The man Muttiah Muralitharan has singled out as the only bowler capable of breaking his record has said it is simply impossible. "No one can touch Muralitharan’s record in Tests," star Indian off-spinner Harbhajan Singh said at a function in Pune, India on Thursday. HE was reacting to Murali’s statement that "only Harbhajan can match" his record in Test cricket. ...

Sri Lanka’s world record bowler Muttiah Muralitharan will retire from Test cricket after his country’s first Test against India later this month, the governing body of the sport said Tuesday. "Muttiah Muralitharan has decided to retire from Test cricket after the first Test in Galle versus India commencing July 18," Sri Lanka Cricket said on its website. Muralitharan, 38, w...

He was either splitting stumps with sheer pace or guiding the city’s chaotic traffick to peace

Significant progress made on Future Tours Programme 2012-20 and context and content for international cricket

In keeping with President Rajapaksa’s vision: Three stadiums in Jaffna soon

Ben Hilfenhaus sealed a Sri Lanka A capitulation to pace by knocking off their remaining five wickets on the fourth day as Australia A emerged triumphant by 107 runs at the Allan Border Field in Brisbane

Sanath Jayasuriya is confident he can help his new Worcestershire team-mates turn around their FP t20 campaign. Speaking on his arrival at New Road, the Sri Lanka star was looking forward to getting into the action in the home game against old rivals Warwickshire. "Unfortunately, the boys have not done well in the last few matches, so we need to do well in this one," he said. "If...

Skipper Kumar Sangakkara, star batsman Mahela Jayawadena,spin king Muttiah Muralidharan, fast bowler Lasith Malinga and all rounder Farveez Maharoof will strengthen the Sri Lankan team with their return

Indian Stars and Sri Lankan Cricketers team up for former child soldiers

This mild mannered Aristocrat displayed fearless brilliance against these star studded sides that toured this country for a work out, each game rather ‘step motherly’ doled out, two years apart

ICC Cricket Committee, chaired by Clive Lloyd, held their annual meeting at Lord's Cricket Ground in London on 20/21 May 2010.

Muttiah Muralitharan could still feature for Sri Lanka in the World Twenty20, according to captain Kumar Sangakkara, after officials said he’d been ruled out with a groin injury. A statement released by Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) in Colombo earlier said the star off-spinner had been “advised to rest for two or three weeks” following a groin problem he suffered during the team’...

A round-up of the third set of matches in the SLC Inter-Provincial Tournament 2009-10

A dry slow pitch and the early fall of Sachin Tendulkar, on whom Mumbai Indians tend to depend far too much, combined to produce a thrilling game that concluded in the last over at the Brabourne Stadium. Set a target of 164 after Lasith Malinga had restricted Kings XI Punjab with a four-for, Mumbai stumbled at various points of the chase but found enough vital contributions to clinch the game with...

A round-up of the second set of matches in the SLC Inter-Provincial Tournament 2009-10

The longer version of Sri Lanka Cricket’s (SLC) three provincial tournaments - the four-day matches - commences on Thursday but will feature none of the key national players, who are doing duty in the ongoing IPL. The first-class tournament will not only be missing some glamour but will be without a sixth team - the SLC Combined XI, comprising mainly schoolboy cricketers who got good exposur...

The longer version of Sri Lanka Cricket's (SLC) three provincial tournaments - the four-day matches - commences on Thursday but will feature none of the key national players, who are unavailable due to the IPL

NSW have moved sharply to bolster their playing stocks for next summer’s domestic Twenty20 competition by signing innovative Sri Lankan batsman Tillakaratne Dilshan. The right hander was the player of the tournament at last year’s World Twenty20 in England as Sri Lanka reached the final, scoring 317 runs at 52.83 with a strike rate of 144.74. Dilshan captured the sport’s attentio...

Half-centuries from Ashen Fernando and captain Dinesh Walpita, backed by a useful lower-order effort by Chamod Pathirana, helped S. Thomas' College fight out a draw against Royal College at the Sinhalese Sports Club in the Inter School's Annual Big Match