Kanchana Pitigala @KanchanapiSL

Cricket Freak | Movie Buff | Music Enthusiast | Hobbyist Photographer | Bookaholic Sri Lanka Joined December 2013

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a year ago

Happy birthday to former Sri Lanka all-rounder, Ravi Ratnayake! One day, a sharp-eyed policeman spotted a man wearing an unusual medal. Upon closer inspection, he noticed the words "Ravi Ratnayake" engraved on it. The officer immediately took the man into custody for…

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a year ago

Widely regarded as one of the all-time greatest and most destructive opening batsmen in cricket history and an ICC Cricket Hall of Famer, Sir Gordon Greenidge is celebrating his 73rd birthday today. Here, Greenidge goes the aerial route against Imran Khan and knocks him out of…

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a year ago

#OnThisDay in 1997, Aravinda de Silva made history as the first man to score two unbeaten centuries (138* & 103*) in a single Test match. De Silva accomplished this extraordinary feat during the second match of the two-match series against Pakistan at the SSC in Colombo. These…

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a year ago

On what would have been his 66th birthday, we remember the great Malcolm Marshall, hailed by his West Indian counterparts as the most intelligent and complete fast bowler. In this video, his teammate @ambrose_curtly reveals his ploy to dismiss England's Graham Gooch.

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2 years ago

In '99, Shoaib Malik faced SL for the first time. @Sanath07 was the SL captain. @RussellArnold69 and @TheLeftySohail also played in that game. Today, Sanath coaches LPL, while Russel and Aamir are commentators. Meanwhile, Shoaib stands strong, proving that age is just a number!

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3 years ago

Kumara Sangakkara and Upul Tharanga having a chat during their 100-run partnership during the 2006 Champions Trophy qualifying match against Zimbabwe at the Sardar Patel Stadium in Ahmedabad. @upultharanga44 scored a hundred and @KumarSanga2 made 80.

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3 years ago

Benson & Hedges World Series 1995/96 Australia 🇦🇺 Sri Lanka 🇱🇰 West Indies 🌴

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3 years ago

Happy Birthday @BeefyBotham! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 📷 Ian Botham, nicknamed Guy the Gorilla, at a Christmas party during the 1978-79 tour of Australia.

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3 years ago

An integral figure in Sri Lanka's 1996 World Cup victory, Romesh Kaluwitharana is celebrating his 53rd birthday today. As usual, an extraordinary presence of mind & game awareness shown by Kaluwitharana to outfox Darren Lehmann in the Singer World Series 1996. #crickettwitter

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3 years ago

Happy birthday to one of the most cheerful characters ever to play the game. Have a great 61st big Merv!

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3 years ago

ICC ODI Team of the Year 2005 🇱🇰 Marvan Atapattu (C) 🇦🇺 Adam Gilchrist (WK) 🇮🇳 Rahul Dravid 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Kevin Pietersen 🇵🇰 Inzamam-ul-Haq 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Andrew Flintoff 🇦🇺 Andrew Symonds 🇳🇿 Daniel Vettori 🇦🇺 Brett Lee 🇵🇰 Naved-ul-Hasan 🇦🇺 Glenn McGrath 🇿🇦 Jacques Kallis (12th man) #crickettwitter

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3 years ago

Marvan Atapattu, one of the most technically sound batsmen ever to come out of Sri Lanka, turns 52 today. His beautiful technique and exquisite cover drives were a sight to behold. #crickettwitter Video Credits: @cric_archivist

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3 years ago

Arjuna Ranatunga goes down on one knee to play one of his favourite sweep shots. The way he still dominates the spinners like in his heydays is amazing. Video Credit: @dhyanranatunga

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3 years ago

Waqar Younis is celebrating his 51st birthday today. When Pakistan toured Sri Lanka in 1994, they got a greenish pitch for the third Test match held at the Asgiriya Stadium. A Sri Lankan player who went to inspect the pitch in the morning met Waqar. (1/2)

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3 years ago

37-year-old Aravinda de Silva absolutely pulverizing one of the fastest bowlers in the world for a maximum without breaking a sweat, in the fag-end of his career. Happy 57th birthday to the greatest batsman Sri Lanka has ever produced!

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3 years ago

Kusal Perera is celebrating his 32nd birthday today. @KusalJPerera’s unbeaten 153 against a formidable South African bowling attack in Durban is widely and justifiably regarded as one the greatest knocks in Test cricket history.