Tri-Nation Tournament in Bangladesh, 2009-10 Sa’adi Thawfeeq December 29, 2009 Lahiru Thirimanne would be eager to make his senior team debut in Bangladesh © Getty Images Poor form and player injuries have prompted Sri Lanka’s selectors to make sweeping changes to the squad for the tri-nation tournament in Bangladesh next month, also featuring India. Those [...]
Browsing Posts published in December, 2009
Sri Lanka make sweeping changes for Bangladesh tri-series
December 31, 2009 at 6:53 pm
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Ajantha Mendis misses out in Mumbai
December 2, 2009 at 8:03 am
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Ajantha Mendis will not play in Mumbai © AFP Ajantha Mendis has been omitted from Sri Lanka’s playing XI for the decisive third Test in Mumbai, with the captain Kumar Sangakkara backing a third seam bowler at the Brabourne Stadium. Mendis was included for the second Test in Kanpur as the management opted for a [...]
Murali and Mendis need to attack
December 2, 2009 at 8:02 am
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From Sri Lanka’s perspective, the second Test could hardly have been more disappointing. They travelled to India with a great deal of expectation and hope, with a team of undoubted quality. In Kanpur, though, they were comprehensively outplayed. It was their poorest Test performance for a long time. Losing is one thing, but the manner [...]
