In a telephonic conversation with ANI, Jayasekara insisted that Sri Lanka did not want to raise such an issue when India are touring the country, but added that if evidences are provided and Ranatunga forwards a written request, an inquiry can be initiated.
Should India try out Shreyas Iyer or Manish Pandey at No 4? Who should be the two spinners in the playing XI? Should India include young pacers Khaleel Ahmed and Navdeep Saini?
Images from the World Cup final between England and New Zealand, at Lord's on Sunday.
"Honestly speaking, I stopped thinking about Test matches long time back", says Rohit Sharma, who made a superb return to the five-day format in the series against South Africa. The India opener also had a successful 2019 in white-ball cricket, says he is no longer bothered by criticism.
This is the story of one Narendra Bunde, a resident of Nagpur and a 'cricket astrologer' by profession.
Images from Wednesday's World Cup match between England and New Zealand, at Chester-le-street.
The transformation of India's bowlers at the World Cup has been "wonderful to watch" and the reigning champions will have a great chance of reaching the final if 10 Australian wickets tumble on Thursday, says Virat Kohli.
Bangladesh's first World Cup centurion Mahmudullah is hoping to extend his big scoring spree at the World Cup when he faces off against India.
Former India captain Anil Kumble was inducted into the International Cricket Council Hall of Fame at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.
Australia captain Michael Clarke will have to wait another week before he can join the ICC World Cup party after steady rain washed out the hosts' Pool A match against Bangladesh at the Gabba on Saturday.
West Indies cricket team's young captain Jason Holder said that he has picked up subtle nuances of leadership from Mahendra Singh Dhoni.
Photos from the ICC World Cup match played between South Africa and Ireland on Tuesday.
During a time where West Indian cricket has struggled to hit the heights of the great teams of the 1970s and 1980s, he has been more than just a great entertainer at the top of the order.
The sudden retirement of Mahendra Singh Dhoni from Test cricket has raised the question of who will be Virat Kohli's deputy.
With part-timers like Suresh Raina and Rohit Sharma capable of bowling a few overs of spin, India might have ended up picking one spinner too many in their squad, says Harish Kotian.
On paper as well as on current form, West Indies are no match for defending champions India, who have registered convincing victories against Pakistan, South Africa and UAE in their first three matches of the ICC World Cup.
Zaheer Khan sees no harm in people having high expectations from the young left-arm wrist spinner Kuldeep Yadav in the upcoming five-Test series starting August 1.
The International Cricket Council General Manager Geoff Allardice all set to submit a presentation on upgraded Decision Review System before the Board of Control for Cricket in India in New Delhi on October 20 in presence of president Anurag Thakur.
Rohit Sharma smashed his fourth century of the World Cup as India beat Bangladesh by 28 runs to qualify for the semi-finals and eliminate their neighbours in the process.
The entire series consists of the shorter format of cricket, which draws more audiences.
Airlines have hiked their fares substantially for Down Under.
The Mauka man is back to his roots again after briefly switching sides to India.
Australia thrashed Afghanistan by 275 runs in their Pool A match of the ICC World Cup at the WACA in Perth. Images from the match.
Tattoos are widely popular among sports players. When it comes to cricketers, they use the ink to portray their personalities.
Former Pakistan pacer Sarfraz Nawaz has accused the ICC of favoring the Indian team.
IMAGES from the match played between Bangladesh and West Indies in their ICC World Cup match in Taunton on Monday
Australia coach Darren Lehmann has claimed that his side has got some plans for Brendon McCullum.
Shami's growth coincides with India's growth at CWC 2015.
'Women's cricket just had a huge boost with the way our team performed in the World Cup.' 'Why not take advantage and lay the groundwork to launch a women's IPL?'
New Zealand's preparations for the ICC World Cup are the best they had been in Daniel Vettori's four previous campaigns and they can enter the tournament they co-host with Australia with confidence, the former captain said.
Former India captain Srinivas Venkataraghavan is of the opinion that Mahendra Singh Dhoni's team lacks consistency.
This was Sri Lanka's second loss in as many matches, and, as a consequence, they have been knocked out of the tournament.
India Under-19 cricket coach Rahul Dravid says his team will have to produce a good all-round performance to outwit Sri Lanka in Tuesday's ICC World Cup semi-final, given that both sides are well aware of what to expect from each other.
Bangladesh pacer Rubel Hossain, who has a history of altercations with Virat Kohli said that seeing India's batting mainstay at the other end pumps him up to bowl better. India is slated to face host Bangladesh in the Asia Cup scheduled to be held on February 24 in Mirpur. Rubel said that he enjoys his duel with Kohli since the under-19 days when both of them played for their respective teams in the 2008 junior World Cup. "Both of us go back a long way. I like the challenge. He is actually very aggressive on the field, but outside off it, he is a very nice guy.
Pakistan captain Sarfraz Ahmed is confident that his team will be able to maintain their superior record in the Champions Trophy against arch-rivals India as they gear up for a showdown on June 4.
Star Sports have raised concerns with cricket's governing body that advertisers might steer clear of the ICC Champions Trophy if India opted against competing at the tournament in England.
For New Zealand, the tournament is still a great success. They had never played in a World Cup final before, reaching the semi-finals six times but losing on each occasion, and were unbeaten going into the final.
New Zealand and South Africa played their hearts out in the first semi-final of the ICC World Cup at the Eden Park in Auckland on Tuesday, but it was the Black Caps who emerged triumphant by four wickets.
Coach Waqar Younis said the leg-spinner is being considered as a replacement for injured fast bowler Mohammad Irfan for the World Cup quarter-final match against Australia.
India, came into the tournament after a disastrous bilateral series, is onfident of winning.
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