Sanath Jayasuriya is both 'angry' and 'sad' to witness his beloved Sri Lanka grapple with enormous financial crisis and civil unrest but the former cricketer is expecting that democracy will soon be restored in the island nation.
Mumbai Indians' captain Sachin Tendulkar says the Sri Lankan will be his team's key bowler when it takes on Chennai Super Kings on Wednesday.
Sri Lanka batsman Sanath Jayasuriya said he would be retiring from Test cricket after the series opener against England in Kandy.
The Sri Lankan opener may not require surgery after dislocating his shoulder during the first ODI against India.
Every summer, Sudhir Gautam makes a pilgrimage to Sachin Tendulkar's Mumbai home, carrying a box of Muzaffarpur litchis from his home town in Bihar, a gesture sweeter than the fruit itself.
Sri Lanka warmed up for the Super Eights in style, outclassing the West Indies by 15 runs in an inconsequential Group C match of the ICC World Twenty20 in Trent Bridge, Nottingham, on Wednesday.
Arshdeep Singh performing under pressure in the Super Over against Sri Lanka can be attributed to meditation and yoga that he practices regularly.
All-rounder Sanath Jayasuriya claimed his 300th one-day wicket to help Sri Lanka bowl out Bangladesh for 137 in the second one-day international.
Sri Lanka captain Kumar Sangakkara paid rich tribute to legendary team-mate Sanath Jayasuriya, who made his ODI debut exactly 20 years ago.
Sri Lanka has revamped its cricket selection panel with a new team under its new chairman, Sanath Jayasuriya, the country's sports ministry announced in Colombo on Monday.
The new format and a fresh set of faces, including veteran Sanath Jayasuriya, definitely helped Sri Lanka clinch the first Twenty20 International against India by 29 runs, said the visiting team skipper Kumar Sangakkara.
Sri Lanka's new president has ordered a government probe into Jayasuriya's sacking from the Test squad for India.
Sanath Jayasuriya said he expected his side to bowl South Africa out on a crumbling pitch during the final day.
The 36-year-old dislocated his shoulder when he slipped in the bath.
Veteran opener Sanath Jayasuriya on Friday denied having sought Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapakse's intervention for his inclusion in the ODI team to the West Indies.
Sanath Jayasuriya has been recalled to the one-day international squad after proving his fitness to selectors
Sanath Jayasuriya and Sri Lanka's latest spin sensation Ajantha Mendis led Sri Lanka to a five-wicket victory over Pakistan in the Canada Twenty20 final.
Sri Lanka all-rounder Sanath Jayasuriya says he is still fit to play international cricket and waiting for an opportunity to play in the ODI series against England later this month.
Rajneesh Gupta presents a detailed statistical analysis of the tournament.
The 36-year-old left-hander said he will call it a day after the second Test against Pakistan.
The former skipper had his fourth bout of tonsillitis in three \n\nmonths.\n\n
Former Sri Lanka cricketer turned politician Sanath Jayasuriya was appointed chairman of selectors in a new-look five-member committee named by Sports Minister Mahindananda Aluthgamage on Monday.
The Indian Premier League match between Mumbai Indians and Delhi Daredevils at Buffalo Park in East London on Friday has all the makings of a showdown in the high street -- Dirk Nannes, rated as one of the fastest bowlers around will be up against two of the most dangerous openers the world of cricket has seen.
Sri Lanka were awarded victory by 18 runs under the Duckworth-Lewis system against New Zealand in the Twenty20 international.
Tilak Varma roared back to form with a magnificent maiden century in the Indian Premier League, helping Mumbai Indians break their four-match losing streak with a 99-run mauling of Gujarat Titans here on Monday.
Sanath Jayasuriya will undergo an MRI scan in Colombo after dislocating his right shoulder during a one-day match against India
Trailing by 270 runs on the first innings, Sri Lanka were 134 for 1, still needing 136 to avoid an innings defeat in the second Test against Pakistan.
The Mukesh Ambani-owned Mumbai franchise made it's presence felt in round two of the Indian Premier League bidding with the purchase of Harbhajan Singh and Sanath Jayasuriya for a total purse of US $18,25,000.
Quinton de Kock's fine hundred went in vain as Prabhsimran Singh and Shreyas Iyer blasted blistering fifties to steer Punjab Kings to a seven-wicket win over Mumbai Indians in their IPL match here on Thursday.
Sanath Jayasuriya has been recalled to Sri Lanka's one-day squad for a tri-series with Bangladesh and Zimbabwe in January. Jayasuriya, 39, was rested for the recent five-match ODI series in Zimbabwe but will return for the limited-overs leg of Sri Lanka's Bangladesh tour.
Sanath Jayasuriya and Upul Tharanga produced a record partnership in ODIs to complete Sri Lanka's 5-0 series win
You don't just play here -- you must dare to play here because the sound from the stands crashes onto the field, and often the cheer comes back to the players like waves.
Former Sri Lanka opener Sanath Jayasuriya, currently out of the country's limited-overs' side, is eager to make a mark for Mumbai Indians in the Indian Premier League, staring April 18, and stake claim for a berth in the national team. "I am looking forward to playing in the tournament and helping Mumbai Indians win the title. It will be a great thing in my career to open with Sachin (Tendulkar), the best player in the world. I am really happy to open with him," he said.
He believes the time has come to hand over the leadership to the future of Sri Lankan cricket.
Sanath Jayasuriya made his second half-century in two days as Sri Lanka eased to a comfortable seven-wicket victory over New Zealand.
Veteran Sri Lanka opener Sanath Jayasuriya, who returned to the one-day and Twenty20 team after more than a year on Thursday, will draw curtains on his over two-decade career after the upcoming series against England.
Sanath Jayasuriya blasted 111 off just 87 balls as Sri Lanka chased down a daunting target of 285 with ten overs to spare in the first one-day international against New Zealand.
Pakistan chasing a Test record-equalling 418 for victory, were struggling at 114 for four at the close on the fourth day of the first Test.
Ryan Rickelton's whirlwind unbeaten ton was overshadowed by Heinrich Klaasen's unbeaten 65 as Sunrisers Hyderabad defeated Mumbai Indians by six wickets in an IPL match in Mumbai on Wednesday. Chasing a 244-run target, Travis Head (76 off 30) and Abhishek Sharma (45 off 24) shared 129 runs for the opening wicket to set the platform for SRH.
When I interviewed Alishan Sharafu as a 14-year-old schoolboy following his huge scores in domestic matches, he told me he wanted to bat like A B de Villiers.
