The publisher of the brochure was the Board of Control for Cricket in Sri LankaThe history of the Sri Lanka national cricket team began with the formation of the Colombo Cricket Club in 1832. By the 1880s a national team, the Ceylon national cricket team, was formed which began playing first-class cricket by the 1920s. After Sri Lanka awarded Test status on 21 July 1981 as eighth Test playing nation, Sri Lanka had to wait until 6 September 1985, where Sri Lanka recorded their first Test win by beating India, in the second match of the series by 149 runs at the P. Saravanamuttu Stadium, Colombo. Sri Lanka registered their first ODI win against India at Manchester, England, on 16 June 1979. The Indian second-string squad is already in Sri Lanka and the Lankans are going to have a tough time ahead.

Source: The Nation July 14, 2021 22:18 UTC