After brilliant 45 years, Ian Chappell quits commentaries- by Rex Clementine Source:Island Most of us know Ian Chappell as a commentator who pulled no punches. But he also could dish out humour like he did ahead of the Adelaide Test match of 1996. “The good news is that Sri Lanka are playing someone with extra pace and the not so good news is that we have to pronounce Ravindra Pushpakumara.” Chappell was most cricket fans’ favourite commentator and he will be missed as he was the best storyteller in our game. “I realized Australia were losing the plot ahead of the 1996 World Cup final before the toss. I had to do an interview with Shane Warne after Ravi Shastri had done one with the Sri Lankan captain Arjuna Ranatunga. As I approached Warney, he asked me, ‘What has that fat b****** had to tell about me now.’ Arjuna had ...
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Sri Lanka women get surprise tour of Pakistan-BY DHAMMIKA RATNAWEERA The promising Harshitha Madavi to lead Sri Lanka on unexpected tour of Pakistan Source:Sundayobserver Sri Lanka’s women’s cricket team in need of international competition, have got a surprise tour of Pakistan ahead of their World Cup qualifiers. The 23 players were in a bio-bubble at the P. Sara Oval until Wednesday, during which period they played five competitive matches to select 17 players for the World Cup qualifiers. They earlier underwent a training session in Dambulla and worked hard on their fitness with the support of a physiotherapist. The newly appointed head coach of the National women’s cricket team Hashan Tillekaratne said all 23 players gave their maximum effort to build up their skills and focus on the ICC Women’s World Cup qualifier in Zimbabwe from November 25 to December 5. ...
