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Sanga confers Asalanka as his successor – By Sunil Thenabadu (Sports editor – eLanka) After the heroics of new find Charith Asalanka lately at the ICC T 20 WC and previously in the recently concluded one day internationals when the selectors persisted with him after a number of failures in the tour of England, when he kept the trust conferred on him by the selectors with a flurry of half centuries. It is learnt that Sri Lanka with the retirement of left-handed number three batsman Asanka Gurusinghe had to stay for nearly three years to find his replacement Kumar Sangakkara in year 2000 as his successor. Kumar reigned for one and half decades when he contributed immensely towards Sri Lanka’s success.It was during his tenure that Sri Lanka had the distinction of been runners up in two ICC World Cups and winners in the ICC T 20 WC in year ...

Nov 13, 2021 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles, Sunil Thenabadu Tagged Asanka Gurusinghe, Charith Asalanka, Danushka Gunathilaka, KUMAR SANGAKKARA, Kusal Mendis, Niroshan Dickwella

Sri Lanka’s pace trio provokes former South African former paceman Dale Steyn – By Sunil Thenabadu (Sports editor – eLanka) Photo source:Cricbuzz South African had produced a number of quality pace bowlers in the past decades. Dale Steyn a former South African paceman retired from International cricket recently who had been one of the unkindest of them all who comes steaming in to fear all opening batsman is now an integral part of the commentary team. Dale Steyn was the number one ranked ICC bowler for extended periods had won the hearts of cricket fans all over the world for his belligerence whenever he bowls with sheer intent. Dale Steyn commentates for all South African matches in the ongoing ICC T 20 WC been held in the UAE.Steyn had been nervous during the encounter between as for both Sri Lanka and South Africa two points were vital to remain for ...

Nov 5, 2021 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles, Sunil Thenabadu Tagged Dale Steyn, Deccan Charges, Jasprit Bumrah, Kagiso Rabada, KUMAR SANGAKKARA, Lahiru Kumara, Mark Wood, Trent Boult

Kumar Sangakkara’s Future Foretold in February 2002 By Sunil Thenabadu (This was the first article of the writer published in a english newspaper under the caption “Have your Say” in February 2002 foretelling the future of legendary Kumar Sangakkara) There is absolutely no doubt that with consistent performances, the young, talented and dynamic wicket keeper batsman, Kumar Sangakkara has cemented a permanent place in both Sri Lanka’s test and one day teams. His past performances have been praised, hailed and acclaimed by international commentators viz Tony Greig, Ravi Shastri, Martin Crow, Ramiz Raja, Barry Richards, Navjot Sidhu, and Bruce Yardley. He possesses correct technique, ideal temperament, aggressive instinct and exquisite timing with strokes all around the wicket. Bruce Yardley, a former Sri Lankan coach and a past Australian cricketer when commentating has said repeatedly he loves to see Kumar Sangakkara bat. He says he is all the time exciting, trying ...

Nov 2, 2021 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles, Sunil Thenabadu Tagged and Bruce Yardley, Barry Richards, KUMAR SANGAKKARA, Martin Crow, Navjot Sidhu, Ramiz Raja, Ravi Shastri, Tony Greig

Sunil Perera: Sri Lanka’s larger than life music legend dies at 68 By Ranga Sirilal and Ayeshea Perera Source:-www.bbc.com His songs have pulled people on to dance floors at weddings and parties for decades. Sunil Perera, one of the stalwarts of Sri Lanka’s baila genre – a memento of Portuguese colonisation – died on Monday aged 68, his family said. He is believed to have died of Covid-related complications. Along with his band The Gypsies, Sunil wrote and performed songs with catchy tunes and clever lyrics, often about Sri Lankan life and politics. His song Uncle Johnson from 1987 related a hilarious tale of a ruined wedding anniversary party, while Signore focused on the laments of a defeated politician berating his ungrateful voters. Saima Cut Vela gave advice to a hysterical young woman convinced her husband was fatally ill when in fact he was just drunk. “It was his presence ...

Sep 6, 2021 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles Tagged Covid, Gypsies, KUMAR SANGAKKARA, Mr Sannasgala, SUNIL PERERA, Uncle Johnson

Sanga and Mahela venture into online grocery retail with Providore Source:FT Kumar Sangakkara and Mahela Jayawardena need no introduction when it comes to the world of cricket. What may be less commonly known is that they are also intrepid entrepreneurs, seeking out meaningful, quality investments to positively impact everyday life. They have personally invested themselves in many successful start-up ventures, their latest being Providore, an online grocery and household marketplace for Sri Lanka. Being familiar with online grocery retail due to frequent overseas travel and having come to appreciate a certain delivery and service standard, Co-founder and Partner Sangakkara stated, “COVID has changed the way most of us live. Working from home, distance learning and video calls are a part of everyday life now, as is taking the necessary precautions for the safety of ourselves, our families and the greater community. So not only was it important to bring safe ...

Jul 14, 2021 Posted by eLanka admin In elanka Finance Tagged KUMAR SANGAKKARA, Mahela Jayawardena

Sri Lanka has to ‘change’ their archaic system to improve – Sangakkara-by Chris Dhambarage The Sri Lanka Cricket Team in England. Pic courtesy SLC Source:Dailynews Former Captain Kumar Sangakkara said that since winning the World Cup in 1996, the Sri Lankan players have been held back by administrative upheaval and archaic systems where everyone is extremely resistant to change. Sangakarra who was inducted into the ICC Hall of Fame recently, believes his country has now been surpassed by other cricketing nations and now is the ‘time to draw a line and say it’s enough.’ ...

Jun 26, 2021 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles Tagged KUMAR SANGAKKARA, World Cup in 1996

Gavaskar says Sanga was conscience of cricket during turbulent times-by Rex Clementine Kumar Sangakkara received his Commemorative cap from Sunil Gavaskar. Source:Island Former Indian cricket captain Sunil Gavaskar paying a rich tribute to Sri Lankan great Kumar Sangakkara said he was the ‘conscience of cricket during turbulent times’. Sangakkara was inducted into the ICC Hall of Fame last week and Gavaskar, the first man to 10,000 Test runs handed the Commemorative cap to the ex-Sri Lankan captain on Sunday at Rose Bowl during the ICC World Test Championship final. “Kumar you know, with all these tributes paid to you earlier on, I just want to add mine and say, you have been an exceptional cricketer and during the turbulent times our game faced, you along with Rahul Dravid, Sachin Tendulkar and VVS Laxman to name just three, have been the conscience of international cricket. That’s the highest tribute I can ...

Jun 25, 2021 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles Tagged KUMAR SANGAKKARA

Sangakkara and Muralitharan have brought honour and fame to Kandy-by Hafiz Marikar Source:Dailynews Kandy has produced many Sri Lanka players in almost every sport whether it is cricket, football, hockey, rugger, netball, basketball, boxing, table tennis, badminton, weightlifting or athletics. Two of its famous sons – Muttiah Muralitharan and Kumar Sangakkara – adorned the gentleman’s game of cricket. The cricket loving public of Kandy, management of Kandy District Cricket Association and Central Province Cricket Association wishes to pay gratitude to these two great gentleman cricketers for putting Kandy on the world map with their great performances. Muralitharan was the first to achieve legendary status after becoming the highest Test wicket taker and he was inducted into the Hall of Fame by the ICC (International Cricket Council). Sangakkara widely regarded as one of the greatest batsmen of all time becomes the second Sri Lankan to be conferred this honour by the ...

Jun 19, 2021 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles Tagged Hemantha Botheju, KUMAR SANGAKKARA, Nimesh Perera, Pradeep Hewage, Rangana Herath

The kid who came to Colombo to study law-by Rex Clementine In late 1990s, there was a kid from Kandy who came to Colombo to pursue his studies in law. In 1980s, the universities had been closed due to the JVP insurrection and as a result there was a backlog in enrolling students to complete their degrees. The kid from Kandy had to wait for two years for his chance to enter university in a bid to become a lawyer going in the footsteps of his father. So with lot of spare time at his disposal, he decided to play some cricket and was employed by Informatics for a salary of Rs. 4000. Brendon Kuruppu was running cricket at Informatics. Around the same time, the national cricket team fared so poorly in the ICC Cricket World Cup in 1999 in England despite being defending champions. Captain, seniors, cricket board and ...

Jun 15, 2021 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles Tagged Avishka Gunawardene, KUMAR SANGAKKARA, Mahela Jayawardene, Tilan Samaraweera

ICC inducts Kumar Sangakkara to ICC Hall of Fame Source:Dailynews The International Cricket Council (ICC) today inducted Sri Lankan cricket legend Kumar Sangakkara to the ICC Hall of Fame. The International Cricket Council (ICC) today announced a special edition intake of 10 cricket icons into the ICC Hall of Fame to celebrate the prestigious history of Test cricket, and to coincide with the first ever ICC World Test Championship Final. The 10 legends of the game to be inducted have all made a significant contribution to the history of Test cricket, and join an illustrious list of ICC Hall of Famers, taking the total number to 103 as a result of this intake ...

Jun 14, 2021 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles Tagged KUMAR SANGAKKARA, The International Cricket Council