Harin Fernando

Sri Lankan sports minister Harin Fernando dismisses suggestions BCCI pressurised Islanders' players against touring Pakistan

Fawad Chaudhary, Pakistan's Minister for Science and Technology, had alleged that India was pressuring Sri Lankan players not to tour Pakistan. SLC still sent its team for an ODI series though Island nation's top players opted out of the tour.

Pakistan vs Sri Lanka: Visitors will take call on playing World Test Championship in Pakistan based on availability of top players

The PCB had initially invited Sri Lanka to play two Tests of the ICC Test Championship in Pakistan but the Islanders instead opted to play a series of three ODIs and as many T20Is

PCB worried over Dimuth Karunaratne, Lasith Malinga and Angelo Matthews' refusal to tour Pakistan

Though the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has made no official comment on the senior Sri Lanka players' availability, sources in the board said they are in touch with the Sri Lankan board officials and Sports Minister Harin Fernando.

Sri Lanka sports minister Harin Fernando says people involved in betting firms will be barred from SLC

Sri Lanka's cricket has been mired in corruption scandals in recent years, including claims of match fixing ahead of an international Test against England last year.

Sri Lanka will tour Pakistan after two-year gap to play ODIs and T20Is, informs SL sports minister

In October 2017, Sri Lanka played a T20 match in Lahore for the first time since a terror attack near the same venue in March 2009.

Sri Lanka sports minister to discuss reforms in SLC's administrative structure with ICC chairman Shashank Manohar

Sri Lanka sports minister Harin Fernando had presented in parliament a paper submitted by the former greats such as Kumar Sangakkara, Mahela Jayawardene and Sidath Wettimuny on a new Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) constitution.

Sri Lanka sports minister promises coach Chandika Hathurusingha's replacement ahead of home Test series against New Zealand

Harin Fernando said Hathurusingha would be given until the start of Sri Lanka's home Test series against New Zealand, which begins on 14 August, to quit and make way for a new coach.

ICC Cricket World Cup 2019: Sri Lanka coach Chandika Hathurusingha says team must move forward, won't resign from post

Chandika Hathurusingha said that he expected Sri Lanka to perform better and that the team should learn from their exit and build for the future

Sri Lanka sports minister to present plan in parliament to change Constitution of nation's cricket board

Fernando said he had consulted former greats Mahela Jayawardena, Kumar Sangakkara, Muttiah Muralitharan and Sidath Wettimuny in making the plan.

After inflammatory social media posts fuelled March riots in Sri Lanka, Facebook set to train staff in local languages

Three months after Sri Lanka was rocked by deadly anti-Muslim riots fuelled by online vitriol, Facebook is training its staff to identify inflammatory content in the country's local languages.