Analysis

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

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

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

LPL 2022 Squad Analysis: Kandy

If Jaffna has won the champions trophy twice in a row in the LPL, then Kandy has the infamy of…

2 years ago

LPL 2022 Squad Analysis: Jaffna

The two times champions Jaffna will enter this tournament hoping to make it three in a row and in this…

2 years ago

LPL 2022 Squad Analysis: Galle

The bridesmaids of the league so far, Galle will be dearly hoping that they avoid another final defeat. But before…

2 years ago