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Damith Samarakoon

Time for Thirimanne to repay faith and deliver

Time for Thirimanne to repay faith and deliver

Having been given a long rope, despite a shaky technique, the onus is on Lahiru Thirimanne to step up and convert promise into substance

02-Jun-2016•Damith Samarakoon
Arjuna's real-life Hobbits

Arjuna's real-life Hobbits

A Sri Lankan fan inspired by the heroes of 1996 ponders the impact of an Associate-free World Cup on cricket fans in Kabul, Dublin, Rotterdam and Kathmandu

11-Mar-2015•Damith Samarakoon
Sri Lanka in a World Cup funk

Sri Lanka in a World Cup funk

For a Sri Lanka fan, the team's losing streak in the New Zealand ODIs is perhaps the equivalent of getting paralysed by poison. Your body is immobile giving the impression that you've died, but inside, you are still very much alive. Screaming.

29-Jan-2015•Damith Samarakoon
Don't get greedy Sri Lanka

Don't get greedy Sri Lanka

A lesson for Sri Lankan Cricket from Breaking Bad - if it ain't broke, don't obsess over fixing it

15-Sep-2014•Damith Samarakoon
SLPL - a piece of a jigsaw puzzle

SLPL - a piece of a jigsaw puzzle

The SLPL has had mixed reviews - there are the fanboys of Sri Lanka cricket and then there are the ones who didn't get it at all

25-Feb-2013•Damith Samarakoon
Sri Lanka Cricket slams unfounded expectations

Sri Lanka Cricket slams unfounded expectations

Board criticises media and fans for demanding a well-run cricket administration

21-Sep-2012•Damith Samarakoon
'I do struggle to convert fifties into hundreds'

'I do struggle to convert fifties into hundreds'

Angelo Mathews is the man Sri Lanka turn to when they need a finisher in a chase. He talks about the pressure of the role, his Test form, and captaincy ambitions

29-Aug-2012•Interview by Damith Samarakoon
Letters to Sanga

Letters to Sanga

If there's one thing that Sri Lanka Cricket is good at, it's communicating with its star players

06-Jun-2012•Damith Samarakoon
BCCI investigates un-Sri Lankan team

BCCI investigates un-Sri Lankan team

Victories and absence of long names raise red flags

04-Mar-2012•Damith Samarakoon
If it's Sydney, it must be a Sri Lankan win

If it's Sydney, it must be a Sri Lankan win

Big hits, steely glares, great music and lively entertainment makes even a one-sided game rather fun

18-Feb-2012•Damith Samarakoon
Sri Lanka Cricket does away with fans

Sri Lanka Cricket does away with fans

Says pesky supporters have been hindering the progress of the team

30-Jan-2012•Damith Samarakoon
If Steve Jobs had run cricket

If Steve Jobs had run cricket

The sport would have been played in pristine outfits, by beautiful people who'd get all their problems solved by someone smarter than the umps

18-Oct-2011•Damith Samarakoon
The cult of Thilan

The cult of Thilan

There walk among us those who will rip your intestines out, fill them with Statsguru links and feed them back to you if you say a word against Samaraweera

06-Oct-2011•Damith Samarakoon
Welcome to the pack, Geoff

Welcome to the pack, Geoff

Sri Lanka's new coach gets introduced to the ways of the team's senior players

30-Sep-2011•Damith Samarakoon
Life as a former slinger (still a curly blond)

Life as a former slinger (still a curly blond)

There's all this free time to spend, but only if the Sri Lankan team stops making all those SOS calls

19-Sep-2011•Damith Samarakoon
Sanga's Eleven

Sanga's Eleven

What do you get when Sri Lanka's ever-so-smooth captain puts together a crack team to get up the noses of the Australians? Cricket plus heist movie, that's what

10-Mar-2010•Damith Samarakoon
Where the party's at

Where the party's at

The SCG had the feel of an after-semester do. No one much minded that one side didn't really show up

24-Feb-2010•Damith Samarakoon
Nice pairs

Nice pairs

Television's Amazing Race unfailingly delivers stereotype teams each season. What if cricketers were to go on the show, we asked ourselves

18-Feb-2010•Damith Samarakoon
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