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Sports minister looks to replace SLC officials with Ranatunga-led interim committee

Mon, 06 Nov 2023 11:01:29 GMT

The dissolution was precipitated by Sri Lanka's exit from the ongoing World Cup, amidst public outcry at the team's being dismissed for 55 at the Wankhede

Reserve day for Pakistan vs India game: 'You are looking at a disaster,' says Ranatunga

Fri, 15 Sep 2023 14:46:35 GMT

"Why do the other countries allow that to happen," the former Sri Lanka captain says, suggesting that other boards are intimidated by the BCCI

Sri Lanka on the verge of a selection committee shake-up

Sun, 29 Jan 2023 09:35:12 GMT

Sri Lankan government's National Sports Selection Committee is set to meet on January 30 to take a final call

Six instances when a Sri Lanka pair batted out entire day of a Test

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Dimuth Karunaratne and Dhananjaya de Silva kept the Bangladesh bowlers at bay on day four of the Pallekele Test

Retroreport - Sri Lanka squeak home after Muralitharan-Ranatunga-Emerson drama

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Jayawardene's 120 trumps Hick's 126* as Sri Lanka hunt down 303 with two balls to spare

Sri Lanka passes bill criminalising match-fixing

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Offences related to corruption in sports will carry a prison term of up to 10 years, as well as various fines

Sri Lanka's home of cricket

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

The new book Ground Rules contains in-depth chapters on the great cricket grounds of the world

Arjuna Ranatunga out on bail after shooting incident

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

The former captain said his security detail had discharged their weapons in order to protect him from a mob that was intent on killing him

Usual suspects to contest SLC elections

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

A host of familiar names including Thilanga Sumathipala, Jayantha Dharmadasa and Nishantha Ranatunga will contest the elections on May 31

Thilanga Sumathipala elected SLC president

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Former Sri Lanka captain Arjuna Ranatunga and his brother, Nishantha, suffered defeats in the Sri Lanka Cricket elections, which were held on Sunday

Candidate list for SLC elections trimmed down

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Two nominations for the vice-president's post and one for the treasurer's were disqualified on the grounds of not meeting minimum requirements by a committee headed by Sri Lanka's Director-General of Sports

Arjuna Ranatunga to run for SLC vice-president

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Former Sri Lanka captain Arjuna Ranatunga will contest for the post of Sri Lanka Cricket vice-president, in the elections on January 3

Ranatunga lauds 'special team effort'

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Sri Lanka's first World Cup-winning captain Arjuna Ranatunga lauded the team's World T20 win as a "special effort", which bodes well for their future

Ranatunga urges Sri Lanka players to boycott IPL

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Former Sri Lanka captain Arjuna Ranatunga has asked Sri Lanka players to boycott the IPL if they are unable to play at all venues in the country

Former Sri Lanka wicketkeeper de Alwis dies at 52

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Former Sri Lanka wicketkeeper Guy de Alwis, 52, died on Saturday night after a battle with cancer

Political meddling ruining Sri Lankan cricket - Ranatunga

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Arjuna Ranatunga, Sri Lanka's former captain, has said that political interference is ruining cricket in Sri Lanka and that the country lacks a long term vision for the sport

'SL's middle order a concern' - Ranatunga

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Former Sri Lanka captain Arjuna Ranatunga has said that Sri Lanka need to strengthen their middle-order batting if they are to be successful in the upcoming World Cup

Ranatunga slams BCCI over IPL scheduling

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Arjuna Ranatunga has said the BCCI "sacrificed national interest" by placing more emphasis on the IPL than the World T20

Court awards compensation to Ranatunga

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

The Supreme Court of Sri Lanka ordered the state to pay Arjuna Ranatunga, the former Sri Lanka interim committee chairman, US$ 869 in compensation after he was sacked by sports minister Gamini Lokuge last year

Atapattu eyes international coach's role

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Marvan Atapattu is aiming to build a new career as international coach if Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) lifts its sanctions on the country's ICL players on the lines of the BCCI's amnesty offer. SLC has said it is yet to discuss the ICL issue, but is keen to we

De Silva to head new SLC interim board

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Former Sri Lanka legspinner Somachandra de Silva has emerged as a strong contender for the chairman's post on the interim committee of Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC)

Ranatunga blames poor administration for defeat

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Former captain Arjuna Ranatunga has ruled out Sri Lanka's chances of another World Cup win if "unprofessional" officials continued to run the game

Ranatunga sues sports minister

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Arjuna Ranatunga, the former Sri Lanka captain, has decided to take legal action against the sports minister Gamini Lokuge over his removal as interim Sri Lanka Cricket chairman

Sri Lanka's interim board dissolved, Ranatunga sacked

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Sri Lanka's sports minister Gamini Lokuge has dissolved the interim administration of Sri Lanka Cricket under the chairmanship of Arjuna Ranatunga

Sri Lanka offers to tour Pakistan if India don't

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Sri Lanka Cricket chairman Arjuna Ranatunga has said Sri Lanka are ready to play Pakistan if India's visit next month is called off

Asian bloc to discuss Mumbai attacks

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Leading figures from the Asian Cricket Council will meet in Colombo on Friday with the impact of the Mumbai terror attacks, and the consequences for subcontinent cricket, high on the agenda

'Sri Lankan cricket going through dark ages'

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Hashan Tillakaratne, the former captain, has said Sri Lankan cricket is going though "the dark ages" and that an elected body is the way forward

Ranatunga's 'blasting' of IPL unjustified - Modi

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Lalit Modi, the IPL chairman, has said that the Indian board is "very perturbed" at the allegations leveled against the tournament by Arjuna Ranatunga, who heads Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC)

Sri Lanka board eyes tighter control over player contracts

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Arjuna Ranatunga has reiterated his opposition to the IPL and said it was "unfair" that the national board does not gain any money for releasing its players for the BCCI-backed Twenty20 league

Ranatunga insists Sri Lanka will tour England

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Arjuna Ranatunga, the interim committee chief of Sri Lanka Cricket, is adamant that the tour of England in April and May 2009 will still go ahead as planned, despite opposition from several senior players

Ranatunga asks players to give England tour priority

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Arjuna Ranatunga has sent a letter to the Sri Lankan players asking them to give priority to their tour of England over the Indian Premier League (IPL) next year. The letter is believed to have been written in a personal capacity

Ranatunga slams India's 'Twenty20' approach

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Arjuna Ranatunga, former Sri Lankan captain, has criticised India's batsmen for playing in Twenty20 mode and said they lacked focus

Use Twenty20s for Test cricket's survival - Ranatunga

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Arjuna Ranatunga, the former Sri Lankan captain and interim chairman of Sri Lanka Cricket, has said that money brought in by Twenty20s should be used for the benefit of Test cricket

Canada receive massive cash boost

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Cricket Canada has announced its first ever major sponsor, Scotiabank

Canada receives Sri Lanka's backing

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Arjuna Ranatunga, the CEO of Sri Lanka Cricket, has held talks with Canadian Cricket Association officials about how his board could assist the development of the sport in the country

Sri Lanka confirm ODI series with Pakistan

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Sri Lanka have agreed to tour Pakistan in April for a series of five one-dayers to fill the gaps in Pakistan's home series itinerary following Australia's pull-out

India and Pakistan grouped together in Asia Cup

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

India and Pakistan have been placed in the same group for this year's Asia Cup, the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) have announced

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

India open to helping out cash-strapped Sri Lanka

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Arjuna Ranatunga, the Sri Lanka Cricket chairman, has revealed his board has no money left and is banking on financial support from India to stay afloat

Pakistan will not withdraw as Asia Cup hosts - Ashraf

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Nasim Ashraf, the chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board, has said that Pakistan would not withdraw as hosts of the Asia Cup

'Winning another World Cup is within our reach' - Ranatunga

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Arjuna Ranatunga has said one of his prime concerns is to prepare a team to win the 2011 World Cup

Ranatunga appointed head of Sri Lanka Cricket

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

FArjuna Ranatunga, the former Sri Lankan captain, has been appointed chairman of Sri Lanka Cricket following the resignation of Jayantha Dharmadasa on Monday

Ranatunga advises Murali against touring Australia

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Adding fuel to the fire surrounding racism in cricket, Arjuna Ranatunga, the former Sri Lankan captain, has advised Muttiah Muralitharan to not tour Australia this summer

Murali rates Whatmore as 'a great coach'

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Muttiah Muralitharan came in support of former coach Dav Whatmore when he rated him 'as a great coach' and said that any country could hire him and test his capabilities

Ford a contender in two-horse race

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

India's search for a national coach has been reduced to a two-horse race. The Indian board has decided to call Graham Ford for discussions along with another foreign candidate, whose name they couldn't reveal since they hadn't been able to still ascertain

The 1996 World Cup was bad for SL cricket: Ranatunga

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Arjuna Ranatunga said that the 1996 World Cup win opened the door for unwanted elements to get involved in Sri Lankan cricket administration

India will take some beating - Ranatunga

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Arjuna Ranatunga believes India, Sri Lanka, Australia and New Zealand will be the semi-finalists

Ranatunga endorses Hair's removal

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Arjuna Ranatunga, the former Sri Lankan captain, has welcomed the ICC's decision to ban Darrell Hair from umpiring in internationals

'Throwing' umpire on sick leave

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

PERTH, Australia, Jan 26 (AFP) - Ross Emerson, the umpire at the centre of the bitter controversy over Sri Lankan bowler Muttiah Muralitharan's action, has been off work for several weeks with what is believed to be a stress-related illness, it was

Arjuna Ranatunga - Accused, convicted, condemned?

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Arjuna Ranatunga - accused, convicted, condemned

Australia will pursue Moody, says Ranatunga

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Tom Moody, Sri Lanka's coach, has the qualifications to become Australia's next coach, says Arjuna Ranatunga

Pakistan's protest not the first

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

It is the first time in the game's long history that a Test match has been forfeited but Pakistan's protest against an umpiring decision at The Oval on Sunday that cost them the final Test against England and was not the first of its kind

Ranatunga resigns as minister for tourism

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Arjuna Ranatunga, the former Sri Lankan captain, has resigned as junior minister for tourism to devote time to Sri Lanka's cricket administration

Ranatunga unhappy with delay in naming committee

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Arjuna Ranatunga, the former Sri Lanka captain, has slammed Jeevan Kumaratunga, the sports minister, for the delay in naming a committee to oversee cricket in Sri Lanka

Ranatunga nominated to run SLC

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Arjuna Ranatunga, the former Sri Lankan captain, is among four cricketers recommended by ex-players to run cricket in Sri Lanka

Ranatunga urges Murali not to play in Australia

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

'Obviously there's a campaign against him in Australia'

Angry Ranatunga blasts interim committee

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Arjuna Ranatunga, Sri Lanka's outspoken former captain, has lauched a stinging public attack on the interim committee running cricket in Sri Lanka

Ranatunga quits from Sri Lankan cricket committee

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Arjuna Ranatunga, the legendary Sri Lankan captain, has resigned from the Sri Lankan board's high-profile cricket committee following their team's recent dismal performance in India

'I really admire Vaas' - Srinath

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Anand Vasu gets Javagal Srinath to open up

Ranatunga to head panel for coach's appointment

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Arjuna Ranatunga will head a panel that will make recommendations on the appointment of a new national coach

Ranatunga to head panel for coach's appointment

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Arjuna Ranatunga will head a panel that will make recommendations on the appointment of a new national coach

Ranatunga joins ICC's Cricket Committee

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Arjuna Ranatunga has ended a self-imposed exile from the Sri Lankan board

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

Officials accused of bullying Sri Lanka players

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Shane Warne's recent visit to Sri Lanka, a trip designed to raise awareness of the plight of tsunami victims and raise much-needed funds for rehabilitation, has sparked a controversy that has erupted into the public arena this week after Arjuna

Murali's no chucker, says Warne

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Australia's 'sheikh of tweak', Shane Warne, admitted that his main rival for the world Test-wicket record, Muttiah Muralitharan, does not throw

Mending fences

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

It's strange that it took a tragedy of the enormity of a tsunami to bring together people whose relationships had been strained over the years

Ranatunga blasts ICC over Murali snub

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Arjuna Ranatunga has denounced the inaugural ICC awards as 'a farce and a joke' after his former team-mate Muttiah Muralitharan was overlooked for the World Test XI of the Year behind Shane Warne

Ranatunga hits out at Hayden's remarks

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Arjuna Ranatunga, the former Sri Lankan captain, has responded to Matthew Hayden's remark of subcontinental batsmen targeting personal landmarks

Arjuna Ranatunga - leading by trust

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

As an 18-year-old in 1982, Arjuna Ranatunga played in Sri Lanka's very first Test, against England in Colombo

'India can lift the next World Cup' - Ranatunga

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Arjuna Ranatunga, the former Sri Lankan captain, has backed India to win the next World Cup

Why pick on Murali? - Ranatunga

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

With Muttiah Muralitharan's action coming under the microscope again and the entire cricket world having varied views on the subject, it is hard to ignore the sentiments of the man who has backed Murali all the way from the word go, Arjuna Ranatunga

Why pick on Murali? - Ranatunga

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Ranatunga sworn in as minister

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Arjuna Ranatunga has been appointed as a junior minister in Sri Lanka's recently-elected new government

Ranatunga launches scathing attack on Chris Broad

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Arjuna Ranatunga has reacted angrily to Chris Broad's decision to report Muttiah Muralitharan for having a suspect bowling action when he bowls his doosra, suggesting that his decision may have been racially motivated

'The present Australian team are unimpressive' - Arjuna Ranatunga

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Arjuna Ranatunga, the former Sri Lankan captain has labeled Shane Warne as a potential liability for the forthcoming Test series against Sri Lanka and described Australia's current team as

'The present Australian team are unimpressive' - Arjuna Ranatunga

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Arjuna Ranatunga, the former Sri Lankan captain has labeled Shane Warne as a potential liability for the forthcoming Test series against Sri Lanka and described Australia's current team as

Ranatunga to join anti-peace march

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Arjuna Ranatunga, former Sri Lankan World Cup-winning captain and current member of parliament, has revealed that he will be joining an ultra nationalist anti-peace march

'I never thought my action was illegal': Murali

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Muttiah Muralitharan has admitted that he feared an abrupt end to his cricket career after being called for chucking by Darrell Hair in 1995-96

Dunne tells his side of Melbourne 1995

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Retired New Zealand umpire Steve Dunne has spilled the beans about his silence during the Muttiah Muralitharan throwing controversy at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in 1995

Contract balance changes experience factor

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Movement of players within New Zealand's domestic cricket has resulted in a re-balancing of player experience, especially when international players are taken out of the picture

Ranatunga blasts selectors for spilt captaincy

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Arjuna Ranatunga, Sri Lanka's former captain, has bemoaned the decision to appoint two separate captains for Test and one-day cricket in a recent interview with the Daily Mirror

Pitched battle in offing in BCCSL elections

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

As Sri Lanka's cricketers prepare for the start of their tough series against a resurgent West Indies team, an equally fierce contest is raging back home as aspiring administrators battle for control of Sri Lanka's cricket board (BCCSL)

Ranatunga fears double standards in Warne scandal

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Former Sri Lanka captain Arjuna Ranatunga has called for the International Cricket Council (ICC) to take firm action against Shane Warne as the world waits to hear the outcome to the biggest drugs scandal in cricket history

Ranatunga pleads for out of court settlement in assault case

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Former Sri Lanka captain Arjuna Ranatunga has pleaded for an out of court settlement after being accused of assaulting schoolboys last year, according to court officials

Arjuna Ranatunga launches legal fight to contest BCCSL Presidency

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Arjuna Ranatunga, Sri Lanka's bellicose former captain and current Member of Parliament, has commenced a legal battle against a proposed law that would prevent him from holding office in the Sri Lankan cricket board

Politicians brace themselves for Ranatunga's entry into politics

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Sri Lanka's politicians are a quarrelsome bunch, but even they will be looking on with some trepidation, as former cricket captain, Arjuna Ranatunga, whose career was littered with bellicose disputes with officials and opponents, is seeking to become

Ranatunga confident of political success

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Cricketing heavyweight Arjuna Ranatunga held his first press conference Thursday as he prepares to stand as a candidate in the forthcoming General Election in Sri Lanka

Ranatunga critical of Whatmore and selectors

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Former Sri Lankan captain Arjuna Ranatunga, never one to mince his words, believes that national coach Dav Whatmore has become too powerful a figure in Sri Lankan cricket

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

Ranatunga: I was set up

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Arjuna Ranatunga, the former captain of Sri Lanka, has issued a passionate denial of any wrongdoing following the accusation that he has been involved in match fixing

Missed Opportunities for Lanka

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Following their 2-0 defeat by Pakistan, Sri Lanka picked themselves up for the three-Test series against South Africa to register a convincing innings and 15 runs win in the first test played at Galle-their first ever win over the Protreas in six

Cricketers are looked upon as role models

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

The authorities in the cricket world have lately been facing the predicament of having to take harsh decisions against leading cricketers of their respective countries

A tribute to a warrior

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Thursday 20th July 2000 was a historic day for Sri Lankan cricket

A cricketer respected and admired in India

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

If he was an instantly recognizable personality in Sri Lanka, Arjuna Ranatunga was a familiar figure for Indian cricket fans too

Ranatunga announces retirement from Test cricket

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

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Wisden honours Arjuna and 'Murali' (2 April 1999)

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Sri Lankan captain Arjuna Ranatunga and ace off spinner Muttiah Muralitharan have been named as two of the five Wisden Cricketers of the Year

Ranatunga's dubious distinction (29 March 1999)

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Arjuna Ranatunga's 'duck' against Pakistan has now moved him to the second (joint) position in the dubious list of most zeroes in a LOI career

Ranatunga to boycott Australia (11 February 1999)

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

ARJUNA RANATUNGA, the Sri Lanka captain, has claimed he never wants to tour Australia again following the barracking that blighted his team's appearances in the Carlton and United triangular one-day series

Ranatunga 'following orders' (30 January 1999)

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

SRI LANKA captain Arjuna Ranatunga says he was only following orders when he led a walk-off protest against Australian umpire Ross Emerson in last Saturday's one-day match against England in Adelaide