Ashwin finished with figures of 5-42 off 16 overs
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India spinner Ravichandran Ashwin sliced through Sri Lanka’s batting line-up with five wickets to not only lead his side to a 278-run win in the second Test in Colombo, but also help them level the series at 1-1.
“I would have loved to win a 50-over World Cup”
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Veteran Sri Lanka batsman Kumar Sangakkara has admitted that one of the biggest regrets of his illustrious career is the fact that he has never been able to get his hands on the World Cup trophy.
Not a single ball was bowled on the fourth day
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The first Test between Bangladesh and South Africa in Chittagong is highly likely to end as a draw after the fourth day was washed out due to persistent rain.
Chanderpaul has scored 11,867 Test runs, which includes 30 centuries and 66 half-centuries
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Even though veteran West Indies batsman Shivnarine Chanderpaul has not been included in the squad for the upcoming Test series against Australia, he has hinted that he will call it quits at the end of the series.
“It’s been an honour and privilege to play cricket for my country over the past 14 years and I will miss it greatly”
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New Zealand pace bowler Kyle Mills has announced his retirement from all forms of cricket.
Vettori is the first New Zealand player to take 300 ODI wickets
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New Zealand spinner Daniel Vettori has become the 12th player and first Blackcap to join the illustrious 300 ODI wickets club.
Kumble will become the 77th member of the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame
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Former India leg-spinner Anil Kumble will be inducted into the International Cricket Council (ICC) Cricket Hall of Fame during India’s World Cup match against South Africa on February 22 in Melbourne.
Sangakkara now only trails behind Tendulkar
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Sri Lanka wicketkeeper-batsman Kumar Sangakkara has surpassed former Australia captain Ricky Ponting as the second-highest run-scorer in ODI history.
Sangakkara overtook Adam Gilchrist as the wicketkeeper with the most dismissals in ODIs
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Sri Lanka’s Kumar Sangakkara has broken the record for the most dismissals by a wicketkeeper in ODIs.
Muralitharan picked up 63 wickets during his IPL career
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The Sunrisers Hyderabad have appointed legendary Sri Lanka spinner Muttiah Muralitharan as their bowling coach and mentor for the 2015 Indian Premier League (IPL) season.
