Specials

    'We had to prove ourselves in every game'

Anura Tennekoon remembers his team's early years in international cricket, and facing Jeff Thomson without a helmet

    No light at the end of Sri Lanka's tunnel

As long as the country's cricket is in the hands of politicians and the self-serving, there is little hope for the team. By Hilal Suhaib

'I thought my career had ended'

When he was not picked in the original squad to South Africa, Thilan Samaraweera assumed his playing days were over

    Samaraweera proves an overseas point

Numbers Game: He has averaged more than 50 in his last three series outside the subcontinent - much better than the stats of the more illustrious Sri Lankans

Barren, then Durban

2011 Review: Sri Lanka had a mostly forgettable year on the field and off it, save for a late glimmer. By Hilal Suhaib