“Tharanga has been suspended from his side’s upcoming matches against India and Pakistan”
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Sri Lanka opener Upul Tharanga will his side’s next two Champions Trophy matches after pleading guilty to an over-rate offence.
Mortaza will miss Bangladesh’s ODI against Ireland on May 12
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Bangladesh captain Mashrafe Mortaza will be suspended for the next ODI his team play in after he picked up his second over-rate offence in 12 months.
Holder was docked 60 per cent of his match fee
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West Indies captain Jason Holder was fined 60 per cent of his match fee on Sunday for maintaining a slow over-rate during the first Test against Australia in Hobart.
Mathews won four major awards
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Sri Lanka captain Angelo Mathews’ superb performance with both the bat and ball saw him pick up the Cricketer of the Year award, the Test batsman prize and the ODI batsman and all-rounder trophies at the Sri Lanka Cricket awards ceremony.
Benn took 28 wickets in five Tests at an average of 25.03
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Sulieman Benn walked away with the Player of the Year award at the West Indies Cricket Board’s (WICB) annual awards ceremony in Jamaica on Tuesday.
Chigumbura scored his maiden century in the first ODI
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Zimbabwe captain will miss the remainder of the ongoing ODI series against Pakistan after he was banned for two matches for maintaining a slow over-rate in the first ODI.
“I’m fully aware that it’s fast approaching the time when either you go, or you get asked to leave”
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Sri Lanka wicketkeeper-batsman Kumar Sangakkara has hinted that he may retire from ODI cricket following the conclusion of the 2015 World Cup in Australia and New Zealand.
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“Nationally, there is no more important sport than cricket, and it’s vital that the opportunity to play is available to people everywhere”
Sri Lanka’s sports ministry have called on Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) to divert 10 per cent of their revenue to help with the development of grassroots cricket from the start of next year, a ministry spokesman has revealed.
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Herath was named Cricketer of the Year for the first time in his career
Sri Lanka spinner Rangana Herath and wicketkeeper-batsman Kumar Sangakkara both bagged top honours at the recent Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) award ceremony in Battaramulla.
