Home  ⁄  Tag Archives: IPL

Impressed with his yorker, MS Dhoni invites Sri Lankan teenage pacer to CSK nets Source : timesofindia The 17-year-old right-arm Sri Lankan pacer’s dream delivery has not only caught the attention of CSK skipper MS Dhoni but also reportedly earned him an invitation to bowl in the CSK nets in IPL 2024, which is allowing Dhoni to have a closer look at the young bowler from Jaffna. When Kugadas Mathulan bowled a lethal in-swinging yorker that swept the batsman off his feet, he wouldn’t have thought that the viral clip from the match between St. John’s College and Jaffna Central College will catch the attention of Chennai Super Kings’ iconic skipper MS Dhoni. Interestingly, Muthulan’s bowling action bears close resemblance to current Mumbai Indians’ bowling coach Lasith Malinga. Like the Sri Lankan great, Muthulan too delivers with an unusual round-arm action that can put the batsmen off. Sri Lankan pacer Matheesha Pathirana is ...

Mar 16, 2024 Posted by In Articles Tagged , , , , , , ,
Read More →

Jack -in- the- box Sri Lanka can do it for Matthews – by Trevine Rodrigo – Melbourne (eLanka Sports editor) Image source: theswagsports.com Inconsistent and a predictably jack-in-the-box Sri Lanka go into the second Test against Pakistan keeping their fans in hopeful limbo of a turnaround of fortunes similar to their performance against Australia. A shaky start to the first Test, then, a recovery of sorts to keep Pakistan under a less than impressive 222, did nothing to justify their elation and expected win, after setting the visitors what seemed like an imposing target which counted for nothing in the end. Pakistan chased down a record fourth innings target with consummate ease to leave the home side embarrassed much like the Aussies did in their first Test. Dimuth Karunaratne and his team mates must realize by now that against the best teams in the world, nothing, including home ground advantage counts ...

Jul 25, 2022 Posted by In Articles, Trevine Rodrigo Tagged , , , , ,
Read More →

Wanindu sold for massive amount in IPL Source:-www.newswire.lk Sri Lankan Spinner Wanindu Hasaranga has been sold for INR 1075 lakhs in the IPL auction 2022 currently underway in Bangalore. Both Royal Challengers Bangalore and Punjab Kings were in a bidding war for Wanindu Hasaranga when the bid was stopped in the middle due to a medical emergency. But once the bidding began again Royal Challengers picked the World no 1 T20 spinner. Wanindu Hasaranga has now become the first overseas player to cross INR 10 crore in IPL 2022 Mega Auction. (NewsWire) ...

Feb 13, 2022 Posted by In Articles Tagged , , ,
Read More →

All about T-20 Cricket you need to know     TWENTY 20 CRICKET- Introduction To The New World Of Cricket The game of cricket has continued to fascinate and entertain fans all over the world and it is the second most popular game in the world. Tournaments and matches keep taking place all the year around and the spirit of cricket is renewed along with each tournament. The twenty twenty cricket has not been recently introduced but its magic among the audience has recently spread out. The concept behind this form of cricket was introduced in 2003 in England. This form of cricket has given a new definition to the game of cricket. A twenty twenty is of duration of three hours and consist of 20 overs. Each team plays its innings and the technicalities are more or less the same as that of a usual game of cricket. The ...

Jan 12, 2021 Posted by In Articles Tagged , , , , ,
Read More →