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Crowe calls for Murali action review

Martin Crowe, the former New Zealand batsman, has called for the ICC to review Muttiah Muralitharan's bowling action

21-Dec-2006•Cricinfo staff

Fleming reignites Murali dismissal debate

The controversy surrounding Muttiah Muralitharan's run-out in the first Test at Christchurch has been reignited by Stephen Fleming on the eve of the second Test at Wellington

14-Dec-2006•Cricinfo staff

Jayawardene backs team to adapt to NZ conditions

Mahela Jayawardene, the Sri Lanka captain, has called on his side to compete hard in New Zealand conditions and expressed faith in the youngsters called up for the forthcoming Test and one-day series.

26-Nov-2006•Sa'adi Thawfeeq

Jayawardene and three other cricketers to be honoured

Sri Lanka cricketers Mahela Jayawardene, Kumar Sangakkara, Sanath Jayasuriya and Upul Tharanga are to be honoured by Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC)

15-Nov-2006•Sa'adi Thawfeeq

'Batting is key to the World Cup' - Jayawardene

Despite a poor Champions Trophy, Mahela Jayawardene, Sri Lanka's captain, believes his side's batting is their biggest asset going into next year's World Cup

12-Nov-2006•Sa'adi Thawfeeq

Jayawardene named World Cup captain

Mahela Jayawardene will continue to lead Sri Lanka till the end of next year's World Cup in West Indies

06-Nov-2006•Cricinfo staff

Sri Lankan squad for NZ to be picked next week

The national selection committee will meet some time next week to pick the Sri Lanka team for the tour of New Zealand starting next month

05-Nov-2006•Sa'adi Thawfeeq

Jayawardene named Captain of the Year

Mahela Jayawardene, the Sri Lanka captain, was tonight named as the Captain of the Year at the ICC Awards in Mumbai. He was also appointed captain of the World ODI Team of the Year

03-Nov-2006•Cricinfo staff

Jayawardene leads World ODI Team of the Year

Mahela Jayawardene, the Sri Lanka captain, was today named captain of the World ODI Team of the Year at the annual ICC Awards ceremony being held in Mumbai

03-Nov-2006•Cricinfo staff

'Our problem was our top-order batting' - Jayawardene

Mahela Jayawardene has defended the team management's selection during the Champions Trophy and blamed Sri Lanka's early exit from the tournament on the top-order batsmen

01-Nov-2006•Charlie Austin

'We had done a lot of homework' - Smith

Graeme Smith suggested that it was the preparation that the South Africans had done in the days leading up to the game, combined with the manner in which they executed their plans, that made all the difference on the day

24-Oct-2006•Anand Vasu in Ahmedabad

Jayawardene plays down 'grudge match' talk

Mahela Jayawardene scotched suggestions that Tuesday's match against South Africa was in any way a "grudge match"

23-Oct-2006•Anand Vasu in Ahmedabad

'We didn't get the partnerships we needed' - Fleming

Stephen Fleming, Mahela Jayawardene and Muttiah Muralitharan spoke to the media after the match

20-Oct-2006•Anand Vasu in Mumbai

Hamstrung Pakistan ready to do battle

Up against a depleted Pakistan will be an upbeat Sri Lankan side that's been steamrolling opponents over the last few months, including rolling West Indies over for 80 three days' back.

16-Oct-2006•The Preview by Siddhartha Vaidyanathan in Jaipur

'I just went out there and kept it simple' - Maharoof

When Carlton Baugh was trapped in front of the stumps by one of those typical Farveez Maharoof deliveries - a ball that just failed to come on a touch as the fingers had been dragged on it - Maharoof fell to the ground

14-Oct-2006•Anand Vasu in Mumbai

'Mahela has shown good leadership qualities' - Vaas

Chaminda Vaas, Sri Lanka's strike bowler, said the difference between the team that lost the one-day and Test series to India last season and the current one was that the present squad was more united under Mahela Jayawardene

12-Oct-2006

Tharanga stars in another win

Upul Tharanga's rich vein of form continued as he hammered his second hundred in a row and his fourth in nine innings to help Sri Lanka coast to a 144-run win against Zimbabwe and all but ensure a place in the main draw of the Champions Trophy.

10-Oct-2006•The Bulletin by S Rajesh

'We want to win everything that we play' - Jayawardene

One thing that will concern both coach and captain of Sri Lanka is the indiscipline in the bowling in the first match which led to a whopping total of 36 extras

09-Oct-2006•Anand Vasu in Ahmedabad

Sri Lanka aim for emphatic win

The margin of defeat in the first game of the Champions Trophy - 37 runs - as Bangladesh succumbed to Sri Lanka was not an accurate reflection of the match as a competition

09-Oct-2006•Preview by Anand Vasu in Ahmedabad

'We did not play our A-class game': Jayawardene

Mahela Jayawardene, the Sri Lankan captain, is looking forward to a disciplined performance from his bowlers in the remaining qualifying matches of the Champions Trophy after making a winning start

08-Oct-2006

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