Sa'adi Thawfeeq

Need to back ourselves and perform - Jayawardene

Former Sri Lanka captain Mahela Jayawardene feels Sri Lanka will be severely tested during the ICC Champions Trophy but hopes the team can bank on its experience to do well

26-May-2013•Sa'adi Thawfeeq

SLC writes to Indian board about early release of IPL players

Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) has written to the BCCI, asking whether some Sri Lanka players could be released early from the ongoing IPL to prepare for next month's Champions trophy in England, according to SLC secretary Nishantha Ranatunga

08-May-2013•Sa'adi Thawfeeq

SL mull over recalling out-of-form IPL players

The SLC are to hold a meeting to consider recalling out-of-form Sri Lanka players in the IPL so they can participate in a triangular series held in Sri Lanka from May 12 to 20, as preparation for the Champions Trophy tournament in England in June

04-May-2013•Sa'adi Thawfeeq

'We opted for experience' - Jayasuriya

Sri Lanka's chief selector Sanath Jayasuriya said that his selection panel opted for experience rather than young talent while picking the squad for the ICC Champions Trophy in England

02-May-2013•Sa'adi Thawfeeq

New chief vows to take Sri Lanka No. 1

Sri Lanka Cricket's new president Jayantha Dharmadasa has vowed to make Sri Lanka the best cricket team in the world in all three formats during his two-year tenure

17-Apr-2013•Sa'adi Thawfeeq

Mohan de Silva only surprise pick in SLC elections

Sri Lanka Cricket's first election by secret ballot concluded peacefully with Jayantha Dharmadasa and Nishantha Ranatunga being elected uncontested for the two most powerful posts of president and secretary respectively

16-Apr-2013•Sa'adi Thawfeeq in Colombo

SLC's first secret-ballot elections on Tuesday

Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) will hold its first secret-ballot election on April 16

15-Apr-2013•Sa'adi Thawfeeq

Samaraweera aims for county success

Thilan Samaraweera is looking to make a career with English county Worcestershire before he eventually quits the game

10-Mar-2013•Sa'adi Thawfeeq

Sangakkara defends role of player agents

Kumar Sangakkara believes the role of player agents has been misunderstood by Sri Lanka Cricket and said they were not a detriment to the game

25-Feb-2013•Sa'adi Thawfeeq

Sri Lanka's chief curator to be honoured

Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) will felicitate its chief curator, Anuruddha Polonowita, at the end of next month's second Test between Sri Lanka and Bangladesh at the R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo

19-Feb-2013•Sa'adi Thawfeeq

Warnapura in running to head SLC

Former Sri Lanka captain Bandula Warnapura is understood to be in the running to be appointed as the next chief executive officer of Sri Lanka Cricket

25-Jan-2013•Sa'adi Thawfeeq

Former Sri Lanka wicketkeeper de Alwis dies at 52

Former Sri Lanka wicketkeeper Guy de Alwis, 52, died on Saturday night after a battle with cancer

13-Jan-2013•Sa'adi Thawfeeq

Hathurusingha enjoying stint as acting NSW coach

Former Sri Lanka batsman Chandika Hathurusingha says he enjoying his new role as the acting head coach of the Australian state side New South Wales

24-Dec-2012•Sa'adi Thawfeeq

Ford warning over ageing Sri Lanka stars

The Sri Lanka coach Graham Ford has warned that the team needs to start producing cricketers capable of replacing the star names

09-Dec-2012•Sa'adi Thawfeeq

Jayawardene to decide on future after Australia tour

Mahela Jayawardene will seriously re-assess his future as Sri Lanka's captain and as an international cricketer at the end of the tour of Australia

03-Dec-2012•Sa'adi Thawfeeq

'We are not quite ready for the Australians'

The Sri Lanka coach has said his team had to improve on their batting against pace ahead of the three-Test series in Australia

02-Dec-2012•Sa'adi Thawfeeq

Jayawardene hails team for 'winning tough moments'

On the second day, Sri Lanka were 50 for 5 in response to New Zealand's 221. Before the third day was done, the Test was finished, and the hosts had won

19-Nov-2012•Sa'adi Thawfeeq in Galle

Dilshan misses out, Dimuth Karunaratne to debut

Tillakaratne Dilshan will miss the first Test against New Zealand due a back niggle and, in his place, 24-year-old Dimuth Karunaratne will debut

16-Nov-2012•Sa'adi Thawfeeq

Former SL first-class batsman Bernard Perera dies

Bernard Perera, the former Sri Lanka first-class cricketer and national women's team coach, has died aged 56 in a hospital in Peradeniya, Kandy, on Friday

09-Nov-2012•Sa'adi Thawfeeq

Rains hamper Colombo ODI preparations

Persistent rains throughout the country are likely to hamper preparations for the second and third one-day internationals between Sri Lanka and New Zealand in Colombo

01-Nov-2012•Sa'adi Thawfeeq

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