All posts tagged "Sri Lanka"
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ICC Cricket World Cup
/ 7 years agoBairstow hits back at critics ‘waiting for England to fail’
Chris Stocks talks to a batsman disappointed with the comments of former England players and the changes in pitches for the...
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Featured
/ 7 years agoLavalette column: The Cricket World Cup format needs a ‘group of death’
It was the marquee match of the tournament, making worldwide headlines far beyond cricket’s heartland. One billion people watched on television...
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Featured
/ 7 years agoBrian Lara hospitalised with chest pain issues
The West Indies great is in Mumbai on work
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News
/ 7 years agoDISABILITY CRICKET
We’ve bonded as a group, now we can take on the world best DAN FIELD England Visually Impaired wicketkeeper What’s on...
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Cricket Paper
/ 7 years agoAFGHANS AND PAKISTAN FAIL TO HIT HEIGHTS
NIALLO’BRIEN Making the difference: Kane Williamson showed his class in steering New Zealand home, albeit against a poor South Africa side...
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Cricket Paper
/ 7 years agoDhawanKO will be little comfort for Afghanistan
By Luke Baker Key departure: Shikhar Dhawan has been forced out of the Indian squad because of a broken thumb PICTURE:...
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Cricket Paper
/ 7 years agoFunding gap can’t stop new boys’ love of game
By Richard Edwards IT’S cricket’s ultimate David v Goliath clash. By any standards, Afghanistan’s rise from nowhere to the ranks of...
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Features
/ 7 years agoIt’s take two for Cross as she enjoys life in spotlight again
By Bradley West Back in business: Kate Cross SECOND chances are a rare commodity in sport but England seamer Kate Cross...
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Featured
/ 7 years agoDasher Sharma digs in to put South Africa on the verge of exit
By Luke Baker Gritty innings: Rohit Sharma excelled ROHIT Sharma owns the record for the highest individual ODI score in history,...
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Features
/ 7 years agoEOIN WON’T BE FAZED BY ENGLAND’S MINOR BLIP
NIALL O’BRIEN Supremo: Joe Root is England’s steadying influence with bat It would be easy for panic to set in the...
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Cricket Paper
/ 7 years agoWe never stopped believing despite defeats, says Hasan
By Andy Baber Warning: Consistency is key, says seamer Hasan Ali PROBABLE TEAMS PAKISTAN: Imam-ul-Haq, Fakhar Zaman, Babar Azam, Mohammad Hafeez,...
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Cricket Paper
/ 7 years agoBlack Caps must ensure Ferguson is not sold short
By Paul Eddison PROBABLE TEAMS AFGHANISTAN: Shahzad, Hazratullah, Rahmat, Hashmatullah, Nabi, Gulbadin, Najbullah, Rashid, Zadran, Hassan, Mujeeb NEW ZEALAND: Guptill, Munro,...
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Featured
/ 7 years agoSri Lanka finally come to the party
By James Toney GROUP STAGE ROUND-UP Match winner: Nuwan Pradeep took a career-best 4-31 for Sri Lanka against Afghanistan PICTURES: Getty...
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ICC Cricket World Cup
/ 7 years agoLegendary status secured but Lasith is targeting more
By James Toney THERE may be just a few signs of grey in that trademark hair but Lasith Malinga is certainly...
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ICC Cricket World Cup
/ 7 years agoWe’re peaking at just the right time, insists Khawaja
By Peter White CONFIDENCE is high among the Australian camp as the defending champions prepare to kick-off their World Cup campaign...
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ICC Cricket World Cup
/ 7 years agoNo need for Rash actions, says Adil
WC WARM-UP ROUND-UP By Ella Jerman Boost: Adil Rashid returned from a shoulder injury but he couldn’t help England to victory...
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ICC Cricket World Cup
/ 7 years agoSORRY, BUT MY AUSSIES WILL DO IT AGAIN
Tristan Lavalette finds it tough to look beyond a team that has delivered so often over the past 20 years of...
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ICC Cricket World Cup
/ 7 years agoGooch: I lost three finals but winners just played better!
Richard Edwards talks to an England batting legend about his work at grassroots level and his memories of playing in three...
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ICC Cricket World Cup
/ 7 years agoWHEN TENDULKAR WEPT AND A BILLION INDIANS DID, TOO
Paul Edwards looks back to 2011 when an MS Dhoni-led India became the first team to win the World Cup on...
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ICC Cricket World Cup
/ 7 years agoIt’s all up for grabs, says excited Law
By Paul Hiscock Swansong? West Indies’ big-hitter Chris Gayle STUART Law believes that there are a number of sides in the...
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ICC Cricket World Cup
/ 7 years agoPower not the only element for Lahiru
By Jon Couch SRI LANKA’S Lahiru Thirimanne has dispelled the notion that power hitting is integral to a strong limited-overs team....
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ICC Cricket World Cup
/ 7 years agoWOOLMER’S DEATH CAST BIG SHADOW AS AUSSIES RULED
WORLD CUP ARCHIVES Paul Edwards takes a look back to the 2007 tournament in the West Indies, which was mired in...
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ICC Cricket World Cup
/ 7 years agoKiwis can swing it to drop their nearly men tag
SOUTH Africa may have a reputation as the World Cup’s nearly men but with six semi-final defeats and a runnersup finish...
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ICC Cricket World Cup
/ 7 years agoPROTEAS HAVE TO COMBAT DREADED C-WORD
Tristan Lavalette explains the monkey on the back of South Africa as they seek a first – and long overdue –...
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ICC Cricket World Cup
/ 7 years agoHome comforts create pressure, warns Kiwi Bond
Richard Edwards catches up with former New Zealand fast bowler Shane Bond who still looks back on the 1992 World Cup...

