Cricketing Amity, September 2002: Janashakthi XI vs Jaffna District Cricket XI-by Michael Roberts During the ceasefire period after Eelam War III some leading members of the cricketing world in Colombo reached out in reconciliatory mood to Jaffna by organising a high-profile cricket match.[i] Enthusiastic Jaffna Fans mob Murali Chandra Schaffter: The Jaffna Match, 1 September 2002 With Ranil Wickremesinghe becoming Prime Minister in 2001, a ceasefire agreement was negotiated with the LTTE and the A9 was opened after many years. Janashakthi took the opportunity to open its Jaffna branch in August Because of our association with cricket, we felt that the best way would be to stage a cricket match which would bring the enthusiastic cricket fans in Jaffna out of their homes. It was a major rush but my son Ramesh,who was adept at such events, began organizing the match as well as the opening of the branch. I had just returned to ...
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Brother of Shane Warne to visit Foundation of Goodness-By Bipin Dani Source:Dailymirror The brother of the late Australian spinner Shane Warne, who arrived in Sri Lanka on Friday, will visit the Foundation of Goodness in Seenigama as part of his itinerary. Jason Warne and his wife Shay are in Sri Lanka on the invitation of the Minister of Tourism Harin Fenando and the Sri Lanka Tourism Promotion Bureau (SLTPB), The Foundation of Goodness was founded by Philanthropist Kushil Gunasekera, with whom Shane Warne associated in relief efforts after the 2004 tsunami. ...
Jul 8, 2022
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Seven former Sri Lankan stars to play for Asia team-by Dhammika Ratnaweera Source:Dailynews Seven former star Sri Lankan cricketers Sanath Jayasuriya, Muttiah Muralitharan, Chaminda Vaas, Romesh Kaluwitharana, Tillakaratne Dilshan, Nuwan Kulasekara and Upul Tharanga have been drawn in to the Asia team for the Legends Cricket League 2022, which is set to begin from January 20th at the Oman Cricket Stadium.In addition some legendary names will confirm their participation in the tournament which is going to be keen tussle. All seven players were involved the first tournament held last year . Two Pakistan star players paceman Shoaib Akhtar and all-rounder Shahid Afridi also among the Asian team with Sri Lanka players. However, the tournament will not see Indian legend Sachin Tendulkar, who was a major attraction in the first edition of the tournament held in Ranchi last year. Even though the tournament promo included the name of Tendulkar, the master ...
Jan 16, 2022
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Imran Khan, Sri Lankan cricketers recall bygone era-BY DHAMMIKA RATNAWEERA mran Khan with former members of the Sri Lanka cricket team Source:Sundayobserver Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan, in his efforts to strengthen sports diplomacy, participated at an interactive session with the sports community of Sri Lanka on Wednesday at the Shangri- La Hotel in Colombo during his two day visit. The former Pakistan cricket captain Khan fondly recalled his visit to Sri Lanka as a fresh university graduate and as a young player and commended the Sri Lankan players in attendance especially Arjuna Ranatunga as the team captain in the World Cup win in Pakistan. ...
Feb 28, 2021
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Tagged Arjuna Ranatunga, Brendon Kuruppu, Chaminda Vaas, Hashan Tillekaratne, KUMAR SANGAKKARA, Muttiah Muralidaran, Romesh Kaluwitharana, Roy Dias, Sanath Jayasuriya, Sidath Wettimuny
Dilshan leads Lanka Legends Source:Dailynews Former Sri Lankan all-rounder Tillakaratne Dilshan will lead the Sri Lanka Legends team for the ‘The Road Safety World Series’ Twenty20 extravaganza featuring the global superstars of cricket from 5 to 21 March in Raipur, India.The Lankan squad will leave on 1 March. These legends will not only be playing cricket, but they will also be lending their might towards a greater cause – creating awareness about road safety in India. The ‘Road Safety World Series’ has got the blessings and approval of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), and will feature some of the biggest names in the game from Australia, India, South Africa, Sri Lanka and the West Indies. ...
Feb 28, 2021
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Kalu’s hide away- Sri Lankan Cricketing Legend Nickname Little Kalu, Little Dynamite was the late great Tony Greg’s FAVOURITE කැලයක් මැද සැඟවුනු කලුවිතාරනගේ සුපිරි මාලිගාව – Romesh Kaluwitharana Romesh Kaluwitharana, or ‘Kalu’ as he was known, is most well remembered for the revolution he brought about to opening the batting in the limited overs format. Along with Sanath Jayasuriya, he transformed the role of an opening batsman to an all-attacking aggressor. His major weakness of playing one shot too many in the middle-order turned into a massive advantage after his promotion to the top. This pint sized dynamo was unafraid to take on the fast bowlers in the initial overs and gave Sri Lanka the momentum early on in the innings on a consistent basis. The template emulated by most teams over the world now of having a keeper opening the attack and going hard after the new ball have him to thank. Kalu burst onto the ...
SLC nominates five names for National Selection Committee-by Indika Welagedara Source:Dailynews Sri Lanka Cricket has named five nominees for the National Cricket Selection Committee. The five names sent by the SLC to the National Sports Selection Committee and National Sports Council are Pramodya Wickramasinghe (Chairman), Hemantha Wickramaratne, Kapila Wijegunawardena, Romesh Kaluwitharana, and Varuna Waragoda, Daily News reliably learns. Pramodya was a member of the World Cup winning Sri Lankan team of 1996 led by skipper Arjuna Ranatunga, which beat Austrailia in the final by seven wickets at Lahore, Pakistan. Pramodya – an old boy of Rahula College Matara, first came to the limelight playing for the Sri Lanka national team against Pakistan in 1991 while playing club cricket for Matara SC. He later moved to SSC for better prospects. ...
Feb 4, 2021
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The UNCELEBRATED ARTICLE THAT LED TO THE DECISION REVIEW SYSTEM (DRS) IN CRICKET – by Senaka Weeraratna New Umpire Referral Rule in cricket : The umpire’s immunity limits Appeal rights and accurate adjudication in cricket: Source:Archives The regular recurrence of umpiring errors that were vividly shown on video replays during the 1998 -1999 cricket season in Australia was a frustrating experience for both the participants and the followers of the game. This frustration is compounded when the adjudication errors are seen to distort the natural outcome of the contest. In that drama filled one-day match between England and Sri Lanka in Adelaide (1999), Arjuna Ranatunga’s verbal duel with Umpire Ross Emerson overshadowed two significant umpiring mistakes that enabled the reprieved two batsmen to score centuries. The first error was the rejection of an appeal by Umpire Tony McQuillan against the English batsman Graeme Hick who was seen on video replay to be caught ...
Road Safety World Series 2020: Dilshan stars as Sri Lanka Legends beat Australia Legends Source:-myKhel Tilakratne Dilshan picked three wickets Mumbai, March 9: Skipper Tilakratne Dilshan starred as Sri Lanka Legends held their nerve to defeat Australia Legends by seven runs in the second game of the Road Safety World Series in Mumbai on Sunday (March 8). Electing to bat, Sri Lanka Legends managed to score 161/8 and then bowled out Australia to 154. Sri Lankan bowlers had reduced Aussies to 59/7, but then Nathan Reardon (96) gave them a real scare as he brought Aussies close to victory, but could not romp his side home. Dilshan, who grabbed three wickets, was the pick of the bowlers for the Lankans. Australia needed 17 runs from six balls, but Dilshan defended it successfully in the final over of the match. Earlier, Romesh Kaluwitharana, who had started the trend of ...
Mar 10, 2020
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