{"id":139174,"date":"2024-07-26T05:52:40","date_gmt":"2024-07-26T05:52:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/?p=139174"},"modified":"2024-07-26T05:53:51","modified_gmt":"2024-07-26T05:53:51","slug":"international-cricket-venues-in-srilanka-by-dr-gnana-sankaralingam-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/international-cricket-venues-in-srilanka-by-dr-gnana-sankaralingam-2\/","title":{"rendered":"INTERNATIONAL CRICKET VENUES IN SRILANKA &#8211; By Dr. Gnana Sankaralingam"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #800080;\"><strong>INTERNATIONAL CRICKET VENUES IN SRILANKA &#8211; By Dr. Gnana Sankaralingam<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-98186 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Dr.-Gnana-Sankaralingam.jpg\" alt=\"Dr. Gnana Sankaralingam\" width=\"116\" height=\"137\" \/>On Wednesday February 17 1982, when Bob Willis bowled to Bandula Warnapura, Sri Lanka became the eighth test playing country in cricket. That moment was none symbolic than the country arriving as a force in cricket. The honour of hosting that match fell on Colombo Oval, later renamed as P. Saravanamuttu stadium, the home ground of Tamil Union Cricket and Athletic Club. In seven months since ICC decision to grant test status to Srilanka in July 1981, preparations had been made for this match, and more than \u00a3100,000 had been spent on modernising that venue, to increase the capacity to more than 20,000. Subsequently tests and international games have been staged in other venues such as Sinhalese Sports Club, Asgiriya ground Kandy, Galle esplanade, Premadasa stadium, Colombo Cricket Club, Dambulla stadium, Pallekele stadium and Rajapakse stadium.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.islandcricket.lk\/news\/pitch-report-p-sara-oval-colombo-cricket365-com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-139175 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.islandcricket.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/picture3372.jpg\" alt=\"cricket ground\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><em>* Oval &#8211; Saravanamuttu Stadium<\/em> <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Image Source :\u00a0<a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.islandcricket.lk\/news\/pitch-report-p-sara-oval-colombo-cricket365-com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">islandcricket<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/thuppahis.com\/2018\/11\/29\/the-political-tussles-behind-the-cricketing-grounds-in-colombo-1945-2018\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-139175 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thuppahis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/ben1111.jpg?ssl=1\" alt=\"cricket ground\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><em>Sinhalese Sports Club ground<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em>Image Source :\u00a0<a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/thuppahis.com\/2018\/11\/29\/the-political-tussles-behind-the-cricketing-grounds-in-colombo-1945-2018\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">thuppahis<\/a><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-139176 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/ground-3.jpg\" alt=\"ground \" width=\"299\" height=\"298\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><em>Asgiriya ground Kandy<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cricketage.in\/2022\/03\/08\/galle-cc-advertises-for-head-coach-post-without-exco-approval\/galle\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-139175 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cricketage.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Galle.jpg\" alt=\"cricket ground\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><em><span style=\"color: #000000;\"> Galle Esplanade cricket ground<\/span> <\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><em><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Image Source :\u00a0<a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cricketage.in\/2022\/03\/08\/galle-cc-advertises-for-head-coach-post-without-exco-approval\/galle\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">cricketage<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Colombo_Cricket_Club_Ground\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-139175 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/f\/f6\/Colombo_Cricket_Club_Ground_%285722787660%29.jpg\" alt=\"cricket ground\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><em>Colombo Cricket Club ground<\/em> <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><em><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Image Source :\u00a0<a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Colombo_Cricket_Club_Ground\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">wikipedia<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.espncricinfo.com\/story\/sri-lanka-s-chief-curator-to-be-honoured-605482\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-139175 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/img1.hscicdn.com\/image\/upload\/f_auto,t_ds_w_1280,q_70\/lsci\/db\/PICTURES\/CMS\/127500\/127577.2.jpg\" alt=\"cricket ground\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><em><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Premadasa Stadium<\/span><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><em><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Image Source :\u00a0<a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espncricinfo.com\/story\/sri-lanka-s-chief-curator-to-be-honoured-605482\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">espncricinfo<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sportsf1.com\/cricket-pitch-report\/rangiri-dambulla-international-stadium\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-139175 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/sportsf1.com\/Images\/Ground\/rangiri_dambulla_international_stadium.jpg\" alt=\"cricket ground\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Dambulla Stadium<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><em><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Image Source :\u00a0<a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsf1.com\/cricket-pitch-report\/rangiri-dambulla-international-stadium\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">sportsf1<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-139177 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/ground-8.jpg\" alt=\"ground\" width=\"301\" height=\"306\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><em>Pallekele Stadium<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newswire.lk\/2020\/11\/27\/lpl-boundry-line-distance-short-slc-chairman-replies\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-139175 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newswire.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Screenshot_20201127-192546_Chrome.jpg\" alt=\"cricket ground\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><em>Rajapakse Stadium<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><em>Image Source :\u00a0<a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.newswire.lk\/2020\/11\/27\/lpl-boundry-line-distance-short-slc-chairman-replies\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">newswire<\/a><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #800000;\"><em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a style=\"color: #800000;\" href=\"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/elanka-newsletter-sign-up\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Click here to receive your free copy of the eLanka Newsletter twice a week delivered directly\u00a0to\u00a0your\u00a0inbox!<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/em><\/span><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>INTERNATIONAL CRICKET VENUES IN SRILANKA &#8211; By Dr. Gnana Sankaralingam On Wednesday February 17 1982, when Bob Willis bowled to Bandula Warnapura, Sri Lanka became the eighth test playing country in cricket. That moment was none symbolic than the country arriving as a force in cricket. 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