County news

Muralitharan back at Gloucestershire for T20s

Jan 30, 2012: Muttiah Muralitharan, the leading wicket-taker in Test and ODI cricket, will be back at Gloucestershire this year to play a part in the county's Friends Life t20 campaign

South Africa v Sri Lanka, 2nd Test, Durban

'The fewer excuses we make, the better' - Sangakkara

Dec 25, 2011: Kumar Sangakkara says the team will have to continue practicing to improve, instead of dwelling on excuses

Why the 100th doesn't matter

Dec 3, 2011: An "international hundred" is an artificial landmark and we don't need to be flying into a frenzy because Tendulkar is on the brink of a hundred of those

Greatest Teams

One-day giants

Dec 1, 2011: Five one-day international sides that have left a lasting mark on the game

IPL news

Muralitharan hopes for new IPL offer

Sep 20, 2011: Muttiah Muralitharan has said he hopes another IPL franchise will sign him now that the BCCI has terminated Kochi Tuskers Kerala

Gloucestershire v Somerset, Friends Life t20, Bristol

Jack Taylor surprises Somerset

Jul 1, 2011: Jack Taylor marked his Friends Life t20 debut with 4 for 16 as Gloucestershire upset the form book with a two-wicket win over Somerset at Bristol

New Zealand news

Didn't pay above the odds for Murali - Larsen

May 14, 2011: Gavin Larsen, chief executive of Cricket Wellington said that the province hadn't "paid above the odds" to secure the services of former Sri Lanka offspinner Muttiah Muralitharan

New Zealand news

Muralitharan signs Twenty20 deal with Wellington

May 13, 2011: Wellington have secured the service of Sri Lanka's champion offspinner Muttiah Muralitharan for next season's domestic Twenty20 tournament

Sri Lanka news

Tillakaratne ready to share fixing information with ICC

May 3, 2011: Former Sri Lanka captain Hashan Tillakaratne has said he is ready to share information with the ICC to back his allegations regarding match-fixing in Sri Lanka, since 1992

Indian Premier League 2011

Murali criticises SLC decision to recall players

Apr 16, 2011: IPL Chairman Chirayu Amin has said that the controversy surrounding Sri Lanka Cricket's (SLC) decision to recall the Sri Lankan players participating in the IPL by May 5 to prepare for the tour of England will be resolved shortly

India v Sri Lanka, final, World Cup 2011, Mumbai

Malinga says wet ball hampered bowling

Apr 3, 2011: Lasith Malinga has said he could not bowl yorkers in the final against India because the ball was wet, while Muttiah Muralitharan said the inability of the spinners to get wickets caused the loss

World Cup 2011

Sangakkara leads ICC's World Cup XI

Apr 3, 2011: Kumar Sangakkara was named captain of the ICC's team of the World Cup 2011 that is dominated by players from India and Sri Lanka, with seven spots going to the finalists

India v Sri Lanka, final, World Cup 2011, Mumbai

'We're going to miss Murali terribly' - Sangakkara

Apr 2, 2011: Kumar Sangakkara rued not being able to give Muttiah Muralitharan the perfect send-off in what was his final international appearance for Sri Lanka

India v Sri Lanka, World Cup 2011, final, Mumbai

Dhoni and Gambhir lead India to World Cup glory

Apr 2, 2011: Twenty-eight years on from the match that transformed the history of world cricket, India recaptured the crown that Kapil Dev and his men first lifted at Lord's in 1983, and this time they did in their very own back yard

The two titans

Apr 1, 2011: Tendulkar and Murali have followed parallel careers to become their countries' greatest players. On Saturday, in their twilight, they face off in the biggest stage of all

World Cup 2011

Randiv replaces injured Mathews in Sri Lanka squad

Apr 1, 2011: 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

India v Sri Lanka, Final, World Cup 2011

Murali will play even with discomfort - Bayliss

Mar 31, 2011: Sri Lanka coach Trevor Bayliss insists Muttiah Muralitharan will play in the World Cup final despite continued worries over his fitness

World Cup 2011

Vaas, Randiv called up as injury cover for final

Mar 31, 2011: 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

Sri Lanka v New Zealand, World Cup 2011, semi-final, Colombo

Murali's fitting run across the home stretch

Mar 29, 2011: Muttiah Muralitharan's final spell at home ended in fairytale fashion, much like his Test career in Galle last year. Just like back then, it would have been incredibly contrived had it not been for real

Sri Lanka v New Zealand, World Cup 2011, semi-final, Colombo

Sri Lanka survive jitters to reach World Cup final

Mar 29, 2011: Sri Lanka overcame a serious bout of the jitters to book their place in Saturday's World Cup final in Mumbai, as New Zealand bowed out in the last four for the sixth time in ten campaigns