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How can one fix a match and not be part of playing XI: Jayawardene

Jayawardene, who alongwith then captain Kumar Sangakkara slammed the statements on Twitter, said that he wonders how anybody can fix a match without playing it

Sangakkara demands proof as ex-SL minister says 2011 WC final was fixed

India had won the 2011 WC final by 6 wickets at the Wankhede Stadium on April 2 as Sri Lanka lost its second World Cup final in a row

Holding ICC T20 WC unrealistic amid Covid-19: Cricket Australia Chairman

I would say it is unlikely, trying to get (teams from) 16 countries into Australia when most countries are still going through Covid spiking is unrealistic or very, very difficult, says CA chairman

Sri Lanka likely to host Asia Cup 2020 as PCB offers to swap hosting rights

ACC's executive council has not approved the swap of host nations yet but is expected to confirm hosting plans before the end of the month

Fate of T20 World Cup to be decided in ICC board meet on June 10

There is speculation that the October-November window for the ICC T20 World cup would be taken up by the IPL 2020 if the ICC announces a postponement or cancellation.

On this day 3 yrs ago, Sri Lanka scripted its 2nd-highest run chase in ODIs

The side achieved the feat against India cricket team in the 2017 Champions Trophy after chasing down a total of 322 runs

Where India cricket team stands as Australia, England, Lanka start training

ICC guidelines say players must train before resuming cricket, specifically urging fast bowlers to follow its advice

WATCH: Sangakkara reveals story of 2 tosses during 2011 WC final vs India

I remember calling on the toss and then Mahi wasn't sure what I had called, says Sangakkara

ICC board meet: Decision on T20 WC postponement deferred till June 10

The ICC also launched an inquiry into concerns over the 'confidentiality' of its functioning, which the Board felt has been breached in the past few days

Reports regarding postponement of T20 World Cup 'inaccurate': ICC

The T20 World Cup is slated to be played from October 18- November 15 at seven venues across Australia

ICC Board likely to postpone T20 WC to 2022 in its Thursday meet: Report

There is very little chance of World T20 going ahead in this situation and I don't think either Cricket Australia or the top boards will mind, says a source

Covid-19 to change cricket for good: ICC mulls a slew of radical measures

ICC has recommended appointment of chief medical officers, 14-day pre-match isolation training camp, use of gloves by umpires while handling the ball, as cricket set to return from coronavirus hiatus

No saliva to DRS: Cricket will see these key changes in post-Covid-19 world

The ICC cricket committee led by Anil Kumble has recommended some changes in the existing rules for the resumption of cricket in somewhat hygiene condition amid coronavirus pandemic

Covid-19: Sri Lanka board request BCCI not to cancel India's tour in July

Sri Lanka Cricket has already seen England cancel its tour in mid-March after the outbreak of the pandemic in the middle of the second warm-up game

Sri Lanka skipper Karunaratne aims to reach top-four in ODI, Test cricket

Sri Lanka is currently at the eighth spot in the ODI rankings, but the side whitewashed West Indies in the three-match ODI series earlier this year.

Sri Lanka cricket CEO claims England's Test tour rescheduled to January

However, England are scheduled to tour India in January for a five-Test series, so, it remains to be seen how the scheduling will work out

ICC Test rankings: India cedes top spot for first time since October 2016

India cricket team lost the top spot in the ICC Test rankings to Australia, dropping to third after its stupendous 2016-17 record was eliminated from the annual update as per rules

On this day 13 yrs ago: Australia lifted its fourth ICC ODI World Cup title

Ricky-Ponting led Australia defeated Sri Lanka in the rain-affected finals by 53 runs on the basis of Duckworth-Lewis method

ICC CEC: Test Championship final unlikely in June 2021 over Covid-19 fears

But the T20 World Cup is on course even though Cricket Australia CEO Kevin Roberts said that his board is ready for any eventuality

ICC to discuss Test championship, ODI league in executive meet on April 23

The ODI league was to start in June but first series under it -- South Africa's away three-match rubber against Sri Lanka in the first week of June -- was cancelled on Monday due to the pandemic