Despite a comfortable seven-wicket win in the opening match of the Round 1 clash against Namibia, Sri Lanka batter Bhanuka Rajapaksa believes there is still scope for improvement for the team going ahead. Led by the pace trio – Chamika Karunaratne, Dushmantha Chameera and Lahiru Kumara – Sri Lanka managed to bowl out Namibia for …
Bandula Warnapura, who led Sri Lanka in their maiden Test, passed away on Monday (October 18) while receiving treatment in a private hospital. The 68-year-old played four Tests and 12 ODIs for his country. “Sri Lanka Cricket is deeply saddened to learn of the passing away of Bandula Warnapura, Sri Lanka’s first Test captain,” the …
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Tony Dodemaide, the former Australian fast bowler, has joined Australia’s National Selection Panel, Cricket Australia announced on Monday (October 18). He will now be the third member of the panel that has Chairman George Bailey and Head Coach Justin Langer. Dodemaide, who is currently working as the General Manager of Hockey One, will step down …
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The Asian Cricket Council (ACC) has decided to allot the 2023 edition of the Asia Cup to Pakistan. The tournament, set to be played in the ODI format, will follow a T20 Asia Cup in Sri Lanka next year. The decisions were taken by an ACC meeting which was held in Dubai on Thursday (October …
Avi Barot, the Saurashtra wicketkeeper-batsman, passed away on Friday (October 15), aged 29, after suffering a cardiac arrest at his home in Ahmedabad. Barot, a right-handed batsman, had captained India Under-19 in 2011. He made his first-class debut in 2011 and had played 38 first-class matches, 38 List A games and 20 T20s for Saurashtra, …
In a dramatic nadir for the former champions, Sri Lanka owe their place in the preliminary round to the fact that they were ranked outside the top 8 sides at the rankings cut-off on December 31 2018. While they, unlike their three opponents in Group A, were spared the indignity of having to go to …
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Earl Eddings, chairman of Cricket Australia, stepped down from his post on Wednesday (October 13), 24 hours out from the board AGM. Eddings ended his 13-year association with the cricket governing body in the country after announcing his decision to not stand for re-election as a director. Consequently, current CA director Richard Freudenstein has been …
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