The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Thursday announced the Player of the Month nominees for March with Mark Adair, Matt Henry and Kamindu Mendis competing for the coveted award
He announced the presentation of a rare Buddha relic to the 14th Dalai Lama of Tibet. The relic, discovered during the British reign in India in the Piprahwa excavations, holds immense significance for Buddhists worldwide.
The 19 fishermen included nine from Mayiladuthurai, four from Pudukottai, six from Karaikal in Puducherry state. All of them went fishing in the sea in two boats on March 6.
After white-washing Bangladesh in the two-match Test series, Sri Lanka skipper Dhananjaya de Silva backed the seamers and showed confidence in them as the team is set to play in the red-ball format against England later this year in August
Lord Buddha's sacred Kapilawasthu relics, situated at a holy temple in Sri Lanka, will be offered to the Dalai Lama on Thursday morning, the office of Dalai Lama said in a statement.
Bangladesh skipper Najmul Hossain Shanto made an honest admission stating that the hosts "didn't play well" after they fell short in the second Test and succumbed to a 2-0 series defeat against Sri Lanka on Wednesday.
Sri Lanka soared high in the World Test Championship standings after completing a clean sweep against Bangladesh in the two-match Test series on Wednesday.