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(c)Cricinfo en-gb Sri Lanka's cricketers arrived at London Heathrow this morning for their first ever Test series in England hopeful that they can quickly forget a meek performance in Sharjah and overcome the loss of star bowler Muttiah Muralitharan for the early part https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/111279.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/111279.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-111279 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Sri Lanka's wicket-keeper batsman Romesh Kaluwitharana and veteran batsman Aravinda de Silva have not been offered fresh contracts with the Board of Control for Cricket in Sri Lanka (BCCSL) https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/111243.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/111243.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-111243 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Off-spinner Muttiah Muralitharan is to be flown to Melbourne, Australia for examination by specialists to ascertain whether his shoulder injury requires surgery, following his return to Sri Lanka with the team on Friday https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/111226.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/111226.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-111226 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT It was a high calibre, clinical performance throughout by Pakistan https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/111221.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/111221.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-111221 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/111220.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/111220.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-111220 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The Sri Lanka cricket team is scheduled to return to Sri Lanka after the final of the Sharjah Cup 2002 on Friday, the 19th of April 2002 at 0540 hours (5:40 a.m.) on SriLankan Airlines Flight UL 228 arriving from Dubai https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/111198.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/111198.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-111198 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Article: SHJC final preview https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/111184.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/111184.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-111184 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT SHARJAH - Pakistan had come into this match with their backs to the wall, their honour at stake https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/111143.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/111143.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-111143 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/111142.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/111142.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-111142 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/111118.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/111118.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-111118 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT SHARJAH--Sri Lanka notched another win, their third out of four in this event, to be the first to make it to the final of this Sharjah Cup 2002, leaving Pakistan and New Zealand to slug it out for the other berth today https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/111117.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/111117.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-111117 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Like scores of times in the past Pakistan find themselves locked in the bull's horns after failing to get 240 runs at 4.80 an over (almost the same target they had failed to get in the last encounter against the same opposition) , mainly due to https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/111112.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/111112.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-111112 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Pakistan on Thursday once again confirmed that they are the most unpredictable cricket team with as much potential as the best of sides https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/111091.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/111091.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-111091 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT "God made me a supreme athlete https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/111087.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/111087.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-111087 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT SHARJAH - It was the best crowd for the event so far, and it was offered a treat throughout the afternoon and early evening, easily the best match of the event https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/111084.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/111084.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-111084 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/111083.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/111083.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-111083 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/111073.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/111073.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-111073 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT SHARJAH: After a dismal start, Pakistan bounced back by beating New Zealand quite convincingly, by a margin of 51 runs to bring this Sharjah Cup 2002 on an even keel https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/111059.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/111059.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-111059 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Have New Zealand flattered to deceive with their first-up victory over Sri Lanka at Sharjah https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/newzealand/content/story/111014.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/newzealand/content/story/111014.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-111014 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/111008.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/111008.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-111008 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Sri Lanka will not often lose games when Muttiah Muralitharan takes five wickets for nine runs, but they did lose one such match against New Zealand at Sharjah on Tuesday. https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/111006.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/111006.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-111006 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT When Pakistan or India or both are playing cricket here either of the two is billed favourite even before a ball has been bowled https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/110982.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/110982.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-110982 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/110996.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/110996.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-110996 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Full of bravado and gumption, Waqar Younis had said before the Sharjah Cup started that his campaign for the 2003 World Cup was to start here https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/110978.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/110978.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-110978 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Sri Lanka narrowly avoided an embarrassing defeat against an Emirates Cricket Board (ECB) side on Friday as they limbered up for the Sharjah triangular series with Pakistan and New Zealand starting Monday with a friendly 30 over game at the Dubai https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/110930.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/110930.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-110930 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Sri Lanka's cricketers departed on Thursday morning for the United Arab Emirates confident of reclaiming Sharjah's desert crown from a full strength Pakistan side in the bi-annual triangular https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/110914.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/110914.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-110914 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Pakistan leave for Sharjah Friday morning unsure of the fitness of Younis Khan and Yousuf Youhana who missed Thursday one-day final with injuries https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/110903.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/110903.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-110903 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Lt Gen Tauqir Zia has "strongly" defended the inclusion of young Faisal Iqbal as 16th player for next week's Sharjah Cup https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/110902.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/110902.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-110902 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT State Central Stags batsman, Mathew Sinclair, has been recalled to the CLEAR Black Caps for the Sharjah Cup tournament next week after Lou Vincent was ruled out late yesterday with injury https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/110880.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/110880.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-110880 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Lou Vincent got into the New Zealand side and held his place at Mathew Sinclair's expense, and now that Vincent is injured, Sinclair has been recalled for the one-day tour to Sharjah https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/newzealand/content/story/110879.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/newzealand/content/story/110879.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-110879 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Lou Vincent's chest injury is not expected to be bad enough to keep him out of New Zealand's tour to Sharjah and Pakistan starting at the weekend https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/110824.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/110824.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-110824 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Recalled New Zealand leg-spinner Brooke Walker was put through the grinder at Sharjah last year and will be heading back into the cauldron after his selection in teams for Sharjah and both one-dayers and Tests in Pakistan today https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/newzealand/content/story/110805.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/newzealand/content/story/110805.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-110805 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The Sri Lanka team will leave for Sharjah on the 4th of April 2002, to participate in the Sharjah Cup 2002 Tournament to be held in Sharjah from the 8th to the 17th April 2002, featuring Sri Lanka, Pakistan and New Zealand https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/110802.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/110802.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-110802 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Chris Drum's surprise retirement, the elevation of Robbie Hart to the Test wicket-keeping role and the dropping of Otago's Brendon McCullum, are the features of New Zealand teams named today for the tours of Sharjah and Pakistan https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/newzealand/content/story/110796.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/newzealand/content/story/110796.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-110796 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Sharjah Cup has assumed great importance after Pakistan's dismal defeat in the Asian Test Championship https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/119313.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/119313.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-119313 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT New Zealand's one-day team to tour Sharjah and Pakistan is to be named tomorrow on what should be the next phase of the side's World Cup '03 development https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/newzealand/content/story/119308.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/newzealand/content/story/119308.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-119308 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Dilhara Fernando, Sri Lanka's quickest pace bowler, has been withdrawn from Sri Lanka's squad for Sharjah after suffering from fresh back pains in his lower back https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/119286.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/119286.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-119286 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT PCB has announced the names of the major beneficiaries from Pakistan for the forthcoming Sharjah Cup 2002 https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/119282.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/119282.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-119282 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The Sri Lanka team will leave for Sharjah on the 4th of April 2002, to participate in the Sharjah Cup 2002 Tournament to be held in Sharjah from the 8th to the 17th April 2002, featuring Sri Lanka, Pakistan and New Zealand https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/119272.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/119272.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-119272 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Media Release: PCB https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/119137.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/119137.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-119137 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT All Players called to Pakistan Training Camp for Sharjah Cup, 2002, except Inzamam-ul-Haq reported at Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore on Friday https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/119086.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/119086.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-119086 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The BCCSL wishes to set the record straight with regard to the advertisement which was published on the 16th of December 2001, calling for applications for the post of Manager Sri Lanka Cricket Team https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/119042.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/119042.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-119042 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports has approved the following squad and team management that was chosen by the National Selection Committee of the BCCSL to represent Sri Lanka at the Sharjah Cup 2002 Tournament to be held in Sharjah from the 8th https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/118998.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/118998.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-118998 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Sanath Jayasuriya will have a new opening partner during the forthcoming triangular series in Sharjah next month, as Sri Lanka seek to make changes to the balance of their limited overs side in time for the 2003 World Cup in South Africa https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/118996.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/118996.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-118996 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT PCB announced on Monday that the name of Moin Khan has also been including among the names of players invited to join the Training Camp at Gaddafi Stadium Lahore, starting on March 22, 2002 https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/118975.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/118975.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-118975 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Media Release: PCB 16 Mar 2002 https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/118924.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/118924.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-118924 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT New Zealand Cricket has received formal notice of the draw for the Sharjah Cup to be contested by New Zealand, Pakistan and Sri Lanka from 8-17 April 2002 https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/114501.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/114501.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-114501 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Sri Lanka will meet Pakistan and New Zealand in the Sharjah Cup limited-overs tournament from 8-17 April https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/114049.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/114049.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-114049 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT