Theviyanthan Krishnamohan

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Pathum 2.0: How a red-ball batter reinvented his white-ball batting

Pathum 2.0: How a red-ball batter reinvented his white-ball batting

Courtesy: Getty Images Pathum Nissanka’s selection into Sri Lanka’s white-ball sides based on his first-class average over 60 embodied Sri…

4 months ago

Pathirana vs. Thushara: so similar, yet so different

When finding one slinger in a team is rare enough, Sri Lanka now enjoy the luxury of playing two slingers…

10 months ago

Has the Impact Player rule tilted IPL in favor of batsmen?

Courtesy: X The Impact Player rule introduced in 2023 allows teams in the IPL to substitute a player in their…

1 year ago

What is plaguing Hasaranga’s T20 bowling?

Courtesy: BCCI It is not an exaggeration to say that Wanindu Hasaranga is Sri Lanka’s best white-ball spinner since the…

1 year ago

How good is Dimuth Karunaratne in Tests?

Courtesy: AFP Earlier this year, South Africa’s Dean Elgar retired from Tests, eliciting discussions on X about the best contemporary…

1 year ago

Five lost cricket grounds of Colombo

Courtesy: tripsavvy.com Ever since hosting the first recorded cricket match on the island in 1832, Colombo, the bustling business capital…

1 year ago

Sadeera’s spin game—how he finds strength in his weakness

Courtesy: ANI A casual look at the way Sadeera Samarawickrama operates in ODIs should tell you where his strength lies,…

1 year ago

Angelo Mathews—Sri Lanka’s wrecker-in-chief

Mathews has won. Just three balls into his spell in his comeback match, Angelo Mathews has Dawid Malan nick behind.…

1 year ago

The difficulty of being Shanaka

Courtesy: Wisden Sri Lanka need another 42 runs off 41 balls with 6 wickets in hand to beat Pakistan and…

2 years ago

When Sanath killed it at the death…with the ball, that is!

Courtesy: Getty Images One of the most well-known unknown cricket facts widely shared on the Internet is that Sanath Jayasuriya…

2 years ago

Kusal Mendis and the need to be patient with youngsters

Courtesy: AFP/Getty Images Kusal Mendis once again finds himself in a territory he has been all too familiar with throughout…

2 years ago

The Elephant in the Room: It’s Time to Discuss Piyal Wijetunga’s Incompetence

During the press conference following the conclusion of the first day of the second Test against Ireland at Galle, Piyal…

2 years ago