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Virender Sehwag, Diana Edulji and Aravinda de Silva inducted into ICC Hall of Fame

Two of them are World Cup winners and one is a trailblazer in women's cricket

13-Nov-2023•ESPNcricinfo staff

SLC suspends all board-run domestic tournaments

Continuation of domestic season now in the hands of the country's sports minister

02-Sep-2023•Madushka Balasuriya

Aravinda de Silva on Sri Lanka players protesting their new contracts: 'They should win games and not complain'

The new payment system has created a bit of a divide between players and the board

28-May-2021•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Inter-provinicial cricket set to become Sri Lanka's premier first-class tournament

SLC technical committee chairman Aravinda de Silva shares details of future plans

08-Apr-2021•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Tom Moody appointed as Sri Lanka's director of cricket

The role will have Moody overseeing Sri Lanka's international programme and domestic tournaments

01-Mar-2021•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Sri Lanka hope to appoint Tom Moody as director of cricket

He's set to receive a three-year contract that will allow him to oversee all aspects of the game in the country

21-Feb-2021•Madushka Balasuriya

2011 WC final: Sri Lanka police drop corruption probe

ICC ACU says 'no reason to doubt integrity' of the match

03-Jul-2020•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Sangakkara, Jayawardene called up in investigation into 2011 World Cup final

A former SL sports minister has alleged corruption, though no evidence has been made public

01-Jul-2020•Andrew Fidel Fernando

SL selectors lobby government to sign Sangakkara, Jayawardene as consultants

They also want to get Aravinda de Silva and Roshan Mahanama on board

14-Jun-2018•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Sports ministry slow to act on former SL players' report

The five-member committee featuring the likes of Aravinda de Silva, Mahela Jayawardene and Kumar Sangakkara had suggested plans for domestic cricket in the first report

12-Jan-2018•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Jayawardene, Sangakkara to assist in Sri Lanka's revamp

Alongside Aravinda de Silva, Anura Tennakoon, they are expected to work on a range of topics including a restructuring of the domestic cricket scene

05-Oct-2017•Madushka Balasuriya

SLC looks to get de Silva, Jayawardene on board

Roshan Mahanama, Brendon Kuruppu and Graeme Labrooy are among the other former players the board is attempting to align with in its efforts to arrest the decline of the national team

11-Sep-2017•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Aravinda de Silva steps down from SLC role

A board release said Aravinda de Silva stepped down due to "personal commitments that would hinder his availability and time investment in the Committee further"

05-May-2017•Andrew Fidel Fernando

SLC wishes to retain de Silva's services

Sri Lanka Cricket wishes to retain outgoing chief selector Aravinda de Silva as an "advisor of cricket affairs" - a new loosely-defined position, in which he will be expected to work with the new selectors and national team management

12-Apr-2016•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Sangakkara appointed Sri Lanka selector in major revamp

In a surprise move nine days from the start of Sri Lanka's WT20 campaign, the country's sports minister has appointed a new set of selectors headed by Aravinda de Silva, relieving the former selection panel ahead of time

07-Mar-2016•ESPNcricinfo staff

Could not bear losing World Cup - de Silva

Aravinda de Silva, the outgoing chairman of selectors, has said that Sri Lanka's failure win the World Cup final is something he could not bear

07-Apr-2011•Sa'adi Thawfeeq

SLC selection committee quits before end of term

The Sri Lankan selection committee, headed by chief selector Aravinda De Silva, has handed in its resignation to the sports minister today

06-Apr-2011•ESPNcricinfo staff

de Silva non-committal on Jayasuriya, Vaas

Sri Lanka's chairman of selectors Aravinda de Silva gave no indication that Sanath Jayasuriya and Chaminda Vaas would be in contention for a spot in the final 15

14-Dec-2010•Sa'adi Thawfeeq

'Mendis was left out for tactical reasons' - de Silva

Tillakaratne Dilshan, Sri Lanka's stand-in captain, has said he is thrilled with the performances of youngsters like wicketkeeper-batsman Dinesh Chandimal and allrounder Jeewan Mendis

10-Jun-2010•Sa'adi Thawfeeq

Sri Lanka plans Twenty20 league with foreign players

Sri Lanka Cricket is planning to revamp its domestic Twenty20 tournament by allowing foreign players to participate, Aravinda de Silva, the board's newly-appointed chief selector has said

05-Jun-2010•Cricinfo staff

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