Tag: Sri Lanka
This Day In 2011: 'Dhoni Finishes Off In Style' As India Win The WC After 28 Years
"Dhoni finishes off in style. A magnificent strike into the crowd! India lift the World Cup after 28 years!" this commentary by Ravi Shastri of M.S. Dhoni after the latter led India to a win in the 2011 World Cup final at the Wankhede Stadium with a humongous six off Sri Lanka pacer Nuwan Kulasekara still reverberates in the ears of millions of Indians.....
WC Was Won By Entire India, Obsession Over One Six Should Stop: Gambhir
Former India opener Gautam Gambhir on Thursday lashed out at those only celebrating M.S. Dhoni's six to win the 2011 World Cup, saying it was won by the entire team and not just one hit. India lifted the World Cup on this day nine years ago.....
Sri Lanka Offers To Host IPL 2020 Amid Corona Crisis
Sri Lanka has offered to host the 13th edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) which has now been indefinitely suspended by the BCCI due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.....
4,000 Quarantined After 185 Sri Lankan Military Personnel Test Corona Positive
Some 4,000 Sri Lankan Navy personnel and their families have been quarantined after at least 185 military members tested positive for the novel coronavirus, officials said on Tuesday.....
Sangakkara Seeks Proof After Ex-SL Minister Alleges 2011 WC Final Was Fixed
Former Sri Lanka skipper Kumar Sangakkara has asked for evidence after country's former Sports Minister Mahindananda Aluthgamage alleged that team's 2011 World Cup final against India played in Mumbai was fixed. ....
COVID-19: Bangladesh's Tour Of Sri Lanka Postponed
Bangladesh's tour of Sri Lanka, which was scheduled to take place in July, has been postponed. Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) said on Wednesday that it was informed by Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) that their players are yet to be ready to take part in an international series.....
Sri Lanka Drops Probe Into 2011 WC Final Fixing Allegations
The probe into match-fixing allegations surrounding the 2011 ICC World Cup final launched by the Sri Lankan Sports Ministry's Special Investigation Unit (SIU) has ended, said Chief of the SIU SSP Jagath Fonseka on Friday. ....
Fake Sri Lankan Cricket League Kingpin Dandiwal Gets Interim Bail
A day after a trial court in Punjab sent the prime suspect in the fake Sri Lankan cricket league to judicial custody along with two others for recently hosting a fake Sri Lankan T20 league near Chandigarh, it on Friday granted six-week interim bail to Ravinder Dandiwal, who is also allegedly involved in international tennis match-fixing. ....
Upcoming Sri Lanka General Elections To Be Most Expensive
The upcoming Sri Lankan general elections to elect a new 225-member Parliament scheduled to take place on August 5, will be the most expensive in the history of the island-nation, according to a senior poll official. ....
Coronavirus: Sri Lanka Re-opens Schools
All state-owned schools across Sri Lanka re-opened on Monday after being shut for over a month amid the coronavirus pandemic which has infected more than 2,800 people in the island nation.....
