Afridi is released by Nagenahira in SLPL

According to SLC sources, Shahid Afridi who was originally supposed to be the icon player for Nagenahira but he was released by Nagenahira due to all the franchises wanted to make sure their icon players were available throughout the tournament.

SLPL Drafted 56 Foriegn Players

In the Yesterdays players draft for  international players in SLPL has concluded with 56 foreign players drafting to franchises.The players from pakistan and australia dominated the list.

Mahela praised Mathews and Junaid

After Yesterdays Match Mahela Jayawardena Sri Lankan captain has praised the performance of two youngsters of both teams Angelo Mathews and Junaid Khan.

Angelo batted positively and we would have loved him to bat through and get a big one. But the time he spent batting he looked really in control. That's what we wanted from him batting in that position as it was a psychological battle. Both teams were trying to get on top of each other there wasn't much for us to gain from that situation," said Jayawardene.  

Murali to play in Big Bash League

Muralitharan has declared his intention to play in the Big Bash League next season, and the Melbourne Renegades could be the most likely team to win his services. Muralitharan has said he is keen to take part in the Australian tournament before he retires.

SLPL Player Draft to be held today

Much anticipated player draft for the SLPL franchises will be held today.The Players will be drafted into seven teams when the franchises meet at 5.00 pm. at Taj Samudra Hotel Toady.

Sangakkara regains number-one spot in ICC rankings

Sri Lanka's Kumar Sangakkara regained top spot in the ICC player rankings with 892 points for Test batsmen after the second Test between Pakistan and Sri Lanka at Colombo yesterday.

Sangakkara's unbeaten knock of 199 against Pakistan in the first Test in Galle last week helped him vault three places to second in the rankings behind West Indian batsman Shivnarine Chanderpaul.

Sangakkara last topped the rankings in November 2011 before slipping down in March 2012.

Australia and Indian Named the Squad for U-19 World Cup

Delhi's Unmukt Chand was on Tuesday selected as captain of the India cricket team, which would compete in the ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup in Australia next month.

India named ODI Squad for Sri Lanka

As expected Virender Sehwag and Zaheer Khan have returned to the Indian team for the limited-overs tour of Sri Lanka; both were rested for the Asia Cup in March.But Sachin Tendulkar, who played in the CB series in 2011-12 and the Asia Cup, will be skipping the tour that includes five ODIs and one T20 game.

Sehwag & Zaheer to return for Sri Lanka tour

The fit-again duo of opening batsman Virender Sehwag and pacer Zaheer Khan is all set to return to the Indian squad after missing the Asia Cup.

 The duo, along Umesh Yadav, sat out of the Asia Cup in Bangladesh in March on fitness grounds.

They were also not part of the squad for the one-off Twenty 20 International in South Africa on March 30 which was India's last international engagement.

Best & Russel in for ODIs

West Indies selectors have largely kept faith with the players that won 2-0 in a Twenty20 series against New Zealand in Florida at the weekend for the first two one-day internationals against the same opponent.

 The only players in the 13-man Twenty20 squad to miss out are legspinner Samuel Badree and paceman Fidel Edwards. Another Barbadian fast bowler, Tino Best, has been included, along with allrounder Andre Russell.

"Bradman is the greatest"- Sangakkara

Yesterday after the 4^th day of the test match in the media briefing Kumar Sangakkara Stated that even though he passed Bradman in Test Match century makers list and moving bradman out of Top 10 highest century makers list still he is the greatest batsman ever played the game

Gayle to be the Icon player of Uva Province in SLPL

According to newest reports West Indies opener Chris Gayle and Pakistan allrounder Shahid Afridi,  have been named the two international icon players in the inaugural Sri Lanka Premier League that begins August 10. 

"Experience is key" - Smith

South Africa captain Graeme Smith knows his top order will come under pressure in England but thinks they have the experience to cope.

The top two sides in the world meet over three Tests later this summer with the number one ranking, currently held by England, at stake.

Opening batsman Smith, who now only leads his country in the five-day format, will be making his fourth tour of England, where he averages 72.20 in nine Tests.

"I believe we have enough batters that have performed over time under that sort of pressure in England," said Smith.

Sangakkara beats Gavaskar record

Sri Lanka’s Kumar Sangakkara emerged as the highest run scorer against Pakistan surpassing Sunil Gavaskar’s record during the second Test against Pakistan on Tuesday.

Sangakkara, unbeaten on 72, surpassed Indian cricketing legend’s highest score against Pakistan while he was on 60, to reach 2090 runs.

Fourth IPL team gets direct entry to CL T20

The Champions League 2012 will be held between October 9 and 28 this year in South Africa and will be preceded by a six-team qualifying stage, as was held last year. However, unlike last year, the fourth IPL team has got direct entry to the main tournament. The six teams to play in the qualifying stage this year are Pakistan's Sialkot Stallions, New Zealand's Auckland Aces, Trinidad and Tobago from West Indies, one team from Sri Lanka's SLPL and two from England.

Sri Lanka A Suffer a Huge Defeat

A five-wicket haul by fast bowler Ryan McLaren helped South Africa A take a 1-0 lead in the two-match series with an innings win over Sri Lanka A on the third day in Durban. McLaren removed three top-order batsmen in his first five overs to squash any chances of a second-innings revival by the visiting batsmen.

South Africa A declared their first innings on their overnight score of 425, leading by 255 runs, and gave Sri Lanka A a stiff task to avoid an innings defeat. They fell short by eight runs.

Shakib returns to Ireland Tour

All-rounder Shakib Al Hasan and paceman Shafiul Islam returned to the Bangladesh side on Monday in a 15-man squad for a tour of Ireland and the Netherlands.Batsman Anamul Haque and all-rounder Farhad Reza, who were in the squad for the recent Zimbabwe tour, have been dropped.

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Whitewash could be realistic threat - Clarke

THE grim prospect of a 5-0 whitewash by England to take Australia's ranking as top one-day cricketing nation has become a realistic threat, with skipper Michael Clarke conceding his team needs big improvements quickly.The Australians never threatened England in a six-wicket loss at the Oval early yesterday for a second straight defeat in the series and Clarke admitted the gulf between the teams was even larger than the scores suggested.

Chris Gayle and Windies Batters Blast Kiwis