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Sri Lanka cricket

11 Nov 2023

Sri Lanka Fail To Qualify For ICC Champions Trophy 2025

The 2025 ICC Champions Trophy will witness a clash of the cricketing titans, with Australia, England, India, New Zealand, Pakistan, South Africa, Bangladesh, and Afghanistan securing their spots based on their impressive performances in the 2023 ICC Cricket World Cup.

Arjuna Ranatunga

16 Sep 2023

Ahead Of India Vs Sri Lanka Asia Cup 2023 Final, Arjuna Ranatunga Slams ACC

Ranatunga began his critique by addressing the contentious decision to introduce a reserve day for the India-Pakistan Super 4 fixture.

Arjuna Ranatunga

16 Aug 2022

Sri Lanka Cricket demand Rs 2 Billion from Arjuna Ranatunga for THIS

The Statement said Ranatunga "has spoken with malicious intent, damaging the goodwill and reputation of the SLC and have deliberately made public comments by making false and defamatory accusations against the Executive Committee of Sri Lanka Cricket."

12 Apr 2022

Ranatunga urges Sri Lanka players to leave IPL 2022 due to THIS reason

Sri Lanka is battling a severe economic crisis with food and fuel scarcity affecting a large number of the people in the island nation. The economy has been in a free-fall since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.

India vs Sri Lanka 2021

02 Jul 2021

India vs SL: Hosting ‘second string’ Indian team an insult, says Ranatunga

Sri Lanka lost their fifth T20 series in a row when they went down 3-0 to England last month. They were also forced to send back three senior players from the ongoing tour of England for breaching bio-bubble protocol. Ranatunga said the lack of discipline was also the fault of the administration and when he was at the helm, he did not allow any misconduct.

29 Oct 2018

Sri Lankan Minister Arjuna Ranatunga arrested after his guards opened fire on

When Ranatunga tried to enter his office, his security guard opened fire in which one person was killed and two were injured.

22 Oct 2018

Sri Lanka Cricket Board official arrested, Ranatunga wants Indian help to tack

The corruption and fixing allegations have hit the country's cricket hard after a documentary aired in May alleged massive global corruption in cricket.

01 Jun 2018

SLC president unhappy with government action against board

The Sri Lanka Cricket president Thilanga Sumathipala is unhappy that the government has decided to hand over the cricket board's administration in hands of Competent Authority (CA).

Arjuna Ranatunga

31 May 2018

Cricket corruption 'goes right to the top', says Sri Lanka legend Ranatunga

World Cup-winning skipper Arjuna Ranatunga on Wednesday said corruption "goes right to the top" in Sri Lanka and accused the International Cricket Council of undermining the game by failing to tackle match-fixing.

Sri Lanka cricket. Cricket match fixing

22 Sep 2017

Sri Lankan cricketers demand immediate inquiry into match-fixing accusations

Earlier, legendary Arjuna Ranatunga, who led Lanka to the 1996 World Cup triumph, claimed that the final of 2011 edition between India and Lanka was fixed.

Arjuna Ranatunga

01 Sep 2017

Cricket is equivalent to gambling, says former Sri Lankan captain Arjuna Ranatunga

In recent years, the former Sri Lankan captain has become extremely outspoken, making several sweeping statements.

Arjuna Ranatunga

30 Aug 2017

Twitterati mock Arjuna Ranatunga for his 'don't behave like Indian fans' remark

The 53-year-old, who is now a minister in the Sri Lanka government, is known for making controversial comments. Last month, he had claimed that the 2011 ICC World Cup final match between India and Sri Lanka was fixed.

Arjuna Ranatunga

15 Aug 2017

Arjuna Ranatunga slams Sri Lanka board over 3-0 whitewash by India

Ranatunga said Sri Lanka`s XI could not be faulted for the humiliating 3-0 drubbing described by skipper Dinesh Chandimal as the worst series of his career, but squared the blame entirely with management.

08 Aug 2017

Virat Kohli has a long way to go as captain, says Arjuna Ranatunga

When asked about what all changes Kohli needs to bring in himself, Ranatunga advised the Indian captain to tone down his aggression a bit.

Arjuna Ranatunga

02 Aug 2017

Arjuna Ranatunga hits out at Sri Lankan administrators, says they run cricket in a disgusting manner

He said that instead of the India-Sri Lanka series, he preferred to watch the England-South Africa one.

2011 World Cup final

19 Jul 2017

Following Arjuna Ranatunga's claim, Sri Lanka sports minister willing to probe 2011 World Cup final

Ranatunga, who was present at the Wankhede Stadium as a commentator, had said that Sri Lankan performance on the day was questionable and it must be investigated.

2011 ICC World Cup final. India vs Sri Lanka

14 Jul 2017

Gautam Gambhir, Ashish Nehra join fans in roasting Arjuna Ranatunga for his 2011 ICC World Cup final match-fixing claims

Regarded as one of the best captains ever in cricket's history, Ranatunga reduced himself to a laughing stock with the claim, which many claimed was bizarre. But fans, specially Indians, have taken strong exception and targeted Lanka's World Cup winning captain with harsh comments on social media platforms.

Arjuna Ranatunga

14 Jul 2017

Arjuna Ranatunga alleges 2011 World Cup final between India and Sri Lanka was fixed

Earlier, Sangakkara had asked for an inquiry into why the team was sent to Pakistan when there were no proper answers to security concerns.

Mohammad Azharuddin

02 May 2017

Mohammad Azharuddin is the best skipper to have led the Indian cricket team, says Arjuna Ranatunga

The veteran left-hander, who is a World Cup winning skipper for Sri Lanka, picked Mohammad Azaharuddin as India's best skipper till date.

30 Mar 2017

Three Sri Lankan ports that India could develop: Arjuna Ranatunga

China is firmly entrenched in Sri Lanka's Hambantota port.

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