Tillakaratne Dilshan

Sangakkara wants Dilshan to maintain his aggression

Sri Lanka skipper Kumar Sangakkara told Tillakaratne Dilshan to stay angry despite the opener losing out to Australian fast bowler Shaun Tait in an ugly World Cup war of words.

Fiery Tait likes to get under batsman’s skin

By Julian Guyer

Australia fast bowler Shaun Tait has said he hopes his dust-up with Sri Lanka's Tillakaratne Dilshan is the stuff of things to come at the World Cup as he tries to get under the skin of batsmen.

Malinga’s hat-trick powers Sri Lanka to thumping win

By Jamie Alter

Lasith Malinga marked his return to the Sri Lankan side in stirring style, setting the tone with a vicious yorker in his first spell, snapping a stubborn partnership in his second, and then ripping the lower order out in a devastating burst in his third.

Virender Sehwag and other exciting openers in world cricket

Openers play a vital role in any team’s progress in a Test match.

Dilshan falls after scoring 50, Sri Lanka assume control

Tillakaratne Dilshan essayed a strokeful half-century as Sri Lankan batsmen built themselves up for a big total in their World Cup Group A match against Canada at the Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium in Hambantota on Sunday.

Sri Lanka, West Indies post emphatic wins in World Cup warm-ups

Sri Lanka notched up a massive 156 run win over minnows Netherlands in a World Cup warm-up game at at the Sinhalese Sports Club Ground in Colombo on Saturday. Set 352 for victory, the Dutch were never in the hunt and folded up for 195 in 47.3 overs.

ICC World Cup 2011: Innovative strokes to watch out for

Many innovative strokes have spiced up cricket in recent years.

Sri Lanka hope to make most of home comforts

By Manoj Vatsyayana

Sri Lanka's ability to rise to the occasion makes them one of the most feared teams in the World Cup, especially in favourable home conditions.