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Sri Lanka news

SLC seek change in Caribbean Premier League schedule

May 9, 2013: Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) has asked the West Indies Cricket Board to reschedule the inaugural Caribbean Premier League (CPL), in order to avoid a scheduling overlap with the Sri Lanka Premier League

IPL 2013 news

Muralitharan disappointed with IPL ruling

Mar 27, 2013: Muttiah Muralitharan has expressed disappointment at the BCCI's ruling to disallow Sri Lankan players from participating in matches in Chennai

Sri Lanka v Bangladesh, 2nd Test, Colombo, 3rd day

What will Sri Lanka do without Herath?

Mar 18, 2013: After Murali's retirement, the responsibility to win Tests has again fallen on the shoulders of a lone spinner

Sri Lanka news

Chaminda Vaas appointed Sri Lanka's fast bowling coach

Feb 20, 2013: Sri Lanka Cricket has appointed Chaminda Vaas as national fast bowling coach for two years, after weeks of negotiations with the former left-arm fast bowler

Sri Lanka news

Vaas, Murali lined up for SL coaching roles

Jan 29, 2013: Sri Lanka Cricket is considering Muttiah Muralitharan and Chaminda Vaas for spin and fast bowling coaching positions, SLC chief executive Ajit Jayasekara said

Melbourne Renegades v Adelaide Strikers, BBL, Docklands

Murali spins Renegades back to the top

Jan 2, 2013: Muttiah Muralitharan ripped through the Adelaide Strikers to send the Melbourne Renegades back to the top of the Big Bash ladder with a crushing 48-run win at Etihad Stadium

Big Bash League 2012-13

Warne and Murali meet in BBL opener

Dec 6, 2012: Test cricket's two leading wicket-takers, Shane Warne and Muttiah Muralitharan, will face off in the Big Bash League season opener

'The weight of the country'

Oct 2, 2012: An American talking cricket with Pakistan fans in Sri Lanka. Plus, a garden party Sri Lankan high-society style

BBL 2012-13 news

Murali signs with Melbourne Renegades

Jul 12, 2012: Muttiah Muralitharan confirmed he would play for the Renegades in the Big Bash League

Australia news

Muralitharan keen to play in BBL

Jul 5, 2012: Muttiah Muralitharan has declared his intention to play in the Big Bash League next season, and the Melbourne Renegades could be the most likely team to win his services

County news

England's T20 'old fashioned' says Murali

Jun 13, 2012: Muttiah Muralitharan, Sri Lanka's record-breaking spin bowler, has dismissed England's Twenty20 format as "old fashioned" and called for it to adopt the franchise format favoured by the IPL.

Five-for

May 10, 2012: Modern spinners who could take any batsman on in any conditions and win

Royal Challengers v Delhi Daredevils, IPL, Bangalore

De Villiers, Murali overcome Delhi

Apr 7, 2012: Royal Challengers Bangalore were without their talisman Chris Gayle, who had an injured groin, but four other overseas players performed roles expected of them to give the campaign a successful start

An all-time great, and no denying

Apr 2, 2012: A Sri Lankan fan doubts Murali's action till he sees him bowling in an arm brace

Bangladesh Premier League 2012

'Bangladesh can't make do with left-arm spin only' - Muralitharan

Feb 15, 2012: Muttiah Muralitharan has said that Bangladesh will need variety in their bowling stocks to complement the surfeit of left-arm spinners emerging in the country

County news

Muralitharan back at Gloucestershire for T20s

Jan 30, 2012: Muttiah Muralitharan, the leading wicket-taker in Test and ODI cricket, will be back at Gloucestershire this year to play a part in the county's Friends Life t20 campaign

South Africa v Sri Lanka, 2nd Test, Durban

'The fewer excuses we make, the better' - Sangakkara

Dec 25, 2011: Kumar Sangakkara says the team will have to continue practicing to improve, instead of dwelling on excuses

Why the 100th doesn't matter

Dec 3, 2011: An "international hundred" is an artificial landmark and we don't need to be flying into a frenzy because Tendulkar is on the brink of a hundred of those

Greatest Teams

One-day giants

Dec 1, 2011: Five one-day international sides that have left a lasting mark on the game

IPL news

Muralitharan hopes for new IPL offer

Sep 20, 2011: Muttiah Muralitharan has said he hopes another IPL franchise will sign him now that the BCCI has terminated Kochi Tuskers Kerala