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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

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 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles Tagged Azhar Mahmood, Chaminda Vaas, Kamran Akmal, Misbah-ul-Haq, Mohammed Hafeez, Mohammed Yousuf, Muttiah Muralitharan, Nuwan Kulasekara, Romesh Kaluwitharana, Sanath Jayasuriya, Shahid Afridi, Shoaib Akhtar, Shoaib Malik, Tillakaratne Dilshan, Umar Gul, Upul Tharanga

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

Coaches should build teams, not win at any cost – Sanjeewa Ranatunga-By Dinesh Weerawansa Source:Dailynews Sri Lanka’s World Cup-winning captain Arjuna Ranatunga will be the chief guest at the 43rd Observer SLT Mobitel School Cricketers of the Year grand awards ceremony to be held at the BMICH, Colombo next Tuesday (14), commencing at 5.15 pm. Ranatunga, more than any of the past top award winners, has maintained a strong affiliation with the oldest and only uninterrupted schools awards ceremony ever since he first won the highest award way back in 1980 – some 41 years ago. He became the Observer Schoolboy Cricketer for the second time in his final year for Ananda College in 1982. Since then, Ranatunga has made it a habit to be at the Mega Show whenever possible, irrespective of who the chief guest is. Apart from Ranatunga, his whole family too – wife Samadara, son Dhyan ...

Dec 12, 2021 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles Tagged Minister Gamini Dissanayake, Sanath Jayasuriya, Sanjeeva Ranatunga

Micheal Tissera one of the finest gentleman cricketers – by Sunil Thenabadu (sports editor – eLanka) Photo source: island.lk On the 3rd December as the second Test between Sri Lanka and West Indies comes to a conclusion if goes on to day five, Michael Tissera will be in Galle to give away Sri Lanka captain Dimuth Karunaratne a trophy that bears his name and that of West Indies legend Sir Garry Sobers. Notwithstanding of the outcome of the second Test, Sri Lanka will retain the Sobers-Tissera Trophy having won the first Test. West Indies can only square the series and as the holders of the trophy hence in allits probability Sri Lanka will preserve the title. Sri Lanka’s current cricketers will do well to pick the brains of Tissera, an iconic figure in our game. He played the game at a time when the sport was not had dealt with money, ...

Nov 29, 2021 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles, Sunil Thenabadu Tagged 2007 World Cup.Champions Trophy, Aravinda de Silva, Dimuth Karunaratne, Kusal Mendis, Michael Tissera, Sanath Jayasuriya, Sidath Wettimuny, Sir Garry, Sri Lanka Cricket

To enhance the usage of English vernacular of our cricketers – by Sunil Thenabadu (Sports editor – eLanka) The sport of cricket has a well known history beginning in the late 16th century. Having originated in south-east England, it became the country’s national sport in the 18th century and has developed globally in the 19th and 20th centuries. International matches have been played since 1844 ,then Test cricket began, retrospectively recognized, in 1877. Cricket is the world’s second most popular spectator sport after association football (soccer).The total Governance is by the International Cricket Council (ICC) which has over one hundred countries and territories in membership although only twelve countries currently play Test cricket,the latest additions being Ireland and Afghanistan ,also governed by the ICC. Cricket as begun by the English still remains a sport where the language in use is of course English.Countries like England, Australia, South Africa,West Indies,Zimbabwe( formerly Rhodesia) had no problem with the English vernacular where everything connected to the game was in English .Lately with the advent of Asian countries viz India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh ...

Nov 4, 2021 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles Tagged Arjuna Ranatunga, Kumara Dharmasena, Sanath Jayasuriya

The epic partnership between Mathews and Mendis in year 2018 at the Basin Reserve NZ was only the fourth time a Sri Lankan duo had performed this feat for SL while it was the 22nd occasion in the annals of the history in Test cricket – by Sunil Thenabadu – Brisbane (eLanka Sports editor) MATHEWS AND MENDIS STONEWALLS KIWIS BY BATTING THROUGH THE ENTIRE DAY, All New Zealand Players Applaud Mathews and Mendis–what a sporting gesture. We Sri Lankans should follow and imitate Upon reaching his fighting rear-guard ninth Test hundred on the fourth day in the first Test in Basin Reserve,in yearS 2018 Wellington, Angelo Mathews was probably in alternative excavation at the verdict to expel him from the shorter formats performed 10 quick push-ups followed by flexing his biceps in the direction of the dressing room. This act was indisputably specifically for the coach Chandika Hathurusingha – who with the members of the ex-selection committee who were accountable for the hasty ...

Oct 17, 2021 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles, Sunil Thenabadu Tagged Arjuna Ranatunga, Bravo Angelo, Mathews, Mendis, Roshan Mahanama, Sanath Jayasuriya

Dilshan joins Gamer.LK’s Singer Esports Premier League Source:Island Dilshan to mentor Sabaragamuwa Knights PUBG Mobile team One of the most innovative batsmen of all time – T M Dilshan has joined Gamer.LK’s Singer Esports Premier League as the mentor for Sabaragamuwa Knights. The Sabaragamuwa Knights is a franchise Esports team that competes in the annual league. Sri Lanka’s top Esports athletes compete for a prize pool of Rs. 1 million in the mobile game “PUBG Mobile”, which is played by over a million Sri Lankan youth today. Dilshan is one of six cricketing legends to have announced their affiliation with Gamer.LK’s league, with the others being Russel Arnold, Chaminda Vaas, Sanath Jayasuriya, Lasith Malinga and Angelo Mathews. The mentors will be inspiring and guiding the Esports athletes who get recruited to the team, and shining a spotlight on the players and the league as a whole. ...

Aug 28, 2021 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles Tagged Chaminda Vaas, Lasith Malinga, Raveen Wijayatilake, Sanath Jayasuriya

Making Olympic dream a reality-by Rex Clementine After Duncan White won an Olympic medal in 1948 in London, Sri Lanka had to wait for 52 years to end their medal drought. Susanthika Jayasinghe in Sydney in 2000 became the second Sri Lankan to win a medal. Source:Island After Duncan White won the nation’s first Olympic medal in London, it took Sri Lanka 52 years to win their second Olympic medal in Sydney. If you believe in law of averages, our next medal should come somewhere in 2052. If you are over the age of 40 now, there is a good chance that you would be dead by the time the nation wins the next medal in Olympics. But then, there’s also something called if there’s a will there’s a way. Perhaps, you don’t have to wait for as many as 52 years to win an Olympic medal if you can ...

Aug 7, 2021 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles Tagged Aravinda de Silva, Muttiah Muralitharan, Sanath Jayasuriya, Susanthika Jayasinghe

Anusha to coach Mulgrave CC in Melbourne-by Dhammika Ratnaweera Anusha Samaranayake Source:Dailynews Former Sri Lanka Fast Bowling Coach Anusha Samaranayake has signed with Mulgrave Cricket Club in Melbourne as Assistant Coach for the 2021 season. The 59-year-old veteran was earlier attached to Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) Coaching Department for over a decade. However, in 2016 he was suspended for two months by SLC because of match-fixing allegations. In August 2016, he was cleared but SLC did not seek his services thereafter. ...

Jul 8, 2021 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles Tagged Anusha Samaranayake, Sanath Jayasuriya, T. M. Dilshan