Andrew Fidel Fernando

Senior writer, ESPNcricinfo

Northampton to host only first-class warm-up of SL tour

Sri Lanka can only play one warm-up first-class match ahead of their Test series in England next year, thanks largely to a condensed tour schedule

12-Sep-2013•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Herath, Sangakkara win top honours at SLC awards

Rangana Herath was rewarded for a stand-out year by picking up honours at the SLC Awards for Best Cricketer of the Year and Best Test Bowler of the Year

11-Sep-2013•Andrew Fidel Fernando

SLC vice-president 'compelled' to resign

Sri Lanka Cricket vice-president K Mathivanan has resigned after his months of discontent with the board culminated in being "compelled" to withdraw from a club cricket election

06-Sep-2013•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Sangakkara, SLC end dispute

Kumar Sangakkara will not be officially reprimanded by Sri Lanka Cricket after his public spat with the board. According to a statement from SLC, the parties had met and resolved their differences amicably

02-Sep-2013•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Flower denies urine culture threatening team

Coach defends players' right to relieve themselves in public

30-Aug-2013•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Sangakkara slams SLC while choosing Kandurata

Kumar Sangakkara has slammed Sri Lanka Cricket for "creating" a narrative that brought his loyalty into question, even as he confirmed he will play for Kandurata Maroons over Sunrisers Hyderabad in the Champions League

29-Aug-2013•Andrew Fidel Fernando

'Team choice not about loyalty or money' - Sangakkara

Players who choose to play for their IPL franchise over their local team in the Champions League do not betray their nation, Kumar Sangakkara has said

29-Aug-2013•Andrew Fidel Fernando

SLC hopes Sangakkara picks local team over IPL side

Kumar Sangakkara met with the SLC executive committee on Tuesday evening to discuss further whether he would represent Kandurata Maroons or Sunrisers Hyderabad in the Champions League, but no decision has been made yet

28-Aug-2013•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Sangakkara to choose between Kandurata and Sunrisers

Kumar Sangakkara will have to choose between playing for Kandurata Maroons and Sunrisers Hyderabad in the upcoming Champions League T20 in India

26-Aug-2013•Andrew Fidel Fernando and Saadi Thawfeeq

Malinga likely to miss Champions League

Lasith Malinga is almost certain to miss both Sri Lanka's tour of Zimbabwe and the Champions League, due to personal commitments

25-Aug-2013•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Boards add T20s to SL's Zimbabwe tour schedule

Sri Lanka Cricket has confirmed its national team will travel to Zimbabwe for a full, 35-day tour, which begins on October 3. The boards have added two Twenty20s to the Future Tours Programme's schedule of two Tests and three ODIs

23-Aug-2013•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Champions League to benefit SLC directly

Sri Lanka Cricket will be the only home board to directly receive the participation fee for the Champions League Twenty20, tournament technical committee member Sundar Raman has said

17-Aug-2013•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Kandurata make it to Champions League T20

Kandurata Maroons will represent Sri Lanka in the Champions League T20 qualifiers next month in India, after they overcame a meandering Basnahira Greens by seven wickets in the Super Fours final

17-Aug-2013•The Report by Andrew Fidel Fernando

SLC declines PCB's offer to play day-night Test

Sri Lanka have declined Pakistan's proposal to play a day-night Test during their December-January tour to the UAE

16-Aug-2013•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Botham to set off on eight-day walk for charity

Ian Botham will walk from Killinochchi to Seenigama in Sri Lanka to raise money to provide sports equipment and facilities for youngsters in the north and east of the country.

16-Aug-2013•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Kulasekara powers Basnahira to final

An early rolling collapse did not prevent Basnahira Greens from progressing to the Super Fours final, as they defended a modest total to defeat Ruhuna Reds by nine runs at R Premadasa Stadium.

14-Aug-2013•The Report by Andrew Fidel Fernando

Spinners set up narrow win for Kandurata

An eleventh-hour surge put Basnahira Greens in touching distance of victory, but ultimately Kandurata Maroons' 124 for 8 proved just enough on a used Premadasa pitch that has steadily deteriorated

12-Aug-2013•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Won't consider Surrey option until January - Ford

Sri Lanka coach Graham Ford has said he will not consider a coaching position with Surrey until his contract with Sri Lanka expires in January next year

09-Aug-2013•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Selectors must manage Chandimal's captaincy workload

Sri Lanka's selectors must decide whether the burden of captaincy and high expectations are hampering Dinesh Chandimal's growth as a batsman

08-Aug-2013•Andrew Fidel Fernando

SLC confirms provincial T20 tournament

The four-team provincial Twenty20 tournament that replaces this year's cancelled Sri Lanka Premier League, will run from August 10 to 17

07-Aug-2013•Andrew Fidel Fernando

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