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(c)Cricinfo en-gb Vaas, Moin Khan and Owais Shah are among the coaches roped in by the franchises https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/378100/378152.8.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1450114.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1450114.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/zim-afro-t10-david-warner-asif-ali-and-carlos-brathwaite-among-direct-signings-1450114 Sat, 07 Sep 2024 09:33:14 GMT Wijetunge, Abeywickrama appointed as spin-bowling coach and fielding coach respectively https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/321900/321933.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1311172.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1311172.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/naveed-nawaz-chaminda-vaas-join-sri-lanka-mens-coaching-staff-1311172 Sun, 17 Apr 2022 05:51:28 GMT An SLC release said Vaas withdrew his resignation after a meeting https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/266200/266200.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1256916.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1256916.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/chaminda-vaas-to-continue-as-sls-fast-bowling-consultant-dispute-amicably-resolved-with-slc-1256916 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Board says former pacer made his "irresponsible move on the eve of the team's departure, based on personal monetary gain" https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/317100/317101.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1252627.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1252627.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/sri-lanka-cricket-says-chaminda-vaas-holding-the-game-to-ransom-after-fast-bowling-coach-resigns-1252627 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT He is back for the fourth stint with Sri Lanka team following David Saker's resignation https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/266200/266200.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1252400.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1252400.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/chaminda-vaas-appointed-sri-lanka-fast-bowling-coach-for-west-indies-tour-1252400 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Sri Lanka's bowling coach has drawn attention to the tendency to produce spin-friendly pitches in first-class cricket that are stifling the development of quick bowlers https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/266200/266200.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/1116176.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/1116176.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1116176 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The former fast bowler will guide Sri Lanka's pace attack for the series against India https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/176600/176663.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/1112160.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/1112160.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1112160 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Chaminda Vaas has been appointed Sri Lanka Cricket's fast-bowling consultant, fifteen months after his contract as the national team's bowling coach lapsed https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/176600/176663.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/1044447.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/1044447.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1044447 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Ireland have appointed Chaminda Vaas, the former Sri Lanka seamer, as their bowling consultant ahead of the World T20 https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/151700/151781.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ireland/content/story/964115.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ireland/content/story/964115.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-964115 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Chaminda Vaas will not continue as Sri Lanka's fast bowling coach, after his contract lapsed at the end of April, Sri Lanka Cricket has said https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/176600/176663.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/868537.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/868537.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-868537 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Bowling coach Chaminda Vaas believes that Sri Lanka's pace quintet can thrive in New Zealand conditions https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/176600/176663.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/new-zealand-v-sri-lanka-2014-15/content/story/813039.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/new-zealand-v-sri-lanka-2014-15/content/story/813039.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-813039 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Sri Lanka's fast bowlers have begun training at home with Duke balls, in preparation for the two-Test series against England in June https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/176600/176663.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-sri-lanka-2014/content/story/740201.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-sri-lanka-2014/content/story/740201.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-740201 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Sri Lanka's fast bowling coach Chaminda Vaas has criticised the emerging group of seamers in the country's pace academy for being "soft" and wanting in drive for self-improvement https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/106200/106253.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/677029.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/677029.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-677029 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Sri Lanka coach Graham Ford and new captain Angelo Mathews praised Chaminda Vaas' work with the seam bowlers and hoped his long-term involvement would help build a formidable pace battery https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/155000/155092.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-bangladesh-2013/content/story/623941.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-bangladesh-2013/content/story/623941.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-623941 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT 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 https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/151700/151781.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/605690.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/605690.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-605690 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Sri Lanka Cricket is considering Muttiah Muralitharan and Chaminda Vaas for spin and fast bowling coaching positions, SLC chief executive Ajit Jayasekara said https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/152700/152788.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/602637.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/602637.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-602637 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT New Zealand has taken on Chaminda Vaas as their assistant bowling coach for the two-match Test series in Sri Lanka https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/106100/106146.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-new-zealand-2012/content/story/588331.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-new-zealand-2012/content/story/588331.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-588331 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Northamptonshire have decided not to renew Chaminda Vaas' contract for 2013, citing the 38-year-old's troubles with fitness last season https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/119200/119242.2.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/content/story/582916.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/content/story/582916.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-582916 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Former Sri Lanka seamer Chaminda Vaas took four wickets for County Championship Division Two leaders Northamptonshire on the first day of their match against Surrey at Wantage Road https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/530554.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/530554.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-530554 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A five star performance from Chaminda Vaas gave Northamptonshire the upper hand in the County Championship match against Derbyshire at Chesterfield https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/528275.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/528275.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-528275 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Chaminda Vaas took 5 for 76 and Stephen Peters and Mal Loye shared an opening partnership of 158 as Northamptonshire gained the upper hand against Middlesex at Lord's https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/527220.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/527220.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-527220 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Scott Newman hit 75, his highest score in the County Championship this season, and Chris Rogers made 67 on a rain-shortened day at Lord's https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/527091.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/527091.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-527091 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Offspinner James Middlebrook recorded his best figures for Northamptonshire as they dominated the first day of their County Championship match against Glamorgan at Swansea https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/524975.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/524975.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-524975 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Seventeen wickets fell for 262 runs on the opening day of the County Championship Division Two game at Chelmsford, where Essex gained the upper hand against leaders Northamptonshire https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/520780.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/520780.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-520780 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Chaminda Vaas took seven wickets as Division Two leaders Northamptonshire took total command at Wantage Road https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/517370.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/517370.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-517370 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Alex Wakely came within a whisker of a century on the second day of Northamptonshire's finely-poised County Championship match against Leicestershire at Wantage Road https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/516676.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/516676.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-516676 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Chaminda Vaas starred with bat and ball as the Northamptonshire continued their 100 per cent record in the Clydesdale Bank 40 with a nervy four-wicket win over Scotland https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/516303.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/516303.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-516303 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT England batsman Ian Bell's half-century was not enough as his Warwickshire side succumbed to an 18-run defeat against Northamptonshire https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/132700/132772.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/514314.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/514314.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-514314 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Former Kent allrounders Andrew Hall and Niall O'Brien returned to their old Canterbury stomping ground to bat Northamptonshire into the ascendancy https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/132600/132659.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/513915.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/513915.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-513915 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Northamptonshire opener Stephen Peters struck a century against his old club as his side fought back on the second day of their County Championship clash with Essex at Wantage Road https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/132000/132013.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/512097.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/512097.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-512097 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Former Sri Lanka seamer Chaminda Vaas took three wickets as Northamptonshire edged a thrilling first day of their County Championship Division Two clash with Kent at Wantage Road https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/511080.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/511080.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-511080 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A day ahead of the World Cup final, Sri Lanka have replaced injured allrounder Angelo Mathews with offspinner Suraj Randiv from their 15-member squad https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/117900/117959.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/icc_cricket_worldcup2011/content/story/508995.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/icc_cricket_worldcup2011/content/story/508995.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-508995 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Injury concerns over Muttiah Muralitharan and Angelo Mathews have forced the Sri Lankan team to call up Chaminda Vaas and Suraj Randiv as standbys ahead of the World Cup final against India on April 2 https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/123800/123861.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/icc_cricket_worldcup2011/content/story/508852.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/icc_cricket_worldcup2011/content/story/508852.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-508852 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Chaminda Vaas, the Sri Lankan medium-pacer, has said he's contemplating international retirement after failing to make the World Cup squad https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/126300/126349.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/496450.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/496450.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-496450 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Aravinda de Silva, Sri Lanka's chairman of selectors, has said the exclusion of Sanath Jayasuriya and Chaminda Vaas from the final squad was taken after looking at all options to select the best possible 15 for the World Cup https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/93500/93591.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/icc_cricket_worldcup2011/content/story/495963.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/icc_cricket_worldcup2011/content/story/495963.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-495963 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT World Cup winning veterans Sanath Jayasuriya and Chaminda Vaas were left out of Sri Lanka's final squad of 15 players named on Friday https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/111800/111824.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/icc_cricket_worldcup2011/content/story/495845.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/icc_cricket_worldcup2011/content/story/495845.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-495845 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A round-up of the preliminary matches in the 2010-11 Premier Limited Over Tournament in Sri Lanka https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/126300/126350.2.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ptta-10/content/story/495700.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ptta-10/content/story/495700.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-495700 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 https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/117700/117798.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/492560.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/492560.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-492560 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Sri Lanka have sprung a couple of surprises by including Sanath Jayasuriya and Chaminda Vaas in their 30-member preliminary squad for the 2011 World Cup https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/91400/91491.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/icc_cricket_worldcup2011/content/story/491936.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/icc_cricket_worldcup2011/content/story/491936.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-491936 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Paceman Jack Brooks took two runs off the final ball as the Northamptonshire Steelbacks incredibly sealed their third tie in this season's Friends Provident t20 against the Nottinghamshire Outlaws at Wantage Road https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2010/content/story/466930.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2010/content/story/466930.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-466930 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Chaminda Vaas starred with bat and ball once again as Northamptonshire Steelbacks claimed an impressive win over Durham Dynamos https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/118600/118673.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2010/content/story/464822.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2010/content/story/464822.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-464822 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A thrilling encounter saw North Group leaders Nottinghamshire Outlaws held to a tie as Northamptonshire Steelbacks captain Andrew Hall produced the goods with bat and ball https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2010/content/story/464332.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2010/content/story/464332.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-464332 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2010/content/story/464014.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2010/content/story/464014.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-464014 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Chaminda Vaas hit a quickfire half-century and then took two vital wickets as Northamptonshire Steelbacks beat Leicestershire Foxes by 10 runs https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/118300/118380.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2010/content/story/463752.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2010/content/story/463752.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-463752 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Hamid Hassan, who was the first Afghan cricketer to play at Lord's when he spent time on the MCC Young Cricketers staff in 2007, has been included in the MCC side to play Pakistan in a Twenty20 game https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/117000/117037.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-pakistan-2010/content/story/463374.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-pakistan-2010/content/story/463374.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-463374 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Yorkshire suffered a 14-run defeat to Northamptonshire under the Duckworth-Lewis method in their Friends Provident t20 clash at Headingley - but the home side were struggling even before the weather closed in https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2010/content/story/463015.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2010/content/story/463015.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-463015 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Chaminda Vaas starred with bat and ball as Northamptonshire finally broke their duck in this year's Friends Provident t20 with a 21-run win over Worcestershire https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2010/content/story/462759.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2010/content/story/462759.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-462759 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Northamptonshire Steelbacks lost six wickets for 15 runs in 26 balls as they suffered a 69-run defeat against Lancashire Lightning at Old Trafford https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2010/content/story/462529.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2010/content/story/462529.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-462529 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Leicestershire fast bowler Nadeem Malik took four wickets as the Foxes claimed a 12-run win over the Northamptonshire Steelbacks in the Friends Provident t20 at Wantage Road. https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2010/content/story/462408.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2010/content/story/462408.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-462408 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Stephen Peters and Alex Wakely scored a century apiece as they shared a third-wicket partnership of 182 to take Northamptonshire to 280 for 4 https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2010/content/story/462118.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2010/content/story/462118.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-462118 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Half-centuries from Sam Robson, Neil Dexter, John Simpson and Gareth Berg lifted Middlesex to 341 for 9 https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2010/content/story/462026.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2010/content/story/462026.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-462026 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Tim Linley took his maiden five-wicket haul in first-class cricket as Surrey struggled to fight their way back into the County Championship Division Two encounter with Northamptonshire at Wantage Road https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2010/content/story/460908.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2010/content/story/460908.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-460908 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Chaminda Vaas, the Sri Lankan seam bowler, has signed a contract with Northamptonshire and will turn out for the club until the end of the Friends Provident Twenty20 campaign https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/115200/115298.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2010/content/story/460268.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2010/content/story/460268.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-460268 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Each apparently content in their post-international careers, Adam Gilchrist, Andrew Symonds and Chaminda Vaas still have the ability and sheer presence to turn a team's mood upside down in one evening https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/103300/103340.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ipl2010/content/story/451967.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ipl2010/content/story/451967.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-451967 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Chaminda Vaas bid adieu to Test cricket during an emotional farewell at the SSC after the third and final Test against Pakistan ended in a draw https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/106400/106420.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/slvpak2009/content/story/416270.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/slvpak2009/content/story/416270.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-416270 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A Test timeline of Chaminda Vaas https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/89100/89135.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/415118.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/415118.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-415118 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Chaminda Vaas, the Sri Lanka fast bowler, has announced he will retire from Tests after the third Test against Pakistan in Colombo starting Monday https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/106200/106214.6.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/slvpak2009/content/story/415116.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/slvpak2009/content/story/415116.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-415116 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Sri Lanka have included Chaminda Vaas in the squad of 16 for the third Test, which starts in Colombo on Monday https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/99500/99583.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/slvpak2009/content/story/414862.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/slvpak2009/content/story/414862.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-414862 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Chaminda Vaas has denied claims that he told Ashantha de Mel, Sri Lanka's chief selector, that he had decided to retire from Tests https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/97500/97559.3.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/412576.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/412576.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-412576 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Smart team changes by the Deccan Chargers and a spineless batting display by the Rajasthan Royals contributed to a mismatch in Kimberley https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/103300/103389.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ipl2009/content/story/403919.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ipl2009/content/story/403919.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-403919 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Sri Lankan fast bowler Chaminda Vaas is keen to get back into the one-day fold and hopes the 2011 World Cup would provide the stage for his final bow https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/pakvsl/content/story/391193.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/pakvsl/content/story/391193.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-391193 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Chaminda Vaas and Chamara Silva are notable absentees from Sri Lanka's squad for the Canada Cup Four Nation Twenty20 tournament to be played in Toronto next month https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/369968.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/369968.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-369968 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Chaminda Vaas, who became the fourth bowler to reach 400 one-day wickets when he had Yuvraj Singh caught for a duck in the fourth ODI in Colombo, has said he thoroughly enjoyed playing cricket through his career and had no regrets whatsoever https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/slvind/content/story/366571.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/slvind/content/story/366571.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-366571 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT India made the most of the toss, a vicious turner in the second innings and Sri Lanka's feeble batting to record their first bilateral one-day series triumph on the island https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/slvind/content/story/366423.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/slvind/content/story/366423.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-366423 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Trevor Bayliss has said the review system has been effective in giving the bowlers some respite in a batsman-dominated game https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/slvind/content/story/364451.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/slvind/content/story/364451.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-364451 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Kumar Sangakkara kept Sri Lanka's nose ahead with a patient century https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/slvind/content/story/364318.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/slvind/content/story/364318.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-364318 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The Sri Lankan selectors have added Dammika Prasad, a right-arm fast-medium bowler to the squad for the second Test against India starting at Galle on Thursday https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/slvind/content/story/362758.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/slvind/content/story/362758.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-362758 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Shivnarine Chanderpaul carried West Indies to a thrilling final-ball one-wicket thriller in the first one-day international at Port of Spain after being left needing 10 off two deliveries https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/wivsl/content/story/345846.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/wivsl/content/story/345846.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-345846 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Mahela Jayawardene praised his bowlers as they wrapped up an historic first Test win in the West Indies with only 16 minutes remaining on the final day https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/wivsl/content/story/344134.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/wivsl/content/story/344134.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-344134 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Sri Lanka achieved their quest for a maiden Test win on Caribbean soil in their fifth attempt https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/wivsl/content/story/344105.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/wivsl/content/story/344105.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-344105 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Sri Lanka's two best bowlers weren't at their menacing best but backed up by a large total, combined efficiently to leave West Indies 269 for 9 and needing eight runs to avoid the follow-on https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/wivsl/content/story/343783.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/wivsl/content/story/343783.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-343783 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A distinctly subcontinental surface allowed Mahela Jayawardene his first hundred against West Indies and Chaminda Vaas a fifty before Sri Lanka declared on 476 for 8 https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/wivsl/content/story/343635.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/wivsl/content/story/343635.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-343635 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The newly laid pitches at the tsunami-struck Galle International Stadium continued to intrigue batsmen when Basnahira North secured an easy seven-wicket win over Ruhuna in the Inter-provincial limited-over tournament match https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/328315.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/328315.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-328315 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Chaminda Vaas, the Sri Lanka fast bowler, spoke of his pride in answering the critics who questioned his value after he struck a workmanlike 90 and took four wickets on the third day against England at Galle https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/slveng/content/story/326626.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/slveng/content/story/326626.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-326626 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Andrew Miller provides the plays of the third day at Galle https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/slveng/content/story/326587.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/slveng/content/story/326587.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-326587 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A mentally shattered England folded for 81, their lowest total for five years, on the third day at Galle as Chaminda Vaas led a bowling display which put Sri Lanka within sight of the 2-0 win that will lift them to second place in the world rankings https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/slveng/content/story/326500.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/slveng/content/story/326500.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-326500 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Sri Lanka's hunt for a series victory has become a personal quest for Mahela Jayawardene after his unbeaten 149 kept England in the field throughout the second day at Galle https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/slveng/content/story/326338.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/slveng/content/story/326338.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-326338 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Sri Lanka took 4 for 91 in the final session to give them the advantage on the first day against England in Colombo. The home side's fortunes swung dramatically in their favour in the final half-hour of the day when Lasith Malinga ended Alastair Cook's im https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/slveng/content/story/324481.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/slveng/content/story/324481.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-324481 Thu, 20 Mar 2025 13:42:17 GMT Regardless of the positives that England claim to have carried with them from the first Test at Kandy, they remain 1-0 down in the series and in serious danger of losing their exalted status as the second-best side in the world https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/slveng/content/story/324415.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/slveng/content/story/324415.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-324415 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Sri Lanka claimed the first Test by 88 runs at Kandy, but England came with about 20 minutes of salvaging a draw https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/slveng/content/story/323836.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/slveng/content/story/323836.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-323836 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT On the eve of his 100th Test appearance for Sri Lanka, Chaminda Vaas says he will play one more year before quitting international cricket https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/slveng/content/story/323032.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/slveng/content/story/323032.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-323032 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Sri Lanka's captain, Mahela Jayawardene, insists that his side will not be distracted by talk of records and impending retirements, as the first Test against England prepares to get underway in Kandy https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/slveng/content/story/322978.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/slveng/content/story/322978.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-322978 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Adam Gilchrist and Andrew Symonds picked up where Michael Hussey and Michael Clarke had left off, and then some, as Australia made 5 for 524 before declaring on another dominant day in Hobart https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/ausvsl/content/story/320593.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ausvsl/content/story/320593.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-320593 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Peter English presents the Plays of the day at the end of the first day's play of Australia's second Test against Sri Lanka https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/ausvsl/content/story/320518.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ausvsl/content/story/320518.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-320518 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The first day in Hobart gave Sri Lanka flashbacks of Brisbane as Phil Jaques and Michael Hussey each scored their second consecutive century and Australia went to stumps at 3 for 329 https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/ausvsl/content/story/320476.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ausvsl/content/story/320476.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-320476 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The Sri Lankans finished their final tour match before the opening Test with a confidence boost after giving Queensland a scare in the four-wicket loss https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/ausvsl/content/story/318306.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ausvsl/content/story/318306.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-318306 Thu, 20 Mar 2025 14:11:04 GMT Ten more players have joined the roster of the Indian Premier League , including Graeme Smith and Daniel Vettori https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/ipl/content/story/314696.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ipl/content/story/314696.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-314696 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The ICC has announced its official World ODI Team of the Year, as chosen by a specially appointed selection panel chaired by Sunil Gavaskar https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/ci-icc/content/story/310341.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci-icc/content/story/310341.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-310341 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Kumar Sangakkara, Sri Lanka's vice-captain, has shot up to No.3 in the LG ICC Player Rankings for Test batsmen https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/301085.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/301085.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-301085 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Kumar Sangakkara said that watching Chaminda Vaas score a hundred in the first match inspired him https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/slvbdesh/content/story/300701.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/slvbdesh/content/story/300701.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-300701 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Chaminda Vaas is returning to England at the end of the second cricket Test against Bangladesh to resume his county contract with Middlesex https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/slvbdesh/content/story/300357.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/slvbdesh/content/story/300357.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-300357 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Mahela Jayawardene described his team's thumping innings and 234-run victory over Bangladesh in the first Test as a brilliant effort under tough conditions https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/slvbdesh/content/story/299925.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/slvbdesh/content/story/299925.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-299925 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Sri Lanka ground down the visitors in humid conditions, with 125 runs coming in the first session, 107 in the second and 118 in the third as the lead swelled to 488 https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/slvbdesh/content/story/299640.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/slvbdesh/content/story/299640.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-299640 Thu, 20 Mar 2025 13:42:17 GMT Chaminda Vaas and Prasanna Jayawardene figured in a 223-run partnership which was a seventh wicket record for Sri Lanka against all countries https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/slvbdesh/content/story/299718.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/slvbdesh/content/story/299718.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-299718 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Middlesex have signed Tyron Henderson, the South Africa allrounder, as a replacement for Chaminda Vaas who is committed to Sri Lanka's series against Bangaldesh, later this month https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2007/content/story/298408.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2007/content/story/298408.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-298408 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A round-up of the latest Championship matches https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2007/content/story/298105.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2007/content/story/298105.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-298105 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Chaminda Vaas has said he foresees himself playing till the 2011 event that is to be held in the subcontinent https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/296370.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/296370.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-296370 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Chaminda Vaas has opted out of next month's Afro-Asia series https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/295846.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/295846.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-295846 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A round-up of the latest County Championship matches https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2007/content/story/294569.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2007/content/story/294569.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-294569 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Ricky Ponting insists Australia are ready for Sri Lanka's veteran bowlers Muttiah Muralitharan and Chaminda Vaas in Saturday's World Cup final in Barbados https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/wc2007/content/story/292410.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/wc2007/content/story/292410.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-292410 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT