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Asia Cup 2025: ‘I will be there for you like a father—guiding you, standing with you..’ Sanath Jayasuriya's message to tragedy-struck Dunith Wellalage

September 19, 2025 9:12 pm

Sri Lanka all-rounder Dunith Wellalage lost his father Suranga Wellalage due to a suspected heart attack at the age of 54 on Thursday. Sri lanka head coach Sanath Jayasuriya and team manager had told the cricketer about the loss post Sri Lanka's win over Afghanistan

JP Duminy recalls an anecdote when he first met Sachin Tendulkar, Zaheer Khan and Sanath Jayasuriya: 'was so nerve-racking...intimidating'

August 23, 2025 11:49 am

From 83 IPL games, Duminy has scored 2029 runs at an average of 39.78 and a strike rate of 124.02. With the ball, he managed to scalp 23 wickets at an economy of 7.38

International cricket stadium in Jaffna: Sanath Jayasuriya's request to Modi

April 08, 2025 9:39 am

Sri Lanka head coach Sanath Jayasuriya sought India's help to build an international cricket stadium in Jaffna in a meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Colombo on Sunday.

Sri Lanka appoint Sanath Jayasuriya as permanent head coach till 2026

October 08, 2024 8:19 am

The Executive Committee of Sri Lanka Cricket made the decision to appoint Jayasuriya as the permanent head coach taking into consideration the team’s good performances in the recent tours against India, England, and New Zealand.

Rohit-Kohli retirements big loss for India, Sri Lanka have to take maximum advantage: Jayasuriya

July 24, 2024 4:35 pm

The Sri Lankan team has taken the help of Rajasthan Royals high performance director Zubin Bharucha in the lead-up to the T20I series against India starting Saturday in Pallekele.

SL vs AFG: Pathum Nissanka becomes first Sri Lanka batter to score ODI double century, breaks Sanath Jayasuria's 24-year-old record

February 09, 2024 6:44 pm

He also became the player who now has the highest individual score in Sri Lanka's ODI history, surpassing the iconic 189 scored by Sanath Jayasuria against India in 2000.

Long-time Sri Lanka fan Uncle Percy passes away: From Sanath Jayasuriya to Kumar Sangakkara, cricket fraternity pays tribute

October 31, 2023 7:33 am

Abeysekara, who was fondly referred by many including the Sri Lankan players as Uncle Percy, was a regular feature of home games in Sri Lanka.

800 trailer: Muttiah Muralitharan's biopic sheds light on the unknown story of Sri Lankan off-spinner

September 05, 2023 3:38 pm

Muttiah Muralitharan biopic 800 trailer: Legendary Indian cricketer Sachin Tendulkar unveiled the trailer in Mumbai, accompanied by Muralitharan and former Sri Lankan cricketer and captain Sanath Jayasuriya.

Sanath Jayasuriya's mantra: Cricketers' career is short so remain fit to make best use of it

April 08, 2023 6:39 pm

The 'Player of the Tournament' in 1996 World Cup feels that fitness is paramount as the best years will allow an individual to ply his trade in various T20 leagues, which is fast changing the priority for a section of cricketers.

'Golden memory': Sanath Jayasuriya shares picture of his 1996 World Cup Man of the Series car

April 03, 2023 12:33 pm

Sanath Jayasuriya shared an old image of the red-colour Audi car that he won after the 1996 World Cup final win against Australia.

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