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Sri Lanka suffer injury blows ahead of India T20Is

Dilshan Madushanka has been named as Thushara's replacement in the squad while Asitha Fernando has been named as Chameera's replacement.

Jayasuriya named Sri Lanka’s interim head coach

Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) has appointed former captain Sanath Jayasuriya as the interim head coach of the men’s national team for the forthcoming series against India and England, reports Lankan media.

‘We know how it looks’: SLC after Hasaranga’s unretirement raises eyebrows

Following Wanindu Hasaranga’s Test retirement U-turn and subsequent suspension from the upcoming Bangladesh Tests, Sri Lanka Cricket has denied using any technical loopholes to have their premier leg-spinner and T20 captain ready for the ICC T20 World Cup in June, as per an ESPNcricinfo report. 

Sri Lanka appoint Aaqib Javed as fast-bowling coach

Javed will start in his new role with immediate effect and work until the end of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup in the West Indies and USA in June 2024.

Sri Lanka Cricket ban lifted: ICC

The International Cricket Council said Sunday it had lifted its ban on Sri Lanka Cricket after Colombo promised to end political interference in the board's administration.

Sri Lanka revokes sacking of cricket board

"I signed a gazette to revoke the decision appointing an interim committee for Sri Lanka Cricket, aiming to lift our ICC suspension," Harin Fernando said on X, formerly known as Twitter.

Sri Lanka appeals ICC ban over political meddling

"The ICC suspension of Sri Lanka is illegal. We have been maliciously suspended without giving us an opportunity to respond to the allegation," Ranasinghe told reporters in the capital Colombo.

Sri Lanka's parliament asks 'corrupt' cricket board to resign

It was the latest development in a crisis involving the cricket board -- the richest sporting organisation in the bankrupt island country -- that came to a head after Sri Lanka's humiliating World Cup defeat by India last week.

Sri Lanka sacks cricket board days after World Cup thrashing

The country's 1996 World Cup-winning skipper Arjuna Ranatunga has been appointed chairman of a new interim board, Ranasinghe's office said in a statement.

July 25, 2024
July 25, 2024

Sri Lanka suffer injury blows ahead of India T20Is

Dilshan Madushanka has been named as Thushara's replacement in the squad while Asitha Fernando has been named as Chameera's replacement.

July 7, 2024
July 7, 2024

Jayasuriya named Sri Lanka’s interim head coach

Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) has appointed former captain Sanath Jayasuriya as the interim head coach of the men’s national team for the forthcoming series against India and England, reports Lankan media.

March 20, 2024
March 20, 2024

‘We know how it looks’: SLC after Hasaranga’s unretirement raises eyebrows

Following Wanindu Hasaranga’s Test retirement U-turn and subsequent suspension from the upcoming Bangladesh Tests, Sri Lanka Cricket has denied using any technical loopholes to have their premier leg-spinner and T20 captain ready for the ICC T20 World Cup in June, as per an ESPNcricinfo report. 

March 16, 2024
March 16, 2024

Sri Lanka appoint Aaqib Javed as fast-bowling coach

Javed will start in his new role with immediate effect and work until the end of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup in the West Indies and USA in June 2024.

January 28, 2024
January 28, 2024

Sri Lanka Cricket ban lifted: ICC

The International Cricket Council said Sunday it had lifted its ban on Sri Lanka Cricket after Colombo promised to end political interference in the board's administration.

December 12, 2023
December 12, 2023

Sri Lanka revokes sacking of cricket board

"I signed a gazette to revoke the decision appointing an interim committee for Sri Lanka Cricket, aiming to lift our ICC suspension," Harin Fernando said on X, formerly known as Twitter.

November 11, 2023
November 11, 2023

Sri Lanka appeals ICC ban over political meddling

"The ICC suspension of Sri Lanka is illegal. We have been maliciously suspended without giving us an opportunity to respond to the allegation," Ranasinghe told reporters in the capital Colombo.

November 9, 2023
November 9, 2023

Sri Lanka's parliament asks 'corrupt' cricket board to resign

It was the latest development in a crisis involving the cricket board -- the richest sporting organisation in the bankrupt island country -- that came to a head after Sri Lanka's humiliating World Cup defeat by India last week.

November 6, 2023
November 6, 2023

Sri Lanka sacks cricket board days after World Cup thrashing

The country's 1996 World Cup-winning skipper Arjuna Ranatunga has been appointed chairman of a new interim board, Ranasinghe's office said in a statement.

October 29, 2023
October 29, 2023

Sri Lanka minister slams cricket board as traitors

Minister Roshan Fernando and the national cricket board -- the richest sporting body in the country -- have been at loggerheads over corruption allegations for months