Dilshan went past 10.000 ODI runs against Pakistan on July 26, 2015 at Hambantota

Kumar Sangakkara

Sir Lanka without Sangakkara and Jayawardena

For the first time in 13 years, Sri Lanka are without the services of both Kumar Sangakkara and Mahela Jayawardene. They are currently tied 1-1 with Pakistan in the Test series 2015.

Chamara Silva Bagging a pair wasn’t the way to go

He made his ODI debut as a 19 year old in 1999, but it was in 2006 that he made his Test debut, against New Zealand in Christchurch, after convincing the selectors with strong performances in the domestic circuit. Bagging a pair wasn’t the way to go – Franklin and Shane Bond dismissing him before he could get off the mark – but he was given leeway and in the second Test he scored a 61 and an unbeaten 152. In 11 Tests, the last of which was in 2008, he scored 537 runs at an average of 33.56.

Marvan Atapattu made his runless debut in 1990, against India in Chandigarh,

Atapattu join with Virender Sehwag, Javed Miandad, Sachin Tendulkar and Ricky Ponting  in the list of batsmen with most 200-plus scores in Test cricket. His assiduousness was the perfect foil for the adventurous Sanath Jayasuriya, his opening partner for much of his career, but Atapattu had major hurdles to cross when he started out. He made his runless debut in 1990, against India in Chandigarh, where he was caught and bowled by Venkatapathi Raju in the first innings and then trapped in front by Kapil Dev. It took him till 1997 to get established in the side but, thereafter, there were runs aplenty – 90 Tests, an average of 39.02 and 16 centuries speak volumes of his class.

Sri Lankan Ex Cricket Roshan Mahnama

Sri Lanka celebrate their series victory, England v Sri Lanka, 5th ODI, Edgbaston, June 3, 2014 ©AFP

Sri Lankan Leg Spinner Upul Chandana

Lahiru Thirimanne become the youngest Sri Lankan - at 25 years and 174 days - to score a World Cup hundred

Kumar Sangakkara Retire from ODI Cricket

Chanaka Welegedara equalled the world record for the most economical four-over T20 spell

Chanaka Welegedara equalled the world record for the most economical four-over T20 spell, as Tamil Union handed out a 45-run defeat to Sinhalese Sports Club at the Colombo Cricket Club Ground. Welegedara, returning figures of 4-2-2-4, equalled the record set by Chris Morris in a Ram Slam T20 game last year.

Welegedara produced figures of 4-2-2-4 © Getty Images

So, goodbye gentleman. You guys were and still are the best.

From our miserable failure against South Africa the best batsmen of the Sri Lankan cricket team, Kumar Sangakkara and Mahela Jayawardena announce retirement from all One Day International matches. May they be remembered forever as the greatest sportsmen in Sri Lankan history.
So, goodbye gentleman. You guys were and still are the best.

Kumar Sangakkar is the First Batsman to hit three consecutive centuries in World Cup

Kumar Sangakkara is the 2^nd batsmen to complete 14000 ODI runs and ha has taken 378 innings to accomplish this record as compare to Sachin Tendulkar's 350 to pass the landmark. Like Sangakkar, Tendulkar had also passed the milestone with a century, against Pakistan in 2006. Moreover he’s the first batsman to have scored three consecutive centuries in a World Cup. Kumar Sangakkara is the first batsman to do so. Only three other batsmen have scored three hundreds in a World Cup before him - Mark Waugh in 1996, Sourav Ganguly in 2003 and Matthew Hayden in 2007. Overall, six other batsmen have hit three consecutive centuries in ODIs.

Australian players gather around Sunil Wettimuny after he was struck in the chest by a Jeff Thomson delivery © PA Photos

Marvan Atapattu

Shahid Khan Afridi during his famous 37 balls century against Sri Lanka in 1996. The Fastest Century record was broken by Corey Anderson, and A B De Villiers.

You can see Hashan Tillkaratne and Romesh Kaluwitharna in the back ground.

Sri Lankan Middle Order Batsman Arevinda de Silva

Arjuna Ranatunga, Sri Lanka won the world cup under his captaincy in 1996

On the surface, they are a classic buddy-cop duo, opposites in so many ways, yet profoundly in sync at an elemental level © Getty Images

Mahela Jayawardene walks off after his final ODI innings at home against England Dec 16, 2014

Mahela Jayawardene walks off to a standing ovation after his final ODI innings on home soil, during the seventh and final match of the ODI series between Sri Lanka and England at R. Premadasa Stadium in Colombo on December 16, 2014.
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