmountable 390 for 5 which effectively demoralised and derailed any dreams of a Sri Lanka upset in the dead rubber.   Kohil’s merciless onslaught on the hapless Sri Lanka attack saw him smash 166 not out off only 110 balls ...

Jan 16, 2023 Posted by In Articles, Trevine Rodrigo Tagged , , , , ,
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