Sri Lanka make seven squad changes for one-dayers Kulasekara out Dilhara Inn

Sri Lanka selectors made seven changes from the test squad who are trailing Pakistan 1-0 in the three-test series when they named a 15-man squad on Tuesday for five one-day internationals.

Openers Upul Tharanga and Dimuth Karunaratne, and fast bowlers Lasith Malinga and Dilhara Fernando were included for the one-day series against Pakistan in the United Arab Emirates which starts on Nov. 11 in Dubai.

Among those missing from the squad are openers Tharanga Paranavitana and Lahiru Thirimanne and left-arm spinner Rangana Herath.

There are no places for middle-order batsman Chamara Silva and fast bowler Nuwan Kulasekara.

Spinner Ajantha Mendis, who played in the one-day series against Australia, was not considered for selection as he is recovering from a back injury.

In his absence the selectors chose off-spinner Suraj Randiv and leg-spinners Seekkuge Prasanna and Jeevan Mendis.

One-day squad:

Tillakaratne Dilshan (captain), Upul Tharanga, Mahela Jayawardene, Kumar Sangakkara (wicketkeeper), Angelo Mathews, Dinesh Chandimal, Jeevan Mendis, Kosala Kulasekara, Lasith Malinga, Suranga Lakmal, Dammika Prasad, Seekkuge Prasanna, Dimuth Karunaratne, Dilhara Fernando, Suraj Randiv.

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Vote for CEAT Sri Lanka People's Player of the Year 2011

Once again CEAT and Sri Lanka Cricket join forces to showcase and reward the legends of Sri Lanka Cricket at the games most prestigious annual awards ceremony.

Vote for your favourite cricketer by using the below link and stand a chance to win autographed souvenir bats weekly as well as free invites to the Awards Ceremony at Water's Edge on 29th November.

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SLC considering re-appointing Sangakkara as captain

Sri Lanka Cricket sources reported that the cricket authorities of the island are trying to approach Kumara Sangakkara to get him to accept the captaincy of the national team again.

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Sri Lanka and Pakistan aim for improvement in Test Championship table

Sri Lanka and Pakistan will be aiming to make an upward movement in the Reliance ICC Test Championship table when they go head to head in a three-Test series which starts at Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday.

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Kapugedera named as a captain in Hong Kong Sixes

Sri Lanka named seven-man squad for the upcoming Hong Kong Cricket Sixes 2011 tournament.
Chamara Kapugedera has been named as the skipper, while Thisara Perera has been named his deputy.

ICC warns SriLanka Cricket over poor pitch in Galle

The International Cricket Council (ICC) has given Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) an official warning for preparing a poor quality pitch for the first Test between Sri Lanka and Australia which was played in Galle from 31 August to 4 September.

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Tendulkar's legs shivering while facing Akhtar's bowling: Afridi

 Former Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi has supported retired fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar's claims that Indian batting maestro Sachin Tendulkar was scared of his pace, saying that he was a witness of "Tendulkar's legs shivering" in front of the Rawalpindi Express.

Change's to playing conditions from Today

As has always been the practice, changes to the playing conditions for Tests, One-Day Internationals (ODIs) and Twenty20 Internationals (T20Is) take effect from Saturday 1 October, the ICC has confirmed.

Two new balls per innings (ODIs only)
20 overs Powerplays (ODIs only)
No Runners (Tests, ODIs and T20Is
Extra time to complete a match (Tests only)
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Marsh keen to extend Sri Lanka stay

Australian Geoff Marsh said he was keen to extend his two-year contract as Sri Lanka coach after taking over the job on Thursday.

"If Sri Lanka Cricket wants me to extend my contract till the 2015 World Cup its open from my end for discussions," Marsh told reporters.

Marsh succeeded another Australian, Trevor Bayliss, who retired after this year's World Cup in April after coaching the Sri Lanka team for four years.

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Champions League Twenty20 to begin tomorrow

Some of the world’s best Twenty20 players would be seen in action at the Champions League Twenty20 cricket tournament which gets underway with the qualifying round tomorrow.

Sri Lanka’s Ruhunu Eleven, Trinidad and Tobago from the Caribbean, Kiwi side Auckland Aces, India’s Kolkata Knight Riders and England’s Leicestershire and Somerset would fight it out in the CLT20 qualifiers for three spots in the main tournament which begins in Bangalore on September 23.

India drops to fifth position in ICC ODI Championship table

World champion India has dropped to fifth position in the Reliance ICC ODI Championship table after England won the five-ODI series 3-0 on Friday.

Sangakkara seeks Sri Lanka win in 100th Test

A hugely proud Kumar Sangakkara hopes Sri Lanka will celebrate his 100th Test appearance with a series-levelling victory over Australia in the final match in Colombo from Friday.

Sangakkara and Dilshan selected to ICC ODI team of the year

ICC ODI Team of the Year (in batting order)

1. Tillakaratne Dilshan (SL)
2. Virender Sehwag (Ind)
3. Kumar Sangakkara (SL)
4. AB de Villiers (SA)
5.  Shane Watson (Aus) 
6. Yuvraj Singh (Ind) 
7. MS Dhoni (Ind, wicketkeeper/captain) 
8. Graeme Swann (Eng) 
9. Umar Gul (Pak)
10. Dale Steyn (SA)
11. Zaheer Khan (Ind)
12. 12th Man – Lasith Malinga (SL)

Kumar Sangakkara named ODI Player of the Year 2011

Sri Lanka's Kumar Sangakkara has been named ODI Player of the Year 2011 at the LG ICC Awards in London.

During the performance period, he played 25 ODIs and compiled 1,049 runs at an average of 55.21, including one century and seven half-centuries. As wicketkeeper, he also took 36 victims comprising 26 catches and 10 stumpings. Despite that busy workload, he still managed to lead his country to the ICC Cricket World Cup final in Mumbai where they lost narrowly to home team India.

The independent voting academy of 25 highly credentialed cricket experts put Sangakkara first, ahead of such talented and in-form players as Australia's Shane Watson, Gautam Gambhir of India and South Africa's Hashim Amla.

Kumar Sangakkara wins the LG People's Choice Award

Sri Lanka's Kumar Sangakkara has become the second-ever recipient of the LG People's Choice Award at the LG ICC Awards in London.

Sangakkara was voted to the award by the general public and beat off strong competition for the award from South Africa's Hashim Amla, England's Jonathan Trott, West Indies' Chris Gayle and India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni.

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Galle Test pitch rated as poor by ICC match referee

The International Cricket Council (ICC) today announced that the pitch for the Galle Test between Sri Lanka and Australia has been rated as poor by Chris Broad, the member of the Emirates Elite Panel of ICC Match Referees who officiated in the Test.

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