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Virender Sehwag, Diana Edulji and Aravinda de Silva inducted into ICC Hall of Fame

Mon, 13 Nov 2023 06:20:12 GMT

Two of them are World Cup winners and one is a trailblazer in women's cricket

SLC suspends all board-run domestic tournaments

Sat, 02 Sep 2023 04:25:10 GMT

Continuation of domestic season now in the hands of the country's sports minister

Aravinda de Silva on Sri Lanka players protesting their new contracts: 'They should win games and not complain'

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

The new payment system has created a bit of a divide between players and the board

Inter-provinicial cricket set to become Sri Lanka's premier first-class tournament

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

SLC technical committee chairman Aravinda de Silva shares details of future plans

Tom Moody appointed as Sri Lanka's director of cricket

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

The role will have Moody overseeing Sri Lanka's international programme and domestic tournaments

Sri Lanka hope to appoint Tom Moody as director of cricket

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

He's set to receive a three-year contract that will allow him to oversee all aspects of the game in the country

2011 WC final: Sri Lanka police drop corruption probe

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

ICC ACU says 'no reason to doubt integrity' of the match

Sangakkara, Jayawardene called up in investigation into 2011 World Cup final

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

A former SL sports minister has alleged corruption, though no evidence has been made public

SL selectors lobby government to sign Sangakkara, Jayawardene as consultants

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

They also want to get Aravinda de Silva and Roshan Mahanama on board

Sports ministry slow to act on former SL players' report

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

The five-member committee featuring the likes of Aravinda de Silva, Mahela Jayawardene and Kumar Sangakkara had suggested plans for domestic cricket in the first report

Jayawardene, Sangakkara to assist in Sri Lanka's revamp

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Alongside Aravinda de Silva, Anura Tennakoon, they are expected to work on a range of topics including a restructuring of the domestic cricket scene

SLC looks to get de Silva, Jayawardene on board

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Roshan Mahanama, Brendon Kuruppu and Graeme Labrooy are among the other former players the board is attempting to align with in its efforts to arrest the decline of the national team

Aravinda de Silva steps down from SLC role

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

A board release said Aravinda de Silva stepped down due to "personal commitments that would hinder his availability and time investment in the Committee further"

SLC wishes to retain de Silva's services

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Sri Lanka Cricket wishes to retain outgoing chief selector Aravinda de Silva as an "advisor of cricket affairs" - a new loosely-defined position, in which he will be expected to work with the new selectors and national team management

Sangakkara appointed Sri Lanka selector in major revamp

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

In a surprise move nine days from the start of Sri Lanka's WT20 campaign, the country's sports minister has appointed a new set of selectors headed by Aravinda de Silva, relieving the former selection panel ahead of time

Could not bear losing World Cup - de Silva

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Aravinda de Silva, the outgoing chairman of selectors, has said that Sri Lanka's failure win the World Cup final is something he could not bear

SLC selection committee quits before end of term

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

The Sri Lankan selection committee, headed by chief selector Aravinda De Silva, has handed in its resignation to the sports minister today

de Silva non-committal on Jayasuriya, Vaas

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Sri Lanka's chairman of selectors Aravinda de Silva gave no indication that Sanath Jayasuriya and Chaminda Vaas would be in contention for a spot in the final 15

'Mendis was left out for tactical reasons' - de Silva

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Tillakaratne Dilshan, Sri Lanka's stand-in captain, has said he is thrilled with the performances of youngsters like wicketkeeper-batsman Dinesh Chandimal and allrounder Jeewan Mendis

Sri Lanka plans Twenty20 league with foreign players

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Sri Lanka Cricket is planning to revamp its domestic Twenty20 tournament by allowing foreign players to participate, Aravinda de Silva, the board's newly-appointed chief selector has said

Aravinda de Silva targets World Cup glory

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Aravinda de Silva, Sri Lanka's former captain and newly-appointed chairman of selectors, has singled out winning the World Cup in 2011 as his "primary responsibility" in his latest role

Sri Lankan sports minister slams cricket board

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Sri Lanka's sports minister, Chandrasiri Bandara Ratnayake, has called Sri Lanka Cricket the third most corrupt institution in the country

Aravinda de Silva takes over as chief selector

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Former Sri Lankan captain Aravinda de Silva has been named chairman of a new four-member national selection committee by sports minister

Practice games key to Under-19 success - Wikramanayke

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Sunil Wikramanayake attributed the success of Sri Lanka's Under-19 cricketers in Australia to the number of practice games the squad played at home

SLC to check on security measures for World Twenty20

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) will be sending its security consultant Lawrence Fernando to England on May 17 to assess and report on the security measures in place for next month's World Twenty20

'Play school matches on matting wickets'

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Batting is key for Sri Lanka U-19s - de Silva

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Aravinda de Silva has said that the Sri Lanka Under-19 team could be a threat to the other countries if they batted well in the U-19 World Cup

Aravinda de Silva appointed in to interim committee

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

The seven-member committee headed by former Sri Lanka captain Arjuna Ranatunga will expand to ten with these new appointments

de Silva heads SLC cricket committee

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Newly-appointed chairman of Sri Lanka Cricket's (SLC) cricket committee Aravinda de Silva wants to improve the pitches prepared for junior cricket

de Silva to assist U-19 squad

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

de Silva will meet the squad on January 2 and assist them till February 9, before they depart for Malaysia. He will not accompany them on the tour due to some private commitments

Hi Ho de Silva

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Nothing in the new Australian cricket season is more mouthwatering than the prospect of a duel between spinner supreme Shane Warne and the quick-silver master of the crease, Aravinda de Silva

Tendulkar scores third hundred for Lashings

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Sachin Tendulkar scored his third century in four matches for Lashings as he and Aravinda de Silva formed the backbone of the 26-run victory against Taunton School Invitational XI

de Silva backs Jayasuriya and Malinga for second Test

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Aravinda de Silva has called for the inclusion of Lasith Malinga and Sanath Jayasuriya to play in the second Test against England

Old boys enjoy their days in the sun

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Rod Gilmour looks back on the inaugural 20-20 World Cricket Classic in Nassau

de Silva retires from Tests

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Aravinda de Silva effectively brings his Test career to a close

Bermuda to host World Cricket Classic

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

The World Cricket Classic, a Twenty20 cricket competition set to feature former leading international players, has been launched in London

Major tops election poll for MCC

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

John Major, the former Prime Minister and current president of Surrey, has topped the poll in the elections of the next of committee of MCC

Gavaskar leads World XI selectors

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

A star-studded selection panel chaired by Sunil Gavaskar will choose the ICC World XIs for the six-day Super Test against Australia and three one-day matches in October

Sri Lankans thank New Zealand Cricket

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Sri Lankans thank New Zealand Cricket

Panel calls for more research into suspect actions

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

The ICC's cricket committee has recommended that more research be done regarding bowling actions before making any changes to the current rules on illegal deliveries

Astle shines amid the showers

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Nathan Astle scored an unbeaten 64 to confirm that he is well on the way to full match fitness, but New Zealand were frustrated by the weather for the third day running, as the opening fixture of their tour of England - against a British Universities

Jayasuriya ready to lead from the top

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Sanath Jayasuriya believes his performance at the top of Sri Lanka's batting order will be crucial to the outcome of the forthcoming Test and ODI series between Australia and Sri Lanka

Aravinda de Silva pulls no punches as national selector

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Perhaps the biggest surprise of recent weeks - a period packed with resignations, sackings and appointments - was the appointment of Aravinda de Silva as a selector

Aravinda de Silva: The end of the Road

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

So the time has come to say farewell

Aravinda De Silva prepares himself for swangsong

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Aravinda de Silva, the Sri Lanka's highest run scorer in Tests and ODIs, is preparing himself for the final chapter in a glorious career that has spanned nearly two decades

Aravinda de Silva applauds Sri Lanka's new abrasive approach

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Veteran middle order batsman Aravinda de Silva, the longest serving international cricketer on the circuit today, has applauded his younger teammates for their abrasive, never-say-die approach in the final Test against South Africa

De Silva urged to stay on by coach and captain

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Veteran Sri Lankan batsman Aravinda de Silva, who announced on Friday that he would retire after the ICC World Cup next year, has been asked to consider extending his 18-year career by Sri Lanka coach Dav Whatmore and captain Sanath Jayasuriya

Aravinda de Silva admits he'd given up hope of playing again

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

He looked set to slip quietly into retirement; an unsatisfactory end for such a great cricketer

Aravinda De Silva given hope of England recall by new selectors

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Star batsman Aravinda de Silva has been given fresh hope of an international recall after a meeting with Sri Lanka's newly appointed selection committee

Aravinda de Silva blasts Lankan bowling

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Veteran batsman Aravinda de Silva, on the verge of retirement after his recent omission from the national squad, blamed Sri Lanka's bowlers and fielders for their seven-wicket defeat by India in the second Test Kandy

Aravinda de Silva unlikely to play against India

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Sri Lanka's five-man selection committee will select the Test squad for the forthcoming three-match series against India on Thursday night and they look set to omit veteran batsmen Aravinda de Silva

Fernando completes Sri Lankan match fixing report.

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Sri Lanka's special anti corruption investigator Desmond Fernando confirmed today that he has completed his match fixing investigations and will handover his report to the Sri Lankan cricket board tomorrow

Sri Lankan match fixing probe runs into further delays

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Sri Lanka's special anti corruption investigator, Desmond Fernando, admitted today that he is not in a position to submit his match fixing report by the end of this month

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Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Dawson brought in for Paarl match

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Alan Dawson, the Western Province allrounder who was last part of the South African squad in Nairobi in 1999, received an emergency call-up for Tuesday's Standard Bank one-day international in Paarl as yet another fast bowler clambered onto the

Aravinda De Silva to be sent to South Africa

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Aravinda de Silva looks set to be sent to South Africa as a replacement for Upul Chandana, who has sustained an injury and is being sent back to Sri Lanka

Aravinda's autobiography set to do well in the UK (4 June 1999)

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

The 1999 World Cup may not be Aravinda's World Cup but De Silva's life story is a hit in London

Aravinda de Silva set to make his mark once again (11 May 1999)

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Aravinda de Silva flew in to London with a smile on his face, he has good reason to smile

Aravinda de Silva completes 8,000 ODI runs (30 March 1999)

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Pinnaduwage Aravinda de Silva has become the third batsman to score 8,000 runs in Limited Overs International cricket after Desmond Haynes and Mohammad Azharuddin

Injured Sri Lankans may be out of Australia tour (13 December 1998)

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

The duo had earlier been given time until December 23 to pass a fitness test to qualify but officials said their participation in the triangular series that includes Australia and England remained doubtful

Aravinda celebrates birthday with quiet resolution (17 October 1998)

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Sri Lanka's master batsman Aravinda de Silva is preparing to transform his vast cricketing knowledge to the next generation of cricketers soon

My School Sport: Aravinda de Silva (26 Aug 1998)

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Where did you go to school

P Epasinghe: Master batsman Aravinda is a pride to the nation (28 Jul 1998)

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Aravinda de Silva is the world's greatest batsman today