Legendary Sri Lankan cricketer Sanath Jayasuriya has backed Indian stars Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli to feature in the ICC ODI World Cup 2027. With questions growing over Rohit’s future in 50-over cricket, Jayasuriya believes the experience of the batters could be valuable for India. He feels their presence would help younger players handle pressure […]

Former Sri Lanka opener Sanath Jayasuriya has urged India to take a patient approach with teenage sensation Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, insisting the youngster has plenty of time to establish himself at the international level. Sooryavanshi was included in India’s squad for the recent three-match T20I series against Afghanistan. However, the team management continued with the established opening […]

Former Sri Lankan captain Sanath Jayasuriya on Sunday said teen sensation Vaibhav Sooryavanshi is a “different kind of talent” but he also advised against rushing him into India’s playing XI as well. Sooryavanshi was in India’s squad for the recent three-match T20I series against Afghanistan, but didnt play a game. “He’s a different kind of […]

Team India head coach Gautam Gambhir shared a warm evening with Sri Lankan cricket legend Sanath Jayasuriya ahead of the second and final Test between India and Sri Lanka in Colombo. Gambhir attended a dinner hosted at Jayasuriya’s residence, with former cricketers Sanjay Manjrekar, Farveez Maharoof and Russel Arnold also among the guests. Sri Lankan […]

Sri Lanka head coach Sanath Jayasuriya has urged the International Cricket Council (ICC) to revisit and refine certain rules after the dramatic Super Over controversy during the Asia Cup 2025 Super Four clash between India and Sri Lanka on September 26 in Dubai. The high-stakes match ended in a tie, pushing the contest into a Super […]

Afghanistan all-rounder Mohammad Nabi was left visibly shaken after learning about the tragic demise of Dunith Wellalage’s father during the Asia Cup 2025 in Abu Dhabi. Only moments earlier, Nabi had brutally targeted the young Sri Lankan spinner, smashing him for five sixes in a single over. Yet, the cricketing battle quickly gave way to […]

Sri Lanka head coach Sanath Jayasuriya shared on Tuesday that they are not under any kind of pressure despite being embarrassed by Bangladesh in the second T20I as well. However, Sri Lanka, who won the Test and ODI series, were lost to 83 runs in the second T20I of the three-match series as they were […]

Sanath Jayasuriya, Sri Lanka’s head coach, slammed batting performance of the team after their innings and 242-run defeat to Australia in the first Test in Galle. On a pitch that he believed was a good batting track, Jayasuriya put the blame on shot selection and not handling situations properly as per the loss. “We cannot […]

Sri Lanka’s newly appointed head coach Sanath Jayasuriya has shared that all he did during his interim role was give the players confidence as they were down mentally as well. The veteran also believes the players have done the hard work over the years, but underlined the need for luck at the same time as […]

Sanath Jayasuriya, former Sri Lanka captain and all-time great and the game’s most swashbuckling of all-rounder, will be appointed as the official head coach of the Sri Lanka men’s cricket team from October 7 onward. The SLC Board released an announcement on X, formerly Twitter, confirming Jayasuriya will replace Chris Silverwood. Silverwood stepped down from […]