Sri Lanka

SL announce squads for Pak T20s, ODIs1 Comments

Colombo: Sri Lanka on Thursday announced separate Twenty20 and one-day squads for the home series against Pakistan starting next month. Pakistan and Sri Lanka will...

Geoff Marsh takes legal action against SLC2 Comments

Colombo: Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) has said its sacked coach and former Australian cricketer Geoff Marsh had sent a letter of demand over his dismissal...

Razzaq slams selectors for Sri Lanka snub1 Comments

Karachi: Pakistan allrounder Abdul Razzaq has lashed out at the selectors for advising him to play and perform in domestic cricket if he wants to...

Saeed Ajmal eyes No. 1 ranking2 Comments

Islamabad: Pakistan offspinner Saeed Ajmal will resume his pursuit of the top bowler ranking in the upcoming three-Test series against Sri Lanka. Ajmal is currently...

SLC unaware of 'fixing' cloud over its player2 Comments

Colombo: Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) on Saturday denied any knowledge of its player being accused of match-fixing in the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL). "No...

No IPL exposure makes SL series tough: Hafeez2 Comments

Lahore: Pakistan's newly-appointed Twenty20 captain Mohammad Hafeez believes his players face a tough challenge against Sri Lanka in the coming series as they have been...

Misbah still keen on playing T20s for Pakistan1 Comments

Lahore: Pakistan's one-day and Test skipper Misbah-ul-Haq has said he will continue to play Twenty20 cricket despite being stripped of the captaincy for the short...

Sri Lanka will be tough, says Dav Whatmore1 Comments

Lahore: Pakistan coach Dav Whatmore on Wednesday warned his players that they faced a battle on next month's tour of Sri Lanka, saying the hosts...

PCB seek alternative venues to host Australia0 Comments

Lahore: A senior PCB official has refuted suggestions that the forthcoming one-day and T20 series against Australia might have to be cancelled due to Sri...

Maintain discipline on Lanka tour: PCB to team1 Comments

Lahore: The BCCI might have been caught off-guard by the spot-fixing scandal in IPL, but the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), having learnt its lessons, is...

Malinga in Sri Lankan central contract list2 Comments

Colombo: Speedster Lasith Malinga, who is currently playing for Mumbai Indians in the Indian Premier League, has been placed in the top bracket of USD...

Indian players could play in SLPL: Srinivasan2 Comments

Chennai: There is a possibility of Indian players' participation in the inaugural edition of the Sri Lanka Premier League (SLPL), provided the hosts make such...

Malinga to play Twenty20s for Middlesex4 Comments

London: Sri Lanka pace bowler Lasith Malinga has signed for Middlesex to play in England's Twenty20 competition. Malinga's debut will come in the fourth match...

Hafeez named Pakistan skipper for T20s0 Comments

Lahore: Pakistan selected allrounder Mohammad Hafeez as its new Twenty20 captain on Thursday for next month's series against Sri Lanka, leaving Misbah-ul-Haq in charge of...

Sri Lanka Premier League to begin from Aug 101 Comments

Colombo: The inaugural season of the much-awaited Sri Lanka Premier League (SLPL), a Twenty20 tournament on the lines of the Indian Premier League (IPL) and...