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Test captain Dimuth Karunaratne might get a chance to LPL
Many media had stated that Dimuth Karunaratne, the captain of the Sri Lankan Test team, has more potential to represent this year’s LPL tournament. It will be his debut match if he gets the LPL berth. The third edition of the country’s premier T20 tournament is scheduled to begin on December 6 in Suriyawewa.
Karunaratne has been included in the Galle squad, however, he is one of seven players awaiting final approval from the Sri Lanka Cricket Board. Others on the list are Kusal Janith Perera. Kusal Mendis, Romario Sheppard, Tom Abel and Lahiru Kumar are back in the same team after shoulder surgery. Colombo Stars’ Najibullah Zadran is the seventh player.
Most of the sides have retained their strong players and there have been some notable changes as well. Among the notable changes, Bhanuka Rajapaksa last played for Galle Gladiators as its captain. He is going to contest from Dambulla. Super all-rounder Vanindu Hasaranga has come to Kandy from Jaffna this time. Chamika Karunaratne has also come to Kandy from Dambulla along with Sri Lanka opener Pathum Nishanka who played in Colombo last season. According to tournament officials, who have not confirmed the names of the teams, the teams may undergo changes in the coming days.
Cricketing greats Vivian Richards, Wasim Akram and Sanath Jayasuriya have been appointed as brand ambassadors for LPL 3.
ටෙස්ට් නායක දිමුත් කරුණාරත්න හට LPL වරම් හිමිවන ලකුණු
ශ්රී ලංකා ටෙස්ට් කණ්යාමේ නායක දිමුත් කරුණාරත්න හට මෙවර LPL තරගාවලිය නියෝජනය කිරීමට වැඩි හැකියාවක් පවතින බවට බොහෝ මාධ්ය ප්රකාශ කර සිටි. ඔහුගේ හට LPL වරම් හිමි වුවහොත් එය ඔහුගේ මංගල තරගය වීමට නියමිතය. රටේ ප්රධානතම T20 තරඟාවලියේ තුන්වන සංස්කරණය දෙසැම්බර් 6 සිට සූරියවැව හිදී ආරම්භ වීමට නියමිතව ඇත.
කරුණාරත්න, ගාල්ල කණ්ඩායමට ඇතුළත් කර ඇත, කෙසේ වෙතත්, ඔහු ශ්රී ලංකා ක්රිකට් ආයතනයේ හි අවසන් අනුමැතිය සඳහා බලා සිටින ක්රීඩකයන් හත් දෙනාගෙන් කෙනෙකි. ලැයිස්තුවේ සිටින අනෙක් අය වන්නේ කුසල් ජනිත් පෙරේරා ය. උරහිස් සැත්කමකින් පසු නැවතත් එම කණ්ඩායමේම කුසල් මෙන්ඩිස්, රොමාරියෝ ෂෙපර්ඩ්, ටොම් ඇබෙල් සහ ලහිරු කුමාර. Colombo Stars කණ්ඩායමේ Najibullah Zadran හත්වැනි ක්රීඩකයායි.
බොහෝ පාර්ශ්වයන් තම ප්රබල ක්රීඩකයින් රඳවාගෙන ඇති අතර සමහර කැපී පෙනෙන වෙනස්කම් ද සිදුවී ඇත. කැපී පෙනෙන වෙනස්කම් අතර භානුක රාජපක්ෂ අවසන් වරට Galle Gladiators කණ්ඩායමට එහි නායකයා ලෙස ක්රීඩා කළේය. ඔහු දඹුල්ලෙන් තරග වැදීමට නියමිතය. සුපිරි තුන් ඉරියව් ක්රීඩක වනිඳු හසරංග මෙවර යාපනයේ සිට මහනුවරට පැමිණ තිබේ. පසුගිය වාරයේ කොළඹට ක්රීඩා කළ ශ්රී ලංකා ආරම්භක පිතිකරු පැතුම් නිශ්ශංක සමඟ චාමික කරුණාරත්න ද දඹුල්ලේ සිට මහනුවරට පැමිණ ඇත. කණ්ඩායම්වල නම් තහවුරු කර නොමැති තරඟාවලියේ නිලධාරීන්ට අනුව, ඉදිරි දිනවලදී කණ්ඩායම් වෙනස්කම් වලට භාජනය විය හැක.
LPL 3 හි සන්නාම තානාපතිවරුන් ලෙස ක්රිකට් ක්රීඩාවේ විශිෂ්ටයන් වන විවියන් රිචඩ්ස්, වසීම් අක්රම් සහ සනත් ජයසූරිය පත් කර තිබේ.
டெஸ்ட் அணித்தலைவர் திமுத் கருணாரத்ன எல்பிஎல் வாய்ப்
இலங்கை டெஸ்ட் அணியின் தலைவர் திமுத் கருணாரத்ன இந்த வருட எல்.பி.எல் போட்டியை பிரதிநிதித்துவப்படுத்தும் அதிக திறன் கொண்டவர் என பல ஊடகங்கள் தெரிவித்திருந்தன. எல்பிஎல் போட்டிக்கான வாய்ப்பு கிடைத்தால் அது அவருக்கு அறிமுகப் போட்டியாகும். நாட்டின் முதன்மையான டி20 போட்டியின் மூன்றாவது பதிப்பு டிசம்பர் 6 ஆம் தேதி சூரியவெவவில் தொடங்க உள்ளது.
கருணாரத்ன காலி அணியில் சேர்க்கப்பட்டுள்ளார், இருப்பினும், இலங்கை கிரிக்கெட் வாரியத்தின் இறுதி ஒப்புதலுக்காக காத்திருக்கும் ஏழு வீரர்களில் அவரும் ஒருவர். குசல் ஜனித் பெரேரா ஆகியோர் பட்டியலில் இடம் பெற்றுள்ளனர். தோள்பட்டை அறுவை சிகிச்சைக்குப் பிறகு குசல் மெண்டிஸ், ரொமாரியோ ஷெப்பர்ட், டாம் ஏபெல் மற்றும் லஹிரு குமார் ஆகியோர் மீண்டும் அதே அணியில் இடம்பிடித்துள்ளனர். கொழும்பு ஸ்டார்ஸ் அணியின் நஜிபுல்லா சத்ரன் ஏழாவது வீரர்.
பெரும்பாலான அணிகள் தங்கள் வலுவான வீரர்களைத் தக்கவைத்துள்ளன, மேலும் சில குறிப்பிடத்தக்க மாற்றங்களும் உள்ளன. குறிப்பிடத்தக்க மாற்றங்களில், பானுக ராஜபக்ச கடைசியாக காலி கிளாடியேட்டர்ஸ் அணிக்காக அதன் கேப்டனாக விளையாடினார். அவர் தம்புள்ளையில் போட்டியிட உள்ளார். சூப்பர் ஆல்ரவுண்டர் வனிந்து ஹசரங்க இம்முறை யாழ்ப்பாணத்தில் இருந்து கண்டி வந்துள்ளார். கடந்த சீசனில் கொழும்பில் விளையாடிய இலங்கை தொடக்க வீரர் பதம் நிஷங்கவுடன் சாமிக்க கருணாரத்னவும் தம்புள்ளையில் இருந்து கண்டி வந்துள்ளார். அணிகளின் பெயர்களை உறுதிப்படுத்தாத போட்டி அதிகாரிகளின் கூற்றுப்படி, வரும் நாட்களில் அணிகள் மாற்றங்களுக்கு உள்ளாகலாம்.
கிரிக்கெட் ஜாம்பவான்களான விவியன் ரிச்சர்ட்ஸ், வாசிம் அக்ரம் மற்றும் சனத் ஜெயசூர்யா ஆகியோர் LPL 3க்கான பிராண்ட் தூதுவர்களாக நியமிக்கப்பட்டுள்ளனர்.
Cricket
New Sri Lanka Cricket Chiefs Promise Sweeping Reforms
Sri Lanka Cricket’s interim administration has launched a major clean-up operation after uncovering what officials describe as extensive financial mismanagement within the governing body.
Speaking at his first press conference since taking charge last month, interim president Eran Wickramaratne announced that a forensic audit had been ordered to examine the organisation’s accounts in detail.
According to Wickramaratne, the scale of the suspected irregularities exceeded initial expectations, prompting urgent calls for structural reforms and tighter oversight within Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC).
The current administration was appointed by the government of President Anura Kumara Dissanayake following the resignation of the previous elected committee in April. The move sparked concerns over possible disciplinary action from the International Cricket Council (ICC), which prohibits political interference in cricket boards.
Sri Lanka Cricket had previously faced a two-month suspension from the ICC in 2023 under similar circumstances.
However, Wickramaratne said discussions with the global governing body had been positive and cooperative.
“Our engagement with the ICC has been constructive from the beginning,” he said. “We have kept the process transparent, and they have encouraged reforms carried out through proper and open procedures.”
The interim administration is now working on introducing a new constitution designed to strengthen governance and prevent individuals or groups from holding influence over the board for extended periods.
The resignation of former SLC president Shammi Silva and his committee cleared the way for the latest restructuring effort, which comes amid wider criticism over the board’s management and the national team’s recent performances.
Sri Lanka’s early exit from this year’s T20 World Cup jointly hosted with India intensified public frustration and added pressure for change within the country’s cricket establishment.
Cricket
Kapila Wijegunawardene Replaces Pramodya as Sri Lanka Cricket Chief Selector
Former Sri Lanka cricketer Kapila Wijegunawardene has been appointed as the new Chief Selector of Sri Lanka Cricket, replacing Pramodya Wickramasinghe at the head of the national selection panel.
The appointment was approved by the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports following a request made by Sri Lanka Cricket on May 20, 2026.
Alongside Wijegunawardene, the newly named selection committee includes Amal Silva, Brendon Kuruppu, Varuna Waragoda, and Vanessa de Silva.
The new panel is expected to oversee national team selections and player evaluations across all formats as Sri Lanka prepares for a demanding international schedule in the coming months.
Cricket observers believe the inclusion of several experienced former players could bring renewed direction to the country’s selection process.
Cricket
Sanath Jayasuriya Steps Down from Sri Lanka Cricket High Performance Role
Former Sri Lankan cricket legend and former head coach Sanath Jayasuriya has officially resigned from his position as Consultant to Sri Lanka Cricket’s High Performance Centre, with his resignation set to take effect at the end of this month.
In a letter addressed to the recently appointed Cricket Transformation Committee, Jayasuriya stated that he had become aware of concerns raised by several committee members regarding his dual roles within Sri Lankan cricket administration.
The concerns reportedly centered on his appointment to the High Performance Centre while simultaneously serving as President of the Matara District Cricket Association, which some believed could create a potential conflict of interest.
Jayasuriya noted that his decision to step down was made in the best interests of transparency and the future development of Sri Lankan cricket. He emphasized his continued commitment to supporting the sport and nurturing young talent despite leaving the consultancy role.
Widely regarded as one of Sri Lanka’s greatest cricketers, Jayasuriya has remained actively involved in cricket administration and player development since retiring from international cricket. His resignation comes at a time when Sri Lanka Cricket is undergoing significant structural reforms aimed at improving governance and performance standards.
Officials from Sri Lanka Cricket have yet to issue a formal statement regarding the resignation.
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