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(c)Cricinfo en-gb Tony Cozier rejoices at Brian Lara's second coming https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/wac/content/story/225465.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/wac/content/story/225465.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-225465 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Were it not for Brian Lara, this little Guyanese would have made all the headlines even though the West Indies lost another overseas tour in Sri Lanka https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/98175.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/98175.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-98175 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT West Indies coach Roger Harper has a need a need for speed https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/98129.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/98129.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-98129 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Tough, real tough https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/98127.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/98127.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-98127 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Brian Lara has always been a realist in the face of defeat https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/98126.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/98126.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-98126 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT He said it in a very soft tone, but the serious look on the face of Brian Charles Lara confirmed his intent https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/98104.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/98104.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-98104 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT There really isn't a lot more than can be said about the West Indies' tour of Sri Lanka that hasn't been said already https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/98102.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/98102.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-98102 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The ICC Match Referee for the Sri Lanka-West Indies Test series, Mr https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/98063.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/98063.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-98063 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Wavell Hinds, Leon Garrick, Dinanath Ramnarine and Reon King were all hit by the injury bug with varying results during the present West Indies cricket tour of Sri Lanka https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/97904.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/97904.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-97904 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Teenage fast bowler Jermaine Lawson will make his international debut on Tuesday as West Indies try to break their losing run when they take on SriLanka in the third match of the LG Abans triangular series. https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/97727.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/97727.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-97727 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The West Indies selectors have announced the names of the two replacements for the injured Leon Garrick and Dinanath Ramnarine https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/westindies/content/story/97651.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/westindies/content/story/97651.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-97651 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Less than 24 hours before the start of the triangular one-day international series involving West Indies, Zimbabwe and host Sri Lanka, it has been confirmed that the West Indian fast bowler, Mervyn Dillon has been sent packing from Sri Lanka. https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/westindies/content/story/97630.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/westindies/content/story/97630.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-97630 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The first inkling manager Ricky Skerritt had of the latest casualty in the West Indies team was when he saw Leon Garrick asleep in someone else's bed https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/97583.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/97583.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-97583 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT West Indian batting genius Brian Lara has called for a fundamental re-think on the direction and development of the game in the Caribbean following his team's three-nil whitewash in Sri Lanka https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/97533.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/97533.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-97533 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Two more West Indies players are returning from Sri Lanka to the Caribbean because of ill health https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/97509.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/97509.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-97509 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Chaminda Vaas may have achieved his best bowling figures in his Test career against the West Indies at the SSC grounds on Monday, but coach Dav Whatmore for one believes that we haven't seen the best yet https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/97507.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/97507.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-97507 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Captain Carl Hooper paid tribute to Sri Lanka after their three-nil drumming and hoped that his inexperienced side would learn from the humbling experience https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/97456.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/97456.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-97456 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Captain Sanath Jayasuriya acclaimed his side's three-nil series whitewash over West Indies as one of the finest ever performances by Sri Lanka https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/97453.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/97453.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-97453 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT As sure as night follows day the dismissal of Brian Lara singled the end for West Indies as they slipped towards their third consecutive defeat to give Sri Lanka their first ever series whitewash in their 19 year Test history at the Sinhalese Sports https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/97448.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/97448.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-97448 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Hashan Tillakaratne praised Sri Lankan physio Alex Kontouri at the end of day four for helping him battle through severe pain to score his maiden Test double century and highest first class score ate the Sinhales Sports Club on Sunday https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/97431.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/97431.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-97431 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Prior to tea a military helicopter circled the Sinhalese Sports Club before a seven-man team of elite commandos sky-dived into the stadium during the interval https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/97428.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/97428.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-97428 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Veteran left-hander Hashan Tillakaratne scored his second century of the series and Russel Arnold partially broke off the shackles of poor form as Sri Lanka batted throughout the third day of this third and final Janashakthi National Test match https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/97409.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/97409.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-97409 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Sri Lankan coach Dav Whatmore paid tribute to Chaminda Vaas at the end of the second day of the final Test in Colombo after the left-arm pace bowler had ripped through the West Indies batting with the second new ball https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/107030.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/107030.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-107030 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Despite the heroics of Brian Lara, who scored 221, his third double century and the highest ever Test score by a touring batsman in Sri Lanka, the home side finished the day with a bounce in their step thanks mainly to a career best seven-wicket haul https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/107025.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/107025.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-107025 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The Interim Committee of the Board of Control for Cricket in Sri Lanka is pleased to once again extend a special invitation to all past Test, One-Day-International and All-Ceylon cricketers, in recognition of their contributions to the game of https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/107004.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/107004.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-107004 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The West Indies selectors have made yet another change to the team for the triangular one-day international series, which begins next weekend.Jamaican opening batsman, Leon Garrick, who was previously dropped from the one-day squad, will now remain https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/106991.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/106991.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-106991 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Present West Indian batting icon Brian Lara credited former great Sir Garfield Sobers for a run making spree in Sri Lanka that sees him closing in fast on the all-time record Caribbean run getters https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/106990.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/106990.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-106990 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT West Indian morale was given a much-needed boost at a sun splashed Sinhalese Sports Club on Thursday, as Brian Lara made full use of a flat pitch to score his second century of the series https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/106986.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/106986.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-106986 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Brian Lara has immediately begun answering some of the questions increasingly placed against his name prior to the current tour of Sri Lanka https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/106965.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/106965.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-106965 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT At 4 p.m https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/106964.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/106964.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-106964 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The West Indies selectors yesterday named two changes to the current team for the upcoming triangular One Day Series, which starts on December, 8 https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/westindies/content/story/106942.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/westindies/content/story/106942.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-106942 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The West Indies selectors yesterday named two changes to the current team for the upcoming triangular one-day series, which starts on December 8 https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/106941.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/106941.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-106941 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Two Tests down and the series lost, West Indian captain Carl Hooper is looking for his top-order to finally gel in the third Test in Colombo starting Thursday, as the tourists try to avert the ignominy of a series whitewash in Sri Lanka https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/106938.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/106938.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-106938 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Middle-order batsman Michael Vandort has been left out of Sri Lanka's 14-man squad for the third and final Test against West Indies as Sri Lankan selectors back Russel Arnold to return to form. https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/106898.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/106898.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-106898 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT West Indian captain Carl Hooper hailed Muttiah Muralitharan as the world's best spinner after the 29-year-old had equalled Richard Hadlee's world record for the highest number of ten-wicket hauls in the second Janashakthi National Test at Kandy. https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/106892.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/106892.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-106892 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Tickets for the 3rd Test match of the West Indies Tour of Sri Lanka will go on sale at the BCCSL Headquarters at 35, Maitland Place, Colombo 7, from Tuesday, the 27th of November https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/106825.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/106825.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-106825 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Sri Lankan captain Sanath Jayasuriya admitted that he felt Sri Lanka's victory chance had slipped away during a nail-biting final hour in Kandy https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/106814.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/106814.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-106814 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT West Indies were left fuming on Sunday night following the controversial dismissal of batting superstar Brian Lara which paved the way for Sri Lanka' s series winning victory in Kandy https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/106810.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/106810.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-106810 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Sri Lanka finally ended Kandy jinx on the final tension-strewn day of the second Janashakthi National Test when they defeated West Indies by 131 runs in the descending gloom to win this three-Test series https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/106809.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/106809.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-106809 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The sun finally shone in Kandy, but that did not brighten the mood of the West Indian players, who suffered yet another batting collapse; a capitulation that squashed any faint hopes of squaring this Janashkathi National Test series and leaves them https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/106776.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/106776.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-106776 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Sri Lanka's Kandy jinx looks set to be broken after a second day marred by bad weather which is likely to led to a draw in the second match of this three-Test series https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/108236.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/108236.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-108236 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT West Indian hopes of leveling this three-match Test series were dealt another blow on Thursday when persistent rain washed out two full sessions at the Asgirya International Stadium in Kandy https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/108199.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/108199.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-108199 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The Board of Control for Cricket in Sri Lanka wishes to clarify the position with regard to organizations that have been identified as "Product Sponsors" for the West Indies and Zimbabwe cricket tours of Sri Lanka https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/108182.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/108182.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-108182 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Carl Hooper acknowledged yesterday that the West Indies played straight into their hands by using two spinners in last week's first Test against Sri Lanka and signalled a return to what we know best for the remaining two https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/108170.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/108170.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-108170 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT West Indies captain Carl Hooper paid tribute to his depleted bowling attack after a dramatic first hour on the opening day of the second Test in Kandy which saw fast bowler Mervyn Dillon break down with a chest injury and Colin Stuart banned from https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/108167.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/108167.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-108167 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Following a decision by tour selectors in Sri Lanka to have fast bowler Reon King return to the Caribbean for required surgery, the WICB yesterday named his replacement for the remainder of the tour https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/westindies/content/story/108166.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/westindies/content/story/108166.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-108166 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The opening day of the crucial second Test at Asgiriya International Stadium in Kandy ended with honours even on Wednesday despite an extraordinary first hour in which the West Indies were handicapped by the loss of half their bowling attack in the https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/108165.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/108165.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-108165 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Two days after the apparent decision that he should end his Sri Lankan tour because of a minor hernia problem, Reon King could well end up in the XI for the second Test starting tomorrow https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/108141.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/108141.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-108141 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT West Indian fast bowler Reon King is to leave Sri Lanka and return to the West Indies for surgery, having decided he was not sufficiently confident to play on https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/108132.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/108132.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-108132 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT West Indies' hopes of staging a comeback in this three-Test series in the Second Test at Kandy, however unlikely they may seem to the rational observers in Galle, are being boosted by a much talked about hill-country curse on the home team https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/108112.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/108112.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-108112 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Tickets for the 2nd Test match of the West Indies Tour of Sri Lanka will go on sale at the Asgiriya International Stadium from Tuesday, the 20th of November https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/108095.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/108095.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-108095 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT West Indies coach Roger Harper was confidant his side could comeback with a good performance in the second Test at Kandy starting on Wednesday, but admits that the side need to find a way to counter off-spinner Muttiah Muralitharan https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/108078.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/108078.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-108078 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Sri Lanka coach Dav Whatmore believes it will be hard for West Indies to comeback in the second Test starting Wednesday having lost by ten wickets despite scoring 448 in their first innings https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/108077.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/108077.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-108077 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Sri Lanka's cricket selectors have recalled leg-spinner Upul Chandana into their 15-man squad for the second Janashakthi National Test at Kandy on Wednesday https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/108065.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/108065.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-108065 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Sri Lankan captain Sanath Jayasuriya provided the perfect answer to critics who 24 hours earlier had lambasted the team for their go-slow tactics on the fourth day https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/108041.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/108041.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-108041 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT West Indian captain Carl Hooper admitted that his side had been beaten fair and square by Sri Lanka in Galle but promised that the team will come out fighting in the second Test starting on Wednesday https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/108040.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/108040.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-108040 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Muttiah Muralitharan spun Sri Lanka to their first Test victory against the West Indies on Saturday in front of a joyous Galle crowd as the inexperienced tourists batting betrayed their lack of confidence against top class spin https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/108037.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/108037.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-108037 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT In what appeared to be an attempt to break the spirit of the foot-sore West Indians, Sri Lanka's batsmen ground on remorselessly on the fourth day of the Galle Test, to set-up an opportunity for their spinners to press for victory on the final day https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/108023.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/108023.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-108023 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Sri Lanka's scholarly centurion, wicket-keeper batsman Kumar Sangakkara, who scored his second Test century at Galle on Thursday, believes that his side can now make a serious push for victory https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/107995.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/107995.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-107995 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Both teams retain realistic chances of victory in the first Test between Sri Lanka and West Indies at Galle, but the pendulum swung towards the home team after their batsmen carried on the fight-back started by Muttiah Muralitharan on Wednesday https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/107994.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/107994.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-107994 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Sri Lankan off-spinner Muttiah Muralitharan inspired a dramatic West Indian collapse on the second day of the opening Test in Galle and then warned the tourists that they are yet to see him at his best https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/107945.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/107945.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-107945 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A dramatic West Indies batting collapse inspired by spin wizard Muttiah Muralitharan pulled Sri Lanka back into the first Test in Galle on Wednesday, to leave the match evenly poised after the second day https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/107943.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/107943.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-107943 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The Selection Committee of the BCCSL has chosen the following squad for the first Test versus the West Indies in Galle from the 13th to the 17th of November https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/107933.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/107933.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-107933 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Brian Lara, temporarily at least, silenced his vocal band of critics on Tuesday with a superb century on his return to Test cricket in the first Test against Sri Lanka at Galle https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/107915.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/107915.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-107915 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT West Indian preparations may well have been bedeviled by poor weather and injuries, but that did not hinder the performance of star batsmen Brian Lara, who announced his return to Test cricket with a brilliant hundred on the opening day of this https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/107914.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/107914.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-107914 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT What with one thing then another, no West Indies team could have entered a Test series less properly prepared than Carl Hooper's when it takes the field against Sri Lanka in the southern town of Galle tomorrow morning https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/107904.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/107904.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-107904 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT West Indies fans may yet get to see and hear live cricket coverage of their team's campaign in Sri Lanka starting later this week https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/107883.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/107883.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-107883 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT West Indian preparations for the first Test in Galle, which have already been hampered by security fears, poor weather and the production of a spinner friendly surface, have been hit by fresh injury problems on the eve of the series opener https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/107882.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/107882.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-107882 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The West Indies preparations for the first Test against Sri Lanka next week were disrupted once again on the last day of their final practice match at Matara on Saturday https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/107826.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/107826.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-107826 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT West Indies fans in the Caribbean who were hoping to either see or listen to live cricket coverage of the West Indies' Test series with Sri Lanka can forget about it - at least for now https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/107825.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/107825.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-107825 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Left-hand opener Chris Gayle powered his way towards a century, but rain intervened again on the second day of the West Indies last practice game at Matara on Friday https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/107769.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/107769.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-107769 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT West Indies bowlers enjoyed their first match practice of their Sri Lanka tour on Thursday, easing fears that they would start the Test series next week under prepared, but they were still forced to toil hard in high heat by a strong Sri Lanka A side https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/107745.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/107745.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-107745 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Sri Lanka may have put their faith in pace against India but their strategy has changed for the West Indies Test series and the selectors have picked three spinners for the first Test starting next week in Galle https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/107733.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/107733.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-107733 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Sri Lanka will go into their three-Test series without key fast bowler Dilhara Fernando and wicket-keeper Romesh Kaluwitharana after the pair sustained injuries during the recent tournament in Sharjah https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/107673.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/107673.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-107673 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The Jamaican opening batsman, Wavell Hinds, has been cleared to make the tour of Sri Lanka with the West Indies team after all https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/107639.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/107639.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-107639 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT West Indies first warm-up game on their tour of Sri Lanka was abandoned on Monday, after torrential downpours over the weekend washed out two full days of play https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/107623.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/107623.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-107623 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT As the West Indies start their current tour of Sri Lanka, Tony Cozier, who will cover the Tests and One-Day Internationals for THE NATION newspapers, provides a playerby-player assessment of the team https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/107620.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/107620.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-107620 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The second day of the West Indies first warm-up game in Sri Lanka was completely washed out after heavy rains in Colombo on Saturday night and Sunday morning https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/107607.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/107607.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-107607 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT An elegant century from captain Carl Hooper gave West Indies a perfect start to their sub-continental campaign, as the tourists took on a youthful Sri Lanka A team at Nondescripts Cricket Club in Colombo on Saturday https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/107591.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/107591.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-107591 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A one-nil victory Test series victory against lowly Zimbabwe, and a triangular final win against professional big stage flops India, is not the kind of success that the West Indians of yesteryear would boast about, but captain Carl Hooper is https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/107575.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/107575.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-107575 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Caribbean batting superstar Brian Lara and wicket-keeper Ridley Jacobs will both make comebacks from injury on Saturday when West Indies play Sri Lanka `A' in a three-day practice game https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/107556.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/107556.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-107556 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Conscious that a world-class spinner would more than likely pose a threat to them on their tour of Sri Lanka, the West Indies adopted an unusual strategy in their nine-day pretour training camp in Jamaica https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/107539.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/107539.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-107539 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The decision not to immediately name a replacement for the injured Wavell Hinds in the West Indies' touring team to Sri Lanka is a calculated gamble https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/107538.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/107538.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-107538 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT West Indies' captain, Carl Hooper, has warned his players to focus on the cricket and not on safety concerns as the West Indies begin their first tour to the island for eight years https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/107513.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/107513.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-107513 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Finally, apparently begrudgingly, one man short, and only just, the West Indies have left their sunny islands in the Caribbean for Sri Lanka https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/107508.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/107508.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-107508 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT It isn't the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) that would seem to be in control of cricket in the region of late https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/109492.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/109492.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-109492 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The potential violence that faces Sri Lanka ahead and after its December 5 parliamentary elections is of little worry to the West Indies team https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/109491.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/109491.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-109491 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Ricky Skerritt expects the injured Wavell Hinds will be passed fit to join the West Indies team in Sri Lanka next week https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/109490.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/109490.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-109490 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The West Indies have been hit by another injury blow as they prepare to leave for their seven-week tour of Sri Lanka https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/109484.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/109484.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-109484 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT 1 https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/109479.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/109479.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-109479 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The Board of Control for Cricket in Sri Lanka invites the media to cover the arrival of the West Indies team at the Taj Samudra at 10:30 a.m https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/109478.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/109478.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-109478 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT 1 https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/109477.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/109477.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-109477 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT West Indies have been hit by fresh injury problems and the team was forced to leave for Sri Lanka without Jamaican batsman Wavell Hinds on Tuesday https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/109472.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/109472.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-109472 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Two Barbadian cricket personalities who have recently visited Sri Lanka have no worries over safety in the politically volatile country which is preparing for parliamentary elections https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/109442.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/109442.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-109442 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Where do we draw the line between the public's right to know and an individual's right to privacy, especially when that individual is a celebrity https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/109400.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/109400.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-109400 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The Selection Committee of the BCCSL chose the following squads for the two practice matches of the West Indies Tour https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/109384.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/109384.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-109384 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The Board of Control for Cricket in Sri Lanka (BCCSL) moved to dispel growing fears on Friday night that the ongoing television rights dispute with WSG Nimbus threatened international television and radio coverage of the forthcoming West Indies tour https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/109371.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/109371.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-109371 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Chairman of selectors Michael Findlay has strongly defended the inclusion of Brian Lara in the West Indies team for the forthcoming tour of Sri Lanka in spite of a lingering hamstring injury https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/109350.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/109350.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-109350 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT It's back https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/109338.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/109338.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-109338 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Consequent to the announcement of the dates of nominations and elections, the Board of Control for Cricket in Sri Lanka consulted the Police Department regarding the playing of matches during these periods, and was advised that it would be prudent to https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/109332.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/109332.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-109332 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT