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Duleep Trophy: Danish Malewar becomes first Indian in 81 years to achieve
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Vidarbha batter Danish Malewar joined an exclusive club featuring former greats Vijay Merchant, Aravinda de Silva and others after hammering a double ton for Central Zone against North East Zone in the ongoing Duleep Trophy on Friday.
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PM Modi meets 1996 World Cup-winning Sri Lankan cricket legends in Colombo
Updated : 11 months, 1 week ago IST
PM Modi is on a State visit to Sri Lanka from April 4 to 6 at the invitation of Sri Lankan President Disanayaka. His arrival in Colombo on Friday marked his first visit to Sri Lanka since 2019. He met the 1996 WC-winning Sri Lanka team, which won the country their maiden world title by de
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India's Virender Sehwag, Diana Edulji and Sri Lanka's Aravind D'Silva ente
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
Three cricketing greats and stalwart performers in the history of the game - legendary opener Virender Sehwag, former Indian Test skipper Diana Edulji and Sri Lanka's iconic star Aravinda de Silva are the latest inductees to be added to the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame.
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SL trying to convince Jayawardene to take U-19 coaching job: Aravinda de S
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 9 (ANI): Former Sri Lanka captain Aravinda de Silva has said that their cricket board has been trying for a long to rope in Mahela Jayawardene as the coach of their U-19 side.
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Eng vs SL: What's happened to SL cricket, asks Kevin Pietersen
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
London [UK], July 2 (ANI): The Sri Lanka cricket team which is currently touring England has been going through a very rough time as they have failed to put up a fight against the English team in the limited-overs series. This has prompted former England skipper Kevin Pietersen to enquire ab
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SL players should start winning rather than complaining about contracts, s
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 29 (ANI): Former Sri Lanka captain and incumbent Cricket Committee Chairman Aravinda de Silva has said the current crop of cricketers should focus on winning games for the country rather than complaining about players' contracts.
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Sangakkara, Jayawardene called up for investigation as probe into 2011 WC
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], July 1 (ANI): As allegations of match-fixing in the 2011 World Cup final have gathered steam, former Sri Lanka players Kumar Sangakkara and Mahela Jayawardene have been summoned to appear before a special investigation unit in Sri Lanka.
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On this day: Aravinda de Silva became first player to score two unbeaten c
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 29 (ANI): It was on this day in 1997, that the former Sri Lanka batsman Aravinda de Silva became the first player in the history of cricket to score two unbeaten centuries in the same Test.
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Sri Lanka Cricket appoint Graeme Labrooy as chief selector
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], Sept. 16 (ANI): Former pacer Graeme Labrooy has been appointed as the new chief selector of Sri Lanka, replacing Sanath Jayasuriya.
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SLC looks to bring de Silva, Jayawardene on board to arrest national team'
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], Sept. 11 (ANI): If reports are to be believed, Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) is set to rope in former skipper Aravinda de Silva in an advisory role in an attempt to arrest the decline of the national team.
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Aravinda de Silva steps down as SLC chairman
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 6 (ANI): Former Sri Lanka skipper Aravinda de Silva has stepped down as chairman of Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) cricket committee for personal reasons.
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