India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi stated that he believes Sri Lankas 1996 World Cup-winning side with their aggressive and unique style of batting gave birth to T20 cricket.

Adam Gilchrist’s decision to walk in the 2003 World Cup semi-final against Sri Lanka remains one of the most iconic acts of ...

Former Sri Lanka captain and current head coach Sanath Jayasuriya requested PM Modi to help bring international cricket to the district of Jaffna.

PM Narenra Modi has credited the birth of T20 cricket to Sri Lanka's maiden Cricket World Cup win in 1996. Get all the ...

During his recent visit to Sri Lanka, Prime Minister Narendra Modi met with the island country's 1996 World Cup-winning ...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi received a warm welcome in Sri Lanka and was honoured with the Mitra Vibhushana, the highest award for a foreign head of ...

Colombo: Prime Minister Narendra Modi interacted with members of the 1996 World Cup-winning Sri Lankan cricket team in a meeting on Saturday. He remarked that their historic victory had inspired a ...

Colombo: In a special request during his meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Sri Lankan cricket legend Sanath Jayasuriya on Sunday asked for India’s help in bringing an international cricket ...

"Cricket connect! Delighted to interact with members of the 1996 Sri Lankan ... Ranatunga-led Sri Lanka chased down Australia's 241/7 for the loss of just three wickets with Aravinda scoring ...

C ompared to teams like England and Australia, Sri Lanka are relative newcomers to Test cricket – they played their first Test in 1982. Since then, they have been represented by ...

New Delhi: Sri Lanka's aggressive and innovative style of cricket foreshadowed the advent ... Chaminda Vaas, Aravinda de Silva, Marvan Atapattu, Ravindra Pushpakumara, Upul Chandana, Kumar ...