Andrew Fidel Fernando

Senior writer, ESPNcricinfo

Jayasuriya reconciles with senior players

Sri Lanka's selectors have reconciled with Mahela Jayawardene and Kumar Sangakkara, after their displeasure at not being informed of the senior players' Twenty20 retirement plans had played out in public

25-Mar-2014•Andrew Fidel Fernando

SL selectors forced to name preliminary squad

Sri Lanka's selectors are incensed at having had to name a preliminary squad for the tours of Ireland and the UK, six weeks before the first match is scheduled, due to the length of the visa process

25-Mar-2014•Andrew Fidel Fernando

The minnow murderers

ESPNcricinfo picks five of Sri Lanka's most brutal performances against lesser oppositions in limited-overs cricket

24-Mar-2014•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Sri Lanka consign Netherlands to record low

Dinesh Chandimal chose to bowl against Netherlands, largely because he feared dew would set in later in the evening to hamper the bowlers

24-Mar-2014•The Report by Andrew Fidel Fernando

Electric upstarts take aim at giants

Sri Lanka may represent Netherlands' least-likely chance of an upset in the Super 10s, but Netherlands have already shown they will not balk at attempting the improbable

23-Mar-2014•The Preview by Andrew Fidel Fernando

NZ must shrug off Banglaphobia

ESPNcricinfo looks at New Zealand's prospects for the World T20

21-Mar-2014•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Sri Lanka bank on tested formula

Sri Lanka head into the World T20 on the back of 13 wins from their last 18 matches, and will bank on their tried and tested to claim the title in Bangladesh

21-Mar-2014•Andrew Fidel Fernando

'I feel very let down' - Jayasuriya

Sri Lanka's chief selector has expressed deep disappointment at not having been privy to Kumar Sangakkara and Mahela Jayawardene's plans before they announced their Twenty20 retirements to the media

18-Mar-2014•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Rambukwella 12 sets up Tamil Union win

Ramith Rambukwella took 12 wickets and hit a fifty in Tamil Union's innings-and-45-run win over Moors

17-Mar-2014•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Sangakkara to quit T20Is after World T20

Kumar Sangakkara has announced he will retire from Twenty20 internationals following the World Twenty20 in Bangladesh

16-Mar-2014•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Sri Lanka full-strength but contracts unsigned

Sri Lanka Cricket sent its top team to the World T20, but player contracts remained unsigned on the eve of their departure to Bangladesh

15-Mar-2014•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Chandimal upbeat about Sri Lanka's prospects

Dinesh Chandimal embraced the hopes that have been heaped high upon them, instead of downplaying Sri Lanka's prospects in the World Twenty20

15-Mar-2014•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Dilshan's World T20 participation in doubt

Tillakaratne Dilshan has until March 19 to recover sufficiently from a thumb fracture or risk being recalled from the World Twenty20, chief selector Sanath Jayasuriya has said

14-Mar-2014•Andrew Fidel Fernando

SLC offers contract compromise

SLC has agreed to pay its national cricketers a share of its earnings from ICC events over the next 12 months

13-Mar-2014•Andrew Fidel Fernando

SL contracts decision likely on Thursday

Sri Lanka Cricket is likely to deliver its final decision on the current contracts dispute with the players on Thursday after the two parties met for discussions on Wednesday, an official board release has said

12-Mar-2014•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Mubarak hits twin tons for NCC

A round-up of the Premier League Tournament matches that ended on March 10, 2014

10-Mar-2014•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Sri Lanka return to heroes' welcome

Thousands of Sri Lankan fans lined the streets to salute their national team after the victory in the Asia Cup

09-Mar-2014•Andrew Fidel Fernando

SL players v board fixture one to watch

If it's March it must be time for the eagerly awaited contracts squabble

08-Mar-2014•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Thirimanne ton takes SL to title

Lahiru Thirimanne drew strength from a place of zen in the Asia Cup final, stroking 101 from 108 to complete a victory that snapped Sri Lanka's finals jinx

08-Mar-2014•The Report by Andrew Fidel Fernando

SL in contracts standoff again

Sri Lanka's national cricketers and their board have squared off over player income for the third year running, with the players steadfast in their rejection of the new annual contracts, a week after their previous agreements had expired

07-Mar-2014•Andrew Fidel Fernando

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