World Cup 2019
'Winning three out of seven is almost 50%' - Sri Lanka chief selector on World Cup campaign
Jul 8, 2019 Sri Lanka chief selector Ashantha de Mel put a positive spin on the side's World Cup campaign as they returned home
Australia v Sri Lanka, World Cup 2019, The Oval
'Very unfair' - Sri Lanka complain to ICC about less-than-ideal pitches, training facilities
Jun 14, 2019 Ashantha de Mel, the team manager, has written to the governing body, but says he hasn't received a reply yet
Afghanistan v Sri Lanka, World Cup 2019, Cardiff
Forward or back: which way for Sri Lanka on shaky ground?
Jun 3, 2019 They are low on confidence, their ODI form has hit a terrible trough, and on Tuesday they travel to a bogey venue to meet fearless opponents who have little to lose
Sri Lanka news
Hathurusingha, de Mel 'thrash things out' to work together for World Cup
May 2, 2019 Ashantha de Mel was appointed as team manager and selector-on-tour for the World Cup and had clashed earlier with the coach over selection choices
'I want to go to Australia and India and win a match'
Dec 15, 2018 Dinesh Chandimal looks back at his 18 stop-start months in charge
Sri Lanka news
Ashantha de Mel to head Sri Lanka's new selection panel
Nov 25, 2018 The committee, which has been formed just six months from the World Cup, also includes Brendon Kuruppu, Hemantha Wickramaratne and Chaminda Mendis
Sri Lanka news
Sri Lanka selectors ponder separate Twenty20 team
Oct 15, 2012 Sri Lanka chief selector Ashantha de Mel has said that the national selection committee may streamline the selection of teams, and have a separate squad for Twenty20s
No light at the end of Sri Lanka's tunnel
Jan 26, 2012 As long as the country's cricket is in the hands of politicians and the self-serving, there is little hope for the team
Sri Lanka news
SL has new selection panel, more changes likely
Jan 19, 2012 Ashantha de Mel, the former Sri Lanka fast bowler, has been named the chairman of the country's new selection panel, which replaced the one headed by Duleep Mendis
Sri Lanka news
Aravinda de Silva takes over as chief selector
May 26, 2010 Former Sri Lankan captain Aravinda de Silva has been named chairman of a new four-member national selection committee by sports minister