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Sri Lanka’s Cricketing Heroes Applauded by Jayantha Dhanapala in 2015-by Michael Roberts Source:Thuppahis Jayantha Dhanapala, a one-time Sri Lankan Of The Year and, alas, no more with us, paid this tribute on one occasion to the men who have done a nation of 20-odd million proud…. This was in the YEAR 2015. Many nations are associated with sports archetypes. Over the years, Brazil conjures up the image of a soccer player, especially die immortal Pele mesmerising opponents with his magical dribbling. Likewise, rugby football is inseparable from New Zealand’s All Blacks, and the mention of the Marathon recalls Ethiopia. FLASHBACK TO 1996 Sri Lanka, amidst all the vicissitudes, remains firmly associated with cricket, especially after we won the 1996 Cricket World Cup, thanks to Arjuna Ranatunga and his glorious team. That squad won that national squad the Sri Lankan Of The Year (SLOTY) award, from LMD, among many other plaudits. SPIRIT OF OUCKET: ...

Oct 10, 2023 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles, Michael Roberts Tagged KUMAR SANGAKKARA, Mahela Jayawardene, Sri Lankan cricketer

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

Sri Lanka after 41 years of Test cricket-by Rex Clementine Source:Island This week we celebrated 41 years of Test cricket having played our inaugural Test match in 1982 on the 17th of February. Over the years we have gone onto earn the admiration and respect of rest of the cricketing world for the sheer brilliance, creativity and innovativeness with which we have played the game. The Sri Lankan brand of cricket has challenged the way the game has been played and has added excitement and entertainment over the last 41 years. Mind you it took India 20 years to win their first Test match. The Kiwis needed 26 years while we won our first Test in a mere three years in 1985. In between, they dazzled at Lord’s in 1984 in their first visit to the Home of Cricket and nearly made India eat humble pie in the Madras ...

Feb 21, 2023 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles Tagged Arjuna Ranatunga, KUMAR SANGAKKARA, Mahela Jayawardene, Roshan Mahanama

Mahela on Sri Lanka’s long road to greatness again –by Rex Clementine Source:Island After a painful rebuilding process that dragged on for years, the Sri Lankan cricket team is showing signs of turning things around. Their brilliant show in the Asia Cup in UAE was proof that the team has turned things around. The World Cup should have been the next big step forward but injuries to six players has made Sri Lanka less effective. Former captain Mahela Jayawardene is with the team as Consultant Coach and he is confident that the process that’s in place will bring the team the desired results. “We have tried to address a few issues like fitness and fielding. You saw in Asia Cup how well we fielded. We have to maintain that. It was a program that we started and we need to persevere with that. We have some good talents and we ...

Oct 31, 2022 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles Tagged Dilshan Madushanka, Dushmantha Chameera, Mahela Jayawardene, Sri Lankan cricket

Gala Dinner in Sydney Gathers ‘Gold Dust’ for Children in Sri Lanka-by Michael Roberts Source:Thuppahis Kumudini Hettiarachchi in Sunday Times, 28 August 2022, where the title is “Together they made it happen in Australia for the love of Sri Lanka” Under the gavel went exotic and unique items such as works of art, a piece from Limited Edition cricket memorabilia, a Best of Sri Lanka holiday package and a bat signed by a cricket great……..and in the audience were celebrities, all linked by their love for Sri Lanka’s children. Legendary Australian fast bowler, Glenn McGrath, auctioning the bat Four hundred Australians gathered on Tuesday night (August 23) at the Sofitel Sydney Wentworth for the ‘Love for Sri Lanka’ gala fundraising dinner to show they care. The funds poured in – AUD 300,000 (amounting to over Rs. 75 million). ...

Aug 31, 2022 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles, Michael Roberts Tagged Dilmah Ceylon Tea fame, Harry Solomons, KUMAR SANGAKKARA, Kumudini Hettiarachchi, Mahela Jayawardene, Shemara Wikramanayake, Yala National Park

Sri Lanka geared up for 300th Test match-by Rex Clementine Although the Sri Lankans were whitewashed 3-0 in the T-20s that just finished, the Tests are expected to be a much closer contest with Sri Lanka banking on the experience of Angelo Mathews and Dimuth Karunaratne. Source:Island The Mohali Test that gets underway later this week will be a landmark one for Sri Lankan cricket as this is the nation’s 300th Test match. Since gaining Test status 40 years ago, Sri Lanka have gone onto achieve many unique feats over the years. The World Record for most wickets in Test cricket is owned by Muttiah Muralitharan, whose 800 wickets has been untouched for over a decade and it is expected to stand for quite a long time to come. The nation also has produced many fine batsmen. Kumar Sangakkara and Mahela Jayawardene, both of whom have scored more than 10,000 ...

Mar 2, 2022 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles Tagged Angelo Mathews, Dimuth Karunaratne, KUMAR SANGAKKARA, Mahela Jayawardene, Sanath Jayasuriya

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

Mahela to boost Sri Lanka U19s’ Youth World Cup campaign-by Reemus Fernando Mahela Jayawardene will leave the island on January 9 to join Sri Lanka Under 19 team in West Indies. Source:Island Former Sri Lanka captain Mahela Jayawardene is set to join Sri Lanka Under 19 team for the ICC Youth World Cup in West Indies. A Sri Lanka Cricket official confirmed that the consultant coach will leave the island on January 9th to join the team which has already left for the Youth World Cup. “Mahela will be with the Sri Lanka Under 19 team during the entire tournament. He will leave the island on January 9th and will remain with the team during the entire competition,” Ashely de Silva, the Sri Lanka Cricket CEO said in reply to a query by The Island yesterday. Sri Lanka Cricket appointed Jayawardene as the ‘Consultant Coach’ for the National Teams with ...

Jan 5, 2022 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles Tagged Avishka Gunawardena, Dunith Wellalage, Mahela Jayawardene

Dimuth on the verge of several batting milestones – by Sunil Thenabadu (sports editor – eLanka) Sri Lanka skipper Dimuth Karunaratne will equal the World Record for most consecutive fifties in Test match cricket if he scores a half-century in the first innings of the second Test against West Indies in Galle starting Monday. Sri Lanka’s Test captain Dimuth Karunaratne has hit a purple stripe this year and the 147 he scored against West Indies in the first Test in Galle this week was his fourth hundred in 2021. The 33-year-old came up with an similarly solid 83 in the second innings as Sri Lanka won by 187 runs with a session to spare. His feats have seen him accruing 854 runs this year in Test cricket at an average of 77. Only Joe Root and Rohit Sharma have scored more runs in 2021 although they have played more games ...

Nov 30, 2021 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles, Sunil Thenabadu Tagged Andy Flower, Chris Rogers and K.L. Rahul, ICC Test Championship, Joe Root, KUMAR SANGAKKARA, Mahela Jayawardene, Marvan Atapattu, Rohit Sharma, Shivnaraine Chanderpaul, T. M. Dilshan, Tilan Samaraweera

Dimuth on the verge of several batting milestones – by Sunil Thenabadu Sri Lanka skipper Dimuth Karunaratne will equal the World Record for most consecutive fifties in Test match cricket if he scores a half-century in the first innings of the second Test against West Indies in Galle starting Monday. Sri Lanka’s Test captain Dimuth Karunaratne has hit a purple stripe this year and the 147 he scored against West Indies in the first Test in Galle this week was his fourth hundred in 2021. The 33-year-old came up with an similarly solid 83 in the second innings as Sri Lanka won by 187 runs with a session to spare. His feats have seen him accruing 854 runs this year in Test cricket at an average of 77. Only Joe Root and Rohit Sharma have scored more runs in 2021 although they have played more games with the England captain participating ...

Nov 28, 2021 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles, Sunil Thenabadu Tagged Andy Flower, Chris Rogers and K.L. Rahul, Dimuth Karunaratne, KUMAR SANGAKKARA, Mahela Jayawardene, Marvan Atapattu, Shivnaraine Chanderpaul, Sri Lanka skippe, T. M. Dilshan, Test match, Tilan Samaraweera, West Indies