Sri Lanka (cricket)

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Sri Lanka has been a full member of the International Cricket Council (ICC) since 1981 and its men's team made their Test debut in 1982. As Ceylon, however, the country have been playing international cricket since 1926–27 (Ceylon became Sri Lanka in 1972).

Sri Lanka won the 1996 Cricket World Cup. Among the country's most famous players have been Muttiah Muralitharan, Mahela Jayawardene, Arjuna Ranatunga, Kumar Sangakkara, Lasith Malinga, Sanath Jayasuriya, and Chaminda Vaas.

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