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Rex Clementine in Calcutta The streets of Calcutta are well decorated and a walk along Park Street in the night is quite a spectacle. Calcutta was India’s original capital under the British and Park Street is like the Cinnamon Gardens of Colombo. Park Street is also known as the street that never sleeps as Calcutta’s […]

By Rex Clementine Three generations of Sri Lankan cricketers have total admiration for one of the finest fast bowlers to grace the game – Wasim Akram. The Sultan of Swing as he is fondly known came into the international scene when Roy Dias was at his prime while Kumar Sangakkara played during the twilight of […]

IPG Group, the official right holders of the Lanka Premier League (LPL) franchise, recently announced Daraz, Sri Lanka’s largest online shopping platform as the ‘League Partner’ and ‘Exclusive Ticketing Partner’ of Lanka Premier League 2022 tournament.Sri Lankan cricket fans can now purchase LPL 2022 tickets on Daraz– prices starting from Rs. 300. The steps are as follows: 1) Log […]

By Rex Clementine If you had no idea why Roy Dias identified Charith Asalanka as a Test captain in the waiting some seven years ago, there was proof for his claims at Pallekele on Wednesday as the diminutive left-hander from Elpitiya pulled off a stunning run chase against Afghanistan.Sri Lanka chased down a target of […]

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By Rex Clementine The national cricket team has been served by some two dozen Head Coaches in the last two decades and having seen cricket from close quarters since the days  of Dav Whatmore to that of the incumbent Chris Silverwood, you can safely say that the knowledge of local coaches is as good as […]

By Rex Clementine Cynics had dismissed Roy Dias as old school and didn’t give him the credit that he deserved as Sri Lanka Under – 19 won an ODI and unofficial Test series in England in 2016 but when you look at the players he groomed as the nation’s under-19 coach some five years ago, […]

The 38th Battle of the Saint’s between St. Joseph’s College and St. Peter’s College was played on the 17 and 18 of March 1972 (50 years ago) at the Colombo Oval. I was the captain of the St. Joseph’s team whilst the great Roy Dias led the Peterite team. Both sides were evenly balanced although […]

By Rex Clementine   When the England cricket team landed in Colombo in February 1982 for Sri Lanka’s maiden Test match, Ian Botham was their biggest star. Just six months prior to that, Botham had become the cynosure of all eyes when he played a couple of stunning knocks to secure the Ashes as England […]

Under 19 Cricket   Opening batsman Sachintha Dissanayaka anchored the Dharmaraja batting lineup for 66 overs, Lahiru Amarasekara took four wickets for St. Joseph’s, and Richmond took command against St. Servatius’ on an intriguing first day of the Under 19 cricket encounters started on Thursday. Dissanayake batted for three sessions to anchor the Dharmaraja batting […]