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Dimuth Karunaratne, the former Sri Lanka captain, is set to retire from Test cricket after making his 100th appearance in the format in Sri Lanka's second match against Australia in Galle.
Dimuth Karunaratne is set to retire from Test cricket after playing his 100th game this week, against Australia in Galle. Three factors have played into the decision. With Sri Lanka set to play ...
Dimuth Karunaratne had begun his final trek to the pavilion when his batting partner Dinesh Chandimal called out to him. They've shared dressing rooms, team buses, and hotels for a decade-and-a ...
Then, with the sweep shot becoming a safer option for the hosts, Mendis, who enjoys playing the shot, and Karunaratne honed ...
They haven’t let stardom sweep them off course. Dimuth Karunaratne is a prime example—a man so rooted that he’ll stop to ask photographers toiling under the scorching sun if they need a bottle of ...
This is why the position is so revered. For Dimuth Karunaratne, who led the Test team for five long years before handing the reins over to his deputy, captaincy was a job as well as a journey of ...
Sept 20 (Reuters) - Sri Lanka put themselves in a good position on the third day of the opening test against New Zealand after Dimuth Karunaratne and Dinesh Chandimal made half-centuries but the ...
Dimuth Karunaratne wants to step down as Test captain after the Ireland Tests next month. It is an ongoing conversation with the Sri Lanka selectors, who have not accepted his resignation yet.
GALLE: Skipper Dimuth Karunaratne battled through back pain to extend Sri Lanka's second-innings lead to 323 after key strikes by Pakistan's bowlers in the second Test on Tuesday. The hosts ...
Centurions Dimuth Karunaratne and Kusal Mendis made Ireland's wayward bowlers toil on Sunday to put Sri Lanka in a commanding position on day one of the first Test in Galle. Opener Nishan Madushka ...
Dimuth Karunaratne is set to retire as the seventh Sri Lankan to play 100 Tests and as their fourth highest run scorer of all time. Dimuth Karunaratne, the former Sri Lanka captain, is set to ...
Dimuth Karunaratne was out in single digits for the fourth time in his last six Test innings• Nov 28, 2024 •Associated Press Dimuth Karunaratne was dropped in the morning session• Sep 26 ...