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India vs Sri Lanka: Kumar Sangakkar rings the bell ahead of 2nd ODI at Eden Gardens
Firstcricket Staff • 2 years agoAs per the tradition at the iconic venue, since 2016, the bell is rung by a noted player of the game five minutes before the match is scheduled to start.
India vs Sri Lanka: ‘Sanju Samson has to bat out of his position, says Kumar Sangakkara
Firstcricket Staff • 2 years agoKumar Sangakkara said that Sanju Samson is a fabulous player over and above being the Rajasthan Royals captain.
Hardik Pandya has all the ingredients to be good captain, says Kumar Sangakkara
• 2 years agoKumar Sangakkara said that transitions are always difficult and Hardik Pandya will need supporting players to make it smooth.
India vs Sri Lanka: Kumar Sangakkara has a word of caution for Sanju Samson ahead of Sri Lanka T20Is
Firstcricket Staff • 2 years agoSangakkara also said that Samson needs to do justice to his talent.
World T20 2014 recap: Mahela Jayawardene, Kumar Sangakkara bid farewell with title for Sri Lanka
Firstcricket Staff • 4 years agoThe title win was a fitting goodbye to Jayawardene and Sangakkara who announced their retirement from the format after the edition. Even more fitting considering the two legends had lost four finals previously.
From joining protests to serving tea, how Sri Lanka’s cricketers won a million hearts amid crisis
Fp Explainers • 3 years agoCricketing great Sanath Jayasuriya has been empathic toward the everyday Sri Lankan throughout the crisis. On Wednesday, he lambasted the ruling dispensation after embattled President Gotabaya Rajapaksa fled to the Maldives
IPL 2022: R Ashwin needs to bowl more off-spinners, says Kumar Sangakkara
• 3 years agoAshwin is a legend in his own right but he still needs to think about improvement and bowl the conventional off-break deliveries more frequently, feels Kumar Sangakkara.
IPL 2022: Sanju Samson has been exceptional as player and skipper, says RR's Kumar Sangakkara
• 3 years agoSangakkara finds Sanju Samson 'exceptional' as the Kerala man has been able to perform triple roles of wicket-keeping, captaincy and batting with aplomb in a tournament of IPL's magnitude.
Sri Lanka needs your love and support to bounce back: Chef Dharshan Munidasa
Ismat Tahseen • 3 years agoThe celebrated chef-restaurateur with Japanese-Sri Lankan roots wants to get the best of export back onto home plates. He chats on new hopes for his country, his passion for crustaceans and creating a crab biryani, at the anniversary of his Mumbai restaurant, Ministry of Crab
Arjuna Ranatunga, Sanath Jayasuriya demand Sri Lanka president resign over economic crisis
• 3 years agoCricket is avidly followed in the Indian Ocean island nation and the pair called on other former players to support attempts to oust President Gotabaya Rajapaksa.