Sri Lanka captain Angelo Mathews stressed on the importance to play positive cricket when they take the field for the second Test against New Zealand on Friday.

This is a very interesting phase in Test cricket considering the next generation of potential greats have already readied themselves, some of them have already been handed the reins of their national teams in at least one format.

For a fine all-round match-winning performance in the second One-Day International between Australia and England, Mitchell Marsh is the Cricket World Player of the Week.

Angelo Mathews' fighting ton went in vain as India won the third and final Test against Sri Lanka in Colombo by 117 runs to win the series 2-1, their first overseas series win since 2011.

For turning in a fine and disciplined performance in his very first Test on the 2015 Ashes tour and helping Australia end on a high, Peter Siddle is our Cricket World Player of the Week.

India's Test captain Virat Kohli is not reading too much into his team's performances away from home in the last 18 months as he looks forward to the three-match Test series against Sri Lanka.

For wonderful contributions late in the tournament, man of the series, Dwayne Bravo, who led his side Trinidad & Tobago Red Steel to the Caribbean Premier League Title, is the Cricket World Player of the Week.

For a fine 130 in an otherwise poor batting performance by Sri Lanka, where the next highest individual score was 46 and then 25, in the first innings of the third Test against Pakistan, Dimuth Karunaratne is our Cricket World Player of the Week.

Angelo Mathews played a captain’s knock to hold the Sri Lankan innings together and take his team to a lead of 291 runs after Pakistan were bundled out for just 215 on day three of the third Test in Pallekele.

For his crucial seven wicket haul in the second Test that helped Sri Lanka beat Pakistan by seven wickets and level the series 1-1, Dhammika Prasad is our Cricket World Player of the Week.

Sri Lankan captain Angelo Mathews and left-arm spinner Rangana Herath both of whom are suffering from injuries will be available for their side’s World Cup quarter-final next week.

England captain Eoin Morgan admitted that his side were completely outplayed by a dominant Sri Lankan team following the nine-wicket World Cup defeat in Wellington on Sunday.

Sri Lankan captain Angelo Mathews has shrugged off the perception that his team’s bowling attack was heavily dependent on Lasith Malinga.

The third One-Day International between New Zealand and Sri Lanka was abandoned due to rain after 28.3 overs of play at Eden Park in Auckland.

England ran Sri Lanka close before the home side closed out a six-wicket win in the fourth One-Day International in Colombo to move into a 3-1 series lead.

Opposing captains Virat Kohli and Angelo Mathews both scored fine unbeaten centuries but Kohli's effort proved decisive as India won the fifth and final One-Day International against Sri Lanka in Ranchi.

Ambati Rayudu stroked his maiden One-Day International century to drive India to a six-wicket win over Sri Lanka in Ahmedabad that puts them 2-0 up in their five-match series.

The International Cricket Council has named Angelo Mathews and MS Dhoni as captains of its Test and One-Day International teams of the year.

Thisara Perera hit a quickfire half-century to help his captain Angelo Mathews rescue Sri Lanka's innings and then took three wickets to bowl his side to a series-levelling 77-run win over Pakistan in the second ODI.

Fawad Alam and Sohaib Maqsood compiled a new national record sixth-wicket partnership of 147 to put Pakistan on course for a four-wicket win over Sri Lanka in the first One-Day International in Hambantota.