In sri lanka

Image Source: Google

Advertisement

Pakistan's Danish Kaneria Slams Ranatunga For 'Second-String Indian Team' Statement

By IANS News July 06, 2021 • 12:35 PM View: 2093

Former Pakistan spinner Danish Kaneria has termed Sri Lankan great Arjuna Ranatunga's statement that India had insulted the island nation by sending its 'second-string' team for a white-ball series, as a gimmick to hog the "limelight".

The 1996 World Cup-winning captain had said earlier this month that, "The Indian squad that came to Sri Lanka is not their best; it is a second-level team. Didn't our sports minister or cricket administrators know this?

TAGS India tour of Sri Lanka Danish Kaneria Arjuna Ranatunga

Advertisement

Related Cricket News on In sri lanka

IND vs SRL
Laxman, Irfan Pick Their India Playing XI For ODI Series Against Sri Lanka; No Place For Devdutt Padikkal

Former India batsman VVS Laxman said he would go with two pace bowlers and two spinners in the One-day International series India will play against Sri Lanka beginning July 13 ...

By IANS News

3 years ago

Share
IND vs SRL
Bhuvneshwar Kumar's 11 Beats Shikhar Dhawan's Side In Intra Squad Match Ahead Sri Lanka Series

The Indian team, touring Sri Lanka for the limited-overs series, played an intra-squad T20 match here on Monday with Bhuvneshwar Kumar's team beating Shikhar Dhawan's side. While the team led ...

By IANS News

3 years ago

Share
News
Indians In Lanka Premier League Making Quiet Entry

Former India left-arm pacer Sudip Tyagi and wicketkeeper-batsman Manvinder Bisla, who has played first-class cricket as well as Indian Premier League (IPL), are among the Indians besides ex-India inte ...

By IANS News

3 years ago

Share
News
ICC Bans Former Sri Lanka Performance Analyst For Corruption

The International Cricket Council (ICC) has banned Sanath Jayasundara, a former performance analyst with Sri Lanka Cricket, from all cricket for seven years after it's Anti-Corruption Tribunal fou ...

By IANS News

3 years ago

Share
News
SLC Fines Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Hands One-Year Suspended Sentence

Sri Lanka batsman Bhanuka Rajapaksa was on Monday fined USD 5,000 and handed a "one-year ban from all forms of cricket" by Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) for a breach of ...

By IANS News

3 years ago

Share
IND vs SRL
There Is A Different Kind Of 'Mazaa' Playing Under Rahul Dravid: Prithvi Shaw

Indian cricketer Prithvi Shaw has said that Rahul Dravid's coaching experience is "just amazing" and that his knowledge of the playing conditions is "out of this world". Dravid is the ...

By IANS News

3 years ago

Share
SRL vs ENG
ENG vs SL: England-Sri Lanka Third ODI Abandoned Due To Rain

The third and final ODI between England and Sri Lanka was abandoned without a result because of heavy rains on Sunday. Though Sri Lanka were bundled out for a paltry ...

By IANS News

3 years ago

Share
IND vs SRL
'Sri Lanka Might Not Qualify For T20 WC': Aakash Chopra Hits Back At Ranatunga's 'Second-String' Comments

Cricketer-turned-commentator Aakash Chopra has hit back at Arjuna Ranatunga's comments about India sending a 'second-string team' for their limited-overs tour to Sri Lanka, which starts on ...

By Sahil Mathur

3 years ago

Share
IND vs SRL
Opportunity For Rahul Dravid To Create Future Champions: VVS Laxman

Former Indian batsman VVS Laxman is of the opinion that Rahul Dravid's appointment as head coach of the Indian team for the Sri Lanka tour is an opportunity for him ...

By IANS News

3 years ago

Share
IND vs SRL
Shikhar Dhawan Has To Be Amongst The Runs: VVS Laxman

Former Indian batsman VVS Laxman believes that India's white-ball series against Sri Lanka will be crucial for stand-in captain Shikhar Dhawan to make his case for the T20 World Cup, ...

By IANS News

3 years ago

Share
IND vs SRL
Sri Lanka Cricket Jumps To Indian Cricket Team's Defence After Ranatunga Criticism

Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) jumped to the defence of the Shikhar Dhawan-led Indian team touring the island nation, saying that the team is an accomplished one and not a second ...

By IANS News

3 years ago

Share
SRL vs ENG
England vs Sri Lanka, 3rd ODI – Prediction, Fantasy XI Tips & Probable XI

Sri Lanka will face England in the 3rd and final ODI. England defeated Sri Lanka in the 2nd ODI by eight wickets and sealed the series 2-0. England vs Sri ...

By Sahil Mathur

3 years ago

Share
IND vs SRL
India Sending 'B Team' Is A Humiliation For Sri Lanka, Says Arjuna Ranatunga

Sri Lanka's World Cup-winning skipper Arjuna Ranatunga on Friday slammed the island's sports leaders for agreeing to a tour by a "second-level" India side. Ranatunga, 57, said the tour undermi ...

By AFP News

3 years ago

Share
SRL vs ENG
Sam Curran, Morgan Seal Series After Win Against Sri Lanka In 2nd ODI

Sam Curran took five wickets before England captain Eoin Morgan and Joe Root both hit unbeaten fifties as the 50-over world champions cruised to a series-clinching win over Sri Lanka ...

By AFP News

3 years ago

Share