Romesh Kaluwitharana

A couple of decades back, a pocket dynamite called Romesh Kaluwitharana changed the face of wicketkeeping in this country. More than his skills with the gloves, Kaluwitharana was known for his opening partnership with the legendary Sanath Jayasuriya.

Sri Lanka appointed a six-member cricket selection panel on Thursday ahead of the two-match Bangladesh tour of the island.

Sports minister Mahindananda Aluthgamage has appointed a committee to probe cricket setup in the provinces and the progress made by cricket clubs, with an aim to scout the outstation talent.

Eager to see how Virat Kohli shapes up as a leader, Kaluwitharana said India's captain looks hungry for wins but has to deal with expectations as well.

Former India medium pacer Venkatesh Prasad is among the eight short-listed aspirants who could take over as head coach of the Sri Lankan cricket team, a top SLC official said today.

Former captain Marvan Atapattu is among the two front-runners for the post of Sri Lankan cricket team coach, SLC announced on Wednesday.

Former cricketers of Sri Lanka, Roshan Mahanama and Romesh Kaluwitharana made the Meet and Greet event organized by ReachOut Club of Melaka Manipal Medical College, Manipal campus on Sunday interesting.

President Anura Kumara Dissanayake honoured PM Narendra Modi with the Mitra Vibhushana award for his friendship towards Sri Lanka. Modi, on a state visit to Colombo, was also welcomed at Independence Square and interacted with 1996 World Cup-winning Sri Lankan cricketers.

Sri Lanka Cricket is set to hold talks with Englishman Paul Farbrace with a view to appointing him as incumbent head coach Graham Ford's successor.

The Eden Gardens in Kolkata is set to host an ODI World Cup semifinal for the second time. The first semifinal held at the venue in 1996 was abandoned due to unruly crowd behavior. The match between India and Sri Lanka was awarded to Sri Lanka after bottles were thrown into the ground and stands were set on fire. The chase got off to a poor start for India and a collapse triggered chaos in the stadium. The match was eventually called off.

Sri Lankan skipper Tillakaratne Dilshan held his nerve as they defeated Australia Legends by seven runs in the second game of the Road Safety World Series here on Sunday.

Board of Control for Cricket in India may not allot another international cricket match to Goa.

Legends Cricket League, a professional cricket league for retired international cricketers, on Thursday announced that Shoaib Akhtar and Sanath Jayasuriya will be among the players who will play for Asia Lions in the inaugural edition next month.

Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) may end up appointing former Australian captain Greg Chappell as its new chief coach.

Former greats Brett Lee, Kevin Pietersen and Daniel Vettori are the top draws in the World Giants squad for the upcoming Howzat Legends League, starting on January 20 in Muscat.

The former India captain moved past Kumar Sangakkara's mark of 99 with the dismissal of Akila Dananjaya in Colombo on Sunday.

Australian spin legend Shane Warne named his greatest Sri Lanka and South Africa XI during an Instagram live session out of those he has played against in his illustrious 15-year international career . Warne chose Mahela Jayawardene as the captain of his Sri Lankan XI, while he chose Graeme Smith as skipper of his South African XI.

SRT Sports Management Private Limited on Saturday clarified that batting great Sachin Tendulkar is not a part of the upcoming Legends League Cricket (LLC).

Romesh Kaluwitharana was one of the pioneers when it came to opening the batting in One-day cricket. There was little technique but lots of spunk and forceful strokeplay that characterised his batting at the top of the order along with Sanath Jayasuriya through the late 1990s.