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Arjuna Ranatunga

Cricket World Cup 2019: From 1975 to 2015, teams with most World Cup titles

While Australia have won as many as five World Cup titles, India and West Indies have won two each, with Pakistan and Sri Lanka clinching the trophy in 1992 and 1996 respectively. 

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World Cup Countdown: 1996 – All-round Aravinda de Silva powers Sri Lanka to title glory

Sri Lanka beat Australia to win their maiden ICC World Cup 1996 trophy.

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World Cup Countdown: Sri Lanka smash record ODI total versus Kenya

Sri Lanka tore through the Kenyan bowling attack to post 398/5, the highest ODI total at the time.

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Gautam Gambhir joins BJP: A list of cricketers who entered politics

Gambhir joins a list comprising Imran Khan, Arjuna Ranatunga and Mohammad Azharuddin.

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World Cup Countdown: 1992 – Sri Lanka pull off first successful 300-plus chase in ODIs

During the 1992 World Cup, Arjuna Ranatunga led Sri Lanka's successful chase of 313 against Zimbabwe, the first time a 300-plus score was chased down in ODIs.

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Arjuna Ranatunga fails in bid to take control of crisis-hit Sri Lankan cricket

Ranatunga had promised to "kick out" players he accused of being corrupt and squabbling with teammates.

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Sri Lanka Cricket elections to go ahead tomorrow as planned

The SLC elections were due since May last year but could not take place due to questions over the suitability of certain candidates.

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I don’t see light at the end of this tunnel for Sri Lankan cricket: Marvan Atapattu

Sri Lanka have now lost a home series to England 3-0, then away to New Zealand 1-0 coupled with their two defeats in Australia.

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Sri Lanka will fall short at World Cup: Arjuna Ranatunga

Ranatunga doubted that Sri Lanka would even get past the first round of the tournament that begins in England on May 30.

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Tillakaratne Dilshan enters politics, joins Mahinda Rajapaksa’s party

Former Sri Lanka captain Tillakaratne Dilshan on Wednesday joined the party of Mahinda Rajapaksa,

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