Asanka Gurusinha

ICC on Tuesday charged Sri Lanka captain Dinesh Chandimal, coach Chandika Hathurusingha and manager Asanka Gurusinha with a breach of Article 2.3.1, a Level 3 offence, which relates to "conduct that is contrary to the spirit of the game".

The Delhi Daredevils are unlikely to get the services of Sri Lankan all-rounder Angelo Mathews for the better part of IPL as he is yet to recover fully from his hamstring injury.

There seems to be no end to Sri Lankan team's miseries as their skipper Angelo Mathews will not be able to bowl against India during their ICC Champions Trophy match on Thursday.

Appointed last year in the dual roles of team manager-cum-selector, Gurusinha serves as the crucial link between the selectors and the players.

Angelo Matthews, who suffered from cramps during his unbeaten century knock in the second ODI at Mohali on December 13, bowled and batted as the Sri Lanka cricket team hit the ground running by taking part in a training session on Friday.

On the day when International Cricket Council (ICC) handed Sri Lanka captain Dinesh Chandimal, coach Chandika Hathurusinghe and manager Asanka Gurusinha suspension of two Tests and four ODIs, ex-Sri Lanka captain Aravinda de Silva advocated the need of having top coaches and experienced players to guide youngsters.

Asanka Gurusinha is in permanent exile in Melbourne. He is the forgotten man of Sri Lankan cricket, one of the heroes of the country's 1996 World Cup win who left the country soon after, never to return.

Former captain Sanath Jayasuriya-led selection panel which also includes Romesh Kaluwitharana, Ranjit Madurusinghe, Eric Upashantha and Asanka Gurusinha tendered their resignation, accepting moral responsibility for the team's poor show.

The Sri Lankan team management, including skipper Dinesh Chandimal, has accepted the ICC's charge of acting against the spirit of the game by refusing to take the field in the second Test against the West Indies after a ball-tampering row.

India will once again be expected to be at their ruthless best when they take on a Sri Lanka, which has hit nadir in both form and confidence, in the second one day international, here tomorrow.

Sri Lanka captain Dinesh Chandimal was on Thursday asked whether he sought any blessing from "meyni" (sorcerer) ahead of their gruelling India tour as team manager Asanka Gurusinha promptly came to his defence to avoid any further embarrassment.

Sri Lanka, who were floored by a Rohit Sharma-special in the second ODI at Mohali, seemed a determined lot ahead of the decider.

Battered in the first Test by India at Galle, the beleaguered Sri Lankan team is set to receive a slight boost in its bid to bounce back in the three-Test series.

Warnaweera is the first of many cricketers who have come up from the southern Sri Lanka. Galle in many ways is the crown jewel of this region in cricketing terms.

Sri Lanka might have arrived in India after recording a 2-0 'away' Test series win against Pakistan, but the Dinesh Chandimal-led side is well aware of the fact that playing India in their own backyard represents a far bigger challenge.

Former Sri Lanka batsman Chamara Silva has been handed a two-year ban from cricket-related activities for breaching the spirit of the game during a Tier-B first class match earlier this year, which was probed for alleged match-fixing.

Sri Lanka defeated Bangladesh by 465 runs after tea on the fourth day of the second Test on Tuesday, sweeping the series 2-0 in Chittagong.

The Sunday Time Sri Lanka is has reported that Chandimal has contracted pneumonia, as a result of which he was admitted to a Galle hospital and remains a doubtful starter for the first Test beginning next Wednesday.

Sri Lanka captain Dinesh Chandimal along with head coach Chandika Hathurusingha and team manager Asanka Gurusinha have each been banned for four ODIs and two Tests for acting against the spirit of the game.

The spotlight at India's optional practice session here on Thursday was squarely on Dhoni. Especially after chief selector MSK Prasad said the other day that "we will have to look at alternatives" if the former skipper doesn't deliver.