Ranatunga slams Lankan Board for giving IPL nod Colombo, Mar 28: Former captain Arjuna Ranatunga on Wednesday slammed the decision of the Sri Lanka Cricket and government to allow players to participate in the IPL as an endorsement of human rights abuse allegations against Sri Lanka. "What most ...
Ranatunga wants Lankan players to pull out of IPL New Delhi, Mar 27: Former captain Arjun Ranatunga on Wednesday slammed IPL Governing Council's decision to withdraw Sri Lankan cricketers from Chennai matches of the tournament and asked the players to opt out of the entire high-profile event beginning April ...
Test cricket will 'die' if Sachin quits: Ranatunga Bangalore, Feb 22: Sri Lanka's World Cup-winning former captain Arjuna Ranatunga feels Test cricket would "die" if players like Sachin Tendulkar call it quits. "If players like him (Tendulkar) don't play the longer version of the game, Test cricket will ...
Ranatunga praises Sri Lanka World Cup women team Colombo, Feb 7: Sri Lanka's World Cup winning captain Arjuna Ranatunga has applauded the country's women's World Cup team, stating that they were an example for their male counterparts. Sri Lankan eves came up with some giant-killing efforts in ...
Difficult for Lanka after Big 3 retire: Jayasuriya Colombo, Aug 8: Former Sri Lanka opener Sanath Jayasuriya feels that the current Sri Lankan team is likely to face more problems in international arena after Mahela Jayawardene, Tillakaratne Dilshan and Kumar Sangakkara retires from international cricket. Jayasuriya said t...
Ranatunga was fired for being anti-IPL: Report Colombo, Apr 28: Sri Lanka's World Cup-winning captain Arjuna Ranatunga's tenure as the head of the Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) came to be short-lived because of his opposition to IPL, a report has claimed.'The Island', quoting SLC documents said Ranatunga was ...
IPL will produce 'butchers,' feels Ranatunga Dubai, Apr 19: Former Sri Lankan captain Arjuna Ranatunga came down heavily on the Indian cricket board BCCI and said the Indian Premier League can only produce “butchers” and not “classical” cricketers.Ranatunga, who led Sri Lanka t...
Lankan cricketers not focussed enough: Ranatunga Melbourne, Sep 7: Former Sri Lanka captain Arjuna Ranatunga says a lot of his country's cricketers are putting money ahead of nation and should take inspiration from Australian skipper Michael Clarke, who has shunned lucrative Twenty20 events such as the IPL ...
IPL cause of India's poor show in Eng: Ranatunga Colombo, Aug 25: Former Sri Lanka captain Arjuna Ranatunga has blamed the BCCI and the IPL for India's debacle in England, saying the Board did not let the players prepare well for the tough English conditions.India surrendered its numero uno status ...
Sachin has saved Test cricket: Ranatunga The overwhelming appeal and pageantry of Twenty20 cricket has borne a detrimental effect on Test Cricket and only someone of Sachin Tendulkar prestige can reverse the declining popularity of the sports "purest form", opines former Sri Lankan captain Arjuna Ranatunga. ...