This team captured the imagination of countless sports lovers!" Sri Lanka, under the leadership of Arjuna Ranatunga, defeated Australia in Lahore by 7 wickets with 22 balls remaining on March 17 ...

In this sixth instalment, Aravinda de Silva and Arjuna Ranatunga recall Sri Lanka's inspiring performances and the little things that went their way as they claimed their first-ever World Cup.

Another notable cricketer with a stocky build was Arjuna Ranatunga, the former Sri Lankan captain who led his team to victory in the 1996 Cricket World Cup. Despite his physique, Ranatunga was a ...

There was a time in the 1980s and the 1990s when it was fashionable to call Arjuna Ranatunga ‘fat’. Sri Lanka’s World ...

Arjuna Ranatunga was sacked because he opposed the BCCI strongly says a report. © Cricbuzz Sri Lanka's World Cup-winning captain Arjuna Ranatunga's tenure as the ...

Sri Lankan skipper Arjuna Ranatunga holds up the World Cup trophy in March, 1996 after defeating Australia in the final in Lahore. The 1996 World Cup in the sub-continent will be remembered as ...

While captain Arjuna Ranatunga and deputy Aravinda de Silva were sacked and overlooked for ODIs, Tillakaratne and Roshan Mahanama were dropped from both forms of the game. Mahanama retired ...

Compared 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 a host of ...

according to former Sri Lankan captain Arjuna Ranatunga. The Lankan captain lavished praise on Sachin for not treating the game as a source of income. "Sachin is an iconic figure. We need ...