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Aravinda de Silva
Mon, October 01 2012
ICC World T20 2012: Indian bowling is ‘pretty weak’, says Aravinda de Silva
By Kushan Sarkar
India might have bowled out Pakistan for a paltry 128 in the World Twenty20 but Sri Lankan batting great Aravinda de Silva feels that the Mahindra Singh Dhoni-led side has a weak bowling attack, besides also lacking in variation.
Fri, September 21 2012
World T20: Sunil Gavaskar, Aravinda de Silva pep up Afghanistan ahead of clash against England
Minnows Afghanistan go into their World Twenty20 clash against reigning champions England on Friday night with their morale boosted by a pep talk from two former greats of the game.
Fri, August 31 2012
Aravinda de Silva slams Sri Lankan Premier League critics
Former leading Sri Lankan cricketer and cricket selector Aravinda de Silva Friday slammed critics of the Sri Lankan Premier League (SLPL) Twenty20 cricket tournament, insisting that the event had met its expectations.
Fri, August 10 2012
Indian players’ absence won’t affect the SLPL: Aravinda de Silva
By CricketCountry Staff
Former Sri Lanka cricketer Aravinda de Silva hopes that the Sri Lanka Premier League (SLPL) unlike its equivalent – Indian Premier League (IPL) and the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) does not wallow in the payment-related issues.
Wed, August 08 2012
Mahindra & Mahindra is title sponsor of Sri Lanka Premier League
The inaugural edition of the Sri Lanka Premier League, which saw Indian business houses buying out all the seven franchises on offer, on Wednesday announced it has roped in auto major Mahindra & Mahindra as the title sponsor.
Fri, August 05 2016
India vs Sri Lanka 1st Test at Colombo, 1997: Heartbreaking for Sanath Jayasuriya, backbreaking for Indians
Sanath Jayasuriya scored 340. Roshan Mahanama, 225. Sri Lanka finished on 952 for 6.
Sat, August 23 2014
Kumar Sangakkara – an ornament to the game of cricket
Sangakkara is a tough character. He will do whatever he can to upset a rival.
Sat, August 27 2011
Kent considers Dravid as part of family
By Ashish Shukla
It has been 11 years since Rahul Dravid spent a summer in Kent playing county cricket but fans here still talk of the senior Indian batsman as one of their own and a benchmark for consummate professionalism.
Sun, June 12 2011
Dilshan honoured by Lord’s Honour’s Board
By CricketCountry Staff
Sri Lankan captain Tillakaratne Dilshan will be the seventh Sri Lankan cricketer to be featured in Lord's Hounour's Board. This news has come right after his spectacular century in the second drawn Test against England.
Wed, June 08 2011
Tillakaratne denies naming de Silva, Jayasuriya in match-fixing
Former captain Hashan Tillakaratne has denied that he had named ex-skippers Aravinda de Silva and Sanath Jayasuriya as being involved in match-fixing, which he had claimed to have been going on in Sri Lanka since 1992.