Mr Premadasa stressed that Dr. Karunaratne had spent the majority of his 81 years courageously standing up for the political ideology he believed in. Leader of the House Susil Premajayantha also ...

Dimuth Karunaratne is set to retire from international cricket following the second Test against Australia in Galle. It will also be the former Sri Lanka captain's 100th Test match.

Karunaratne deserved a large share of the credit for helping the tourists paddle through troubled waters. At 61 for 3, Sri Lanka were certainly in a spot of bother.