THOUGH FEARED WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO WALK BAIRSTOW RECALLED FOR IRELAND SERIES AFTER MISSING SIX TESTS

Bairstow feared he’d never walk again Jonny Bairstow Jonny Bairstow feared he would never walk again after breaking his left leg in three places last August. On Tuesday, Bairstow’s recovery from the horrific injury sustained while playing golf came full…

KEY ADMINISTRATORS AT SLC THROUGH TO ANOTHER TERM THIRD IN SUCCESSION

Cricket chiefs blast through for third innings   21 May, 2023 The reelected heavyweights of Sri Lanka Cricket: From left Mohan de Silva (secretary), Ravin Wickremaratne (vice president), Shammi Silva (president) and Jayantha Dharmadasa (vice president) Beleaguered cricket officials overcame…

TO SRI LANKA THIRTY MAN SQUAD DIMUTH INCLUDED FOR WC QUALIFIERS

Dimuth in SL squad for ICC WC Qualifiers Dimuth Karunaratne during a training session Sri Lanka Test Cricket captain Dimuth Karunaratne has been added to the preliminary squad named for the ICC World Cup Qualifiers. Karunaratne the 35-year-old left-hand opener…

ELECTIONS AT SRI LANKA CRICKET DUE TOMORROW

Sri Lanka Cricket Elections to be held tomorrow   The 62nd Annual General Meeting (AGM) of Sri Lanka Cricket will be held tomorrow, May 20, 2023, at the JAIC Hilton, Colombo. During the AGM, SLC elections conducted by the ‘SLC…

ON BREACH OF WORLD RUGBY BY-LAWS SRI LANKA NO LONGER A MEMBER OF WORLD RUGBY

Sri Lanka Rugby suspended as a member of World Rugby   In response to concerns about the governance of Sri Lanka Rugby and a breach of the World Rugby Bye-Laws relating to political interference, the World Rugby Council has suspended…

THREE PLAYING CONDITIONS CHANGED BY ICC

ICC announces changes to 3 playing conditions   The International Cricket Council has announced changes to its Playing Conditions after the Chief Executives’ Committee ratified recommendations from the Sourav Ganguly-led Men’s Cricket Committee which were also endorsed by the Women’s…

PRELIMINARY THIRTY MAN SQUAD FOR WORLD CUP QUALIFIERS

30 man preliminary SL squad for the World Cup qualifiers Sri Lanka has named a 30-man preliminary squad for the World Cup qualifiers in Zimbabwe as well for the three-match ODI series against Afghanistan next month. Squad for World Cup…

FORMER ZIMBABWIAN ALL ROUND CRICKETER HEATH STREAK UNDERGOES TREATMENT FOR CANCER

Heath Streak undergoing Cancer treatment Heath Streak, Zimbabwe’s allrounder and a former captain, is undergoing treatment for cancer, 49 year olds family said in a statement. “Heath has cancer and is undergoing treatment under one of the most respected oncologists…

CRICKET BOARDS OF PCB AND SLC PREFER TO HAVE AN ODI SERIES INSTEAD OF TWO TESTS IN JUNE

PCB, SLC in discussion for ODI series   The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) is reportedly in discussion with Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) for a possible One-day International series ahead of the World Cup. Pakistan media outlets reported that the PCB…

FIRST IPL TON BY SURIYAKUMAR HELPS MUMBAI INDIANS BEAT TABLE LEADERS GUJARAT TITANS

Suryakumar takes down the Titans with first IPL ton     Suryakumar Yadav storm hit Wankhede again as he smashed a scintillating 103* off 49 to power Mumbai Indians to a 27-run win over Gujarat Titans in Match 57 of…