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Dammika Prasad
Kariyawasam Tirana Gamage Dhammika Prasad ( si, ධම්මික ප්රසාද්; born 30 May 1983), or simply Dhammika Prasad, is a former Sri Lankan cricketer, and current bowling coach of the Nepal national cricket team. He is a right-arm fast-medium bowler. He has represented Sri Lanka in Test, One Day International (ODI) and Twenty20 cricket and played domestic cricket for the Sinhalese Sports Club and Basnahira North. Prasad has been continuously dropped from the squads due to many injuries to ankle, back, hamstrings and has not played any cricket after West Indies tour in 2015. In February 2021, he announced his retirement from international cricket at the age of 37. Domestic career Having begun playing cricket as a top-order batsman, Prasad became a fast bowler in his late teens and played in the 2002 Under-19 World Cup. International career In February 2006, he was called up to Sri Lanka's ODI and Test squads for the tour of Bangladesh after bowling a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ragama
Ragama ( si, රාගම ta, ரா௧ம) is a suburb of Colombo, located in the Gampaha District, Western Province, Sri Lanka. It is governed by the Ja-Ela Pradeshiya Sabha. History In July 1874 a rail line, known as the Breakwater line, was opened connecting the Harbour Works Quarry at Ragama to the Colombo Harbour breakwater, in order to enable stone to be transported to the harbor to construct the breakwater. Stone from a second quarry at Ragama was then used to stabilise the Coastal line where it ran on the edge of the beach. On 8 January 1901 the British War Office established a prisoner-of-war camp in Ragama to house Boer prisoners captured in the Second Boer War. The prisoners at Ragama were primarily dissidents, foreign volunteers and irreconcilables who refused to sign an oath of allegiance to the British Crown, and were transferred from the main camp at Diyatalawa. Ragama served as the main observation camp for coolies entering the country. The coolies disembar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chaminda Vaas Helping Out Dhammika Prasad Before A Match
Chaminda is a given name. Notable people with the name include: *Chaminda Darman (born 1978), Sri Lankan cricketer *Chaminda Mendis (born 1968), former Sri Lankan cricketer *Chaminda Niroshan, Sri Lankan cricketer * Chaminda Ruwan (born 1979), Sri Lankan born cricketer *Chaminda Ruwan Yakandawala (1971–2006), Sri Lankan soldier * Chaminda Vaas (born 1974), Sri Lankan cricketer *Chaminda Vidanapathirana Chaminda Wijayakumara Vidanapathirana (born January 25, 1983, in Morawake) is a Sri Lankan cricketer. A right-arm fast-medium bowler, he plays for the Singhalese Sports Club and has represented his country at the under-23 level. See also *Cricke ... (born 1983), Sri Lankan cricketer * Jude Chaminda (born 1973), Sri Lankan born cricketer {{given name ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sky Sports
Sky Sports is a group of British subscription sports channels operated by the satellite pay television company Sky Group (a division of Comcast), and is the dominant subscription television sports brand in the United Kingdom and Ireland. It has played a major role in the increased commercialisation of British sport since 1991, and has sometimes played a large role inducing organisational changes in the sports it broadcasts, most notably when it encouraged the Premier League to break away from the Football League in 1992. Sky Sports Main Event, Premier League, Football, Cricket, Golf, F1, Action and Arena are available as a premium package on top of the basic Sky package. These services are also available as premium channels on nearly every satellite, cable and IPTV broadcasting system in the United Kingdom and Ireland. Sky Sports News, Sky Sports Racing and Sky Sports Mix are all provided as part of basic packages. The Sky Sports network is managed by Jonathan Licht. History ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scotland National Cricket Team
The Scotland national cricket team represents the country of Scotland. They play their home matches at The Grange, Edinburgh, and also some other venues. Scotland became Associate Members of the International Cricket Council (ICC) in 1994Scotland at CricketArchive after severing links with the two years earlier. Since then, they have played in three ODI World Cups (1999, 2007 and 2015) and five tournaments (2007, 2009, 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
England Cricket Team
The England cricket team represents England and Wales in international cricket. Since 1997, it has been governed by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB), having been previously governed by Marylebone Cricket Club (the MCC) since 1903. England, as a founding nation, is a Full Member of the International Cricket Council (ICC) with Test, One Day International (ODI) and Twenty20 International (T20I) status. Until the 1990s, Scottish and Irish players also played for England as those countries were not yet ICC members in their own right. England and Australia were the first teams to play a Test match (15–19 March 1877), and along with South Africa, these nations formed the Imperial Cricket Conference (the predecessor to today's International Cricket Council) on 15 June 1909. England and Australia also played the first ODI on 5 January 1971. England's first T20I was played on 13 June 2005, once more against Australia. , England have played 1,058 Test matches, winning 387 and lo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
West Indies Cricket Team
The West Indies cricket team, nicknamed the Windies, is a multi-national men's cricket team representing the mainly Commonwealth Caribbean, English-speaking countries and territories in the Caribbean region and administered by Cricket West Indies. The players on this composite team are selected from a chain of fifteen Caribbean nation-states and territories. , the West Indies cricket team is ranked eighth in Test cricket, Tests, and tenth in One-Day International, ODIs and seventh in Twenty20 International, T20Is in the official International Cricket Council, ICC rankings. From the mid-late 1970s to the early 1990s, the West Indies team was the strongest in the world in both Test cricket, Test and One Day International cricket. A number of cricketers who were considered among the best in the world have hailed from the West Indies: Sir Garfield Sobers, Garfield Sobers, Lance Gibbs, George Headley, Brian Lara, Viv Richards, Vivian Richards, Clive Lloyd, Malcolm Marshall, Alvin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sri Lankan Cricket Team In India In 2009–10
The Sri Lankan team toured India from 11 November to 27 December 2009, playing three Tests, five ODIs and two T20Is. Cricketworld4u.com, retrieved 2009-10-14 The series was called the Jaypee cup. Squads Tour matches Test series 1st Test 2nd Test 3rd Test T20I series 1st T20I 2nd T20I ODI series 1st ODI 2nd ODI 3rd ODI 4th ODI 5th ODI Television coverage * |
New Zealand National Cricket Team
The New Zealand national cricket team represents New Zealand in men's international cricket. Named the Black Caps, they played their first Test in 1930 against England in Christchurch, becoming the fifth country to play Test cricket. From 1930 New Zealand had to wait until 1956, more than 26 years, for its first Test victory, against the West Indies at Eden Park in Auckland. They played their first ODI in the 1972–73 season against Pakistan in Christchurch. Kane Williamson is the current captain of the team in T20I’s, Tim Southee is the current test captain as Kane Williamson stepped downs as captain in December 2022. The national team is organized by New Zealand Cricket. The New Zealand cricket team became known as the Blackcaps in January 1998, after its sponsor at the time, Clear Communications, held a competition to choose a name for the team. This is one of many national team nicknames related to the All Blacks. As of 25 November 2022, New Zealand have played 1429 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Zealand Cricket Team In Sri Lanka In 2009
The New Zealand cricket team toured Sri Lanka for a 2-match Test series and 2 Twenty20 Internationals from 7 August 2009 to 16 September 2009. In addition, New Zealand, Sri Lanka, and India played in a tri-series during this time. Subsequently, Sri Lanka won the series 2–0. Test series 1st Test 2nd Test Twenty20 Series 1st T20 2nd T20 Tour Matches First Class:Sri Lanka Cricket Development XI v New Zealanders First Class:Sri Lanka Cricket XI v New Zealanders List A:Sri Lanka A v New Zealanders List A:Sri Lankan XI v New Zealanders Media coverage ;Television *Arab Digital Distribution (live) – Middle East * Ten Sports (live) – India, Sri Lanka and Pakistan See also Tri-Series in Sri Lanka in 2009-10 References {{DEFAULTSORT:New Zealand Cricket Team In Sri Lanka In 2009 2009 in New Zealand cricket 2009 in Sri Lankan cricket International cricket competitions in 2009 2009 File:2009 Events Collage V2.png, From top left, clockwise: The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Hindu
''The Hindu'' is an Indian English-language daily newspaper owned by The Hindu Group, headquartered in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. It began as a weekly in 1878 and became a daily in 1889. It is one of the Indian newspapers of record and the second most circulated English-language newspaper in India, after '' The Times of India''. , ''The Hindu'' is published from 21 locations across 11 states of India. ''The Hindu'' has been a family-owned newspaper since 1905, when it was purchased by S. Kasturi Ranga Iyengar from the original founders. It is now jointly owned by Iyengar's descendants, referred to as the "Kasturi family", who serve as the directors of the holding company. The current chairperson of the group is Malini Parthasarathy, a great-granddaughter of Iyengar. Except for a period of about two years, when S. Varadarajan held the editorship of the newspaper, the editorial positions of the paper were always held by members of the family or held under their direction. Histo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sri Lankan Cricket Team In Bangladesh In 2008–09
The Sri Lankan cricket team toured Bangladesh between 21 December 2008 and 14 January 2009. The team played two Tests and took part in a three match One Day International tournament also featuring Zimbabwe Zimbabwe (), officially the Republic of Zimbabwe, is a landlocked country located in Southeast Africa, between the Zambezi and Limpopo Rivers, bordered by South Africa to the south, Botswana to the south-west, Zambia to the north, and Mozam .... Squads Tour matches Three-day: Bangladesh Cricket Board XI vs Sri Lankans Test series 1st Test 2nd Test References {{DEFAULTSORT:Sri Lankan cricket team in Bangladesh in 2008-09 2008 in Bangladeshi cricket 2008 in Sri Lankan cricket 2009 in Bangladeshi cricket 2009 in Sri Lankan cricket Bangladeshi cricket seasons from 2000–01 International cricket competitions in 2008–09 2008-09 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Virender Sehwag
Virender Sehwag (born 20 October 1978) is a former Indian cricketer who represented India from 1999 to 2013. Widely regarded as one of the most destructive opener, he played for Delhi Capitals in IPL and Delhi and Haryana in Indian domestic cricket. He played his first One Day International in 1999 and joined the Indian test side in 2001. In April 2009, Sehwag became the first Indian to be honoured as the Wisden Leading Cricketer in the World for his performance in 2008, subsequently becoming the first player of any nationality to retain the award for 2009. He worked as stand-in captain occasionally during absence of main captain of India, also worked as Vice-Captain for Indian squad. He is former captain of Delhi Daredevils and Delhi ''Ranji'' Team. Sehwag holds multiple records including the highest score made by an Indian in Test cricket (319 against South Africa at M. A. Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai), which was also the fastest triple century in the history of internat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
