Vaa Vaathiyar ends up being a bland yet fascinating iteration of a masala film funnelled through the prism of a quirky humorist, notes Arjun Menon.
Krithi Shetty has the kind of style that feels like a deep breath. It is calm, clean and effortlessly pretty.
Left-arm spinners, all-rounders, and pacers who mastered their craft and left a mark in Test cricket.
Whether it was in the company of superstars Rajinikanth and Kamal Haasan -- or, on rare occasions with both together, among others -- Saravanan's demeanour would stand out, observes N Sathiya Moorthy.
Sri Lankan players currently touring Pakistan for a three-match ODI series want to return home due to security concerns following a deadly suicide attack in Islamabad but PCB chief Mohsin Naqvi claimed that the rubber will continue, albeit with a rejigged schedule.
A once-in-a-generation fast bowler like Jasprit Bumrah shouldn't be playing all three formats in order to avoid injuries and prolong his career, feels World Cup winning Sri Lankan legend Chaminda Vaas.
Pietersen's comments on his social media handle came a day after fellow England batter Joe Root overtook Australia great Ricky Ponting to climb to second place in the all-time list of Test run scorers.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi met with members of the 1996 World Cup-winning Sri Lankan cricket team during his official visit to Colombo.
Ahmedabad civic authorities launched a massive demolition drive on Tuesday, razing over 2,000 illegally constructed houses and properties in the Chandola Lake area. The operation, which involved around 50 teams equipped with earthmovers and 2,000 police personnel, was carried out days after illegal Bangladeshi immigrants were detained from these settlements. The Gujarat High Court declined to stay the action, observing that the dwellings were situated on the periphery of the water body and therefore subject to demolition under the Land Revenue Code. Authorities also demolished the illegal farmhouse of Lalu Pathan, alleged mastermind behind the encroachments, who is suspected to have helped illegal immigrants obtain rental accommodation and Aadhaar cards.
It was believed that Vaas and Sri Lanka's head coach Marvan Atapattu were not getting along well in recent times.
Sri Lanka fast bowler Chaminda Vaas has told the country's national selectors that he is retiring from Test cricket with immediate effect, Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) confirmed on Saturday.
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The other Indian bowlers who have taken 300 Test wickets or more include Anil Kumble (619), R Ashwin (524), Kapil Dev (434), Harbhajan Singh (417), Ishant Sharma (311) and Zaheer Khan (311).
Despite the interesting milieu, the movie loses out on the most basic requirement -- the story.
The left-arm seamer has been ruled out of the tri-series opener against India on Saturday with a hamstring injury.
The pacer claimed 4-17 to leave West Indies on 92-5 in reply to Sri Lanka's 150 all out on day 1 of the second Test
Sri Lanka left-arm fast bowler Chaminda Vaas took his 400th wicket in one-day internationals when he dismissed Indian batsman Yuvraj Singh for a duck in the fourth one-day international on Wednesday.
The Sri Lankan paceman was discharged from hospital late on Sunday after striking his head on an advertising hoarding during a one-day match between Essex and Middlesex.
Sri Lankan cricketer Dasun Shanaka revisited the Easter Sunday horror, the serial blasts that took place in the country on Sunday, leaving almost 300 people dead and more than 500 injured.
West Indies were 269 for nine, needing seven runs to save follow-on, at the end of the third day of the first Test against Sri Lanka.
Sri Lanka's most successful pacer Chaminda Vaas left the Sinhalese Sports Ground never to return to Test cricket again. It was a befitting end to an illustrious career as Sri Lanka, back against the wall, batted out a draw against the exasperating Pakistanis to win the three-match Test series 2-0 on Friday.
Former Sri Lankan seamer Chaminda Vaas said he was never approached by any bookmaker during his 16-year-old International cricketing career.
Sri Lanka's leading pace bowler has been ruled out of the first Test against South Africa, starting on Thursday.
Impressed with India's aggressive brand of cricket in the two Tests so far, former Sri Lanka pacer Chaminda Vaas on Tuesday said that the five-bowler theory is reaping rich results for the young visiting side.
Bowler Chaminda Vaas could play his final Test after being recalled to the Sri Lankan side to face Pakistan starting on Monday. Vaas, 35, is expected to announce his retirement from Test cricket before the start of the third Test, which would be his 111th game in a 15-year career that has bagged 354 wickets.
Sri Lankan all-rounder Chaminda Vaas announced his retirement from all forms of international cricket.
Legendary Indian cricketer Sachin Tendulkar returned to the cricket field once again after playing his last international back in 2013, featuring in the One World One Family Cup match held at Bengaluru on Thursday.
"At the moment he is looking at being out for seven to 10 days," SL physiotherapist CJ Clarke said.
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Sri Lankan fast bowler Chaminda Vaas grabbed six wickets to bowl West Indies out for 148 in the first innings of the second Test
Chaminda Vaas took four wickets for 12 runs to leave West Indies precariously placed on 59 for six in the second innings.
India all-rounder Washington Sundar has been nominated for the ICC 'Player of the month' award for July alongside England's Gus Atkinson and Charlie Cassell of Scotland.
Virat Kohli and Ravindra Jadeja are set for important milestones during the coming series against Bangladesh.
Former Sri Lankan star players Marvan Atapattu and Chaminda Vaas have been named assistant coach and fast bowling coach in the latest shake up of Sri Lanka Cricket set up, SLC officials said.
'Pathum Nissanka is easily one of the best batters to have come out of Sri Lanka in the recent past and he has delivered once again,' he tweeted with an applause emoji.
Sri Lanka's Chaminda Vaas will retire from Test cricket after the third and final match against Pakistan, the fast bowler announced on Sunday. The 35-year-old had been recalled to the squad earlier in the week after being overlooked for the first two Tests, a move that prompted speculation he would be given a farewell match after Sri Lanka took an unassailable 2-0 lead in the series.
Few believed terrorists could target cricketers in Pakistan and Chaminda Vaas' wife was one of them, who thought it was a joke when news first broke out of the Sri Lanka team coming under the attack in Lahore on Tuesday.
The selectors offered the pair, the most successful bowlers in Sri Lanka's one-day international history, an opportunity to rest because both have niggling injuries.
Spin wizard Muttiah Muralitharan and all-rounder Angelo Mathews are doubtful for the World Cup final against India, prompting the Sri Lankan team management to call in Chaminda Vaas and Suraj Randiv as standbys for the the April 2 clash in Mumbai.
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