The ceremony featured a unique twist as Jayasuriya kicked off the event by facing a ball, bowled by Jovito, a remarkable four-year-old from Keezhmadu, on a mini cricket ground specially set up at Rajagiri Hospital on the occasion.
Sri Lankan spin legend Muttiah Muralitharan has said that Sachin Tendulkar was a "genius from day one" and no cricketer can be like the Indian batting maestro
Legendary Indian cricketer Sachin Tendulkar, who unveiled the trailer of Sri Lanka cricketer Muttiah Muralitharan’s biopic film titled ‘800’ praised the player for his dedication and revealed how he mastered his famous 'doosra' bowling style.
Ahead of the official trailer of his biopic film titled ‘800’, Sri Lankan cricketer Muttiah Muralitharan with all-rounder Sanath Jayasuriya was spotted at Mumbai airport.
Powered by captain Wanindu Hasaranga, B-Love defeated Galle Titans in Qualifier 2 by 34 runs on Saturday. Meanwhile, Dambulla Aura had already beaten the Titans in Qualifier 1 to book their spot in the final on Thursday.
Jayasuriya made his international debut in 1989 for Sri Lanka and retired from the game at its highest level in 2011. His longevity and consistency made him one of sport's household names worldwide.
Gayle was in Delhi for an event related to the Indian Veteran Premier League, a tournament starting from November 2023 which will feature players like Virender Sehwag, Sanath Jayasuriya, Gayle and Suresh Raina etc.
New Delhi [India], March 21 (ANI/NewsReach): KHILADI X Legends Cricket Trophy will bring together the retired greats of cricket like Suresh Raina, Harbhajan Singh, Sanath Jayasuriya, Tilakaratne Dilshan, Nick Compton, Richard Levi, Isuru Udana, Praveen Kumar, Thisara Perera besides many othe
Mathews scored a valuable 47 on the opening day at Basin Reserve, with Sri Lanka reaching 305/6 at stumps to keep their slim hopes alive of reaching June's ICC World Test Championship final against Australia.
He also became the third all-rounder after Sanath Jayasuriya of Sri Lanka and Shahid Afridi of Pakistan to take 300 wickets and score more than 6,000 runs in ODIs.