Theviyanthan Krishnamohan

The perils of hyping up Dunith Wellalage

The perils of hyping up Dunith Wellalage

Dunith Wellalage made his international debut in the first ODI between Sri Lanka and Australia. Courtesy: Twitter (@OfficialSLC) “Wella…Wella…Wella…”, chanted…

3 years ago

Pathum Nissanka is scoring runs, but should he be in the T20I team?

Courtesy: AP Photo Surely, you must be kidding, right? How can you not pick someone who has scored 562 runs…

3 years ago

Unsung Suranga Lakmal, Sri Lanka’s best bowler in the post-Murali era, renounces gloom in search of a new dawn

Courtesy: Reuters Ladies and gentlemen, Suranga Lakmal has announced his retirement. Sans much fanfare. Sans any media blitz. In a…

3 years ago

Don’t blame Lahiru Kumara. Blame yorkers.

Lahiru Kumara has been at the receiving end of scathing criticism for his death-over performances. But the fault lies more…

3 years ago

Who should be Sri Lanka’s first choice left-arm spinner between Embuldeniya and Jayawickrama?

Courtesy: AFP One bowler picked up a five-wicket haul in his debut Test match in South Africa. The other bowler…

3 years ago

Review of Sri Lanka’s World Cup: Familiar issues persist despite renewed hope

Though the Sri Lankan team's World Cup campaign has elicited joy and excitement, Sri Lanka has not yet made significant…

3 years ago

Sri Lanka need a cultural revolution in the shorter formats

An in-depth look at Sri Lanka's struggles in limited-overs cricket.

4 years ago

What does the selection of Pathum Nissanka and Ashen Bandara into the shorter formats say about Sri Lanka cricket?

Pathum Nissanka and Ashen Bandara were picked into shorter formats though neither of them took part in the LPL. Did…

4 years ago

Sri Lanka’s epidemic of non-spinning “spinners”

Sri Lanka's strategy of valuing reliability over spin is the major reason for their downfall in Tests at home.

4 years ago

Sri Lanka have a spin-bowling problem and we need to talk about it

Sri Lanka's home record in Tests has become, admittedly, very poor. However, it is the batsmen who have been pointed…

4 years ago

The second-string Sri Lankan team has exposed the longstanding selection issues

Sri Lankan selectors have been the biggest reason behind the team's poor performances in recent times. The success of the…

6 years ago

Sri Lanka should forget shorter formats altogether

Shorter formats now leave no room for amateurish managerial travesties. Sri Lanka are less likely to mend their way of…

6 years ago