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Cricket, A Vegemite Sandwich & A ‘Cuppa’ Ceylon Tea by MARLON DALE FERREIRA   Source:Australian Department of Foreign Affairs & Trade If Sri Lankans are asked what fancies them most about Australia, a majority would come up with a one-word answer, cricket. Australia was a relatively far-away unreachable dream destination, perhaps a place only for the privileged few in a country where foreign travel was a luxury over 40 years ago. But all of that gradually began to change after Sri Lanka was elevated to Test status in 1981. Cricket is a sport that brought the peoples of both nations together, opened up borders and created a kind of inseparable friendship that has withstood even the most trying and challenging times. In the past, the great Australian teams of yesteryear did make a stop in Sri Lanka on their way to playing the Ashes in England with even the Australian ...

Feb 16, 2022 Posted by In Articles Tagged ,
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Charith Asalanka and Wanindu Hasaranga De Silva makes Sri Lanka proud been elected to the ICC’s most valuable team – by Sunil Thenabadu (Sports editor – eLanka)   After  the conclusion of every International world cup tournament the governing body of cricket ,The International Cricket Council (ICC)  announced on the 15th Monday the probable team in the T 20 tournament  concluded on Sunday in Dubai UAE. It is heartening to note that Batsmen Charith Asalanka and all-rounder ,worlds No 1 bowler/No 3 all-rounder Wanindu Hasaranga de Silva have been included in this exclusive honoured X1…Players from other countries included are from Australia,England,Pakistan and New Zealand.It is pity that no Indian player had gained selection.  . The list includes three Australian players, two each from Pakistan, South Africa and England as well as one player from New Zealand. The ICC has named Pakistan captain Babar Azam as the skipper of the side with ...

Nov 16, 2021 Posted by In Articles, Sunil Thenabadu Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , ,
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ICC sets minimum age policy for Int’l Cricket Source:Dailynews International Cricket Council (ICC) Board has introduced a minimum age policy for players to play international cricket and according to that, the cricketer must be 15-year-old to play the game globally. “The Board confirmed the introduction of minimum age restrictions for international cricket to improve safeguarding of players which will apply across all cricket including ICC events, bilateral cricket and U19 cricket. To play in any form of men’s, women’s or U19 international cricket players must now be a minimum age of 15,” ICC said in a release. However, in exceptional circumstances, boards could apply to ICC to allow a player under the age of 15 to play for the respective country. ...

Nov 24, 2020 Posted by In Articles Tagged ,
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Former Sri Lankan ODI Cricketer  – Antony (Tony) Ralph Marinon Opatha Passes Away Antony Ralph Marinon Opatha (born August 5, 1947, Colombo) is a former Sri Lankan ODI cricketer. A right-arm medium pace bowler, he played five One Day Internationals at the 1975 and 1979 Cricket World Cups. Educated at St. Peter’s College, Colombo he joined the Royal Ceylon Volunteer Air Force in 1968. He had played for his college cricket team and went on to play for the air force cricket team till 1977. He first played for Ceylon in 1971 and was a member of the Sri Lankan teams playing in the World Cups in England in 1975 and 1979. He later played club cricket in Ireland for one season in 1979 and was offered the post coach of the Holland team. ...

Sep 13, 2020 Posted by In Articles Tagged , , Comments 0
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