Murali first Sri Lankan to be inducted into ICC Hall of Fame

Spin great Muttiah Muralitharan has showed his gratitude to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi for mentioning his name while praising the contribution of Indian origin Tamil community in Sri Lanka.

Sunrisers Hyderabad coach Muttiah Muralitharan feels his team would have had a good chance of making the IPL final if its eliminator against Kolkata Knight Riders had not been truncated due to rain. The match between Kolkata Knight Riders and Sunrisers ...

‘No we can never replace Murali. But cricket goes on and we had Rangana Herath replacing him as a spinner’ IMAGE: Mahela Jayawardene (left) and Kumar Sangakkara. Photograph: Gareth Copley/Getty Images He has been roped in to arrest the downslide in Sri Lankan cricket and Asanka Gurusinha's assessment of the fall is quite simple -- not grooming anyone to fill in Mahela Jayawardene and Kumar Sangakkara's shoes. “The main reason why the rebuilding phase is taking long is ...

With a calm head and a smart cricketing brain, Bhuvneshwar Kumar has been one of the key figures behind Sunrisers Hyderabad's good run so far in this season. The defending champions are placed third with eight points from seven games and the right-arm medium ...

Legendary Sri Lanka spinner Muttiah Muralitharan has been named the mentor of the Tamil Nadu Premier League (TNPL) franchise VB Thiruvallur Veerans for the second edition of the event, to be held in July. “Muralitharan will be the mentor for ...

Sri Lankan spin legend Muttiah Muralitharan, on Monday lavished praise on Jadeja, currently the No. 1 Test bowler, terming him as an "improved bowler who has learnt the art of doing well". "The surprise for me was Jadeja and not so much Ashwin. I never ...

Shashank Kishore in Bengaluru Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Comment Play 00:52 'You can't be playing cricket at 2am' - Coulter-Nile The city where they were crowned IPL champions last year was the same city which wrecked their hopes this year. Sunrisers ...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today hailed the contributions of Tamil people in Sri Lanka and India, saying the community "gifted" the world ace cricketer Muttiah Muralitharan and national icon 'Puratchi Thalaivar' MGR. During his address to the Indian-origin ...

Kieron Pollard is a angry man these days, smarting from Sanjay Manjrekar's criticism highlighting his batting limitations. The big hitting Mumbai Indians batting star would be happy to know he has found support from Sri Lankan legend and Sunrisers Hyderabad ...