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IPL 2021: Rajasthan Royals appoints Kumar Sangakkara as director of cricket

Sri Lankan batting great Sangakkara was appointed as the director of cricket by Indian Premier League franchise Rajasthan Royals for IPL 2021 ahead of players' auction, scheduled to take place in Feb

SL vs ENG 2021: Sri Lanka opt to bat in second Test against England

Sri Lanka captain Dinesh Chandimal won the toss and elected to bat in the second and final Test against England on Friday at the Galle International Stadium

SL vs Eng: Root becomes 7th England batsman to score 8,000 runs in Tests

Skipper Joe Root on Saturday completed 8,000 runs in Test cricket and became the seventh England batsman to achieve the feat

SL vs ENG 1st Test Day 1: Lanka bundled out for 135; ENG 127-2 at stumps

England set its sight on a meaningful first innings lead after offspinner Dom Bess took a career-best 5-30 to bowl out Sri Lanka for 135 on the first day of the first Test on Thursday

SL vs Eng: Seam will play a big part in Test series, feels Joe Root

England Test skipper Joe Root feels seam bowling will play a big part in the upcoming Test series against Sri Lanka which gets underway from Thursday.

SL vs ENG: Angelo Mathews named in Sri Lanka squad for England Tests

Sri Lanka Cricket has announced its squad for the two-match Test series against England in which they have included star all-rounder Angelo Mathews

ICC rankings: New Zealand attains top spot in Test cricket for the 1st time

Overall, New Zealand is the seventh side in the world to hold the number one spot

SA vs SL: CSA adds Beuran Hendricks for 2nd Test, releases Migael Pretorius

Cricket South Africa (CSA) on Wednesday added pacer Beuran Hendricks to the Test squad after clearing Covid-19 protocols

SA vs SL: Host bowlers shine as Proteas win by an innings and 45 runs

Wiaan Mulder, Lutho Sipamla and Anrich Nortje all claimed two wickets apiece as the Proteas made a winning start to the summer with a clinical innings and 45-run victory over Sri Lanka

South Africa vs Sri Lanka 1st Test: du Plessis' 199 puts S Africa on top

Faf du Plessis fell for 199 to miss out on a first career test double-century but that was the only disappointment for South Africa as it took complete control of the first test on Monday

England to go ahead with Lanka tour despite restrictions in South Africa

English cricket authorities are confident the national men's side's upcoming tour of Sri Lanka will go ahead as scheduled despite the Asian team currently being in South Africa

New Covid strain will not jeopardise England tour of Sri Lanka, says SLC

The new strain that has hit the United Kingdom will not jeopardise England's upcoming tour of Sri Lanka even though the development is a cause of concern, the country's cricket board said on Tuesday

SL vs ENG: New Covid-19 strain in UK unlikely to affect Test series

Sri Lanka Cricket's medical team is concerned about the new strain of Covid-19 that is believed to have emerged in England

SA vs SL: Players have the responsibility to keep bubble safe, says de Kock

South Africa's newly-appointed Test skipper Quinton de Kock has said his teammates will adhere to the bio-secure protocols in order to protect the integrity of the bubble

South Africa squad tests negative for Covid-19 ahead of Sri Lanka Tests

All members of the South Africa Test squad have tested negative for coronavirus ahead of the two-match series against Sri Lanka slated to begin on Boxing Day, Cricket South Africa has announced

Pacer Migael Pretorius receives maiden S Africa call-up for Sri Lanka Tests

Fast bowler Migael Pretorius has received his maiden call up in the South Africa squad for the upcoming two-match Test series against Sri Lanka.

Sohail Tanvir, Ravinderpal Singh test Covid positive ahead of LPL

Pakistan pacer Sohail Tanvir and Canadian batsman Ravinderpal Singh have tested positive for COVID-19 ahead of the inaugural Lankan Premier League

Zoysa denies wrongdoing after being found guilty by ICC tribunal

Former Sri Lanka cricketer Nuwan Zoysa on Friday denied any wrongdoing after being found guilty of corruption on three counts by an independent tribunal of the ICC. Already serving suspension on match-fixing charges, Zoysa was charged under the ICC anti-corruption code in November 2018 and was found guilty on all charges on Thursday after the former Sri Lanka bowling coach exercised his right to a hearing before an independent anti-corruption tribunal. The ICC said Zoysa will remain suspended and sanctions will follow in due course. "It was shock for me when I was made aware that ICC had gone onto release a press statement saying that I have been found guilty of the charges that I have never committed," the 42-year-old told reporters. Making his claim on technicalities of the process, Zoysa said that the ICC which concluded its hearing on September 18 should have announced its decision within 30 days but when it didn't happen, he instructed his counsel to write to ICC. Zoysa said

ICC World Test Championship: Matches lost due to Covid won't be counted

The International Cricket Council Board approved a recommendation from the Anil Kumble-headed ICC Cricket Committee to change the World Test Championship (WTC) rules

ICC World Test Championship: Cloud over Lord's as a venue for final

The Test championship has already faced a lot of trouble with the coronavirus pandemic bringing life to a standstill across the globe which also saw bilateral ties between teams getting cancelled