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Existence of diversity is imperative for a self-perpetuating ecosystem. That is why a carnivorous animal that predates on living beings is as important as a herbivorous animal. The contrived human intellect and the hypocritical moral…
Sri Lanka are indisputably the most outlandish side in cricket World Cups, for no other side has ever managed to win a World Cup after having been an associate nation previously. Sri Lanka were a cricketing…
A prominent daily in Sri Lanka, Daily Mirror, discharged a bolt from the blue in the early hours of Friday by publishing a news article that read “Sanga to announce retirement”. The news article alleged…
The winners of the ICC awards for the year 2014 were announced yesterday, with Mitchell Johnson claiming the ICC Cricketer of the Year as well as the ICC Test Cricketer of the Year, while Aaron…
The struggle to acclimatize – Slow starters Sri Lanka’s batting has imploded in the first match of every One Day International (ODI) series they have played in 2014, which indicates that their batsmen have initially struggled to adapt…
In Mahabharata, Parasuram cursed Karna that he would forget the execution of his skills at the moment of his greatest need. Looking at Sri Lanka’s ODI performances in India historically, it makes one wonder whether they suffer a…
Many anecdotes have been written about both Sri Lanka and Sri Lanka Cricket. The story of Sri Lanka’s World Cup triumph in 1996 is more than an anecdote – it is incredible enough to be…
Sexual dimorphism in species propagates a lot of phenotypic differences between sexes that concedes distinct strengths and weaknesses to different sexes. The result of this is more evident in sports than anything else. The physical…
Treated badly by her country When an athlete procures a sanctified medal at a world sporting event, how would her mother country treat her? America will shower with brand new sponsor contracts, financial incentives and…
Scientists and archaeologists from the University of Marylebone have uncovered fossils of Offiea Spinnerial, a species that walked on planet cricket 7000 years ago. The fossils were found when a gigantic excavation was carried out…
ODI cricket has now become a desultory format interspersed between the uncompromising Test and the spellbinding T20. Rule changes have been actively made to make ODI cricket more interesting. Super subs were introduced and then…
Dear BCCI, I write to you this letter at the risk of being branded as “just another jealous non-Indian who envies the power of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI)”. When the FIFA World…
Dressed in red or white, depending on the occasion, she can rattle stumps and break jaws. She is a lynchpin in world cricket. When she kisses the willow – her partner-in-crime – she creates music that can…
Kumar Chokshanada Sangakkara is arguably the best Test batsman Sri Lanka has ever produced. With his exquisite stroke making, impeccable keeping skills, dastardly tactics and acerbic articulation, Sanga has served both Sri Lanka and cricket alike.…
A sport becomes the heart beat of a nation only when the habitants of that nation start playing that sport. It may be in the backyards of houses, parks, streets, open spaces, play grounds or…
If one moment that had an incredible and perennial impact on World Cricket, then that would be Misbah Ul Haq’s failed scoop against Johinder Sharma in the final of the 2007 WT20. That one shot…