Arjuna Ranatunga
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World Cup-winning captain Arjuna Ranatunga set to be arrested over corruption charges; check details
Cricket | Dec 16, 2025, 08:26 AM ISTFormer Sri Lanka cricketer and World Cup-winning captain Arjuna Ranatunga is set to be arrested over corruption charges linked to his time as petroleum minister. His brother Dammika was arrested and was released on bail on December 16.
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Most runs as captain in ODIs
Sports | Jul 08, 2025, 11:42 PM ISTCheck the list of five cricketers who scored the most runs as captains in ODI cricket. The list features two Indians in MS Dhoni and Virat Kohli.
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'You are looking at disaster': Ranatunga blasts ACC over reserve day decision for IND v PAK clash
Cricket | Sep 16, 2023, 12:19 PM ISTIndia and Pakistan faced each other twice in the Asia Cup 2023. But as the first game between the two teams was washed out due to rain, a decision to add a reserve day for the second match was taken in the middle of the tournament.
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Sri Lanka Cricket seeks Rs 43.4 crore from former World Cup-winning captain Arjuna Ranatunga
Cricket | Aug 16, 2022, 10:48 PM ISTHe made his Test debut at the age of 18 in Sri Lanka's inaugural Test match and is his country's first cricketer to score a fifty in Test.
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Former Sri Lankan skipper Arjuna Ranatunga's brother sentenced 2 years of imprisonment
Cricket | Jun 06, 2022, 08:31 PM ISTPrasanna Ranatunga, who happens to be Arjuna's younger sibling has been sentenced to 2 years of rigorous imprisonment for extortion-related issues. The case dates back to 2015 and was filed against the Urban Development department.
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Sri Lankan cricket legend Arjuna Ranatunga quits United National Party
World | Nov 30, 2021, 02:09 PM ISTIn a letter to United National Party (UNP) leader and former prime minister Ranil Wickremesinghe on Monday, Ranatunga said the UNP has not managed to revive and rebrand itself after the recent electoral losses, which led him to resign.
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Arjuna Ranatunga's 'second-string' jibe doesn't affect India: Captain Shikhar Dhawan
Cricket | Jul 17, 2021, 09:24 PM ISTEarlier this month, Ranatunga had slammed the country's cricket board for agreeing to host a "second-string Indian team" in a white-ball series later this month, saying that it is nothing short of an "insult".
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SL vs IND | Ranatunga just wants to be in the limelight: Kaneria
Cricket | Jul 06, 2021, 12:33 PM ISTFormer Pak spinner has termed Sri Lankan great Arjuna Ranatunga's statement that India had insulted the island nation by sending its 'second-string' team for the series, as a gimmick to hog the "limelight".
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Arjuna Ranatunga slams Sri Lanka Cricket for hosting 'second-string Indian team'; SLC responds
Cricket | Jul 02, 2021, 07:15 PM ISTThe team here is being led by opening batsman Shikhar Dhawan and features half a dozen uncapped players.
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Arjuna Ranatunga wants India's help to tackle corruption in Sri Lanka cricket
Cricket | Oct 23, 2018, 10:39 AM ISTRanatunga said that for the current lowly standing of Sri Lanka in international cricket, the corrupt local administration was responsible.
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#MeToo in Sports: A long time coming
Sports | Oct 10, 2018, 10:40 PM IST#MeToo in Sports: A long time coming
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Arjuna Ranatunga skips Sri Lanka cricket brainstorming session
Cricket | Sep 16, 2017, 05:15 PM ISTJayasekara asked why people like Ranatunga and Sidath Wettimuny, who criticise the current set-up, did not turn up for the brainstorming session.
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I don't watch Sri Lanka national team anymore, says Arjuna Ranatunga
Cricket | Aug 02, 2017, 03:08 PM ISTInstead of watching his home team Sri Lanka playing, Ranatunga said he preferred watching the recent England-South Africa Test series, which England is leading 2-1 with the fourth Test scheduled to start from August 4.
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India's World Cup heroes rubbish Arjuna Ranatunga allegations
Cricket | Jul 15, 2017, 03:04 PM ISTThe Indian cricketers are not exactly amused with Ranatunga's demands, which also in a way undermines their effort. Gautam Gambhir feels that Ranatunga should back his allegations with evidence.
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Arjuna Ranatunga alleges India vs Sri Lanka 2011 WC final was fixed, demands probe
Cricket | Jul 14, 2017, 05:32 PM IST"I cannot reveal what happened on that day, but I would someday reveal the truth," says Sri Lankan legend Arjuna Ranatunga.
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Indian tour has hurt Lanka's World Cup preparation: Ranatunga
Cricket | Nov 14, 2014, 11:10 AM ISTColombo: Refusing to blame the players for the ODI debacle in India, World Cup winning former Sri Lanka captain Arjuna Ranatunga said the country's administrators are responsible for the fiasco which has disturbed the team's
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Know the cricketers other than Gavaskar who ran the cricket board in their country
Cricket | Mar 30, 2014, 06:57 AM ISTNew Delhi: Sunil Gavaskar is not only the test cricketer to be given resposnsibilty of running the cricket body. There have been four cricketers who have shouldered the responsibility due to some circumstances. Don Bradman
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IPL brought disrepute to Indian cricket: Arjuna Ranatunga
Cricket | May 30, 2013, 05:40 PM ISTNew Delhi, May 30: Ridiculing the Indian Premier League (IPL) for turning cricketers into a bunch of avaricious people, World Cup winning Sri Lankan captain Arjuna Ranatunga on Thursday said that the cash-awash T20 league
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Arjuna Ranatunga fired as SLC head for opposing IPL
Cricket | Apr 28, 2012, 05:13 PM ISTColombo, Apr 28: Sri Lanka's World Cup-winning captain Arjuna Ranatunga's tenure as the head of the Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) came to be short-lived because of his opposition to IPL, a report has claimed. 'The
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Ranatunga Blames IPL, BCCI For India's Drubbing In England
Cricket | Aug 25, 2011, 09:56 PM ISTColombo, Aug 25: Former Sri Lanka captain Arjuna Ranatunga has blamed the BCCI and the IPL for India's debacle in England, saying the Board did not let the players prepare well for the tough English