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Ross Taylor gets a slap from the Rajasthan Royals owner!!!

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4 years ago

August 15, 2022

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Former New Zealand batsman Ross Taylor claims he was “slapped on the cheek” by an owner of the Rajasthan Royals franchise during the 2011 IPL season. Taylor made the revelation in his new autobiography, Ross Taylor: Black and White, and says the incident took place after the defeat against Kings XI Punjab in Mohali.

The chase in that match was 195, I was out for no runs and couldn’t win the match,” Taylor wrote in his book, an extract from which was published on Stuff.co.nz. “Then, the team, the support staff and Management left. At the bar on the top floor of the hotel. Liz Hurley was there with Warnie [Shane Warne]. A Royals owner said to me, “Rose, we didn’t pay you a million dollars to get scoreless,” and punched me in the face three or four times. He was smiling and they weren’t hard slaps, but I’m not sure it was completely an act. I wasn’t going to make an issue of it, but I couldn’t imagine such actions happening in most professional gaming environments.

The royals are yet to issue a response on the matter.

Having spent three years with Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) from 2008 to 2010, Taylor played one season for the Royals – in 2011 – after being bought at the auction for USD 1 million. In his book, Taylor said he wished he had stayed at RCB.

රොස් ටේලර් ට රාජස්ථාන් රෝයල්ස් හිමිකරුගෙන් කනේ පහරක්!!!

හිටපු නවසීලන්ත පිතිකරු රොස් ටේලර් 2011 IPL වාරයේ දී රාජස්ථාන් රෝයල්ස් ෆ්‍රැන්චයිස් හි හිමිකරුවෙකු විසින් තමාට “කම්මුලට පහරක් ගැසූ ” බව කියා සිටී. ටේලර් ඔහුගේ නව ස්වයං චරිතාපදානය වන රොස් ටේලර්: බ්ලැක් ඇන්ඩ් වයිට් හි මෙම හෙළිදරව්ව සිදු කළ අතර, මොහාලිහිදී කිංග්ස් XI පන්ජාබ් පිලට එරෙහිව පරාජයෙන් පසුව මෙම සිද්ධිය සිදුවූ බව පවසයි.

එම තරගයේ ලුහුබැඳීම 195 විය, මම ලකුණු නොලබා දැවී ගිය අතර එම තරගය ජයග්‍රහණය කිරීමට නොහැකි විය,” ටේලර් ඔහුගේ පොතේ ලියා ඇති අතර, එයින් උපුටා ගැනීමක් Stuff.co.nz හි ප්‍රකාශයට පත් කරන ලදී. “ඉන්පසු, කණ්ඩායම, සහාය කාර්ය මණ්ඩලය සහ කළමනාකාරීත්වය ඉවත් විය. හෝටලයේ ඉහළ මහලේ ඇති බාර් එකේ. Liz Hurley එහි සිටියේ Warnie [Shane Warne] සමගයි. රෝයල්ස් හිමිකරුවෙක් මට කිව්වා, ‘රෝස්, අපි ඔබට ලකුණු නොලබා දැවී යාම් ලබා ගැනීමට ඩොලර් මිලියනයක් දුන්නේ නැහැ’ කියා මගේ මුහුණට තුන් හතර වතාවක් පහර දුන්නා. ඔහු සිනාසෙමින් සිටි අතර ඒවා දැඩි කම්මුල් පහරක් නොවූ නමුත් එය සම්පූර්ණයෙන්ම රංගනයක් බව මට විශ්වාස නැත. මම එය ගැටලුවක් කිරීමට යන්නේ නැත, නමුත් බොහෝ වෘත්තීය ක්‍රීඩා පරිසරයන් තුළ එවැනි ක්‍රියාවන් සිදුවේයැයි මට සිතාගත නොහැකි විය.

රාජකීයයන් තවමත් මේ සම්බන්ධයෙන් ප්‍රතිචාරයක් නිකුත් කර නොමැත.

2008 සිට 2010 දක්වා Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) හි වසර තුනක් ගත කර ඇති ටේලර්, වෙන්දේසියේදී USD මිලියනයකට මිලදී ගැනීමෙන් පසුව – 2011 දී – Royals වෙනුවෙන් එක් වාරයක් ක්‍රීඩා කළේය. ඔහුගේ පොතේ, ටේලර් කියා සිටියේ ඔහු RCB හි නැවතී සිටියා නම් ඔහු කැමති බවයි.

ராஜஸ்தான் ராயல்ஸ் அணியின் உரிமையாளர் ராஸ் டெய்லரை அறைந்தார்!!!

2011 ஐபிஎல் சீசனில் ராஜஸ்தான் ராயல்ஸ் உரிமையாளரால் “கன்னத்தில் அறைந்ததாக” நியூசிலாந்து முன்னாள் பேட்ஸ்மேன் ராஸ் டெய்லர் கூறுகிறார்.
டெய்லர் தனது புதிய சுயசரிதையான ராஸ் டெய்லர்: பிளாக் அண்ட் ஒயிட் இல் வெளிப்படுத்தினார், மேலும் மொஹாலியில் கிங்ஸ் லெவன் பஞ்சாப் அணிக்கு எதிரான தோல்விக்குப் பிறகு இந்த சம்பவம் நடந்ததாக கூறுகிறார்.

அந்த போட்டியில் துரத்தியது 195, நான் ரன் ஏதும் எடுக்காமல் அவுட் ஆனேன், போட்டியில் வெற்றி பெற முடியவில்லை” என்று டெய்லர் தனது புத்தகத்தில் எழுதினார், அதில் இருந்து ஒரு பகுதி Stuff.co.nz இல் வெளியிடப்பட்டது. “பின்னர், அணி, ஆதரவு ஊழியர்கள் மற்றும் நிர்வாகத்தினர் வெளியேறினர். ஹோட்டலின் மேல் தளத்தில் உள்ள பாரில். லிஸ் ஹர்லி வார்னியுடன் [ஷேன் வார்னே] உடன் இருந்தார். ராயல்ஸ் உரிமையாளர் ஒருவர் என்னிடம், “ரோஸ், ஸ்கோர்லெஸ் பெற நாங்கள் உங்களுக்கு ஒரு மில்லியன் டாலர்கள் கொடுக்கவில்லை,” என்று கூறி என் முகத்தில் மூன்று அல்லது நான்கு முறை குத்தினார். நான் சிரித்துக் கொண்டுருந்தேன், அவை கடினமான அறைகள் அல்ல, ஆனால் அது முற்றிலும் ஒரு செயல் என்று எனக்குத் தெரியவில்லை. நான் அதை ஒரு சிக்கலை ஏட்படுத்தப் போவதில்லை, ஆனால் பெரும்பாலான தொழில்முறை கேமிங் சூழல்களில் இதுபோன்ற செயல்கள் நடப்பதை என்னால் கற்பனை செய்து பார்க்க முடியவில்லை.

இந்த விவகாரம் குறித்து ராயல் சேலஞ்சர்ஸ் குடும்பத்தினர் இன்னும் பதில் அளிக்கவில்லை.

2008 முதல் 2010 வரை ராயல் சேலஞ்சர்ஸ் பெங்களூர் (RCB) உடன் மூன்று ஆண்டுகள் செலவழித்த டெய்லர், 2011 இல் ராயல்ஸ் அணிக்காக ஒரு சீசனில் விளையாடினார். டெய்லர் தனது புத்தகத்தில், தான் ஆர்சிபியில் தங்கியிருந்தால் விரும்புவதாகக் கூறினார்.

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Chamindu Wickramasinghe’s bowling action under scrutiny?

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12 hours ago

April 13, 2026

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Sri Lankan fast bowler Chamindu Wickramasinghe has come under the spotlight after his bowling action was officially reported as suspicious during a recent domestic encounter.

The incident occurred in a match of the National Super League held from April 6 to 9, where the Dambulla side faced Colombo. Wickramasinghe, representing Dambulla, drew attention from match officials, prompting concerns over the legality of his action.

The on-field umpires, Deepal Gunawardena and Ravindra Wimalasiri, made the report in accordance with standard procedures. Match referee Manoj Mendis also oversaw the process, ensuring that all regulations were followed.

Following the report, the matter has been referred to the Sri Lanka Cricket High Performance Unit for further assessment. Wickramasinghe may now be required to undergo biomechanical testing to determine whether his bowling action complies with the laws of the game.

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Sri Lanka lasses continue to impress

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12 hours ago

April 13, 2026

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Sri Lanka Under-19 Women extended their impressive run in the Tri-Series with a composed four-wicket victory over Australia Women Under-19 cricket team at Bill Pippen Oval Today.

After being put in to bat, Australia U-19 struggled to build momentum against a disciplined Sri Lankan bowling attack. Ayla Johnson top-scored with 18 off 29 balls, while Alyssa Dermody added a quick 13. However, regular wickets halted their progress as they finished on a modest 91 for 9 in 20 overs. Limansa Thilakarathne led the bowling effort with an impressive 3 for 26, well supported by Chamudi Praboda, who claimed 2 for 21.

In response, Sri Lanka Women Under-19 cricket team chased down the target with 92 for 6 in 19.3 overs. Despite a few setbacks, Pramudi Methsara anchored the innings with an unbeaten 21 off 17 balls, while Danodya Sewmini contributed a steady 14. Australia’s Filippa Suesee (3 for 18) and Ira Aery (2 for 13) fought hard, but Sri Lanka held their nerve.

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Football Chief Jaswar Umar Enters Race for NOC Presidency

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1 day ago

April 12, 2026

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Jaswar Umar, President of the Football Federation of Sri Lanka, has officially submitted his nomination to contest for the presidency of the National Olympic Committee of Sri Lanka at the upcoming Annual General Meeting.

Umar becomes the fourth candidate in the race, joining Shirantha Peiris, Deva Henry, and Asanga Seneviratne, who are also contesting for the top position in the country’s Olympic body.

His time as football chief has created divided opinions among sports professionals who evaluate his performance. On one hand, Sri Lanka’s national team has shown improvement in international results, including a rise in the FIFA rankings from 204 to 191, along with notable performances against stronger opposition.

However, his approach has also faced criticism. Stakeholders have raised concerns over the increased reliance on Sri Lankan-origin overseas players, with claims that it has limited opportunities for local talent. The long-term vision for developing youth and building grassroots football programs has become a subject of public inquiry.

Umar now aims to advance his career through NOC while he leads Sri Lankan football with both positive results and ongoing public criticism of his work.

The upcoming election will become a competitive battle because four candidates will vie for control of a key position which holds major power within the country’s sports system.