Andrew Fidel Fernando

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Sri Lanka sports minister's sacking could bring SLC relief

Roshan Ranasinghe was removed from his post by Sri Lankan president Ranil Wickremesinghe

27-Nov-2023•Andrew Fidel Fernando

SLC says board made 'appeal' to ICC to continue playing internationals

ESPNcricinfo understands SLC officials had themselves requested suspension to force sports minister to back down from replacing the board with interim committee

21-Nov-2023•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Toppers, duffers, can-do-betters - the World Cup report cards are out

Australia are annoying teacher's pets again, India get gold stars for effort, England look for a place to hide their report cards

21-Nov-2023•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Immortality 100 overs away as battle-hardened Australia take aim at India's invincibles

Can Jupiter take down the Sun, in front of over 100,000 hyper-partisan fans in blue?

18-Nov-2023•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Australia are what Australia are, indefatigable and unyielding

Australia don't so much have big match energy as a big match state of general existence

17-Nov-2023•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Starc credits 'incredible' Hazlewood for helping assert Australia's powerplay dominance

He also lauded openers David Warner and Travis Head for "putting the pressure straight back on South Africa" during the chase

16-Nov-2023•Andrew Fidel Fernando

SLC initiates defamation lawsuit against Sri Lanka's sports minister

SLC and the sports minister are at loggerheads on various fronts as the row over the administration of cricket in the country deepens

15-Nov-2023•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Business as usual? Contrasting histories prompt different semi-final views for SA, Australia

Bavuma says "there's been an acknowledgement of the emotions" involved, while "keeping it pretty chilled is the way to go" for Cummins and Co

15-Nov-2023•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Adam Zampa: The self-aware non-alpha on top of his game

He has carried Australia's attack in the face of vulnerability and hidden many of its flaws

14-Nov-2023•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Starc contrast between the Mitch of then and now

But there would be little surprise if Aussie bowler gets his game going in the knockouts

13-Nov-2023•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Arthur backs captain Babar: 'We have to allow him the time to grow'

"It's not a crime to make mistakes as long as you learn from those mistakes," said Pakistan's director of cricket after the side's underwhelming World Cup campaign

11-Nov-2023•Andrew Fidel Fernando

No decision on 2024 Under-19 World Cup yet as SLC suspension row rumbles on

SLC president and country's sports minister hold separate media sessions to push their point of view

11-Nov-2023•Andrew Fidel Fernando and Nagraj Gollapudi

Sri Lanka exit World Cup quietly but a familiar noise is brewing back home

The team lived down to expectations and now face the usual cycle of politicking and recriminations

09-Nov-2023•Andrew Fidel Fernando

'Didn't expect him to have such a good World Cup' - Jayawardene on Madushanka's chart-topping haul

In his first big ODI tournament, the left-arm seamer is taking wickets across phases and even out-thinking top batters

08-Nov-2023•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Shakib's pat on the shoulder that preceded the mayhem

Then Bangladesh captain will probably wake up unconcerned by the storm he has created, because that's just Shakib

07-Nov-2023•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Mathews points finger at umpires: 'Need to use common sense in using technology'

Timed-out dismissal: Mathews says that the on-field umpires had admitted to Sri Lanka's coaching staff that they had not checked the time elapsed

06-Nov-2023•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Mathews on timed-out dismissal: 'Never seen a team or a player stoop so low'

"It was obviously disgraceful from Shakib and Bangladesh," Mathews says of the incident

06-Nov-2023•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Mathews becomes the first to be dismissed timed out in international cricket

A broken helmet strap led to the SL batter being dismissed in unusual fashion

06-Nov-2023•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Sports minister looks to replace SLC officials with Ranatunga-led interim committee

The dissolution was precipitated by Sri Lanka's exit from the ongoing World Cup, amidst public outcry at the team's being dismissed for 55 at the Wankhede

06-Nov-2023•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Explained: Could Delhi's poor air quality force the ICC to cancel Bangladesh vs SL?

From consulting pulmonologists to asking players to sit indoors, the ICC and event organisers are taking other steps too to help the players

05-Nov-2023•Andrew Fidel Fernando

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