Dilshan 'ton' pilots Lanka to easy victory

A blistering century by skipper Tillakaratne Dilshan, followed by some wicket to wicket bowing helped Sri Lanka to beat Australia by 35 runs in their first Twenty20 international played under lights at Pallekele International Stadium in Kandy yesterday. It was Sri Lanka’s maiden T20 international victory on home soil.

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The show has served the youngsters well

Any schoolboy cricketer’s dream is to represent the country at the highest level and this show which has been existing over three decades has served the purpose of so many youngsters to achieve their ultimate goal. These were the sentiments of M.T.A. Rauff the Secretary of the Sri Lanka Schools Cricket Association with regards to the Sunday Observer/ Mobitel Schoolboy Cricketer of the Year Show.

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India's Dravid makes surprise ODI comeback

Rahul Dravid was Saturday recalled to the Indian squad for next month's one-day series against England, but the injured Harbhajan Singh and Yuvraj Singh were left out. Middle-order batsman Dravid played his last one-dayer in September 2009, but got the selectors' nod following his impressive performances in the ongoing four-Test series in England.

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Lord Woolf to head ICC review

Lord Harry Woolf, formerly one of England’s top judges, will lead an independent review into the governance of the International Cricket Council (ICC), the sport’s ruling body said Thursday. Woolf, who until 2005 was the Lord Chief Justice in England, the country’s senior criminal judge, will look at the way the ICC handles investigations into corruption and its code of ethics.

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