Sa'adi Thawfeeq

Sri Lanka wary of "dangerous" Pakistan

Kumar Sangakkara and Mahela Jayawardene, Sri Lanka's captain and vice-captain respectively, have both warned that Pakistan are a dangerous side that other teams will be wary of in the World Cup

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

Tikolo confident of Kenyan revival

Steve Tikolo, the Kenya batsman, has said the respect Pakistan have for his team should motivate it to bounce back in its next game on Wednesday

22-Feb-2011•Sa'adi Thawfeeq in Hambantota

Jayawardene says there is still work ahead

Mahela Jayawardene, the Sri Lanka vice-captain, said he was pleased with Sri Lanka's start to the World Cup but there was still a lot of hard work ahead of his team in the tournament

20-Feb-2011•Sa'adi Thawfeeq in Hambantota

Sangakkara happy in unfamiliar home

Despite being one of three nations hosting the mega event Sri Lanka find themselves as much as in the same situation as Canada when Kumar Sangakkara goes out to toss with Delhi-born Canadian skipper Ashish Bagai in their opening World Cup match at Hambant

19-Feb-2011•Sa'adi Thawfeeq in Hambantota

'It's going to be Gayle's World Cup' - Sammy

West Indies expect opener Chris Gayle to be at his destructive best in the World Cup

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

Sangakkara pleased with chase under lights

What pleased captain Kumar Sangakkara most about Sri Lanka's win against West Indies in their warm-up match was that they chased a competitive total of 281 batting under lights

16-Feb-2011•Sa'adi Thawfeeq

'Sri Lanka will play seven batsmen' - Bayliss

Trevor Bayliss, the Sri Lanka coach, has given some insight into the XI his side will field during the World Cup, saying they would stick to a combination of seven batsmen and four bowlers

14-Feb-2011•Sa'adi Thawfeeq

Consistency is our strength - Dilshan

Tillakaratne Dilshan, who will be playing his second World Cup, has said he is looking forward to playing a huge role as opener and help Sri Lanka win another World Cup

10-Feb-2011•Sa'adi Thawfeeq

We have prepared as well as possible - Sangakkara

Kumar Sangakkara has expressed satisfaction with his side's lead-up to the World Cup despite not being able to practice at Hambantota and Pallekele - two of the three Sri Lankan venues hosting the tournament

09-Feb-2011•Sa'adi Thawfeeq

Muralitharan in talks to be spin coach in Australia

The man whom Australia once treated as an outcast, Muttiah Muralitharan, is in talks to be signed on as a guest spin coach with the Brisbane-based Centre of Excellence

09-Feb-2011•Sa'adi Thawfeeq

Sri Lanka take series with 26-run win

Sri Lanka rested three key bowlers and yet ended up beating West Indies by 26 runs in the third and final one-day international to take the series 2-0

06-Feb-2011•The Bulletin by Sa'adi Thawfeeq

Barath believes World Cup is anyone's tournament

Adrian Barath, the West Indies opener, has said the 2011 World Cupgives West Indies the opportunity of showcasing their performances on the world stage

05-Feb-2011•Sa'adi Thawfeeq

Tharanga aims for greater consistency

Upul Tharanga wants to become a more consistent batsman and is working on converting his starts into bigger scores

05-Feb-2011•Sa'adi Thawfeeq

Tharanga powers SL to easy win

Upul Tharanga's ninth one-day century and his first against West Indies steered Sri Lanka to a convincing eight-wicket win and a 1-0 lead in the three-match one-day series

03-Feb-2011•The Bulletin by Sa'adi Thawfeeq

SLC suffers financial loss on West Indies series

The rescheduling of the one-day international series against the West Indies from December to late January has resulted in a loss of US$125,000 to Sri Lanka Cricket

28-Jan-2011•Sa'adi Thawfeeq

'Hard decision to omit Jayasuriya, Vaas' - De Silva

Aravinda de Silva, Sri Lanka's chairman of selectors, has said the exclusion of Sanath Jayasuriya and Chaminda Vaas from the final squad was taken after looking at all options to select the best possible 15 for the World Cup

08-Jan-2011•Sa'adi Thawfeeq

Jayasuriya, Vaas out of SL World Cup squad

World Cup winning veterans Sanath Jayasuriya and Chaminda Vaas were left out of Sri Lanka's final squad of 15 players named on Friday

07-Jan-2011•Sa'adi Thawfeeq

Chilaw Marians, NCC, SCC and Colts reach semis

A round-up of the preliminary matches in the 2010-11 Premier Limited Over Tournament in Sri Lanka

06-Jan-2011•Sa'adi Thawfeeq

Bhanuka Rajapaksa to lead Sri Lanka U-19s

Sri Lanka's leading run-getter in last year's Under-19 World Cup in New Zealand, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, will lead his country in the upcoming U-19 Test and one-day series against England U-19s

06-Jan-2011•Sa'adi Thawfeeq

de Silva non-committal on Jayasuriya, Vaas

Sri Lanka's chairman of selectors Aravinda de Silva gave no indication that Sanath Jayasuriya and Chaminda Vaas would be in contention for a spot in the final 15

14-Dec-2010•Sa'adi Thawfeeq

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