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PERCY RECEIVES RS. 5 MN FROM SLC – By Sunil Thenabadu Source : info-rain Sri Lanka Cricket has presented Rs. 5 million to Mr. Percy Abeysekera, Sri Lanka’s legendary cheerleader on the cricket field. The decision has been taken by the Executive Committee of Sri Lanka Cricket, headed by Mr. Shammi Silva, President of Sri Lanka Cricket. “Percy’s contribution to the game of cricket in Sri Lanka as a cheerleader is immeasurable, and he has been a tower of strength for the players and to the game as a whole, and it was our turn to give back and look into his wellbeing,” said Mr. Mohan de Silva, Honorary Secretary of Sri Lanka Cricket.The donation was handed over to Mr. Abeysekera by the Honorary Secretary of Sri Lanka Cricket, Mr. Mohan De Silva, when he visited Percy’s house on behalf of Sri Lanka Cricket to inquire about his health and wellbeing. ...

Sep 19, 2023 Posted by In Articles, Sunil Thenabadu Tagged , , , , ,
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Australia, India cricket series and Asia Cup will go on as scheduled, says Mohan-by Dhammika Ratnweera Source:Dailynews Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) is expected to conduct Australia, India cricket series and Asia Cup as scheduled while the discussion between Asian cricket board heads and Australia Cricket chiefs during the recently concluded ICC meeting in Dubai was very successful in holding forthcoming international tournaments said SLC Secretary Mohan de Silva. After six years Australia cricket team is scheduled to come here for the full cricket series (test, ODI and T-20) Australian cricket officials are very keen to be ready for this tour which consists of two Test matches, three T-20’s and 5 ODI’s while Indians are also expected to tour end of next August and all these series give much-needed income for Sri Lanka. Meanwhile, Australian officials are already here to look into their tour plan and the security conditions before the ...

Apr 15, 2022 Posted by In Articles Tagged , , , ,
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Lanka Premier League completes successful Season 2; Thisara Perera and Shoaib Malik laud IPG Group and SLC Lanka Premier League. (Photo Source: LPL)Source:Crictracker The second season of the Lanka Premier League garnered tremendous interest from all corners of the world as IPG Group and Sri Lanka Cricket conducted yet another successful season from 05 December 2021 to 23 December 2021 in Colombo and Hambantota. “The high quality of cricket we have seen played at the LPL is testimony to the new talent that is in abundance in Sri Lanka that without a tourney such as this would have been almost impossible to discover,” Hon. Namal Rajapaksa MP, Minister of Youth and Sports said. “I would like to take this opportunity to thank Anil Mohan, the Founder CEO of the IPG Group for organizing this magnificent tourney, the franchise owners, all the sponsors, and the public for all the support they ...

Dec 31, 2021 Posted by In Articles Tagged , , , ,
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Shammi Silva re-elected as President of Sri Lanka Cricket Source:Dailynews Shammi Silva was elected uncontested as the President of Sri Lanka Cricket for the 2021 to 2023 period, during the Sri Lanka Cricket Elections held this morning, stated the Sri Lanka Cricket. The decision was declared by the Election Committee of Sri Lanka Cricket. ...

May 22, 2021 Posted by In Articles Tagged ,
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AG recommends new committee for SLC Source:Dailynews The Attorney General’s (AG’s) Department has recommended that Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) be placed under a new management committee until its election of office-bearers on May 20 as the current committee’s term expired on February 20, 2021. According to the Sports Ministry Secretary Anuradha Wijekoon, on Attorney General’s advice, a five-member Committee will be appointed today in place of the current cricket administration until the SLC elections which will be held on May 20. ...

Apr 2, 2021 Posted by In Articles Tagged ,
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Teddy bears’ picnic at Sri Lanka cricket election-BY CALLISTUS DAVY Source:Sundayobserver If it takes place, an election of office bearers to Sri Lanka Cricket will go down in history as the most dubious and foul-play ridden ballot that the Shammi Silva camp is expected to wrap up on May 20. It means candidates from the poised-to-win Shammi Silva clan could lose one post but sneak up from another end and grab another slot. The rival Nishantha Ranatunga group can only frown on the whole fiasco and the question will be how much time they’ll need before they throw in the towel when the going gets tougher after exhausting all legal redress which they claim to be deprived of. ...

Mar 23, 2021 Posted by In Articles Tagged ,
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