Thilan Samaraweera

Sri Lanka middle order batsman Thilan Samaraweera has expressed his desire to retire, Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) sources said on Tuesday.

Maverick pacer Lasith Malinga and all-rounder Farveez Maharoof are among Sri Lanka's 30 probables for the September-slated Champions Trophy in Pakistan.

Cricketers Thilan Samaraweera and Tharanga Paranavithana were among the six cricketers injured in firing. TV reports say Samaraweera is being operated upon.

Samaraweera and Paranavitana were among the 6 cricketers injured in the attack on the Sri Lankan team in Lahore. TV reports say that Samaraweera has been shot in the chest and is being operated upon.

Sri Lanka spinner hit-out at the security arrangements in Pakistan and suspected militants had inside information about their movement.

Sri Lankan selectors left out Lasith Malinga and all-rounder Angelo Mathews from the 16-member squad for the three-match Test series in England.

Even as PCB is trying to convince SLC for a full series to Pakistan later this year, terror attack on team in Lahore in 2009 still haunts Thilan Samaraweera.

Sri Lanka support staff along with their skipper Dinesh Chandimal came for pitch inspection despite the team getting an off-day after their warm-up game against Board President's XI.

Bangladesh have shown a remarkable proclivity to implode in the second innings and it's a worrying fact for their batting coach Thilan Samaraweera. The first Test against New Zealand in Wellington saw them score 160 for nine after having posted 5958 declared in the first innings. Here they face another daunting prospect of scoring 356 runs on the final day with seven wickets in hand.

Sri Lanka A won the toss and elected to bat in the three-day practice cricket match against India at Grace Road on Friday.

An angry Sri Lanka interim coach Nic Pothas on Monday said that his players should be embarrassed of their innings and 239-run defeat at the hands of India in the second Test.

On Thursday, Cricketer KL Rahul wrote a birthday wish for his brother-in-law Ahan Shetty on his social media handle.

Gautam Gambhir won the Ceat International Cricketer of the Year award for his stupendous performance with the bat in the 2008-09 season.

Bangladesh's batting coach Thilan Samaraweera said that Muttiah Muralitharan and R Ashwin can't be compared in a strait-jacketed manner but termed the Sri Lankan legend as "gifted" bowler compared to the Indian tweaker, who is a "smart" operator.

The Lahore second Test between Sri Lanka and hosts Pakistan has been called off after a gun attack on the touring team bus injuring players, a Sri Lankan cricket board official said.

On Wednesday, Athiya Shetty heaped praise on her husband KL Rahul after he scored a century in the IND vs SA 1st Test match.

Traumatised Sri Lankan cricketers, who came under an audacious terror attack in Lahore, would be helped by a 'swami ji' from India in overcoming their mental agony, apart from an 'expert mind reader'.

Sri Lanka spinner Muttiah Muralitharan hits out at the security arrangements in Pakistan in the wake of the deadly terror attack on his team bus in Lahore and suspected militants had inside information about their movement.

Lasith Malinga, who is currently playing for Mumbai in the IPL, has been placed in the top bracket of $100,000 in the central contracts announced by SLC.

Allrounder Angelo Mathews has been appointed Sri Lanka's Test and ODI captain, replacing Mahela Jayawardene, for a period of one year.

Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa unequivocally condemned the cowardly terrorist attack on the country's cricket team in Lahore on Tuesday.

The Sri Lankans had an extended practice session as they dropped in at the Eden Gardens one hour before schedule and trained for four hours ahead of the first Test against India.

Sri Lanka were reeling at 78 for five at lunch on the third day of the second and final Test against West Indies on Saturday.

Traditionally, Sri Lanka are one of the best players of spin bowling. The likes of Aravinda De Silva, Arjuna Ranatunga, Marvan Atapattu, Sanath Jayasuriya, Kumar Sangakkara and Mahela Jayawerdene have scored runs against some of the best spinners in the world.

Sri Lanka suffered their worst defeat in T20Is after India crushed them by 93 runs in the series opener and senior batsman Upul Tharanga said the team must show some fight in the remaining matches of the tour.

A Pakistani air force helicopter evacuated members of the Sri Lankan cricket team from Lahore's Gaddafi stadium following a deadly ambush.

Former England captain Michael Vaughan feels sportspersons everywhere have been made to feel vulnerable after the terror attack on the Sri Lanka cricket team in Lahore that left seven players injured.

Australian batter Will Pucovski and seven other players will travel to Chennai for a 10-day training camp next month as part of an exchange programme with MRF Pace Foundation.

Putting an official end to the contracts dispute with players, Sri Lanka Cricket announced a full strength 16-member squad for first Test against Bangladesh.