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Sri Lankan all-rounder Wanindu Hasaranga has been picked to play in the inaugural season of the Major Cricket League (MLC) in the USA. The draft for the inaugural season of the Major Cricket League (MLC) saw international cricket stars like former Australian skipper Aaron Finch, star Sri Lankan all-rounder Wanindu Hasaranga, Australian all-rounder Marcus Stoinis, […]
- Kusal, Hasaranga named Sri Lanka’s ODI and T20I captains (Category: Breaking News)
- Mathews overlooked Chamari picked in The Hundred draft (Category: Breaking News)
- Danushka attempting to reach settlement with rape victim (Category: Breaking News)
- Explosive star cast confirmed for Abu Dhabi T10 (Category: Breaking News)
Ireland gave world number one side India a scare in the second Twenty20 but fell agonisingly short of a first victory over the tourists. A second-wicket partnership of 176 between Deepak Hooda (104) and Sanju Samson (77) – a world T20 record – helped India to a formidable 225-7
- Majestic Gill ton takes Gujarat Titans past Mumba Indians and into final (Category: Breaking News)
- England stunned by Ireland as rain results in five-run defeat (Category: Breaking News)
- South Africa secure thrilling win over India (Category: Breaking News)
- Williamson to miss second Test after positive Covid-19 test (Category: Breaking News)
Australia have survived an electric spell from all-rounder Wanindu Hasaranga to edge Sri Lanka by three wickets and wrap up their three-match Twenty20 series. Veteran wicketkeeper Matthew Wade (26 not out) handled the immense pressure of batting with the tail to secure victory with 13 balls
- Sri Lanka crash out of T20 World Cup 2022 (Category: Breaking News)
- Malinga returns to Sri Lanka in coaching capacity (Category: Breaking News)
- Australia crumble in retro collapse to Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Australia tour of Sri Lanka to go ahead as scheduled (Category: Breaking News)
Rain-hit game goes host’s way as West Indies fails to chase down 48 runs in eight overs (strap) In what was seen as the first major upset of the tournament, an inspired Sri Lanka overcame West Indies challenge by five runs, courtesy the Duckworth/Lewis method, to register its first win of the ICC Women’s World ...
- Windies aim to topple out-of-sorts Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Windies aim to topple out-of-sorts Sri Lanka (Category: Sports)
- Windies aim to topple out-of-sorts Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Windies aim to topple out-of-sorts Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
Pakistan, a team with fantastic pedigree at the ICC World Twenty20s; New Zealand dependent on one or two key players – usually good for a scrap, but not always a serious contender against the big teams. The two sides played to reputation at the Pallekele International Stadium on Sunday afternoon, where some solid hitting in ...
- Taylor and Oram smash Pakistan to get to 302 (Category: Breaking News)
- Iftikhar, Nawaz inspire consolation win as New Zealand fold for 92 (Category: Breaking News)
- Aliya Riaz and Fatima Sana star as Pakistan wrap up historic series win (Category: Breaking News)
South Africa batsman Richard Levi has won the ICC Twenty20 International Performance of the Year in recognition of his 51-ball 117 not out against New Zealand. This is the fifth year the award has been given to recognise the most impressive performance by a player in Twenty20 Internationals
- Sangakkara, Amla, Philander, Clarke in running for top ICC honour (Category: Business)
- Naming teams for World T20 deadline extended (Category: Business)
- Four vie for coveted ‘ICC Cricketer of the Year’ award; Sanga for ‘ODI Player’ (Category: Business)
- Pakistan to give own award to Ajmal after ICC omission (Category: Business)
Sri Lanka proud hosts of popular and shorter form of most entertaining tournament played in Asia for the first time; 20-teams, 20-day cricket fiesta ICC World T20 kicks off tomorrow Mega boost for tourism as 500 players and officials alone to take up 9,000 room-nights; hundreds of overseas fans, global sponsor officials and media to ...
- ESPN STAR Sports bags multi-year broadcasting rights for Sri Lanka Premier League (Category: Business)
- ICC launches World Twenty 20 Sri Lanka 2012 (Category: Business)
- Sri Lanka to host World T20 2012 (Category: Sports)
- ICC announces WT20 warm-up schedule (Category: Business)
Sri Lanka’s star batsman Kumar Sangakkara won the Sir Garfield Sobers trophy for ICC Cricketer of the Year at the prestigious LG ICC Awards, held last night in Colombo. Apart from it, the Lankan cricketing star also grabbed the ICC test cricketer of the year award and the LG People’s Choice trophy. India’s Virat Kohli was awarded ...
- Sangakkara named ODI Cricketer of the Year (Category: Sports)
- Sangakkara bags Peoples Choice and Test Cricketer awards (Category: Breaking News)
- Sanga named as the Wisdens leading cricketer of the world (Category: Breaking News)
- Short-lists announced for LG ICC Awards (Category: Breaking News)
Indian cricket star Virat Kohli was yesterday seen championing the cause of education for children. Virat Kohli has been named the star in a children’s book that has been published by Room to Read, a global non-profit organisation that promotes literacy and gender equality in education across Asian and African countries together with the International ...
- ‘Punchi Angelo’ to inspire kids (Category: Business)
- Sri Lankan Team with children from the charity ‘Room to Read’ (Category: Sports)
- Virat Kohli matches Sachin and Dravid's records (Category: Breaking News)
- Gill, Kohli and Siraj dazzle as India smash Sri Lanka by record 317-run margin (Category: Breaking News)
The first edition of the inaugural Sri Lankan Premier League (SLPL) came to an end in a rain curtained final at Colombo on August 31, with Uva Next taking the title after overcoming Nagenahira Nagas by 19 runs on the Duckworth-Lewis method.
- SLPL International Player List (Category: Sports)
- SLPL postponed to next year (Category: Sports)
- Press Release – SLPL Local Players Offer Letters (Category: Sports)
- Sri Lanka Premier League – Icon Player Appointments (Category: Sports)
By Devin Jayasundera In the run up to the ICC world Twenty20 the International Cricket Council (ICC) and the Foundation of Goodness (spearheaded by Muttiah Muralidaran and Kushil Gunasekera) partnered in launching the ‘Murali Harmony Cup’ in order to promote Social harmony and unity
- Murali cup: taking cricket to the masses (Category: Business)
- Appalachian State graduate spends summer helping others in Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Olympic gold in 2028, Kushil’s dream (Category: Breaking News)
www.pakpassion.net: The inaugural edition of the Sri Lankan Premier League (SLPL) T20 tournament got underway on 11 August and, as expected, has provided many international players with the ideal preparation just a month before the Twenty20 World Cup. This is an opportunity which many Pakistani
- Brian Lara, MCC Chief lift SLPL to the world (Category: Business)
- SLPL has given us edge ahead of World T20: Malinga (Category: Business)
- SLC Secy. Nishantha on success of maiden Mahindra SLPL (Category: Business)
- YouTube to broadcast Sri Lanka Premier League globally (Category: Business)
Kevin Pietersen will be at September’s World Twenty20 – not as a player but as part of ESPN STAR Sports’ team of television presenters. The news comes soon after it was confirmed that Pietersen would not play the World T20 for England following his spat with the ECB and his team
- Live - England v Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Pietersen wants to dominate world cricket (Category: Business)
- Kevin Pietersen misses World T20 (Category: Breaking News)
- Pietersen woes continue with golden duck (Category: Business)
Son of Sudath Munaweera, a former first-class cricketer, Dilshan Munaweera began playing at the age of nine and has represented Nalanda College, Sri Lanka under 19, Bloomfield C & AC, Sri Lankan A and now is a part of the UVA NEXT franchise in the SLPL. An opening batsman, Munaweera has been picked to the ...
- Cuban beats (Category: Business)
- Sri Lanka picks squad for T20 World Cup (Category: Business)
- Atul Kasbekar on photography, Sri Lanka and Jetwing (Category: Business)
- The role of the Chartered Financial Analyst (Category: Business)
With just one-month to go before the start of the ICC World Twenty20 Sri Lanka 2012, the International Cricket Council (ICC) has announced the schedule of men’s and women’s warm-up matches which will be played in the lead up to the event proper. The fourth edition of the event, the first to take place in ...
- Tickets for ICC WT20 final sold out (Category: Business)
- Final phase of ICC World T20 tickets opens today (Category: Business)
- Second phase of ticket sales for ICC World T20 Cup ends on high note (Category: Business)
- ICC announces schedule of warm-up matches, pre-event activities (Category: Breaking News)
Mahindra Sri Lanka Premier League to kick off on August 11, 2012 Mahindra …
- Pakistani Cricketer Anwar Ali congratulates Lanka Premier League (LPL) (Category: Sports)
- Former Pakistani Cricketer Zaheer Abbas Congratulates Lanka Premier League (Category: Sports)
- Premier League Tier A & B Tournament 2010-11 – Awards (Category: Sports)
- LPL BOUNDARY LINE LAW WITHIN INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS (Category: Sports)
Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. (M&M Ltd.), India’s leading SUV manufacturer has partnered with the Sri Lanka Premier League (SLPL), a cricket league, as their Title Sponsors. The prestigious League kicks off from August 11 and will be played over three weeks at two venues – Colombo and Kandy. The inaugural edition of this League will ...
- Mahindra SLPL kicks off today; to be broadcast live in 80 countries (Category: Business)
- SLPL becomes “Mahindra SLPL” (Category: Breaking News)
- Mahindra bags Title Sponsorship rights of Sri Lanka Premier League (Category: Sports)
- Mahindra to sponsor Sri Lanka Premier League (Category: Breaking News)
PALLEKELE, Sri Lanka: Virat Kohli cracked a half-century and Irfan Pathan bagged three key wickets to help India post an easy 39-run win over Sri Lanka in the one-off Twenty20 international in Pallekele yesterday.
PALLEKELE, Sri Lanka, Aug 7, 2012 (AFP) - Virat Kohli cracked a half-century and Irfan Pathan bagged three key wickets to help India post an easy 39-run win over Sri Lanka in the one-off Twenty20 international in Pallekele on Tuesday.
Virat Kohli cracked a half-century and Irfan Pathan bagged three key wickets to help India post an easy 39-run win over Sri Lanka in the one-off Twenty20 international in Pallekele on Tuesday.
Below we reproduce an interview given by Cricketer Sanath Jayasuriya to Wisden India, where he talks about the SLPL, politics and his passion for the game. Q: How excited are you about being a part of the SLPL? Very much so. It’s the first edition of the tournament, and I really can’t wait for it to start. ...
- Mahela wanted Murali to play in the upcoming World T20 – Report (Category: Breaking News)
- Dilshan says Dilscoop will keep his name alive (Category: Breaking News)
- SLPL an exciting opportunity for Sri Lankan cricket: Sandeep Bhammer (Category: Business)
- Malinga says, he is developing a new delivery (Category: Breaking News)
T20 tourney to take up over 7,000 room nights in lean tourism season; bring in over Rs. 130 m revenue for hotels Destination Sri Lanka to get a fillip via global TV coverage The inaugural Sri Lanka Premier League (SLPL), ready to kick off in two weeks’ time, is expected to give a big boost ...
- Sri Lanka Premier League forges ahead (Category: Business)
- Mahindra SLPL a boost for tourism industry (Category: Business)
- Sri Lanka aims to shine via Premier League - Heads turning attraction! (Category: Business)
- SLPL franchises snapped up; Bids worth over $ 30 m received (Category: Business)
The Sri Lanka Premier League (SLPL), aimed at being Sri Lanka’s most prestigious, annually-held, domestic Twenty20 cricket competition and featuring the best and upcoming cricketing talent from Sri Lanka playing alongside national Sri Lankan cricketers as well as some of the world’
- SLPL to be played in Colombo, Pallekele (Category: Sports)
- SLPL franchises snapped up; Bids worth over $ 30 m received (Category: Business)
- Sri Lanka to boost domestic cricket (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka cricket board assures integrity of SLPL (Category: Breaking News)
In-house TV Production venture starts next month with Test series vs NZ For the first time in its 84- year- old history, the BCCI has added an in-house television production unit and it will make debut with the home Test series against New Zealand next month. The BCCI Broadcasting Services will not only do the ...
- India to play five ODIs and two T20s in Sri Lanka (Category: Business)
- BCCI invites PCB chief for IPL final in Chennai (Category: Business)
- No Indians in Sri Lanka Premier League (Category: Business)
- Five IPL cricketers suspended on corruption allegations (Category: Business)
New Delhi : Sports broadcasting major, ESPN STAR Sports on Sunday said it has bagged multi-year broadcast rights for exclusive coverage of the Sri Lanka Premier League (SLPL) in India. The first edition of the T20 league will be played in August 2012. No financial details were disclosed. The multi-year deal includes a minimum of ...
- ESPN STAR Sports strikes multi-year broadcast agreement for Sri Lanka Premier League (Category: Breaking News)
- ESPN STAR Sports bags the rights to cover ‘SLPL’ (Category: Breaking News)
- SLPL boost for tourism next month (Category: Business)
- Brian Lara, MCC Chief lift SLPL to the world (Category: Business)
West Indies star Chris Gayle has declared himself fit for Tuesday’s second one-day international (ODI) against England at The Oval. But the tourists will be without Darren Bravo after the batsman was ruled out of the remainder of the tour with a groin injury. Gayle had been due to make his long awaited return to ...
- Sri Lanka put shackles on Gayle (Category: Breaking News)
- Chris Gayle pulls out of Lanka Premier League (LPL), franchise confirms (Category: Breaking News)
- Chris Gayle pulls out of Lanka Premier League (LPL), franchise confirms (Category: Breaking News)
- Chris Gayle pulls out of Lanka Premier League (LPL), franchise confirms (Category: Breaking News)
(ANI): The controversy surrounding the application of the Umpire Decision Review System (UDRS) in the game of cricket at the international level refuses to die down. Though, it is well known that Indian cricketers have expressed serious doubts about the UDRS, and often objected to its use in international fixtures, other countries such as Australia ...
- ICC set to take up India’s UDRS rejection (Category: Business)
- Lankan lawyer to sue ICC over referral system (Category: Breaking News)
- Make UDRS mandatory - Kumar Sangakkara (Category: Sports)
- India rejects ICC’s proposed reforms (Category: Business)
Chris Gayle is set to put more than a year in the international wilderness behind him when West Indies face England in the opening match of their one-day series at Southampton on Saturday. Gayle has an impressive one-day record, with over 8,000 runs in 228 ODIS including 19 hundreds at an average of nearly 40. ...
- West Indies ready to welcome back Gayle (Category: Business)
- Sammy open to Gayle return during England Tests (Category: Business)
- Gayle back for West Indies after 14-month absence (Category: Business)
- Gayle told to retract to end cricket exile (Category: Business)
A Governance Analysis of Frequency Allocation & TV Rights in Present Sri Lanka Frequency Allocation- A Grand Corruption? Understanding the state capture by Kleptocrats does not require a dedicated study; it is easily recognizable. For the benefit of keen students of governance, let me begin this article with the definition of Kleptocracy: “A form of political and government ...
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New Delhi, June 8 (IANS) The International Cricket Council (ICC) Friday unveiled Sri Lanka's star pacer Lasith Malinga as the official ambassador for the ICC World Twenty20 Sri Lanka 2012.
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