Tharindu Kaushal

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

Sri Lanka off-spinner Tharindu Kaushal has been reported with a suspected illegal bowling action during the third Test against India, which concluded on Tuesday.

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.

Sri Lankan spinner Tharindu Kaushal said that his side will hope to bat well on day three of first Test against India and make a bid to wipe off the deficit.

Both Jayawardene and Malinga are currently playing in the ongoing Champions League Twenty20 in South Africa.

Ajinkya Rahane's fourth Test century helped India extend their lead over Sri Lanka by 370 runs on Day four of the Colombo Test.

Agreeing that Indian batsmen did not do too well against the spinning ball in Sri Lanka, Rahane said things would be different against South Africa at home.

India stretched their lead to 266 at lunch on day four with Ajinkya Rahane leading the charge with an unbeaten 82.

Chamara Kapugedera has replaced injured opener Tillakaratne Dilshan for the next two ODIs against New Zealand including Saturday's match.

With the addition of these two players now, the Sri Lankan team has affected five changes to its original World Cup squad.

Sri Lanka named a 16-member team for upcoming Test series against India with uncapped 23-year-old pacer Vishwa Fernando the only fresh face.

Kumar Sangakkara played his last match for Sri Lanka in the second Test against India which the hosts lost by a massive margin of 278 runs at Colombo.

Sri Lanka bounced back in the match to reduce India to 304 for 6.

In a match dominated by spin, Harbhajan picked just one wicket in his 25 overs during the course of two innings as India lost by 63 runs to concede a 0-1 lead.

The Sri Lankan supporters and players present at the Galle International stadium gave a fitting farewell to Kumar Sangakkara playing his penultimate Test.

A combination of poor fielding and regularly losing players through injuries has hurt Sri Lanka's chances in the cricket World Cup, captain Angelo Mathews said.

India’s aspirations of winning their first series on Sri Lankan soil since 1993 assumed greater shape by the end of day two of the first Test in Galle.

Chand (116) slammed a sparkling century as India spanked Sri Lanka by six wickets to storm into the final of the Under-19 Asia Cup cricket tournament.

While India's strike bowler Ravi Ashwin had a 10-for, Amit Mishra also did his case no harm by picking up five wickets in two innings.

Sri Lanka's bowling coach Champaka Ramanayake was walking off after a practice session when he was asked about the difference in the attacks of the two sides. His answer was two words: "R Ashwin."