Sa'adi Thawfeeq

Dilshan targets Test success with young attack

Tillakaratne Dilshan wants to become the first Sri Lanka captain to secure a Test series victory in England after leaving the IPL early to lead his team

07-May-2011•Sa'adi Thawfeeq

Malinga thanks IPL for comeback

Lasith Malinga, the Sri Lanka fast bowler, has said that he was not looked after by his country's board after his career-threatening knee injury and it was the IPL that helped him get his career back on track

26-Apr-2011•Sa'adi Thawfeeq

Sri Lanka board to ask Malinga to return from IPL

Sri Lanka Cricket will ask fast bowler Lasith Malinga to return from the IPL and undergo a rehabilitation programme after he made himself unavailable for the upcoming Test series in England

20-Apr-2011•Sa'adi Thawfeeq

'Captaincy will be a challenge for Dilshan'

Former Sri Lanka cricketers and administrators react to the appointment of Tillakaratne Dilshan as Sri Lanka captain for the upcoming tour of England

20-Apr-2011•Sa'adi Thawfeeq

Sri Lankan cricketers to leave IPL on May 5

The Sri Lankan cricketers playing in the 2011 IPL have been asked to report to Colombo by May 5 to prepare for the tour of England

13-Apr-2011•Sa'adi Thawfeeq

Coach appointment only after England tour - de Silva

Sri Lanka will name a successor to head coach Trevor Bayliss after Sri Lanka's tour of England that starts in May

10-Apr-2011•Sa'adi Thawfeeq

SLC interim committee to continue

DS de Silva, the Sri Lanka Cricket chairman, has said that the sports minister has given him an assurance that the present interim committee will continue

10-Apr-2011•Sa'adi Thawfeeq

Could not bear losing World Cup - de Silva

Aravinda de Silva, the outgoing chairman of selectors, has said that Sri Lanka's failure win the World Cup final is something he could not bear

07-Apr-2011•Sa'adi Thawfeeq

Stuart Law appointed interim Sri Lanka coach

Former Australia batsman Stuart Law has been asked to be interim coach of the Sri Lanka team for the tour of England starting next month

06-Apr-2011•Sa'adi Thawfeeq

Sangakkara praises middle-order

Sri Lanka captain Kumar Sangakkara praised his brittle middle-order batting for carrying his team to the final of the World Cup after they beat New Zealand

30-Mar-2011•Sa'adi Thawfeeq

Muralitharan doubtful but Sangakkara upbeat

Kumar Sangakkara has said that there is no point in saving Muttiah Muralitharan for the final, and that if he regains fitness, he will play tomorrow's semi-final against New Zealand

28-Mar-2011•Sa'adi Thawfeeq in Colombo

Sangakkara eyeing all-Asian final

Kumar Sangakkara has said that Sri Lanka have every chance of making it an all-subcontinental final in the 2011 World Cup

27-Mar-2011•Sa'adi Thawfeeq at the Premadasa

Muralitharan fit for quarter-final

Sri Lanka received a huge boost ahead of their World Cup quarter-final match against England on Saturday when their key spinner Muttiah Muralitharan was declared fit to play

25-Mar-2011•Sa'adi Thawfeeq

Hamstring 'not a problem' - Murali

Muttiah Muralitharan will use the gap between Sri Lanka's last group match and their quarter-final to rest and recover from the hamstring trouble he faced against New Zealand

19-Mar-2011•Sa'adi Thawfeeq

We will peak from next game - Dilshan

Tillakaratne Dilshan has sent out a warning to other teams that Sri Lanka will start playing their best cricket from their game against New Zealand on March 18 onwards

10-Mar-2011•Sa'adi Thawfeeq in Pallekele

Fernando could play - Jayawardene

Mahela Jayawardene has revealed Sri Lanka have not decided on their combination for Thursday's match against Zimbabwe, but several options are proving to be a 'healthy headache'

09-Mar-2011•Sa'adi Thawfeeq in Pallekele

Sri Lanka may play three spinners

Sri Lanka are toying with the idea of throwing in all three of their spinners into the XI for their match against Australia on Saturday

04-Mar-2011•Sa'adi Thawfeeq in Colombo

I learnt a lot from watching Waqar and Wasim - Malinga

Sri Lanka fast bowler, Lasith Malinga has said that he learnt to bowl his deadly yorkers by watching Pakistan's legendary pair of Wasim Akram and Waqar Younis

01-Mar-2011•Sa'adi Thawfeeq in Colombo

'Malinga is fit' - Bayliss

Lasith Malinga, the Sri Lanka fast bowler is available for selection for their World Cup, Group A game against Kenya on Tuesday, according to the team's coach Trevor Bayliss

28-Feb-2011•Sa'adi Thawfeeq in Colombo

Top-order collapse cost match - Sangakkara

Kumar Sangakkara, the Sri Lanka captain, rued his side's top-order problems which wasted the solid start provided by the openers

26-Feb-2011•Sa'adi Thawfeeq in Colombo

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