Sanath Jayasuriya trounces India with 151 off 120 deliveries
On May 17, 1997, Sanath Jayasuriya recorded the highest One-Day International (ODI) score by a Sri Lankan, at the Wankhede Stadium in the...
Asantha de Mel: A fast bowler who also represented his country in bridge
On May 9, 1959, one of the finest Sri Lankan fast bowlers named Asantha Lakdasa Francis de Mel was born at Colombo. He was the torchbearer of the...
Ken Rutherford's nightmare continues
Ken Rutherford’s horror run continued as the West Indian fast bowlers got the better of him once again in a Test that started on April 26,...
Marvan Atapattu, Chaminda Vaas take up coaching roles for Sri Lanka
Former Sri Lankan star players Marvan Atapattu and Chaminda Vaas have been named assistant coach and fast bowling coach in the latest shake up of...
Marvan Atapattu's rise from depths of despair to end on a high is inspiring
Marvan Atapattu, born November 22, 1970, was a peculiar cricketer who fought his way through an extended lean patch early on in his career to later...
The first man to get into Test record books as 'retired out' - and how!
Marvan Atapattu walked off after scoring 201 to allow teammates to feast on a seriously inept Bangladesh bowling attack. Arunabha Sengupta recalls...
August 6, 1997 - Heartbreaking for Jayasuriya, backbreaking for Indians
15 years ago, Sanath Jayasuriya had started the last day of a Test match on a farcical wicket with 50 required to set a world record. Arunabha Sengupta...
Mark Boucher - the latest in a long list of victims of freak injuries on a cricket field
By Venkatraman Ganesan
Mark Boucher became an unsuspecting victim of a freak injury. Boucher is certainly...
Chetan Chauhan, Shane Warne etc in 'The Extraordinary League of Gentlemen'!
By Aayush Puthran
Cricket and statistics will always have a relationship of unspoken love. In no other...
Hayden, Langer, Atapattu & Robin - from rags to cricketing riches
By Venugopal Rajagopalan
A journey down history lane will reveal that many of the legendary players...
