Andrew Fidel Fernando

Senior writer, ESPNcricinfo

@afidelf

Hey India, let your spare batters play for Sri Lanka, please?

Our correspondent tears himself away from Hundred Twitter to make a request to the BCCI

02-Aug-2021•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Isuru Udana retires from international cricket

He will continue to play domestic cricket, and will be available for franchise tournaments

31-Jul-2021•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Durham bubble breach: Gunathilaka, Mendis and Dickwella suspended from international cricket for one year

They will not be allowed to play domestic cricket for six months, ruling them out for much of the next season

30-Jul-2021•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Four learnings for second-string Sri Lanka

Can they help Hasaranga achieve his world-class potential, and can they fix their soft middle order?

30-Jul-2021•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Series' chumminess quotient high as young Sri Lanka take advice from Dhawan, Dravid

Shanaka on chat with Dhawan: "We get advice from our former players too, but this was a chance to hear from a current player with a lot of experience"

30-Jul-2021•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Durham bubble breach: Gunathilaka, Mendis, Dickwella likely to face long suspensions

Five-member panel recommends Gunathilaka and Mendis be suspended for two years; Dickwella for 18 months

29-Jul-2021•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Wanindu Hasaranga leads the way with four-for as Sri Lanka claim 2-1 series win

A severely depleted India line-up hobbled to an inadequate 81 for 8 in their 20 overs

29-Jul-2021•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Dhananjaya de Silva on batting long: 'This is what I'm meant to do for the team'

He trusted his lower-order team-mates to play big shots if he took the game deep

29-Jul-2021•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Dhananjaya de Silva and Chamika Karunaratne seal last-over win to level series

On a slow, grippy pitch, a weakened India line-up only managed 132

28-Jul-2021•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Sri Lanka looking for special effort against India

It is not yet clear if Shaw and Suryakumar will be available for the second T20I

26-Jul-2021•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Bhuvneshwar, Chahar, Chahal help India defend below-par 164

Sri Lanka's batting let them down once more after their bowlers did well to restrict India

25-Jul-2021•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Sophisticated approach helps Avishka Fernando finish top scorer in series

Fernando had begun aggressively, as he often does, but then toned his batting down in the middle overs

24-Jul-2021•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Spinners, Avishka Fernando, Bhanuka Rajapaksa give Sri Lanka vital Super league points

India collapse from 157 for 3 to 225 all out in rain-hit game

23-Jul-2021•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Charith Asalanka: Team and coaches 'all emotional' after loss

'We're a young team. We haven't won much recently, and we're trying to do our best to play together for our country'

21-Jul-2021•Andrew Fidel Fernando

No. 8 Deepak Chahar blindsides Sri Lanka in epic finish

India were far from favourites when Chahar came out to bat, but he changed all of that

20-Jul-2021•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Series on the line as ailing Sri Lanka prepare to face mighty India again

Sri Lanka have lost all but one of their nine completed ODIs this year

19-Jul-2021•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Chamika Karunaratne backs Sri Lanka batters to post 300-plus scores

Karunaratne, who top-scored in the first ODI, said the fact that most of the batting order had got starts was encouraging

18-Jul-2021•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Dhawan, Kishan, Shaw lead Sri Lanka rout after Kuldeep, Chahal shine

India galloped to a seven-wicket win in the first ODI in Colombo with 80 balls to spare

18-Jul-2021•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Five lesser-known Sri Lanka players who can make a difference against India

Can Pathum Nissanka, Ashen Bandara, Minod Bhanuka and Co step up?

17-Jul-2021•Andrew Fidel Fernando

How Sri Lanka Cricket is toying with Sri Lanka's cricket

The governing body, in order to win a contracts dispute, has compromised team unity and here's how

16-Jul-2021•Andrew Fidel Fernando

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