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- Dilshan Ariyawansha on Probable Sri Lanka squad for the ODIs against IndiesIn February
- Chanaka Fonseka on Probable Sri Lanka squad for the ODIs against IndiesWhen is this series against West Indies?
- Dias on Rugby vs Cricket, 1st innings, Black Clash, 2020 – HighlightsPart 2: https://www.islandcricket.lk/videos/black-clash-2nd-innings-rugby-vs-cricket-2020/
- Chanaka Fonseka on Mahela Jayawardene unhappy with Sri Lanka selectors’ decision to axe Kusal PereraKusal Perera is a far better option than Thiri or Dickwella!
- Jagath Perera on Mahela Jayawardene unhappy with Sri Lanka selectors’ decision to axe Kusal PereraKusal Janith Perera > Niroshan Dickwella
- AJ on පරදින හේතුව ඉවත් කරපු 20-20 ලෝක කුසලාන සංචිතයI would agree that Mendis should come in place of Gunatilaka as an opener. But I'm not so sure of Banuka to occupy the No 3 slot. He has been so inconsistent and one good innings or a swallow doe not make a summer. Even De Mel said he is too clumsy on the field which in T20 scenario cannot be accepted at all. Leave Dasun's captaincy,his place in the side too is not guaranteed, someone so susceptible to spin has not improved his game in spite of many chances. Isuru at least gives better bowling option.
- Susantha Jayawardena on This is not a proper reasonCorrect. Asantha doesn't want Bhanuka in the team for some "reason". He is not identifying the great value of this hard & power hitting, no 3 batsman who has even been recognized by many T 20 Franchisers around the world. I do not agree at all for dropping Bhanuka for the recent T20 matches (even dropping him in Australia). If it comes to a point of selecting the best option for T20 between Oshada & Bhanuka, it should be Bhanuka. But Asantha does not realize this and SL Cricket is suffering a lot due to the mismanagement policies of Asantha. I think it's high time to remove Asantha from holding the Chief Selector and Team Manager positions.
- CU STUDIO on Sri Lanka Test squad for tour of Zimbabwethis comment is mistake .
- CU STUDIO on Sri Lanka Test squad for tour of Zimbabweashantha de mel told after the pakistan series loss that dickwella will be selected in the squad but will not be in the playing xi ,this squad dickwella is the only specialist keeper.
- CU STUDIO on ‘We haven’t thought about anything, press has jumped the gun’: Sri Lanka chief selector on T20 captaincyashantha de mel now planing to leave bhanuka rajapaksha and oshada fernando from the places in t20 . And trying to fit in thisara perera
- CU STUDIO on ‘We haven’t thought about anything, press has jumped the gun’: Sri Lanka chief selector on T20 captaincyBrainless ashantha de mel now planing to leave bhanuka rajapaksha and oshada fernando from the places in t20 . And trying to fit in thisara perera
- Rajeevah on Probable Sri Lanka Test Squad v ZimbabweI prefer to have following Sri Lanka squad against Zimbabwe; 1. D Karunaratne (C) 2. Oshada Fernando 3. Kusal Mendis 4. Angelo Mathews 5. Dinesh Chandimal (wk) 6. Dananjaya de Silva 7. Roshen Silva 8. Lasith Embuldeniya 9. Lakshan Sandakan 10. Suranga Lakmal 11. Lahiru Kumara 12. Niroshan Dickwella (wk) 13. MDKJ Perera (wk) 14. Vishwa Fernando 15. Kasun Rajitha
- Dias on Mathews may not get a game in India T20 series, says Sri Lanka’s chief selectorStill these idiots are changing the batting order way too much. Nowadays our team can't score 500 in Test or 300 in ODIs or 150 even in T20s and selectors can't realise they are to blame. Same opening batsmen should play every match. Pick one player to bat at No3 and don't keep changing!!!
- Dias on Sri Lanka’s Jayawardena not keen on reducing Test cricket to four daysJust way too many versions of cricket already. Kill all and only play 20 over cricket.
- Short-Leg on Hathurusingha sues Sri Lanka Cricket for $5 millionAlways they say they are going to audit the SLC books but nothing happens. Should expose how much money has been wasted on court cases and fraud wire transfers to overseas accounts. What is SLC bank balance these days? What happened to losses from that White Elephant the Mahinda Rajapaksa Stadium in Hambantota?
- Dias on Wisden names Sri Lanka’s Lasith Malinga as ‘king of T20 fast bowling’Stormy - cant deny he is still top class in T20s and respected around the world and still the best fast bowler in Sri Lanka even this late in his career.
- Stormy on Jayawardena criticises Sri Lanka Cricket for domestic tournament scheduleMahela has said this before and given ideas on how it should be done as have others, but SLC a law on to its own blindly going down a path that has taken SL to a position where we need to qualify for the world cup...
- Stormy on Two India-born players to play domestic matches in Sri LankaFirst question - what is the benefit for SLC? Next, is this not keeping out local talent? Final, are SL cricketers allowed to play in India?
- Stormy on Hathurusingha sues Sri Lanka Cricket for $5 millionWho in SLC admin will be held accountable for this error which could cost this much? We cannot continue to have clowns doing the circus act at SLC which is having such a detrimental impact on the game and now costing dearly too. Its admin 101 - you cannot run a professional outfit with no accountability for those responsible.
- Stormy on Muttiah Muralitharan to wait and watchAustralia the favorites for me.
- Stormy on Wisden names Sri Lanka’s Lasith Malinga as ‘king of T20 fast bowling’Little debate on Malinga being the king of any limited overs cricket. At his peak, he was simply astonishing with the white ball.
- Stormy on Irfan Pathan recalls sledge-fest with Kumar Sangakkara: I said something about his wifeWhat's said on the field should stay on the field Mr Pathan. An under achier was Pathan, could have done more with bat and ball and had real skills including swing but I felt he didn't deliver to potential.
- Sasm on Sri Lanka T20I squad for 2020 India tourThis is the team I would try first and pull in Avishka and or Kusal depending on form. Dhanushka, Dick, Bhanuka, KJP, Mathews, Oshada, Dana, Hasaranga, Udana, Malinga, Rajitha/Kumara - has 7 total bowlers and bats down to 9. Top 4 need to get us 60 runs in the first 6.
- Natz on ‘General Shavendra Silva invited me’: Thisara Perera joins Sri Lanka ArmyCONGRATS~SUPER!!!
- AyyoSalli on ‘General Shavendra Silva invited me’: Thisara Perera joins Sri Lanka ArmyWell done Thisara! Do well in the army and leave Sri Lankan cricket team alone. Doing just fine without you.
- Jagath Perera on Pakistan cricketers visit Sri Lanka dressing room after winning Test seriesGood to see friendship and unity.
- Jagath Perera on ‘General Shavendra Silva invited me’: Thisara Perera joins Sri Lanka ArmyAll these tricks and still not selected in the squad for India. Poor Panda. Next option will be to become a Buddhist and change your name to Mudiyansalage Tillakaratne Panda and you can become captain for a few months.
- Dias on Sri Lanka T20I squad for 2020 India tourDelay is because squad is still waiting for the new sports minister Dullas to approve?
- Chanaka Fonseka on Keeping Dickwella on tour and not playing him ‘will teach him a harsh lesson’ — de MelDe Mel is acting like these are school children.
- Chanaka Fonseka on Sri Lanka T20I squad for 2020 India tourNo official announcement from Sri Lanka Cricket yet.
- Bimal Lawrence on Sri Lanka chief selector lashes out at players after Test series defeat in PakistanDear ashantha de Mel.. u have gotten it. Yes enough is enough.. the seniors especially are horrid and mediocre performances are just not good enough. You hit the nail on the head when it comes to all of the batsmen u mentioned. This is a top class assessment and with an attitude like this and a message to the ”lazy seniors who are satisfied with av rage or below average performances" getting paid millions and not doing any hard work. Even Afghanistan has more keeness and sense than our players. Just look at the way other international teams and their players are performing. These guys are too relaxed. I feel it's better to go with the youngsters.
- Pon Ratnasingham on Sri Lankan squad for T20I series against India to be announced on FridayGood on you Raj Evan. Good selection and I think if we go with this kind of team, Sri Lanka will have a high chance of winning the game. Hope the selectors select the right players
- Kapstar on Sri Lanka tour of Zimbabwe 2020 – My Sri Lanka squadKusal Mendis( Wicket-Keeper)
- Raj Evan on Sri Lankan squad for T20I series against India to be announced on FridayI believe Dasun is better captain than Malinga. Malinga is a legendary bowler but not a good leader. SL cricket should convince Malinga to play under Shanaka. I choose the following squad for India tour. 1.MDKJ Perera (wk) 2. Avishka Fernando 3. Bhanuka Rajapaksha 4. Oshada Fernando 5. Angelo Mathews 6. Dasun Shanaka (c) 7. Isuru Udana 8. Hasaranga de Silva 9. Lakshan Sandakan 10. Lasith Malinga 11. Nuwan Pradeep 12. Dushmantha Chameera 13. Lahiru Kumara 14. Kasun Rajitha 15. Danushka Gunathilaka 16. Seekuge Prasanna
- Stormy on “Reverse Sweep එක ගහන්න මට 100% confidence තියෙනවා!” – නිරෝෂන් දික්වැල්ලThe saddest thing about this interview is that the guy still doesn't get the total lack of match awareness and immaturity on display. Yes the reverse sweep got him 65 but that is not the end of the war, neither did it win us a battle. The day had 2 overs to play out and the battle was to survive till the close of play and start the battle again the next day. The same thing happened in the first test where he make an decent 30 odd but threw it away moments to the close of play. All the talent in the world is of little use if you don't understand the match situation and play accordingly. The intelligent thing to do is put up the shutters for the day and here is this guy having totally missed the point, still no idea! Little wonder he averages in the 30's and has set him self a target of a couple of test hundreds!
- Stormy on A bigger challenge awaits for Oshada Fernando!The biggest challenge for Oshada is the selectors either dropping him for Thirimane or moving him around the batting order till he loses confidence and then dropping him for loss of form (and then recalling Thirimane). We saw this guy on his debut series in SA against a potent pace attack on SA, but despite a good performance, he was dropped for both test and one dayers while Thiri remained! Dilruwan had a poor series but it's not like the other spinners were getting a load of wickets. All spinners struggled to impact the series and Dilruwan looked meek and at 34, he needs to be effective before the inevitable will come calling.
- Stormy on ‘Seniors need to take the blame’ – Dimuth KarunaratneYes the senior players were really poor with the bat and ball. One has to only look at Pakistan - 17 and 19 year old's took 5fers while a debutante scored debut hundreds and repeated the same in the second test while for SL nothing meaningful from any one. Really disappointed with the batting on what were docile wickets but just no technique or temperament to put up a meaningful score. Again 3 innings and we didn't reach 300 once if I am right while Pakistan hit 200+ for 2 and then 500+ for 3 on the same wickets.
- Susantha Jayawardena on 2nd Test, Day 1, Sri Lanka vs Pakistan, Karachi, 2019 – HighlightsNo video is available.
- Doosra on Sri Lankan cricket stars attend Christmas event for survivors of Easter tragedygod bless you all!
- Jagath Perera on Sri Lankan cricket stars attend Christmas event for survivors of Easter tragedyGood job! WELL DONE!!
- Jagath Perera on Sri Lanka Cricket says funds to Galle CC held back until ‘disciplinary inquiry is over’Galle always attracting bad people into cricket administration. Why is that?
- Susantha Jayawardena on BPL league highlights 2019 | Match no 3 | DP vs RSR | (Thisara Perera plays in the match)SCORECARD https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/8653/scorecard/1208069/dhaka-platoon-vs-rajshahi-royals-3rd-match-bangladesh-premier-league-2019-20
- Susantha Jayawardena on Cumilla Warriors vs Rangpur Rangers Highlights | 2nd Match | Season 7 | Bangabandhu BPL 2019-20VIDEO IS NOT AVAILABLE !!!
- Susantha Jayawardena on Captain Dasun Shanaka's 75*(31) vs Rangpur Rangers | Bangabandhu BPL 2019-20VIDEO IS NOT AVAILABLE !!!
- Susantha Jayawardena on Dasun Shanaka goes berserk with 75 runs off 31 deliveriesVIDEO IS NOT AVAILABLE !!!
- Susantha Jayawardena on Pakistan vs Sri Lanka 1st Test Day 2 Full Highlights | Pak vs Sri Test Match Day 2SCORECARD https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/19430/scorecard/1206635/pakistan-vs-sri-lanka-1st-test-icc-world-test-championship-2019-2021
- Susantha Jayawardena on 1st Test, Day 1, Pakistan vs Sri Lanka, Rawalpindi, 2019 – Extended HighlightsWHY PLAY CHANDIMAL AFTER DROPPING KUSAL JANITH ? Once again our middle order batsmen failed to capitalize on a great start given by the openers (with an opening partnership of 96 runs) after which they lost 4 wickets for only 31 runs. Chandimal’s selection in place of Kusal Janith who had done extremely well during his last 6 tests (including a great knock of 152 runs in SA this year) is a mystory. Asantha de Mel and Dimuth K are the main culprits in bringing in a totally out of form Chandimal in to the team by dropping Kusal J. Any kid who knows little on cricket will laugh at the way Chandimal was playing a wrong, cross bat shot to one of the slowest deliveries of the day (i.e.128 kph) when he gifted his wicket. He was unable to defend even that kind of a slow delivery where he played a wrong line. When majority of their seamers were touching over 140 kph how can Chandimal defend those quick deliveries even for survival. Kusal Janith must replace Chadimal in the second test, unless the latter scores at least a half century (as he has done prior to 18th November 2018 during his peak form) in the second inning. MICKEY ARTHUR’S IMMEDIATE RESPONSE / ACTION IN ADVISING OUR TOUR SELECTORS AND THE CAPTAIN ON THEIR WRONG TEAM SELECTION POLICIES (At least for the 2nd test) IS MOST WELCOME. OUR BATSMEN NEED YOUR ADVICES ON HOW TO AVOID PLAYING & NICKING AT WIDE DELIVERIES. If SL cannot score 350 / 400 runs after their great start and batting first, they are simply throwing away the chance they have on winning this test. by Susantha Jayawardena
- Susantha Jayawardena on තරගය දිනන්න නම් 300ක් ඕනේ!WHY PLAY CHANDIMAL AFTER DROPPING KUSAL JANITH ? Once again our middle order batsmen failed to capitalize on a great start given by the openers (with an opening partnership of 96 runs) after which they lost 4 wickets for only 31 runs. Chandimal's selection in place of Kusal Janith who had done extremely well during his last 6 tests (including a great knock of 152 runs in SA this year) is a mystory. Asantha de Mel and Dimuth K are the main culprits in bringing in a totally out of form Chandimal in to the team by dropping Kusal J. Any kid who knows little on cricket will laugh at the way Chandimal was playing a wrong, cross bat shot to one of the slowest deliveries of the day (i.e.128 kph) when he gifted his wicket. He was unable to defend even that kind of a slow delivery where he played a wrong line. When majority of their seamers were touching over 140 kph how can Chandimal defend those quick deliveries even for survival. Kusal Janith must replace Chadimal in the second test, unless the latter scores at least a half century (as he has done prior to 18th November 2018 during his peak form) in the second inning. MICKEY ARTHUR'S IMMEDIATE RESPONSE / ACTION IN ADVISING OUR TOUR SELECTORS AND THE CAPTAIN ON THEIR WRONG TEAM SELECTION POLICIES (At least for the 2nd test) IS MOST WELCOME. OUR BATSMEN NEED YOUR ADVICES ON HOW TO AVOID PLAYING & NICKING AT WIDE DELIVERIES. If SL cannot score 350 / 400 runs after their great start and batting first, they are simply throwing away the chance they have on winning this test. by Susantha Jayawardena
- Susantha Jayawardena on 1st Test, Day 1, Pakistan vs Sri Lanka, Rawalpindi, 2019 – Extended HighlightsSee it on this link; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y8VEAqYuXkM
- Viraj Kohlitha on Captain Dasun Shanaka's 75*(31) vs Rangpur Rangers | Bangabandhu BPL 2019-20Shanaka scored 47 runs in last 10 balls against quality pacers, Mustafizur Rahman and Junaid Khan with 7 sixes