Sa'adi Thawfeeq

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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