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'Other boards should let ICL players play' - Atapattu

Sri Lanka Cricket's decision to lift the domestic ban on its ICL cricketers is a "strong message" to other national boards, Marvan Atapattu has said

19-Sep-2008•Ajay S Shankar

Sri Lanka lifts domestic ban on ICL players

Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) has broken ranks with the official cricketing establishment by deciding to allow five cricketers and an umpire who had signed up for the unauthorised ICL last year to play domestic cricket

19-Sep-2008•Sa'adi Thawfeeq

Stage set for ICL's second coming

A preview of the second edition of the Indian Cricket League

08-Mar-2008•Ashok Ganguly

Atapattu stars as Jets take third place

Marvan Atapattu hit an unbeaten 76 from 56 balls to lead Delhi Jets to a five-wicket victory over Kolkata Tigers

16-Dec-2007•Cricinfo staff

Jets crash out after thriller

Chandigarh Lions crashed Delhi Jets by four wickets, in a pulsating clash, on a misty evening, to set up a million-dollar ICL final clash with Chennai Superstars on Sunday evening

15-Dec-2007•Nagraj Gollapudi in Panchkula

Atapattu stars as Jets triumph

The Delhi Jets captain Marvan Atapattu's unbeaten innings guided his side to a six-wicket win over Chennai Superstars

12-Dec-2007•Cricinfo staff

Atapattu: 'Players demoralised by the present system'

Sa'adi Thawfeeq interviews Marvan Atapattu, the former Sri Lankan captain in the wake of his decision to retire from international cricket

24-Nov-2007•Sa'adi Thawfeeq

A rollercoaster ride

Cricinfo looks back at Marvan Atapattu's rollercoaster career

20-Nov-2007•Cricinfo staff

Atapattu announces his retirement

Marvan Atapattu, one of Sri Lanka's finest batsmen, has finished his eventful tour of Australia by ending his international career

20-Nov-2007•Cricinfo staff

Sangakkara digs in for big climb

Kumar Sangakkara's century gave Sri Lanka reason to cheer but they still faced a huge challenge to avoid defeat after Brett Lee grabbed two wickets in two balls to bring Australia's 14th consecutive win closer

18-Nov-2007•The Bulletin by Brydon Coverdale

Atapattu to stay on Australia tour

The Sri Lanka selectors have kept Marvan Atapattu on the tour of Australia to minimise disruption for the team, but will take "the necessary disciplinary action" when they return home

13-Nov-2007•Cricinfo staff

Atapattu gets captain's support

Mahela Jayawardene joined Trevor Bayliss in support of Marvan Atapattu as the veteran opener faced an uncertain cricket future following an outburst

12-Nov-2007•Sa'adi Thawfeeq

Atapattu's tour in doubt after outburst

Marvan Atapattu may be sent home after calling the Sri Lanka selectors a set of muppets, headed by a joker

11-Nov-2007•Cricinfo staff

'Selectors are muppets headed by a joker' - Atapattu

Marvan Atapattu lashed out at the national selectors calling them a set of muppets headed by a joker

10-Nov-2007•Sa'adi Thawfeeq at the Gabba

ICL still part of Atapattu's plans

Marvan Atapattu accepted an invitation from Sri Lanka's sports minister to tour Australia only after checking his diary to make sure the trip didn't interrupt his plans for November

02-Nov-2007•Peter English

No special security for Muralitharan

Cricket Australia have denied introducing special security measures to protect Muttiah Muralitharan from crowds

26-Oct-2007•Jenny Thompson in Adelaide

Atapattu in line for swift comeback

Marvan Atapattu is set to play for Sri Lanka for the first time since February when the side play a Chairman's XI in Adelaide on Saturday

25-Oct-2007•Jenny Thompson in Adelaide

Atapattu included for Australia tour

In a dramatic about-turn Marvan Atapattu, the former Sri Lanka captain, has been included in the Sri Lanka squad for the tour of Australia following a request made by the sports minister Gamini Lokuge

18-Oct-2007•Sa'adi Thawfeeq

Sri Lanka announce squad for Australia tour

Marvan Atapattu, the former captain, has not to been included in Sri Lanka's 16-member Test squad to tour Australia after stating his unavailability; while Tillekaratne Dilshan, the right-hand middle-order batsman, has been dropped

05-Oct-2007•Sa'adi Thawfeeq

Atapattu unlikely for Australia tour

Marvan Atapattu, the former Sri Lanka captain, is unlikely to make the team for the tour of Australia after refusing to attend a meeting with the selectors

03-Oct-2007•Cricinfo staff

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