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Sri Lanka Cricket's newly elected chairman Jayantha Dharmadasa receives a garland after he was elected uncontested to the top post at the cricket board on April 16, 2013. © AFP/Ishara S. KODIKARA
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Saturday, May 18, 2013
Submitted by Sakthivel
N Srinivasan, the BCCI president, has said that "no punishment is too little" for the cricketers involved in the spot-fixing scandal. If Sreesanth, Ajit Chandila and Ankeet Chavan are proven guilty, the board will press legal charges if allowed, Srinivasan told Indian news...
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Saturday, May 18, 2013
Submitted by Neil Weerasekara
Arjuna Ranatunga, former Sri Lanka captain and SLC chairman, is shocked that ICC allowed BCCI to form its own anti-corruption unit to monitor the T20 league. “My question is why BCCI didn’t allow ICC's anti-corruption unit to monitor the tournament? They surely have something to hide...
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Saturday, May 18, 2013
Submitted by Neil Weerasekara
A timeline of the recent corruption cases in cricket - May 2008: West Indies' Marlon Samuels gets two-year ban Marlon Samuels is found guilty by the West Indies board's disciplinary committee of breaching the ICC's Code of Conduct relating to "receiving money, or...
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Saturday, May 18, 2013
Submitted by Daniel Alexander
On the last day of Adam Gilchrist's IPL career, another veteran, Azhar Mahmood, scored 80 off 44 balls to give Kings XI Punjab a consolation win over Mumbai Indians. Gilchrist, though, had the last word on the night. When Mumbai needed 51 off the last over, Gilchrist asked Praveen...
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Saturday, May 18, 2013
Submitted by Neil Weerasekara
From being a first-class hero in Sri Lanka to being called for a questionable action while on tour to England to earning US$ 625,000 in the IPL auctions, it's been an interesting journey for Senanayake. The Kolkata Knight Riders offspinner, might not have become a huge star in his...
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Saturday, May 18, 2013
Submitted by Neil Weerasekara
Monash University has signed former Sri Lanka A boss Stan Nell to coach the Hawks for the next two Premier Cricket seasons. Nell, a former Hawks coach, is well-connected in Sri Lankan cricket having recently coached in the Sri Lankan first class competition and comes to the club...
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Saturday, May 18, 2013
Submitted by Uppercut_7
Chanaka Welegedara is in doubt for the Champions Trophy after sustaining a foot injury during Rest of Sri Lanka's List A match against Sri Lanka A on Friday. Welegedara bowled only 2.4 overs, before leaving the field with pain in his right foot and ankle
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Saturday, May 18, 2013
Submitted by Daniel Alexander
Two dashing middle-order tons for Sri Lanka A ended Rest of Sri Lanka's winning streak in the List A tournament in Pallekele, as the A team recorded a 139-run victory - their first in the tournament. Hundreds to Ashan Priyanjan and Angelo Perera propelled Sri Lanka A to 325 for 5 in...
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Friday, May 17, 2013
Submitted by Daniel Alexander
Sitting comfortably at the top of the table, Mumbai Indians have done enough to cement their place in the playoffs. In their last match of the league round against Kings XI Punjab, they would want to carry their winning momentum before meeting Chennai Super Kings in the first qualifier..
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Friday, May 17, 2013
Submitted by Daniel Alexander
The Sri Lankan squad for the seventh edition of the ICC Champions Trophy, which would be the last on the cards, gets underway on the 6th of June 2013.Sri Lanka’s first encounter is against New Zealand on the 9th June at Cardiff, Wales. After that, the Sri Lankans will be in London when...
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Friday, May 17, 2013
Submitted by Daniel Alexander
I was thrilled to read The Island article last week which said that former Sri Lanka Test batsman Thilan Samaraweera had scored a century for Worcestershire in County Cricket. Thilan must have been buoyed as well as he had not scored a first class hundred in England before that..
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Friday, May 17, 2013
Submitted by Silva
After the resounding success of its inaugural edition, Lanka Premier League (LPL) returns for a second time to entertain the Cricket fans across the country.Sri Lanka's first ever cricket carnival Lanka Premier League, organized by LPL Entertainments is set to take place from August...
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