The legendary Sachin Tendulkar ended his career with 51 Test tons, but on this day in 2005, he became the first player to break Sunil Gavaskar's record of 35 Test tons.
The International Cricket Council's Anti-Corruption Unit has launched an investigation in Sri Lanka, world cricket's governing body said. The ICC did not give any details as to what the nature of their investigation entailed, only that ACU officers had recently visited the country.
Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) accused former selection committee chief Kapila Wijegoonawardena of hurting the morale of the national team ahead of their ICC World Twenty20 campaign by making "inaccurate and misleading" statements in the media. "Mr Wijegoonawardne's statements are inaccurate, misleading, and defamatory, and furthermore are of the nature to cause grevious injury to the moral of the Sri Lanka cricket team, currently intent on bringing home the ICC World Twenty 20," a statement from SLC read. Wijegoonawardena was fired by the Sports Minister last week and was replaced by former batsman Aravinda de Silva. In a statement later, Wijegoonawardena accused that he was victim of politics and a selection committee would not be required in future as politicians would be handpicking the team. He alleged that the decision to remove Lasith Malinga as captain and the team for the ongoing World T20 had been discussed at a team hotel room during the Asia Cup held in Bangladesh.
Electing to bat, India struggled to put up 81 for 8 in their 20 overs against Sri Lanka in the deciding third Twenty20 International, in Colombo, on Thursday.
Jonny Bairstow and debutant Dan Lawrence knocked off the 36 runs required on Monday, the last day of the first Test.
As Dinesh Karthik celebrated his 35th birthday on Monday, opening batsman Rohit Sharma remembered the wicketkeeper's heroics with the bat in the Nidahas Trophy T20 tri-series final in Colombo, in 2018. Karthik scored a last-ball six to help India pull off an incredible chase to beat Bangladesh by four wickets and win the Nidahas T20 tri-series title.
Pakistan Cricket Board chairman Ehsan Mani said they will push for the upcoming T20 World Cup's 'relocation' to the UAE if India doesn't provide a written assurance that its team, fans and scribes will be granted visas for the event.
Sri Lanka's former World Cup-winning captain Arjuna Ranatunga says the administration of the game in the country is 'disgusting' and he has stopped following the national team for this reason.
Australian Shane McDermott has already been roped in as team's new fielding coach.
India is scheduled to visit Sri Lanka for three one-dayers and as many T20 internationals in June-July, which is currently under threat due to the global health crisis, which has infected over 40 lakh people globally and forced a cricket shutdown.
Netherlands' Kingma gets four-match suspension for ball-tampering.
The Sri Lankan team, which arrived hours after a delegation of its security experts had checked in, was taken directly from the old Karachi airport tarmac to the VIP lounge amid heavy security.
On March 16 2012, Sachin Tendulkar went on to play a knock of 114 runs from 147 balls and took India's total to 289/5 in the allotted fifty overs.
Leg-spinner Jeffrey Vandersay will replace the injured Lasith Malinga in Sri Lanka's cricket squad for the ongoing ICC World Twenty20 in India.
On this day last year, ICC Anti-Corruption council officer Steve Richardson chose to eat breakfast in the executive lounge on the ninth floor of Cinnamon Grand instead of heading down to restaurant, a decision that saved him from the Easter Bombings. Richardson, who was in the country along with his colleagues to investigate corruption charges against Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC), was staying on the ninth floor of the hotel in Colombo, one of the six locations where bombs went off in a series of blasts, killing and injuring hundreds of people across the country.
Despite an ongoing coronavirus pandemic Sri Lanka coach Mickey Arthur expressed hope that cricket will emerge out of this stronger. The coach further stated that each player has been given individual fitness plans to keep them fit.
Selectors had earlier made it mandatory for Sri Lanka players to participate in the Super Provincial One-Day Tournament if they want to be considered for the May 30-July 14 Cricket World Cup in England and Wales.
The BCCI has roped in Sri Lanka for the short series in place of Zimbabwe
Dinesh Chandimal was named skipper of Sri Lanka's Test team on Wednesday, while fellow batsman Upul Tharanga has been tasked with leading the limited-overs squads after Angelo Mathews relinquished the captaincy across all formats a day earlier.
As many as 10 Sri Lanka players, including senior pros like Lasith Malinga, Angelo Mathews and Thisara Perera, have decided to pull out of the upcoming tour of Pakistan, citing security concerns.
Jerome Jayaratne will be Sri Lanka's interim coach for the home series against West Indies beginning next month, the country's cricket board announced.
Sri Lanka Test captain Dinesh Chandimal was withdrawn on Monday from the 16-member squad for the Asia Cup because of an injury during a recent domestic tournament. The 28-year-old batsman injured a finger during a domestic Twenty20 match and needed more time to recover, Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) said.
Uncapped left-arm spinner Zafar Gohar has joined the test squad from the Pakistan A team currently in Hamilton.
Sri Lanka captain Angelo Mathews defended the team's cricketers on Tuesday after recording a statement before police in connection with a match-fixing scandal that has led to the suspension of a bowling coach. Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) handed Anusha Samaranayake a two-month ban on Monday over his relationship with net bowler Gayan Vishwajith, who allegedly approached national team players to under-perform during a test match against West Indies in October. "Sri Lanka Cricket has received several complaints regarding the close acquaintance of Anusha Samaranayake and the main suspect Gayan Vishwajith, who had approached several national players for the alleged illegal activities of match-fixing," the SLC said in a stateme
India have won the Asia Cup on seven occasions, Sri Lanka on five occasions, with Pakistan winning it twice.
England's first one-day international against Sri Lanka was abandoned following heavy rains in Dambulla on Wednesday.
Sri Lanka beat India by four wickets to draw level in the three-match series.
The Emirates Cricket Board has confirmed that it had expressed interest in hosting the Indian Premier League this year if India decides to shift the cash-rich T20 tournament out of the country in view of the COVID-19 pandemic. The 13th edition of IPL was scheduled to start in late March but it was postponed indefinitely due to the global health crisis. There is speculation that the BCCI is looking for an October window to hold the event in case the T20 World Cup in Australia is not held this year.
Kaif spoke about the hope he has from Shaw, how head coach Rahul Dravid would have a calming influence on the group
Admitting that he is a big fan of Sourav Ganguly, Kumar Sangakkara said the former India captain has an international mindset which is necessary to remain unbiased in an important position.
According to SKY, the team atmosphere is very relaxed.
In the video, two men seem to be mocking the security that has been deployed for the Sri Lankan team.
A small group of fans turned up at the FTZ Sports Complex with a cake for Williamson who spent most of his 29th birthday watching his team toil in the field in less than ideal conditions in Katunayake on Thursday.
Sri Lanka Cricket has sacked the national cricket selection committee ahead of International Cricket Council World T20 which begins with the qualifiers, on Tuesday, in India.
Sri Lanka Cricket secretary Nishantha Ranatunga insisted that SLC has "zero tolerance" policy towards corruption in the wake of reports emerging that some Indian bookies are benami owners of franchises in the Sri Lanka Premier League.
Sachin Tendulkar achieved the feat against South Africa in Gwalior. He scored runs at a brisk pace and went on to register a double century off just 147 balls.
Sri Lanka Cricket has ordered an inquiry into reports that an unnamed member of the country's 'A' team player misbehaved on a British Airways flight while being drunk.
Sri Lanka Cricket refuted claims by Indian cricket administrator IS Bindra that a BCCI official had arm-twisted them to withdraw a report which mentioned an Indian player allegedly violating the anti-corruption regulations during the Indian team's tour in 2010.
It was reported on April 14 that the Indian cricket board (BCCI) had intimated the eight franchisees along with other stakeholders about the indefinite postponement of the tournament's 13th edition but there was no official word from the parent cricketing body. While BCCI is not committal on when cricket could resume in the country, Shah maintained that India's richest sporting body is monitoring the situation and will seek guidance from the central government as well as states.
On Thursday, Sri Lanka Cricket announced that India's limited overs tour in June-July was postponed indefinitely.
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