Sri Lanka news

'Dressing room a happy place' - Atapattu

Jun 29, 2014: Sri Lanka's interim head coach Marvan Atapattu has said their Test series win in England stemmed from a dressing room in which 'everyone was honest with their opinions and was allowed to talk freely'

Sri Lanka news

Former Sri Lankan seamer dies at 57

Jun 23, 2014: Former Sri Lankan fast bowler Lantra Fernando died at the age of 57 on Monday during his morning jog in his hometown in Moratuwa

Sri Lanka in England 2014

Battle with England seamers pivotal, says Adams

Jun 8, 2014: Chris Adams, consultant to the Sri Lanka team, has said the key to Sri Lanka winning a Test series in England for the first time will be for their experienced batsmen to come out on top against England's seamers

Sri Lanka in England 2014

Will assess Test future one tour at a time - Jayawardene

Jun 2, 2014: Sri Lanka batsman Mahela Jayawardene has said he will assess his Test future on a series by series basis and will continue so long as he is satisfied with the way he is contributing to the team

England v Sri Lanka, 2nd ODI, Chester-le-Street

Atapattu backs Sri Lanka's fighting spirit

May 24, 2014: Marvan Atapattu, Sri Lanka's interim coach, has backed his team to come out firing in the second one-day international against England as they attempt to level the series

Sri Lanka tour of England 2014

Adapting to conditions key- Mathews

May 4, 2014: Sri Lanka captain Angelo Mathews believes that adapting to English conditions as quickly as possible will be his team's biggest challenge in their upcoming tour of England and Ireland

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SL need fast-bowling allrounders for World Cup - Jayasuriya

Apr 27, 2014: Sanath Jayasuriya, the Sri Lanka chief selector, has outlined the need of fast-bowling allrounders for next year's World Cup in Australia and New Zealand if the team is to repeat the success it had in the T20 version in Bangladesh

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Former SL umpire Basil Anthony dies aged 76

Apr 25, 2014: Basil Anthony, the former Sri Lanka umpire who officiated in his Sri Lanka's inaugural Test, against Australia in Kandy in 1983, has died in Perth. He was aged 76

Sri Lanka news

Former SL first-class cricketer dies aged 81

Apr 25, 2014: Dandeniya Hemachandra De Silva, the eldest of four brothers who played first-class club cricket in Sri Lanka, has died in Melbourne on Friday at the age of 81

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Former SL spinner Neil Chanmugam dies aged 73

Apr 23, 2014: Neil Chanmugam, one of Sri Lanka's leading offspinners of the pre-Test era, passed away on Tuesday aged 73 having lost his battle with cancer that affected him for the past four years

New Zealand v Sri Lanka, World T20, Group 1, Chittagong

No excuses for Sri Lanka - Malinga

Mar 30, 2014: A spot in the semi-finals of the World T20 could well be heavily weighted on the toss of a coin when Sri Lanka take on New Zealand for one remaining spot in Group 1

World T20 2014

Chandimal suspended for one match

Mar 28, 2014: Dinesh Chandimal will miss Sri Lanka's final group match against New Zealand after he was suspended for one match due to Sri Lanka being found guilty of maintaining a slow over rate for the second time inside 12 months

England v Sri Lanka, World T20, Group 1, Chittagong

No extra spin for Sri Lanka

Mar 26, 2014: Sri Lanka will resist the temptation the bolster their spin attack against England even though the opposition have a poor record against the turning ball

Netherlands v Sri Lanka, World T20, Group 1, Chittagong

'Netherlands are playing good cricket' - Chandimal

Mar 23, 2014: Despite this history of putting less-fancied teams in their place, Sri Lanka captain Dinesh Chandimal has assured fans his team will not be beset by complacency against Netherlands

World T20 news

Chandimal eyeing opponents' spin weaknesses

Mar 21, 2014: Sri Lanka will look to use their opponents' deficiencies against spin to their advantage at the World T20 in Bangladesh, captain Dinesh Chandimal has said

Sri Lanka news

SL hope for advantage in familiar conditions

Mar 16, 2014: Sri Lanka coach Paul Farbrace believes the experience of having played in Bangladesh over the past six weeks could work in favour of his team during the World T20

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'Unanimous' SLC backs ICC revamp

Feb 18, 2014: Sri Lanka Cricket's Executive Committee has made a unanimous decision to support the governance, finance and FTP changes in the ICC at its meeting on February 17

Sri Lanka news

Silva a solid Test opening option for Sri Lanka - Ford

Jan 22, 2014: Outgoing Sri Lanka coach Graham Ford has expressed optimism about Sri Lanka's future, after several key players contributed heavily in the Test series against Pakistan

Pakistan v Sri Lanka 2013-14

Kusal Perera to replace injured Thirimanne

Jan 6, 2014: An ankle injury has ruled Lahiru Thirimanne out of the remainder of the three-Test series against Pakistan.

Sri Lanka cricket

'Need to play a minimum of 8-10 Tests a year' - Jayawardene

Dec 29, 2013: Mahela Jayawardene talks to ESPNcricinfo about the impact of fewer Tests on Sri Lanka's cricket, the cricketing transition facing the national side and his plans to continue until the 2015 World Cup