Tharanga Paranavitana

Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) on Thursday announced that Tharanga Paranavitana has decided to retire from international cricket.

Samaraweera and Paranavitana were among the 6 cricketers injured in the attack on the Sri Lankan team in Lahore. TV reports say that Samaraweera has been shot in the chest and is being operated upon.

Kumar Sangakkara was captain of the Sri Lankan team that was attacked on their way to the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore during a Test match against Pakistan in 2009. Recalling the incident, Sangakkara said that it was their team bus driver who was the hero as he managed to drive the team away from the area.

Sri Lankan cricket team, which was attacked by unidentified gunmen near the cricket stadium in Lahore this morning, is likely to be brought home this evening in a special flight.

Sports minister Harin Fernando on Wednesday announced former opener Upul Tharanga as the new chairman of national selection committee after accepting recommendations from the Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC).

Traumatised Sri Lankan cricketers, who came under an audacious terror attack in Lahore, would be helped by a 'swami ji' from India in overcoming their mental agony, apart from an 'expert mind reader'.

Sri Lanka spinner Muttiah Muralitharan hits out at the security arrangements in Pakistan in the wake of the deadly terror attack on his team bus in Lahore and suspected militants had inside information about their movement.

Statistical highlights on Day 1 of the second Test between Sri Lanka and Australia on Thursday.

Lasith Malinga, who is currently playing for Mumbai in the IPL, has been placed in the top bracket of $100,000 in the central contracts announced by SLC.

A Pakistani air force helicopter evacuated members of the Sri Lankan cricket team from Lahore's Gaddafi stadium following a deadly ambush.

Former England captain Michael Vaughan feels sportspersons everywhere have been made to feel vulnerable after the terror attack on the Sri Lanka cricket team in Lahore that left seven players injured.

Sri Lanka spinner hit-out at the security arrangements in Pakistan and suspected militants had inside information about their movement.

Sri Lanka vice-captain Kumar Sangakkara said the entire team was safe and players were out of danger after their team bus was attacked in Lahore.

Four terrorists who were allegedly involved in the 2009 attack on the visiting Sri Lankan cricket team in Lahore were shot dead today by Pakistani police. Seven players were injured, while six Pakistani policemen escorting the team were killed in the attack.

Sri Lanka cricketers Tharanga Paranavitana and Thilan Samaraweera, who underwent surgeries after sustaining injuries during the terrorist attack in Lahore, would need around six weeks to recover, a government doctor said.

PCB chairman Ejaz Butt on Wednesday admitted that Pakistan may lose its co-hosting rights of the 2011 World Cup if the security situation does not improve in the strife-torn nation.

The world cricket governing body (ICC) may have embraced Umpire Decision Review System (UDRS) without Hawk Eye, but two other technologies Hot Spot and Virtual Eye, two of the systems that will be used to help the umpires make decisions, have exposed their limitations.

At least 12 gunmen targeted the the Sri Lankan team when they were on their way to the Gaddafi Stadium for the 3rd day's play of the 2nd Test match.

Kamran Akmal joined the run feast with a scintillating unbeaten 158 as the high-scoring first Test between Pakistan and Sri Lanka ended in a draw. Scorecard

Ex-BCCI chief Sharad Pawar on Wednesday backed govt on rescheduling IPL matches due to security concerns. Home ministry is holding a security review meet.