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Players to abide by SLC decision on IPL: Sangakkara
MUMBAI: Amidst speculation as to whether Sri Lankan cricketers will go back home next month to train for an upcoming international series, Sri Lanka captain Kumar Sangakkara has said that he and his teammates, playing in the Indian Premier League (IPL) will have to abide by the decision taken by their Cricket Board regarding returning home midway from the Twenty20 league for a tour of England.
“We have a tour of England happening by the end of May. I think the Board will start calling us back. I am not sure if it is going to be May 5 or not. It is up to the BCCI and SLC to negotiate on this (date of return). What we as players can do is to abide by the decision of our Board. I hope the players would be communicated after a decision is taken by the BCCI and SLC. We have to abide by that”.
He is the captain of the Deccan Chargers franchise. Asked about who could replace him as the skipper if he had to go back early, he noted: “In T20 cricket anyone can replace a player. No one is indispensable. It is not a great deal. Cameron White, who is the vice-captain, is also back. Moreover, there are a lot of other great international and local players in the side.”
Earlier Sri Lanka‘s Sports minister Mahinadananda Althugamage said that he wanted the cricketers to put the national side over the IPL. “In future, national cricket players can participate in foreign tournaments only in a manner that will not affect practices of the Sri Lankan national team”.
Eleven Sri Lankan players are taking part in the IPL.
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With 57 per cent single new users, Ashley Madison rebrands as discreet dating platform
Platform says majority of new members now identify as single
INDIA: Ashley Madison is shedding the “married-dating” label that defined it for two decades, repositioning itself as a platform for discreet dating in what it calls the post-social media age.
The rebrand, unveiled in India on 27 February, 2026, marks a structural shift in business model and identity. Once synonymous with married dating, the company now describes itself as the “premier destination for discreet dating” under a new tagline: Where Desire Meets Discretion.
The pivot is data-driven. Internal figures show that 57 per cent of global sign-ups between 1 January and 31 December, 2025 identified as single: a notable departure from the platform’s married core. The company argues that its community has already evolved beyond its original positioning.
“In an age where our lives have been constantly put on public display, privacy has become the new luxury,” said Ashley Madison chief strategy officer Paul Keable. He framed the platform’s offering as “ethical discretion” for singles, separated, divorced and non-monogamous users seeking private connections.
The shift also taps into wider digital fatigue. A global survey conducted by YouGov for Ashley Madison, covering 13,071 adults across Australia, Brazil, Canada, Germany, India, Italy, Mexico, Spain, Switzerland, the UK and the US, found mounting discomfort with hyper-public online lives.
Among dating app users, 30 per cent cited constant swiping and messaging as a source of fatigue, while 24 per cent pointed to pressure to curate public-facing profiles and early personal disclosure. Some 27 per cent said fears of screenshots or information being shared contributed to exhaustion; an equal share cited unwanted attention.
The retreat from oversharing appears broader. According to the survey, 46 per cent of adults actively try to keep most aspects of their life private online. Only 8 per cent feel comfortable sharing most aspects publicly, while 35 per cent say they are becoming more selective about what they disclose.
Ashley Madison is betting that this cultural recalibration towards controlled visibility can be monetised. By doubling down on privacy infrastructure and reframing itself around discretion rather than infidelity, the company is attempting to convert reputational baggage into a premium proposition.
