Sa'adi Thawfeeq

Sri Lanka Under-19 will bounce back, says coach

Roger Wijesuriya, the Sri Lanka Under-19 coach, felt that all was not lost after his team failed to qualify for the final of the recently-concluded Tri-Nation Under-19s Tournament at home

04-Aug-2007•Sa'adi Thawfeeq

Sri Lankan board concerned over Under-19 performance

Sri Lanka Cricket takes drastic action after the Under-19 team's disappointing performance in the tri-series

04-Aug-2007•Sa'adi Thawfeeq

Galle gears up for England

Work on one of the world's most picturesque cricket grounds the Galle International Stadium is going ahead as scheduled to host the third Test between Sri Lanka and England starting on December 18

04-Aug-2007•Sa'adi Thawfeeq

England officials happy with security arrangements

An ECB security delegation is expected to give the all-clear for the tour of Sri Lanka to go ahead despite escalating violence on the island

29-Jul-2007•Sa'adi Thawfeeq

Penney has thoughts of coming back to Sri Lanka

More than in their victories, Sri Lanka benefited immensely from the coaching of Tom Moody and Trevor Penney in the individual development of the players

29-Jul-2007•Sa'adi Thawfeeq

Cruising to a double whitewash

Captain Mahela Jayawardene said that it was difficult to judge how much Bangladesh pushed Sri Lanka because of the quality of cricket his team played in both the Test and one-day international series

25-Jul-2007•Sa'adi Thawfeeq

Jayasuriya stays modest after his feat

Sanath Jayasuria stays modest after taking his 300th wicket in ODIs and Bangladesh aim to avoid a series whitewash

23-Jul-2007•Sa'adi Thawfeeq

Jayawardene all praise for Fernando

Sri Lanka captain Mahela Jayawardene heaped praise on his bowlers, especially Dilhara Fernando, after his team had completed a comprehensive 70-runs victory over Bangladesh in the first ODI

20-Jul-2007•Sa'adi Thawfeeq

Saravanamuttu Stadium undergoes major revamp

The P. Saravanamuttu Stadium has been the first stadium to be upgraded just days after the local and foreign media lambasted its facilities during the second Test against Bangladesh.

20-Jul-2007•Sa'adi Thawfeeq

Sri Lanka strengthened by Jayasuriya return

Mahela Jayawardene acknowledged Bangladesh's growing one-day prowess but warned that his team was determined to win the three-match series

19-Jul-2007•Sa'adi Thawfeeq

Saba Ilangaratnam dies aged 59

Bandula Warnapura under whom Saba Ilangaratnam played most of his cricket for Bloomfield described him as a person who loved to make others happy

17-Jul-2007•Sa'adi Thawfeeq

World Cup contenders face-off in Under-19 series

India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh face-off in a tri-nation U-19 one-day tournament in Colombo starting July 19

17-Jul-2007•Sa'adi Thawfeeq

The man behind Murali

Muttiah Muralitharan's school coach goes back down the memory lane

15-Jul-2007•Sa'adi Thawfeeq

'I haven't taken five wickets in an innings in Australia'

Murali said that his main focus was not on breaking Australian leg-spinner Shane Warne's world record but for Sri Lanka to win the two-Test series in Australia later this year

14-Jul-2007•Sa'adi Thawfeeq

Sangakkara plays down record talk

Kumar Sangakkara played down comparisons with batting greats after a second consecutive double hundred against Bangladesh

13-Jul-2007•Sa'adi Thawfeeq

Murali rates Whatmore as 'a great coach'

Muttiah Muralitharan came in support of former coach Dav Whatmore when he rated him 'as a great coach' and said that any country could hire him and test his capabilities

12-Jul-2007•Sa'adi Thawfeeq

Murali doubts passing Warne's record in Australia

Muttiah Muralitharan described his performance of taking a century of wickets at Asgiriya International Stadium as 'a tremendous achievement in a long career'

12-Jul-2007•Sa'adi Thawfeeq

Sri Lanka aim for whitewash

Sri Lanka will go for a 3-0 whitewash of the Test series against Bangladesh in the third and final Test starting on July 11 at Kandy's Asgiriya International Stadium

10-Jul-2007•Sa'adi Thawfeeq

Sri Lanka expands committee

Gamini Lokuge, the sports minister, has expanded the interim committee of Sri Lanka Cricket from its present size of five members to seven

09-Jul-2007•Sa'adi Thawfeeq

Sri Lanka announce provisional Twenty20 squad

Marvan Atapattu, the former captain, continues to be out of favour with the national cricket selectors.

09-Jul-2007•Sa'adi Thawfeeq

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