Tag: Sri Lanka
IPL's Top Wicket-taker Lasith Malinga Quits Franchise Cricket
Sri Lanka pace bowler Lasith Malinga, the top wicket taker of the Indian Premier League (IPL), has retired from franchise cricket that is why he was not retained by the Mumbai Indians (MI) for the 2021 season, the franchise said in a statement. ....
Joe Root Topples Geoffrey Boycott, Becomes 6th Highest Run Scorer For England
England captain Joe Root went past former opener Geoffrey Boycott on the list of top run-getters for England here on Saturday. Root, who was unbeaten on 67 after the end of the second day of the second Test against Sri Lanka, has moved to 8,119 runs and is now five runs clear of Boycott, who retired a long time ago. ....
Don't Think Indian Pitches Will Turn From The Start: Rory Burns
England opener Rory Burns said he thinks Indian wickets will be good cricket wickets and won't turn from the start like it happened during the recent series in Sri Lanka where England still managed to win 2-0. ....
Won't Be Easy For Root, Buttler, Stokes To Perform In India: Kuldeep Yadav
Chinaman bowler Kuldeep Yadav believes it will not be easy for the likes of Joe Root, Jos Buttler and Ben Stokes to perform in the upcoming four-Test series between India and England which gets underway from Friday at the MA Chidambaram Stadium. ....
Nearly 1 Lakh Sri Lankan Refugees In India: Govt
A total of 93,032 Sri Lankan Tamil refugees are living in the states of Tamil Nadu and Odisha and they may acquire Indian citizenship by registration or naturalisation after fulfilling the eligibility criteria laid down in the Citizenship Act, 1955, the Ministry of Home Affairs told Parliament on Tuesday. ....
Sri Lanka's Dhammika Prasad Retires From International Cricket
Sri Lanka's Dhammika Prasad has retired from international cricket. Dhammika Prasad, 37, last played for Sri Lanka in a Test match against the West Indies in October 2014. ....
Bangladesh Board Allows Players To Pick IPL Over National Duty
Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has decided to give No Objection Certificates (NOC) to its players for the Indian Premier League, allowing them to miss matches for the national team. ....
Road Safety World Series: Yusuf Pathan, Vinay Kumar & Naman Ojha Join India Legends Team
All-rounder Yusuf Pathan, who retired from all forms of cricket on Friday, Naman Ojha, and R. Vinay Kumar, who also retired on Friday will feature in the India Legends team in next month's Road Safety World Series. ....
West Indies Recall Chris Gayle, Fidel Edwards For Series Vs Sri Lanka
Swashbuckling batsman Chris Gayle and experienced fast bowler Fidel Edwards have been named in the West Indies T20I squad to play against Sri Lanka, marking their return to the international stage. ....
Never Going To Turn Down Playing For West Indies: Chris Gayle
Veteran batsman Chris Gayle has said that he is not going to turn down anything pertaining to West Indies cricket after he left the Pakistan Super League (PSL) to play in the upcoming three-match T20I series against Sri Lanka which starts on March 4. ....
