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More cricket comes to Lanka.
Wednesday, 3 September 2008 - 7:36 PM SL Time
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Sri Lanka cricket could be in lucks way if the proposed tours by New Zealand and England take place next month following the postponement of the International Cricket Council (ICC) Champions Trophy Mini World Cup in Pakistan.
Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) sources revealed yesterday that both New Zealand Cricket Association and the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) are keen in touring Sri Lanka in October for a series of one day internationals following the void created by the postponement of the Champions Trophy.
In fact New Zealand Cricket had earlier indicated that they are investigating in organising an international series to fill the gap caused by the postponement of the Champions Trophy. The New Zealand team is not due to play until it tours Bangladesh in October a contest which will act as a warm up for the two Test matches in Australia in November.
The New Zealand team will now arrive in the island during the first week of October on their way to Dhaka to play three one day internationals against Sri Lanka in Colombo.
The SLC of course had explored the opportunities of organising a triangular tournament but that was impossible with New Zealand scheduled to play their first one day international against Bangladesh on October 9.
Justin Vaughan, the New Zealand Cricket chief executive had earlier stated that finding opponents was a bit of a long-shot , but they could be helped because the other major outfits were also free of commitments for most of September.
We ll monitor the environment and see if any of the other countries are willing to participate, Vaughan said in the Dominion Post. We re keen but I guess we ll just wait and see.
The weather in New Zealand would prevent them hosting, but Vaughan said the team was happy to travel. It would be good for the guys to get a bit of cricket prior to the Bangladesh tour and they re all fit and ready to go, he said.
New Zealand s previous visit to the island was way in April/May 2003 where they won a triangular series that also featured Pakistan in Dambulla after the two test matches played in Colombo and Kandy had ended in a draw.
Meanwhile England will be the second team to tour Sri Lanka in October following the postponement of the Champions Trophy. In fact both teams were drawn in the same group for the eight nation tournament which was scheduled to commence on September 11.
England are also expected to play three one day internationals against Sri Lanka in Colombo which will be a kind of a warm up contest ahead of their gruelling tour to India in November which includes seven one day internationals and three Test matches.
In addition Sri Lanka Cricket are in the process of finalizing their proposed tour to Canada for a Twenty20 limited overs tournament along with the hosts, Pakistan and West Indies in late October. Sri Lanka have been invited for this quadrangular tournament after Bangladesh refused to participate due to other international commitments.
The Toronto quadrangular was initially scheduled for August 14-17 but was postponed after the West Indies did not sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU). Pakistan, Bangladesh and Canada have already confirmed their teams for this event. It is expected that the organizers will sign a MoU with the Sri Lanka Cricket shortly.
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zaharan
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 4 Sep 2008 07:51:49 GMT Report for Abuse
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More cricket comes to Lanka
That can take place only if Pakistan declines to meet Sri Lanka Cricket's demand to pay them $ 1 million for the triangular series in South Africa.
However the Pakistan Cricket Board is only offering $ 300,000 for the same, and with the PCB in disarray now, I don't think they will be able to pay SLC that much.
So it is very much likely that Sri Lanka host the Englishmen and the Kiwis at home. I feel that will be better, to see how our boys are going to take on an in form English team having just thrashed the Proteas 4-0.
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 4 Sep 2008 10:26:51 GMT Report for Abuse
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Gonna be an interesting series. i wouldnt mind seeing sana, murali and vaasy being left out and bringing new boys
also, we must keep an eye on our SL 'A' team. there are quite a few good players like tharnga paranavithana, upul tharanga, kandamby and kaushal silva + rangana herath |
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After this series England would become the second in ranking and India to follow them, if our team, muppets and jokers do not think of positive cricket and selection.
During this gap its better to do some good home work and do hard work to get used to home soil and forget the horrible season.
Sana needs some 215 runs to reach his 13,000 mile hope fully he would get some runs to his account.
The hardest theory to understand is that Sana, Sanga and Mahela will play so nicely in the IPL but not in the recent past.
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Its not the series or the team going to make good game...as Elabuwa wrote...Cricketers have loss the most important obligations to their National teams...they are much engaged in money spinning.
if not taken stern action against National Interests..cricket will find second XI a better option. |
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Have you ever heard Sri lankans beat other world champions in games of soccer, base ball, foot ball, volley ball, etc or single events such as swimming wrestling boxing or chess etc. No,
But we have beaten Australia in Cricket. Bangladesh have done it. Zimbabwe Pakistan have done it too.None of the countries won single event in Olympics (shooting is same as cricket ).
Simply because Cricket played 50% by Chance. Similarly of tossing a coin! This game mainly enjoyed by the mentally retarded unsatisfied personals to receive hallucinated type temporary mental satisfaction.
well something is better than nothing!--@@
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7 Sep 2008 04:47:55 GMT Report for Abuse
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Have you ever heard Sri lankans beat other world champions in games of soccer, base ball, foot ball, volley ball, etc or single events such as swimming wrestling boxing or chess etc. No,
gchula99,
In case you are unaware Sri Lanka has produced a World Champion in Billiards, through M J M Lafir who won the title in 1973. |
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7 Sep 2008 06:01:21 GMT Report for Abuse
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Hoo.....Billiard mainly enjoyed by mentally retarded unsatisfied personals..
got the mental satisfaction temporaly.../ |
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7 Sep 2008 06:26:36 GMT Report for Abuse
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| Sensational .. the more cricket the merrier ... berty, aussieboy, ramz, zaha and the rest of the LNP league crew ... more fun for us coming up :-)) |
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Billiard mainly enjoyed by mentally retarded unsatisfied personals
I don't know who enjoys the game but to play billiards and snooker one needs extreme concentration and skills.
Normally the World Championships are won by the English and Irish players where big prize money is at stake. |
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7 Sep 2008 08:59:06 GMT Report for Abuse
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Zaha...Billiard cause is for goo chuoo.
Edited By - Damed - 7 Sep 2008 09:01:27 GMT |
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