tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-321648582024-03-17T14:44:23.888+05:30Sanath Jayasuriya BlogspotSanath Jayasuriya - The Man, the Legend, the Maestro!!
A place for all fans of the Master Blaster from Sri Lanka!!! Just our little way of saluting the greatest all rounder Sri Lanka has ever produced.Sujan Raohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02694521777130456875noreply@blogger.comBlogger496125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32164858.post-29268368476964361102011-09-22T08:47:00.001+05:302011-09-22T08:52:08.270+05:30It hurts most when your people turn against you - Jayasuriya<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Qs6S3A4hhHA/TnqoogCbU5I/AAAAAAAAC9k/G4RW5ZKRT-M/s1600/sanath1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">More than five and a half months after the event, Sanath Jayasuriya still struggles to hide his disappointment. He attempts to put on a brave, philosophical face, but it is obvious that being left out of the team for the World Cup still rankles the 42-year-old.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">As much as his own absence from the Sri Lankan team that worked its way to the final of the competition, the former skipper is also upset at the loss Kumar Sangakkara’s men suffered in the title round at the hands of India despite having put up a big total on the board.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">“It was disappointing not to play in this World Cup,” Jayasuriya concedes in a chat. “People like the then chairman (Aravinda de Silva) said the team picked for the competition was the best team that could have been selected. Yes, I am disappointed personally for not having played in the World Cup, and I know it was very disappointing for the Sri Lankan people when the team lost in the final.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">“At the interval, we all felt the team had a great chance of winning the title. When you have 270 on the board in a Cup final, it is as good as having the game in your hand. But I don’t think the defence of that total was planned properly, and I feel the bowlers were not used properly.”</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Does he think he would have made a difference, with his vast experience, in a game as crucial as a World Cup final? “You can never say with any certainty exactly what would have happened,” he laughs. “But whenever I have got the opportunity, I have always done my best…”</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Jayasuriya eventually called time on his international career a couple of months back, afforded a farewell in the limited-overs series in England. “It was a bit tough,” he recalls of the walk back to the pavilion after his last day in international cricket. “To have played 20 years of cricket and then to call it quits, it is a bit tough. But that is a reality you need to face some day. I took the decision to retire, and I have taken it in the right spirit.”</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The destructive left-hander admits to a few regrets, and while he does throw up a few hints, he refrains from targeting individuals. “When you play as long as I have done, definitely there will be a few things that will not go your way,” he offers, measuring his words with great care. “What hurts most is when your own people turn against you.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">“These are the people you have played with for a long time. Sometimes, when people who you have played with hit you in a different way, it becomes hard to digest. They have their own articles to write, and if they have something to say about you, they don’t do it straight up but go in a roundabout way in their criticism. That hurts. That’s something I will never do. But I have played enough and been around long enough to be able to take it in my stride. I feel if you want to make a point, come out in the open and make it directly,” he continues, leaving no one in any doubt which current players he is talking about though he pointedly chooses not to come up with names.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Jayasuriya says he hasn’t found juggling his multiple roles of a politician, a businessman, a commentator and an occasional cricketer difficult at all. “You can manage all these if you want to, and if you have a plan,” he shoots back. “I have some kind of a plan, and that makes it easy for me. I am very happy that I do a bit of everything.”</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i>Source: <a href="http://www.deccanherald.com/content/192645/it-hurts-most-your-people.html">DHNS</a></i></span></div><div class="blogger-post-footer">Sanath Jayasuriya Blogspot - http://sanath189.blogspot.com</div>Sujan Raohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02694521777130456875noreply@blogger.com108tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32164858.post-85566442942277080662011-09-18T23:51:00.003+05:302011-09-18T23:53:31.336+05:30CLT20 2011: Age No bar for Sanath Jayasuriya<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-bDAyUlHnAN4/TnY2dR061oI/AAAAAAAAC9g/laNENv9DFZQ/s1600/sanath-ruhunu-11.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-bDAyUlHnAN4/TnY2dR061oI/AAAAAAAAC9g/laNENv9DFZQ/s400/sanath-ruhunu-11.jpg" width="398" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Yes, we are the underdogs. We’ve got a young team with exciting players who have been playing good cricket at the domestic level. Now they have got an opportunity to replicate that at the big level and they’re keen on doing well.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">If you’re playing well and your team is happy with you, age doesn’t matter. I was a part of this team when they won the T20 domestic championship and did well there. I also played a lot of T20 games outside Sri Lanka, which helped me stay in shape. I want to share my experience with the youngsters and I hope it helps them.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The standard doesn’t matter. We just need to perform at our best as a team and as individuals. I just want to give my 100 per cent to my team as a batsman and a bowler.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i>Source: CLT20 Official Website</i></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer">Sanath Jayasuriya Blogspot - http://sanath189.blogspot.com</div>Sujan Raohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02694521777130456875noreply@blogger.com45tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32164858.post-35922277804525843362011-06-28T10:30:00.000+05:302011-06-28T10:30:38.551+05:30Sanath Jayasuriya's creaking spin destroys Stuart Broad's England<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-U1PSye4WGFk/TglfuQgGqmI/AAAAAAAACqo/V3cuV2auNqE/s1600/sana-eng.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="343" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-U1PSye4WGFk/TglfuQgGqmI/AAAAAAAACqo/V3cuV2auNqE/s400/sana-eng.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: #333333; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;"></span></div><div style="background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 13px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left;">Here was a reassuring reminder for cricket purists: at the highest level, no matter how short the format, class will usually out. This was certainly the case in a disappointingly one-sided Twenty20 international, which ended with Stuart Broad's England being roundly defeated by Sri Lanka, who barely had to break sweat or, in Sanath Jayasuriya's case, into a trot. England lost by nine wickets with 16 balls to spare. It was a horror show.</div><div style="background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 13px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left;">The match was decided during an ugly period of play between the 12th over of the first innings and its conclusion, during which England contrived 41 runs for the loss of seven wickets. Thus they ended up with a paltry total of 136. Charlotte Edwards' women's side wereable to defend that target earlier in the day against Australia, Broad's had no chance once Mahela Jayawardene and Kumar Sangakkara set to work.</div><div style="background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 13px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left;">England, with Broad in charge for the first time, faltered at the start as Michael Lumb and Craig Kieswetter, hopefully reunited, both holed out tamely. However, Kevin Pietersen and Eoin Morgan, England's class acts, soon restored the situation. Together they added 83 in fewer than nine overs with few alarms and five sixes. A proper, competitive total was on the horizon, whereupon the old boys of the Sri Lankan side intervened.</div><div style="background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 13px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left;">First Lasith Malinga induced Morgan to be caught on the leg-side boundary.Then England were undone by someone who first played international cricket in 1989 against Allan Border and Dean Jones. Jayasuriya will be 42 this week and is supposed to be here only for a grand farewell. Yet his creaking left-arm spinners inevitably accounted for Pietersen, who tried to cut a skidding, straight delivery and was bowled. The MP would also dispatch Ravi Bopara during a miserly three-over spell.</div><div style="background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 13px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left;">Until then Pietersen had batted fluently and England had advanced steadily. Now they looked a bit of a shambles and in need of a bit more class. It was a surprise that Ian Bell, in such sparkling and impish form, had been omitted from the side. Once again the established pecking order – Bell has rarely been included in recent Twenty20 teams – took precedence over the concrete evidence of the last few weeks.</div><div style="background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 13px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left;">Samit Patel endured something of a nightmare, except that he had probably wrestled in his sleep with every other calamity bar the one that overtook him. Still, to get off the mark, he punched the ball square of the wicket and wandered a few feet out of his crease. Jayawardene flung the ball back and hit the stumps and the laggardly Patel, turning slowly, had not quite regained his ground. Moving slower still he trudged back to the dug-out with his ignominious duck.</div><div style="background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 13px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left;">The tail were equally tame. No one could fathom Malinga to such an extent that in the last over of the innings England were reduced to scrambling three byes from three separate balls as flailing batsmen failed to make contact.</div><div style="background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 13px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left;">The blame for England's predicament – about 30 runs short of par – could hardly be laid at the captain's feet. But neither Broad nor anyone else could threaten Sri Lanka as they set about knocking off the runs. Once again those with a touch of class prevailed. Jayasuriya could not quite defy the years with the bat in his hand. Soon he drove to mid-off to allow Jade Dernbach his first international wicket. But by then Jayawardene was already in full flow.</div><div style="background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 13px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left;">Chris Woakes, trying to be too elaborate, was taken for 17 runs in his second over. Occasionally Jayawardene backed away to give himself room to hit on the off side. Most of the time graceful orthodoxy was all that was required. Dernbach's wide range of slower balls did not disturb him greatly; these types of delivery are only effective when a batsman is under pressure to score quickly. The Sri Lankans never were.</div><div style="background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 13px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left;">At the other end loitered Sangakkara nonchalantly dashing the ball through mid-wicket against Graeme Swann. It looked as if he was enjoying being back in the ranks.</div><div style="background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 13px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left;">Loyally the fans stayed on to admire Jayawardene flicking more boundaries off Woakes, but, by then, any tension or any uncertainty about the outcome had long since disappeared.</div><div style="background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 13px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left;">As for the debut captain: well, it was a doddle – for Thilina Kandamby of Sri Lanka. He hardly had to put his pads on or his thinking cap.</div><div style="background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 13px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left;">For Broad it was all a dire disappointment. He now discovered the agony of the post-match interview. We were informed that "we didn't execute our plans; we didn't hit enough boundaries and that Jayawardene and Sangakkara played fantastically well".</div><div style="background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 13px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left;">All Broad can hope for is that his batsmen do not leave him in the lurch again when his second game in charge comes around on 31 August. It is a long time for him to wait to exorcise a nasty experience, albeit against the likes of Virender Sehwag and Mahendra Dhoni.</div><br />
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Veteran Sri Lankan batsman Sanath Jayasuriya said that he is eyeing a comeback and hopes to be selected for the upcoming ODI series against England.<br />
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"I was disappointed when I was not picked for the World Cup. I have been part of the team and also in the [30-man preliminary World Cup] squad and when I missed it, I felt very disappointed," Jayasuriya told <em>Gulf News</em> in an interview.<br />
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"Our chief selector Aravinda De Silva said that he picked the best 15 players for the World Cup, which I don't think was the best. However, I don't want to comment on that much."<br />
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The 41-year-old, who has 444 ODIs under his belt, made his debut in 1989 and is now also a member of parliament. He last played an ODI for Sri Lanka in 2009, but appeared to be nowhere close to contemplating retirement.<br />
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"I hope to be selected for the England one-day series. I have been playing in the provincial series and have played well and got most runs in the domestic season," Jayasuriya said.<br />
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"If I get a chance I will give my best again for my country or I will continue with my preparations for the coming Sri Lankan Premier League (SPL) in July, which is going to be a big and interesting tournament."<br />
The ODI series between England and Sri Lanka gets underway with the first ODI at the Kennington Oval in London on June 28.<br />
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Six national captains, including four from Sri Lanka, <a href="http://www.facebook.com/SanathJayasuriya">Sanath Jayasuriya</a>, Mahela Jayawardane, Kumar Sangakkara and T. M. Dilshan, will lead seven Provincial teams in the forthcoming Sri Lanka T20-Premier League (SL-T20-PL) Tournament.<br />
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The seventh captain will be former Sri Lanka vice-captain, Chaminda Vaas. The Sri Lanka T20 Premier League will feature almost 35 international cricketing stars and will be the first of its kind in Sri Lanka.<br />
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The event organizers, Somerert Entertainment Ventures (SEV) have found a window for the tournament which is sandwiched between Sri Lanka's tour of England and Australia's tour of Sri Lanka.<br />
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The event will kick off on July 15th and will go on for 18 days. Twenty four hotly contested matches, including the two semi-finals and the final, will be played at the R. Premadasa Stadium. There will be two matches on certain days.<br />
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Dashing opener T. M. Dilshan will lead Basnahira while Kumar Sangakkara (Kandurata), Mahela Jayawardane (Wayamba),<b style="color: #fff2cc;"> Sanath Jayasuriya (Ruhuna)</b> and Chaminda Vaas (Uva) will be the other captains.<br />
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Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi (Nagenahira) and New Zealand skipper Daniel Vettori (Uthura) have been chosen to lead two provinces that were isolated from the game for ages due to the civil war.<br />
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Five overseas players could be registered to a provincial team but only four will be allowed to play in a match. Sri Lankan national selectors and cricket authorities have agreed to blood as many youngsters and almost 70 Sri Lankan cricketers will be registered in the seven team tournament.<br />
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Almost all Pakistani national cricketers will be invited to play in the SLPL. Factually, Sri Lanka was Pakistan's adopted home in the 2011 Cricket World Cup concluded last month as they played all their first round matches in Sri Lanka.<br />
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In addition to that, Chris Gayle and the Bravo cousins (Dwayne and Darren) from West Indies, Pathan brothers (Irfan and Yousuf) from India, Herschelle Gibbs, David Warner and Shaun Tait will be seen in action on Sri Lankan soil.<br />
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The availability of retired great Muttiah Muralitharan is not yet confirmed but some unconfirmed sources revealed that he is eager to play in the series.<br />
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Milind Rege, the tournament manager of the 2011 cricket World Cup will be in charge of all cricketing matters of the tournament. Rege is a former Ranji Trophy captain for Mumbai and recently retired from TATA corporation as a managing committee member.<br />
</div><div class="blogger-post-footer">Sanath Jayasuriya Blogspot - http://sanath189.blogspot.com</div>Sujan Raohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02694521777130456875noreply@blogger.com18tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32164858.post-54374299626576076642011-04-14T04:37:00.000+05:302011-04-14T04:37:07.155+05:30Sanath Jayasuriya dancing in IPL 2011 after KXIP victory<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Sanath Jayasuriya danced to the tune of Punjabi beats after Kings XI Punjab chased down an improbable 189 against Chennai Super Kings, thanks to Paul Valthaty's brilliant innings of 120 not out. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Jayasuriya, who is an expert with the official broadcaster Sony, had predicted that Kings XI will beat Chennai Super Kings and if that happens he will dance. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Adam Gilchrist reminded Jayasuriya of his promise in the post match ceremony. "I hope to see Sanath Jayasuriya dancing, he said he will dance if we win today," said the Kings XI captain. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">True to his word, Jayasuriya shook his legs in the television studio. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">"They (Kings XI Punjab) were being criticised by everybody. I had the confidence that they will win today," said Jayasuriya.</span><br />
</div><div class="blogger-post-footer">Sanath Jayasuriya Blogspot - http://sanath189.blogspot.com</div>Sujan Raohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02694521777130456875noreply@blogger.com19tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32164858.post-88789508006719080432011-04-09T13:13:00.004+05:302011-04-09T14:12:57.205+05:30Peoples Sportsperson of the year 2011 - Sanath Jayasuriya<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-5yHxYQWpVJo/TaAOBMuEmSI/AAAAAAAACqk/Fr4N1og0AHw/s1600/pop_durable_brand_slim_2007+%25282%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-5yHxYQWpVJo/TaAOBMuEmSI/AAAAAAAACqk/Fr4N1og0AHw/s400/pop_durable_brand_slim_2007+%25282%2529.jpg" width="258" /></a></div><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Master Blaster Sanath Jayasuriya recently won the ' Peoples Sportsperson of the year 2011 ' award.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Winner : Sanath Jayasuriya</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">For more details click on <a href="http://www.slim.lk/projects_programmes/peoples_awards.html">Peoples awards official website</a> and <a href="http://lk.nielsen.com/site/documents/WINNERS.pdf">Nielsen Official website release</a>.</span></div><div class="blogger-post-footer">Sanath Jayasuriya Blogspot - http://sanath189.blogspot.com</div>Sujan Raohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02694521777130456875noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32164858.post-38823862957285835742011-01-01T01:45:00.000+05:302011-01-01T01:45:27.479+05:30Why Jayasuriya & Vaas are essential for World Cup 2011<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Mvrjvd5QS3E/SgUA-FXeI9I/AAAAAAAACAI/5jPBNFbuLT8/s1600/sanath_dropped+-+www-sanath189-blogspot-com.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Mvrjvd5QS3E/SgUA-FXeI9I/AAAAAAAACAI/5jPBNFbuLT8/s400/sanath_dropped+-+www-sanath189-blogspot-com.jpg" width="348" /></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Tahoma, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Tahoma, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">With the dawn the New Year, players of all countries contesting the 2011 World Cup are hard at practice. The countries have named their provisional squads of 30 players, from which the selectors will pick a squad of 15 by January 15 according to the rules of the International Cricket Council.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Tahoma, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><br />
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</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Tahoma, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">The Sri Lanka 30-member squad is being put through their paces by the coaches comprising Trevor Bayliss, Stuart Law, Champaka Ramanayake and Ruwan Kalpage.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Tahoma, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><br />
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</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Tahoma, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Bayliss and Law are concentrating on the batting techniques, while Ramanayake and Kalpage are watching the bowling and fielding drills.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Tahoma, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><br />
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</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Tahoma, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">The squad is made up of tried and tested players who have been in the constellation of either Test, one-day or Twenty20 cricket. So there is not much to correct in them except the fine tuning of techniques for the Tests and the psychological finesse that goes with the terrain.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Tahoma, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><br />
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</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Tahoma, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">No doubt the preparations within the training squad should include discussions on various scenarios that range from the strategies of our teams and those of our opponents, from the type of wickets the curators will prepare and those that they will not prepare, from the quality of bowling to aggression of batting and …of course in these times of the effects of global warming, the vagaries and impacts of the weather.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Tahoma, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><br />
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</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Tahoma, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Having played the game and being involved in writing about the game for over four decades, and having followed the failures and successes of our cricketers, we make bold to hazard a guess of the likely squad of 15 should be for the 2011 World Cup. We do so with all due respect to the selectors led by former batting great Aravinda de Silva, Ranjit Fernando, Amal Silva and Shabir Asgerally who when they sit to pencil the final squad will do so with none to fear.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Tahoma, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><br />
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</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Tahoma, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Their target is to pick the squad that will deliver and bring the big prize in one-day cricket home. They have been in selection game before and are thick skinned enough to receive bouquets or the brickbats that await them after selection with equanimity. These selectors are gentleman of repute and neither fear nor favour affects them.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Tahoma, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><br />
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</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Tahoma, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">The brickbats will come from arm chair critics many of whom may not have handled a bat or know neither a chuck from legitimate delivery. And so thick skins and a sense of humour is what the Selectors and Sri Lanka Cricket led by D.S. de Silva need.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Tahoma, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><br />
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</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Tahoma, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">The selectors have made it known that they will look for the complete team. Translated, this means that they will mix youth with experience. With the World Cup not a pitch for the timid, there is no substitute for experience.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Tahoma, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><br />
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</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Tahoma, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">That is where the experience of Sanath Jayasuriya and Chaminda Vaas is essential. The selectors are all men of honesty and great integrity and who knows what it is to play a straight bat. Like in a team where only 11 can play, the ICC rules require that they name only 15. They would love to name more. But it is 15 and that’s it!</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Tahoma, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><br />
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</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Tahoma, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">So here we go and here’s our 15. Kumar Sangakkara, Mahela Jayawardena, Tillekeratne Dilshan, Upul Tharanga, Sanath Jayasuriya, Thilan Samaraweera, Angelo Matthews, Thisara Perera, Chaminda Vaas, Muttiah Muralitheran, Suraj Randiv, Nuwan Kulasekera, Ajantha Mendis, Malinga Bandara, Lasith Malinga.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Tahoma, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><br />
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</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Tahoma, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">The one player we would have loved to include was Dinesh Chandimal. But with only a squad of 15 allowed, it was with great reluctance that we had to leave him out of our radar.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Tahoma, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><br />
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</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Tahoma, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #fff2cc;">Jayasuriya and Vaas are essentials in the team.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #3e3e3e; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Tahoma, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Tahoma, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">They have been in World Cups and finals before and know the frying pan heat that exists and are the ideal foam and hoses to douse the fire.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Tahoma, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><br />
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</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Tahoma, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Jayasuriya need not allow the political tag that he is carrying worry him. As usual he will have the green-eyeds baying for his ouster. Cricket is a different ball game and he has the all round experience and the talent to prove his worth, value and necessity in the team.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Tahoma, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><br />
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</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Tahoma, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Jayasuriya has been tops at training. He has shown that age has not slowed his reflexes nor dimmed his enthusiasm and hunger. He is performing every drill like he did a decade ago and is looking ferocious like a lion in hunger and waiting to pounce and devour. He must be let loose.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Tahoma, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><br />
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</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Tahoma, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Chaminda Vaas too has shown that he has not lost his ability, although he has slowed in pace. He is now concentrating on line, length and movement and pushing batsmen into the run drought zone. His batting skills have improved tremendously and he has shown an opening batsman’s flair in recent times.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Tahoma, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><br />
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</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Tahoma, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">The choosing of the final eleven to take the field we leave that to those who will have to execute a different stroke which will be no easy task, because they will be on a sticky wicket. However the playing eleven will be known, only after a look at the wicket. If it is a green top then it is obvious that Sri Lanka will go in pace heavy. If it is a dry strip, then it will be spin-heavy.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Tahoma, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><br />
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</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Tahoma, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">However everything will depend on the winning of the all important toss. What ever the playing eleven, if skipper Sangakkara has luck with the toss everything could be fine. But losing the toss could put us in a tricky situation. Sub continent pitches are notorious for assisting spin. With this in mind Sri Lanka will go in with spin reducing the pace battery. Sri Lanka will be playing most of their matches on home soil. With this being the case, with the home advantage of preparing the wickets, although there is no written law, it is likely that the curators will concentrate on wickets assisting spin. The home team must take advantage when preparing pitches. We have the world’s best spinner in Muttiah Muralitheran and the other spinners in the squad are equally good and the opposing batsmen will not find it easy coping with them.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Tahoma, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><br />
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</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Tahoma, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">With final 15-member squad picking time nearing all eyes will be focused on the four-member selection panel waiting to see the squad that they will toss out to carry Sri Lanka’s challenge in winning the biggest one-day cricket prize the 2011 World Cup. We have made our informed guess and prediction, but like all should, we shall take the selectors’ decision with grace as we have confidence in their collective wisdom. We wish them well.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Tahoma, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Tahoma, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Former West Indies captain Clive Lloyd has named two Sri Lankan veterans Sanath Jayasuriya and Muttiah Muralitharan as candidates to form the greatest One Day International team of all time.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Tahoma, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><br />
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</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Tahoma, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Dashing left hander Jayasuriya and legendary off spinner Muralitharan both members of the 30 members World Cup squad are slotted in the opening and spin category respectively to form the greatest One Day International team of all time.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Tahoma, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><br />
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</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Tahoma, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">The International Cricket Council's official website is asking supporters from across the globe to select their choice of the greatest One Day International match and team of all-time to mark the 40th anniversary of ODI cricket.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Tahoma, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><br />
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</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Tahoma, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">In his Greatest ODI Team of All Time, Lloyd believed quite a few West Indies players would make the cut. "Desmond Haynes, Gordon Greenidge, Viv Richards, Brian Lara, Andy Roberts, Michael Holding, Joel Garner and Malcolm Marshall, would be some of the contenders for sure."</span></span><br />
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</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Tahoma, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Lloyd named some of the candidates for the team: Brian Lara, Sachin Tendulkar, Glenn McGrath, Shane Warne, Muttiah Muralidaran, Daniel Vettori, Sanath Jayasuriya, Richard Hadlee, Imran Khan, Kapil Dev, Ian Botham, Javed Miandad, Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Adam Gilchrist and Wasim Akram. "I would love to lead a side like this. It will be dream come true. If I cannot lead, then there is no one better than Imran Khan for the job,"</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Tahoma, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><br />
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</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Tahoma, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">As ODI cricket celebrates its 40th anniversary in January 2011, Lloyd went down memory lane about his side which is rated the best ever in cricket history.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Tahoma, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><br />
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</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Tahoma, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">"I think the approach we had, showed the way. We played quite a few shots and enjoyed our cricket. I am sure some of the teams picked it up from there. Sri Lanka certainly did with Jayasuriya and Kaluwitharana in 1996.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Tahoma, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><br />
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</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Tahoma, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">'It was our thinking that shots must be played and the paying public must be entertained. That is the reason the crowds enjoy watching one-day cricket," said Lloyd.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Tahoma, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><br />
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</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Tahoma, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">"At least now they are playing a lot more shots. Now they innovate a lot. You have the Dilscooop, the reverse sweep, slog sweep and a lot more. That's what crowds want, entertainment. All this makes one-day cricket exciting," added Lloyd.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Tahoma, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><br />
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</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Tahoma, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">He was part of the early years of the format in the 1960s in England when it was played on Sunday afternoons between a select side called International Cavaliers and retired and current county cricketers.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Tahoma, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><br />
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</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Tahoma, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">"Whoever thought this format up deserves credit. As the craze grew everybody realised it was a bonanza. It started off as a 40-over game, went to 60 overs and we even played 55 overs a side in county cricket. It (ODIs) has improved the standards of fielding, raised tactical awareness and also brought in innovation."</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Tahoma, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><br />
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</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Tahoma, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Lloyd was also part of the other key moment in history when World Series Cricket (WSC) brought in new things like day-night cricket, white ball and coloured clothing in the late 1970s. "We have to thank Kerry Packer for these things.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Tahoma, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><br />
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</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Tahoma, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">He was instrumental for that. We owe him a great debt of gratitude," said Lloyd.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Tahoma, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><br />
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</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Tahoma, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">So dominant was Lloyd's side in that era that it made the final of the first three ICC Cricket World Cups with absolute ease and even won two of those editions (1975, 1979).</span></span><div class="blogger-post-footer">Sanath Jayasuriya Blogspot - http://sanath189.blogspot.com</div>Sujan Raohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02694521777130456875noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32164858.post-56659918311680633532011-01-01T01:33:00.001+05:302011-01-01T01:35:16.231+05:30All-round fear by evergreen Sanath<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #3e3e3e; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Tahoma, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"></span><br />
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</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Tahoma, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Bloomfield: 209 in 46.3 overs (S. Jayantha 53, P. Jayawardena 27, C. Silva 48, M. Ranasinghe 2 for 28, L. Dias 3 for 32, E. Gangoda 2 for 11.)</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Tahoma, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><br />
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</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Tahoma, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Saracens CC: 158 in 38.2 overs (A. Suranga 35, E. Gangoda 19, D. Randhika 48 n.o, N. Pradeep 5 for 30, S. Jayasuriya 3 for 15)</span></span><div class="blogger-post-footer">Sanath Jayasuriya Blogspot - http://sanath189.blogspot.com</div>Sujan Raohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02694521777130456875noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32164858.post-63619603245384537492010-12-15T11:16:00.000+05:302010-12-15T11:16:01.979+05:30Jayasuriya will be considered as a specialist batsman for WC 2011 - Aravinda<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Mvrjvd5QS3E/TQhVPwENFlI/AAAAAAAACo4/JThWf3pFSh4/s1600/sanath-aravinda-2011-world-cup.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Mvrjvd5QS3E/TQhVPwENFlI/AAAAAAAACo4/JThWf3pFSh4/s400/sanath-aravinda-2011-world-cup.jpg" width="286" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Tahoma, Arial, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">Chairman of National Selectors Aravinda de Silva stated that his committee will weigh more on experience when naming the final squad of 15 players for the 2011 ICC Cricket World Cup.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Tahoma, Arial, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;"><br />
</span></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Tahoma, Arial, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">The national selectors on Monday named a 30 member preliminary squad in preparation for the World Cup and it will be pruned down to 15 by the first week of January next year in keeping with the ICC regulations.</span></div></span><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;"><br />
</span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Tahoma, Arial, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><div style="text-align: left;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">Strong combination</span></b></div></span><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;"><br />
</span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Tahoma, Arial, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">The 2011 ICC Cricket World Cup will be worked off from February 19 to April 2 and will be co-hosted by India, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka. Aravinda de Silva a member of the 1996 World Cup winning team said that all players in the preliminary 30 member squad have justified themselves to be in this position as they look to form a powerful combination of youth and experience.</span></div></span><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;"><br />
</span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Tahoma, Arial, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><div style="text-align: left;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">Specialist batsman</span></b></div></span><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;"><br />
</span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Tahoma, Arial, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">He said that veteran Sanath Jayasuriya will be considered as a specialist batsman and experienced left arm seamer Chaminda Vaas as an opening bowler. However their selection for the final 15 member squad will depend on how well they could balance the team.</span></div></span><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;"><br />
</span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Tahoma, Arial, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">De Silva regretted the fact that they missed out a great opportunity of seeing some of the players in action who were earmarked for the probable final squad following the postponement of the five match one day international series against the West Indies.</span></div></span><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;"><br />
</span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Tahoma, Arial, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">As a result they were forced to consider the past performances and the international experience of some of the players before naming them in the preliminary 30 member squad.</span></div></span><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;"><br />
</span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Tahoma, Arial, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">De Silva stressed the importance of the players having some exposure at international level ahead of the World Cup and said that Sri Lanka Cricket are exploring the possibilities of playing at least a couple of matches against Bangladesh.</span></div></span><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;"><br />
</span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Tahoma, Arial, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><div style="text-align: left;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">Training sessions</span></b></div></span><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;"><br />
</span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Tahoma, Arial, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">He noted that with no competitive cricket at the moment the players have organized a series of training sessions both at day and night at all World Cup venues namely Hambantota, Pallekele and R Premadasa International Stadium.</span></div></span><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;"><br />
</span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Tahoma, Arial, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><div style="text-align: left;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">No passengers</span></b></div></span><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;"><br />
</span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Tahoma, Arial, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">De Silva further noted that there will be no passengers in the final 15 member squad and each player will need to play a specific role given the occasion.</span></div></span><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;"><br />
</span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Tahoma, Arial, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">He recalled an example how Upul Chandana even as 12th man played a decisive role on the field during the 1996 World Cup quarterfinal match against England.</span></div></span><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;"><br />
</span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Tahoma, Arial, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">Chairman national selectors also believed that the final 15 member squad should include a variety of players who are capable of turning around the game during different match situations.</span></div></span><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;"><br />
</span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Tahoma, Arial, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">(</span><a href="http://www.dailynews.lk/2010/12/15/spo01.asp"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">Source: Dailynews.lk</span></i></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">)</span></span></div></span><div class="blogger-post-footer">Sanath Jayasuriya Blogspot - http://sanath189.blogspot.com</div>Sujan Raohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02694521777130456875noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32164858.post-16698680801004167142010-12-13T23:01:00.000+05:302010-12-13T23:01:40.417+05:30Jayasuriya, Vaas in list of WC 2011 probables<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Mvrjvd5QS3E/TQZXxdAwqII/AAAAAAAACo0/U98XptoSe34/s1600/sanathjayasuriya-2011.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Mvrjvd5QS3E/TQZXxdAwqII/AAAAAAAACo0/U98XptoSe34/s400/sanathjayasuriya-2011.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Tahoma, Arial, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">Sri Lanka has picked veterans Sanath Jayasuriya and Chaminda Vaas in a preliminary squad for next year's World Cup.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Tahoma, Arial, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;"><br />
</span></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Tahoma, Arial, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">Sri Lanka Cricket released a list of 30 players on Monday, of which 15 will be selected for the final squad.</span></div></span><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;"><br />
</span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Tahoma, Arial, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">If selected, Jayasuriya will be playing in his sixth succesive World Cup. The dashing opener took the world by storm in the 1996 edition, when he along with Romesh Kaluwitharana took the opposition bowlers to the sword during the field restrictions. Jayasuriya was declared the player of the tournament on that occasion.</span></div></span><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;"><br />
</span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Tahoma, Arial, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">Out of favour medium pacer Vaas has been a useful contributor for the Lankans over the years and at 36 will be hoping to feature in yet another World Cup.</span></div></span><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;"><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Tahoma, Arial, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">Sidelined veterans Sanath Jayasuriya and Chaminda Vaas have been included in the World Cup final thirty which the Sri Lanka Cricket has to forward to the ICC by the 10th of this month, the Sunday Times learns.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Tahoma, Arial, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;"><br />
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</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Tahoma, Arial, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">Jayasuriya made his ODI debut against Australia in Melbourne on December 26, 1989 and played his last ODI against India in New Delhi on December 27 2009. A left arm orthodox spinner, Jayasuriya in his 444 appearances bagged 322 wickets with his best being 6/29 against England. In his last stages with the national team he was used more as a stock left arm spinner and a lower middle order batsman.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Tahoma, Arial, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;"><br />
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</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Tahoma, Arial, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">The Sunday Times exclusively revealed that both Vaas and Jayasuriya were back at training with the Lankan squad in September 2010. From the very inception both cricketers made it very clear of their intentions of being a part of the 2011 World Cup squad.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Tahoma, Arial, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;"><br />
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</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Tahoma, Arial, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">Meanwhile, the selectors have named a probe-in-the-dark squad of sixteen for the first two one-day Internationals against the West Indies to christen the Sooriyawewa Stadium on Thursday and Saturday.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Tahoma, Arial, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Tahoma, Arial, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;"><br />
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</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Tahoma, Arial, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">The three seamers in the side are Nuwan Kulasekera, Lasith Malinga and Dilhara Fernando. Nevertheless the selectors have left a door open for themselves by naming the squad only for the first two games.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Tahoma, Arial, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;"><br />
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</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Tahoma, Arial, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><b><a href="http://www.sundaytimes.lk/101205/Sports/spt01.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">(Source)</span></a></b></span><div class="blogger-post-footer">Sanath Jayasuriya Blogspot - http://sanath189.blogspot.com</div>Sujan Raohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02694521777130456875noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32164858.post-17588885091233647742010-10-18T05:01:00.001+05:302010-10-18T05:09:28.887+05:30Jayasuriya & Namal: Two MPs to bat for ICC Cricket World Cup<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Mvrjvd5QS3E/TLuHB9Jdc1I/AAAAAAAACoY/T3QdOwg9Rok/s1600/sanath_jayasuriya_namal_rajapaksha.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Mvrjvd5QS3E/TLuHB9Jdc1I/AAAAAAAACoY/T3QdOwg9Rok/s400/sanath_jayasuriya_namal_rajapaksha.jpg" width="267" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px;">MPs, Namal Rajapaksa and Sanath Jayasuriya were present for the opening of the ticket reservations for the ICC Cricket World Cup which was announced at the Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium in Hambantota yesterday.(<a href="http://www.island.lk/index.php?page_cat=article-details&page=article-details&code_title=9245"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Source</span></i></a>)</span></div><div class="blogger-post-footer">Sanath Jayasuriya Blogspot - http://sanath189.blogspot.com</div>Sujan Raohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02694521777130456875noreply@blogger.com22tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32164858.post-64876034705453141822010-09-30T03:43:00.003+05:302010-09-30T03:45:12.188+05:30Sanath and Mahela make an appearance at Zig Tech Reebok event<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;"></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Mvrjvd5QS3E/TKO55qf1vSI/AAAAAAAACoE/T1lZETf8n_Q/s1600/sanath_jayasuriya_reebok.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="273" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Mvrjvd5QS3E/TKO55qf1vSI/AAAAAAAACoE/T1lZETf8n_Q/s320/sanath_jayasuriya_reebok.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-size: 13px; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 15px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><b>September 29, 2010:</b> It was a celebrity event for footwear giant Reebok when Sri Lankan cricketers Sanath Jayasuriya and Mahela Jayewardene made an appearance at the launch of their newest shoe ‘ZIG TECH’ at their flagship Maitland Crescent store on Tuesday.</div><div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-size: 13px; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 15px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Unveiling the new shoe and trying it on themselves, the cricketers thanked Reebok for their commitment to enhancing the standards of cricket in Sri Lanka by ensuring the team has the exact requirements necessary for peak performance.</div><div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-size: 13px; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 15px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Other cricketing Reebok brand ambassadors in the Asian region are M.S. Dhoni, Rahul Dravid and Shoaib Malik.</div></span><div class="blogger-post-footer">Sanath Jayasuriya Blogspot - http://sanath189.blogspot.com</div>Sujan Raohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02694521777130456875noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32164858.post-71002708771117539232010-09-26T09:31:00.000+05:302010-09-26T09:31:23.472+05:30Sanath, Vaas off to the Caribbean<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Mvrjvd5QS3E/TJ7FfJ8aSEI/AAAAAAAACoA/aYVSzMugtEI/s1600/sanath_vaas_carribean.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="215" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Mvrjvd5QS3E/TJ7FfJ8aSEI/AAAAAAAACoA/aYVSzMugtEI/s400/sanath_vaas_carribean.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Batting maestro Sanath Jayasuriya and veteran all-rounder Chaminda Vaas are among hosts of Sri Lankan ex-cricketers who will represent Sri Lanka at the four-nation CLOBI Cup World Master’s Cricket Tournament to be held in Barbados, West Indies.</div><div style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">The tournament, a brainchild of Cricket Legend’s of Barbados is aimed at brining the legends of cricket together for the purpose of providing a world class, exciting and entertaining tournament to Barbados, the region and the world. All matches will be played at the Kensington Oval, formerly known as Pickwick Cricket Club.</div><div style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">The one-week event will commence on October 30 while the finals is to be played on November 5. </div><div style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><br />
Sri Lankans legends will be up against the likes of Mohammed Azharuddin and Javagal Srinath from India, Graeme Hick and Graham Thorpe from England and Courtney Walsh, Courtly Ambrose and Carl Hooper from West Indies. Former Sri Lanka skipper Marvan Atapattu will captain Sri Lanka legends team.</div><div style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Though Sri Lanka is yet to finalize the team, players Romesh Kaluwitharana, Upul Chandana, and Indika de Saram have all confirmed their participation for the tour.</div><div style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">“I am not disappointed, it’s just an individual making a statement,” the 41-year-old Jayasuriya reiterated.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">“Anybody has the freedom to do so, but we must remember that there is a system in place, there are four selectors whose job it is to pick the team. Yes, the captain must have a say, I agree, but at the end of the day, the players must play the game and the administrators must run it.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">“There are six months between now and the World Cup, anything can happen in that period. For the captain to come out and make his choices clear and public is not in good taste. What are the selectors there for?” Jayasuriya, an elected member of Parliament, questioned.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">The explosive left-hander hasn’t played for Sri Lanka since the World T20 in the Caribbean, and his last 50-over game for the country was in India last December. “I am still fit, and I have the same enthusiasm as before,” the former skipper went on.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">“Now that I have retired from Test cricket, I am managing my cricket better, too,” he observed. “Age is just a number, I don’t think it has affected my fitness in any way because I work really hard to stay fit. And I don’t give up. I know that eventually, it’s performances that will count, and that once the provincial tournament starts, I must grab my chances and make runs. I was happy with the runs I made for Worcestershire this season in England, and I am confident I will deliver in the domestic competition too.”</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">Only Javed Miandad has played in six World Cups. Jayasuriya and his Mumbai Indians skipper Sachin Tendulkar have been part of five campaigns, with a sixth beckoning. “The World Cup is a massive stage, and I personally feel the future of 50-over cricket is secure,” Jayasuriya pointed out. “It’s a bit disappointing that the fans aren’t flocking the grounds to watch one-day cricket like they used to. Now, it’s all about T20 cricket – the combination of cricket and entertainment. Plus, you get a result in three hours. The administrators must find ways of bringing the crowds back to 50-over cricket.”</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">One of the pioneers of making the most of the first 15 overs, Jayasuriya agreed that the face of the 50-over game had changed. “There aren’t too many destructive openers. Of course, there is Sehwag who is a unique player. There is no doubt he is the most explosive opener now. But with the introduction of the batting Power Play, there is scope to make quick runs in other positions too.”</span></td></tr>
</tbody></table><div class="blogger-post-footer">Sanath Jayasuriya Blogspot - http://sanath189.blogspot.com</div>Sujan Raohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02694521777130456875noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32164858.post-45197878405574761042010-07-31T12:27:00.001+05:302010-07-31T12:27:30.845+05:30Sanath Jayasuriya Cricket Foundation win and lose<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Tahoma, Arial, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;"><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Tahoma, Arial, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">A fine spell of right arm off spin bowling (4 for 16) by Yoshitha Atukorale failed to help SJCF beat Roy Dias Cricket Academy in a friendly under 13 match played over the weekend.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Tahoma, Arial, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;"><br />
</span> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Tahoma, Arial, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;"><br />
</span> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Tahoma, Arial, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">Charith Mihiranga contributed a fighting 50 for RDCA, that virtually took them through to a fine win. This was the 2nd match of two matches played on the same day.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Tahoma, Arial, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;"><br />
</span> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Tahoma, Arial, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;"><br />
</span> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Tahoma, Arial, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">SJCF did well to convincingly win the 1st match and thus both sides won one match each.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Tahoma, Arial, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;"><br />
</span> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Tahoma, Arial, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;"><br />
</span> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Tahoma, Arial, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">These matches have been organized in preparation for the cricket tour to Bangalore, India by SJCF as they will be embarking on its 1st tour abroad with Sanath Jayasuriya, himself being present.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Tahoma, Arial, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;"><br />
</span> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Tahoma, Arial, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;"><br />
</span> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Tahoma, Arial, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">In the 1st match, SJCF 175 for 9. Y. Atukorale contributing a top score of 25 and in bowling for SJCF, B. Kumararatne captured 3 wickets to bundle out RDCA for 101.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Tahoma, Arial, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;"><br />
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</span> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Tahoma, Arial, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">Chief Scores:</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Tahoma, Arial, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;"><br />
</span> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Tahoma, Arial, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">1st match.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Tahoma, Arial, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;"><br />
</span> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Tahoma, Arial, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">SJCF 175 for 6 (Y. Atukorale 25, B. Kumararatne 21, A. Dissanayake 20, D. Sumathipala 15).</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Tahoma, Arial, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;"><br />
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</span> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Tahoma, Arial, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">RDCA 100 all out (B. Kumararatne 3 for 10, Y. Atukorale 2 for 9, B. Perera 2 for 12).</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Tahoma, Arial, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;"><br />
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</span> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Tahoma, Arial, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">2nd match.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Tahoma, Arial, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;"><br />
</span> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Tahoma, Arial, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">SJCF 117 all out. (A. Dissanayake 30, B. Kumararatne 17, B. Perera 18, S. Rabukpotha 15, Y. Atukorale 10: T. Kavinda 3 for 13, Pushpika 3 for 10).</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Tahoma, Arial, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;"><br />
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</span> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Tahoma, Arial, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">RDCA 120/7 (V. Samuditha 20, C. Mihiranga 50, Y. Anjana 23 n.o: Y. Atukorale 4 for 16, B. Perera 2 for 12).</span></span><div class="blogger-post-footer">Sanath Jayasuriya Blogspot - http://sanath189.blogspot.com</div>Sujan Raohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02694521777130456875noreply@blogger.com21tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32164858.post-88203847365505867182010-07-30T09:29:00.004+05:302010-07-30T09:31:44.116+05:30Life without Murali, Jayasuriya and Vaas<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Tahoma, Arial, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">Sri Lankan cricket is bracing itself for life without three of its greatest ever players.</span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Tahoma, Arial, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;"></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Tahoma, Arial, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;"><br />
</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Tahoma, Arial, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">Spinner Muttiah Muralitharan retired from Test cricket after taking his 800th wicket in a victory over India, while Sanath Jayasuriya and Chaminda Vaas - who have already ended their Test careers - are on the verge of bowing out of international cricket for good.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Tahoma, Arial, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;"><br />
</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Tahoma, Arial, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;"><br />
</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Tahoma, Arial, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">These three veterans, along with Arjuna Ranatunga and Aravinda de Silva, were responsible for transforming Sri Lankan cricket.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Tahoma, Arial, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;"><br />
</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Tahoma, Arial, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;"><br />
</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Tahoma, Arial, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">Their collective performance brought an unexpected victory at the 1996 World Cup and persuaded the established powers to arrange extended Test tours in Sri Lanka.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Tahoma, Arial, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;"><br />
</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Tahoma, Arial, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">In particular it was Murali, under Ranatunga's captaincy, who led the evolution from underdog to formidable cricketing force.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Tahoma, Arial, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;"><br />
</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Tahoma, Arial, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;"><br />
</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Tahoma, Arial, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">"I think Sri Lanka will be extremely lucky if it gets another Muralitharan within the next 100 years," Ranatunga told the BBC.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Tahoma, Arial, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;"><br />
</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Tahoma, Arial, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;"><br />
</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Tahoma, Arial, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">Kent spinner Malinga Bandara agrees, saying: "I think Murali's achievements with bowling are equal to Sir Donald Bradman's remarkable achievements from the bat."</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Tahoma, Arial, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;"><br />
</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Tahoma, Arial, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;"><br />
</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Tahoma, Arial, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">Sanath Jayasurya, meanwhile, has harvested his natural talents with bat and ball.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Tahoma, Arial, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;"><br />
</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Tahoma, Arial, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;"><br />
</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Tahoma, Arial, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">"I think Jayasuriya is a natural player, both batting and bowling, who actually does not need any coaching," said Champaka Ramanyake, Sri Lanka's bowling coach.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Tahoma, Arial, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;"><br />
</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Tahoma, Arial, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;"><br />
</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Tahoma, Arial, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">Nicknamed "Master Blaster", Jayasuriya was instrumental in introducing an aggressive batting style - together with Romesh Kaluwitharana - as the opening batsman. His unpredictable batting helped Sri Lanka to win the World Cup and made him player of the tournament.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Tahoma, Arial, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;"><br />
</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Tahoma, Arial, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;"><br />
</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Tahoma, Arial, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">"There have been occasions that fans left the ground when they learnt that Jayasuriya was not playing," said Ramanyake.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Tahoma, Arial, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;"><br />
</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Tahoma, Arial, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;"><br />
</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Tahoma, Arial, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">Rating Vaas as the best-ever fast bowler Sri Lanka has produced, Ramanyake believes his contribution has been key to Murali's record success.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Tahoma, Arial, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;"><br />
</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Tahoma, Arial, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;"><br />
</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Tahoma, Arial, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">"In cricket we talk about pairs. Since 1996, it was Vaas who supported Murali from the other end, while Murali was taking wickets," said the bowling coach.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Tahoma, Arial, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;"><br />
</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Tahoma, Arial, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">Vaas also contributed with his patient batting style.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Tahoma, Arial, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;"><br />
</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Tahoma, Arial, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;"><br />
</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Tahoma, Arial, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">"I think Vaas, with his overall performance, was unlucky not to be appointed as a captain. That is what happens when you are surrounded by a very talented group," said Channaka de Silva, sports editor of the Daily Mirror English.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Tahoma, Arial, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;"><br />
</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Tahoma, Arial, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;"><br />
</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Tahoma, Arial, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">The trio may yet be re-united, for the last time, at the 2011 World Cup, which will be hosted by Sri Lanka, India and Bangladesh.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Tahoma, Arial, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;"><br />
</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Tahoma, Arial, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;"><br />
</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Tahoma, Arial, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">Both Murali and Jayasuriya are still members of the national team for the shorter version of the game, while Vaas faces an uphill battle despite his good form for Northamptonshire.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Tahoma, Arial, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;"><br />
</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Tahoma, Arial, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;"><br />
</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Tahoma, Arial, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">"I have been knocking on the door to get back to the ODI team but the selectors have been coming up with different excuses," Vaas told the BBC Sinhala service.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Tahoma, Arial, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;"><br />
</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Tahoma, Arial, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;"><br />
</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Tahoma, Arial, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">Beyond that tournament, how will Sri Lanka cope without the presence of three legends in the dressing room?</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Tahoma, Arial, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;"><br />
</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Tahoma, Arial, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;"><br />
</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Tahoma, Arial, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">"I think Sri Lanka won't notice a huge impact in the short term," says de Silva.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Tahoma, Arial, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;"><br />
</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Tahoma, Arial, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">"Australia, for example, went through a downward tendency long after the departure of many senior players," he said.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Tahoma, Arial, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;"><br />
</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Tahoma, Arial, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;"><br />
</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Tahoma, Arial, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">Mahela Jayawardene's 10th Test hundred at the Sinhalese Sports Club in Colombo on Tuesday may be a clear example of the team's new direction.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Tahoma, Arial, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;"><br />
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<div style="font-size: 13px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 15px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Sri Lankan all rounder, Sanath Jayasuriya has been dropped from the squad. He was not one of the twenty players who were offered new central contracts by Sri Lanka Cricket for the upcoming season. Jayasuriya who is now 41 years old, has been playing since 1989 and played an essential role in Sri Lanka winning the 1996 World Cup. Despite Jayasuriya’s public wishes to play until the 2011 World Cup before retiring, he was not amongst the twenty players who were offered contracts, which could be blamed on his recent poor performance.</span></span></div><div style="font-size: 13px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 15px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Jayasuriya held the record for the highest Test score by a Sri Lankan, 340 against India, and the longest partnership in a Test match, with Roshan Mahanama, where they managed 576 runs in 1997. However, almost 10 years later, the records were broken by fellow Sri Lankans, Mahela Jayawardene with partner Kumar Sangakkara. Jayasuriya also holds the honour of being the first Sri Lankan and the 33</span></span><sup style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">rd</span></span></sup><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">cricketer in history to reach the 100 Test mark.</span></span></div><div style="font-size: 13px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 15px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Jayasuriya also has an impressive record in his One Day International career, he holds the fourth highest One Day International score with Viv Richards, and also boasts one of the four highest individual Sri Lankan scores. He is the current holder of the record for the fastest fifty in ODI’s, which he scored just off of 17 balls. He was the record-holder for the fastest century and the world record for most ODI sixes, both of which he lost to Pakistan’s Shahid Afridi.</span></span></div><div style="font-size: 13px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 15px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">He became the fourth batsman in the world to score more than 10,000 runs and the second batsman to score more than 12,000 and 13,000 runs in the history of the One Day Internationals. He also holds the third highest number of centuries in One Day Internationals, with an impressive 28 centuries. In addition to that he heads the most international ODI caps, 444, closely followed by Sachin Tendulkar of India.</span></span></div><div style="font-size: 13px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 15px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Jayasuriya made his mark in Twenty20 cricket as well, in the 2007 ICC World Twenty20, he impressed by scoring two centuries in the group stages.</span></span></div><div style="font-size: 13px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 15px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">His form started declining and he didn’t impress too much in the One Day International series against England after the World Cup, which Sri Lanka lost 3-2. In 2007, he signed for Warwickshire in the Twenty20 Cup, but only a year later he signed with the Mumbai Indians to play in the Indian Premier League. He now plays with Worcestershire Royals in their Twenty20 cup campaign.</span></span></div><div style="font-size: 13px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 15px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Glenn McGrath said, Jayasuriya was in his list of XI toughest batsmen, “it is always a massive compliment to someone to say they changed the game, and his storming innings in the 1996 World Cup changed everyone's thinking about how to start an innings.” Jayasuriya whose trademark shot is a lofted cut over point, can diversify with both cuts and pulls. Sri Lanka Cricket’s decision to leave Jayasuriya out may prove costly, because despite his age and recent poor form, the Sri Lankan star still has a lot to offer.</span></span></div><div class="blogger-post-footer">Sanath Jayasuriya Blogspot - http://sanath189.blogspot.com</div>Sujan Raohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02694521777130456875noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32164858.post-40526830697210042022010-07-20T00:26:00.001+05:302010-07-20T00:36:09.048+05:30I owe my good captaincy record to Murali - Jayasuriya<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 1px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 1px;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Sanath Jayasuriya - Former Lankan skipper pays rich tributes to his retiring mate</span></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 1px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 1px; font-family: verdana, geneva, lucida, 'lucida grande', arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><br />
</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Mvrjvd5QS3E/TESedinXrYI/AAAAAAAACj8/MpKoY9c-xsY/s1600/Muttiah_Sanath_son.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="322" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Mvrjvd5QS3E/TESedinXrYI/AAAAAAAACj8/MpKoY9c-xsY/s400/Muttiah_Sanath_son.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><blockquote><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #fff2cc;">Sanath Jayasuriya, accompanied by his son Ranuka, share a light moment with Muttiah Muralitharan during a Sports Ministry event in Colombo on January 2, 2010. President Rajapaksa presented tokens of appreciation to Jayasuriya for having completed 20 years in the international arena. Muralitharan was feted for his world records, while retired sprinter Susanthika Jayasinghe was honoured for her silver medal at the 2000 Olympic games in Sydney.</span></blockquote><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 1px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 1px; font-family: verdana, geneva, lucida, 'lucida grande', arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Their careers overlapped for the most part, the marauding batsmanship of the one complemented beautifully by the cunning and guile of the other during the golden era of Sri Lankan cricket.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 1px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 1px; font-family: verdana, geneva, lucida, 'lucida grande', arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 1px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 1px; font-family: verdana, geneva, lucida, 'lucida grande', arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 1px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 1px; font-family: verdana, geneva, lucida, 'lucida grande', arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Sanath Jayasuriya and Muttiah Muralitharan share a wonderful relationship, one born out of mutual admiration and respect, as well as both individuals’ desire to be the best in their chosen vocations.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 1px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 1px; font-family: verdana, geneva, lucida, 'lucida grande', arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 1px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 1px; font-family: verdana, geneva, lucida, 'lucida grande', arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 1px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 1px; font-family: verdana, geneva, lucida, 'lucida grande', arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">The 41-year-old Jayasuriya recently completed 20 years in international cricket and is still available for limited-overs duties. Three days from now, Muralitharan, 38, will bid adieu to Test cricket but will keep his options open so far as the one-day format is concerned, with an eye on the World Cup in the sub-continent early next year.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 1px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 1px; font-family: verdana, geneva, lucida, 'lucida grande', arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 1px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 1px; font-family: verdana, geneva, lucida, 'lucida grande', arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 1px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 1px; font-family: verdana, geneva, lucida, 'lucida grande', arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Both men were crucial cogs in the wheel during Sri Lanka’s triumphant march to the 1996 World Cup, and once Jayasuriya took over the captaincy at the turn of the millennium, Muralitharan played a key role in the former’s successful stint at the helm.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 1px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 1px; font-family: verdana, geneva, lucida, 'lucida grande', arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 1px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 1px; font-family: verdana, geneva, lucida, 'lucida grande', arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 1px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 1px; font-family: verdana, geneva, lucida, 'lucida grande', arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Under Jayasuriya, Sri Lanka won 18 of their 38 Tests. Muralitharan played in 17 of those triumphs, and played a significant part, too. In all, 35 Tests under Jayasuriya brought Muralitharan an astonishing 230 wickets at 20.22, well below his career average of 22.71, with 20 five-wicket innings hauls and nine ten-wicket match collections.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 1px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 1px; font-family: verdana, geneva, lucida, 'lucida grande', arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 1px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 1px; font-family: verdana, geneva, lucida, 'lucida grande', arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 1px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 1px; font-family: verdana, geneva, lucida, 'lucida grande', arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">“I have a good record as a Sri Lankan captain, and the main reason for that, I think, is that I was fortunate that Murali was at his peak during the four years I captained the side,” said the former skipper, now a television expert, among other things, as he bides his time hoping for a recall to the one-day set-up.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 1px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 1px; font-family: verdana, geneva, lucida, 'lucida grande', arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 1px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 1px; font-family: verdana, geneva, lucida, 'lucida grande', arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 1px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 1px; font-family: verdana, geneva, lucida, 'lucida grande', arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">“Murali is a great character,” he went on, his eyes twinkling with admiration. “There’s never a dull moment when he’s around. He’ll keep all of us going, cracking jokes and giving insights on basically anything. He’s also very positive, hardly gets into a negative mentality and basically it’s fun when he’s around. He’s a very genuine guy as well, and the work he did after the tsunami has been very much appreciated by everyone.”</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 1px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 1px; font-family: verdana, geneva, lucida, 'lucida grande', arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 1px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 1px; font-family: verdana, geneva, lucida, 'lucida grande', arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 1px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 1px; font-family: verdana, geneva, lucida, 'lucida grande', arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Jayasuriya was serving apprentice under Arjuna Ranatunga when Muralitharan was called in Australia for chucking in 1998. It is no secret that Ranatunga took on the establishment and steadfastly stood by his star bowler. Jayasuriya provided a ringside insight into those difficult days. “Murali owes a lot to Arjuna for the way he defended him, and he’s been grateful to Arjuna ever since,” Jayasuriya observed. “When he was called for throwing in 1998 in Australia, I was the vice-captain of the side. Some of the measures Arjuna took to defend him will be hard to match.”</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 1px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 1px; font-family: verdana, geneva, lucida, 'lucida grande', arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 1px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 1px; font-family: verdana, geneva, lucida, 'lucida grande', arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 1px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 1px; font-family: verdana, geneva, lucida, 'lucida grande', arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Reflecting on his time alongside Muralitharan in the national team, the towering left-hander said, “Our careers ran parallel. The hard times and the good times we went through together… Going on to win the World Cup in 1996 was the pinnacle.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 1px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 1px; font-family: verdana, geneva, lucida, 'lucida grande', arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 1px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 1px; font-family: verdana, geneva, lucida, 'lucida grande', arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 1px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 1px; font-family: verdana, geneva, lucida, 'lucida grande', arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Sri Lanka's 41-year-old all rounder, Sanath Jayasuriya has no regrets over missing the Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) annual contract. He has been a permanent fixture in the Sri Lanka side after playing a key role in the 1996 World Cup, but found himself dropped from the list.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 1px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 1px; font-family: verdana, geneva, lucida, 'lucida grande', arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><br />
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</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 1px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 1px; font-family: verdana, geneva, lucida, 'lucida grande', arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 1px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 1px; font-family: verdana, geneva, lucida, 'lucida grande', arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">In January 2009, during the first ODI against India, he became the second man to cross 13,000 runs in ODIs', and at the age of 39 years and 212 days, he became the oldest man to score an ODI century.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 1px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 1px; font-family: verdana, geneva, lucida, 'lucida grande', arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 1px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 1px; font-family: verdana, geneva, lucida, 'lucida grande', arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 1px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 1px; font-family: verdana, geneva, lucida, 'lucida grande', arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">The contracts to the 20 players have been worked out on previous year's performances and found no place for him. Interestingly, Muthiah Muralidharan, who is set to retire from Test cricket after the Galle Test against India, has been retained in the list.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 1px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 1px; font-family: verdana, geneva, lucida, 'lucida grande', arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 1px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 1px; font-family: verdana, geneva, lucida, 'lucida grande', arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 1px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 1px; font-family: verdana, geneva, lucida, 'lucida grande', arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Sanath Jayasuriya will not be able to witness Murali's farewell Test from the VIP enclosure. "I am returning (to Sri Lanka) only by the end of this month and will miss watching him play the last Test. However, I have already sent him a good-luck message for his last Test. He is a great player, who has done lot for the country and not only we, as team mates, but the entire nation will miss him", Jayasuriya further added.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 1px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 1px; font-family: verdana, geneva, lucida, 'lucida grande', arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 1px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 1px; font-family: verdana, geneva, lucida, 'lucida grande', arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 1px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 1px; font-family: verdana, geneva, lucida, 'lucida grande', arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Jayasuriya is likely to be appointed as a guest studio commentator by Ten Sports to air his views on the Sri Lanka-India matches, along with Arun Lal and Dean Jones. He may not play for Worcestershire's final two matches.</span><div class="blogger-post-footer">Sanath Jayasuriya Blogspot - http://sanath189.blogspot.com</div>Sujan Raohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02694521777130456875noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32164858.post-13762420093014303152010-07-15T11:57:00.002+05:302010-07-16T23:52:15.224+05:30Jayasuriya to be a part of Ten Sports Expert Analysis team<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 1px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 1px; color: black; font-family: verdana, geneva, lucida, 'lucida grande', arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">The Micromax Cup between India and Sri Lanka will be telecast live on Ten Sports. The three-match test series begins on July 18, 2010.<br />
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Commenting on the live telecast of the series, Atul Pande, chief executive officer, Ten Sports, said, "Ten Sports is committed to bringing the best of international cricket to its viewers. The matches in the Series will also be tied with in-depth pre- and post-match analyses from experts in the cricketing space.”</span> <br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #fff2cc;">Some of the guests scheduled to appear on the studio shows include Charu Sharma, Arun Lal, Dean Jones and Sanath Jayasuriya</span>. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 1px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 1px; font-family: verdana, geneva, lucida, 'lucida grande', arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">To promote the series, Ten Sports has launched a 360-degree marketing campaign revolving around the thought “The No.1 Test Team is back”, to appear in print, outdoor, digital, radio and television.</span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 1px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 1px; font-family: verdana, geneva, lucida, 'lucida grande', arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">WORCESTERSHIRE Royals could go into Sunday’s final Friends Provident t20 North Group match without an overseas player after they revealed Shakib Al Hasan will not be arriving until next week.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 1px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 1px; font-family: verdana, geneva, lucida, 'lucida grande', arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 1px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 1px; font-family: verdana, geneva, lucida, 'lucida grande', arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 1px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 1px; font-family: verdana, geneva, lucida, 'lucida grande', arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">It was hoped that the Bangladesh vice-captain would join the New Road outfit for the final two games - Warwickshire Bears away on Friday night and Lancashire Lightning at home on Sunday.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 1px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 1px; font-family: verdana, geneva, lucida, 'lucida grande', arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 1px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 1px; font-family: verdana, geneva, lucida, 'lucida grande', arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 1px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 1px; font-family: verdana, geneva, lucida, 'lucida grande', arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">However, he will remain with his national side until next Tuesday night before joining up with the rest of his new team-mates in Derby for the LV= County Championship Division Two clash with Derbyshire the following day.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 1px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 1px; font-family: verdana, geneva, lucida, 'lucida grande', arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 1px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 1px; font-family: verdana, geneva, lucida, 'lucida grande', arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 1px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 1px; font-family: verdana, geneva, lucida, 'lucida grande', arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">New Road chief executive Mark Newton said Sri Lankan star Sanath Jayasuriya may be released prior to the clash with Lancashire should the Royals’ quarter-final hopes be over.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 1px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 1px; font-family: verdana, geneva, lucida, 'lucida grande', arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 1px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 1px; font-family: verdana, geneva, lucida, 'lucida grande', arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 1px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 1px; font-family: verdana, geneva, lucida, 'lucida grande', arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">The Bangladeshi cricket authorities told Newton today that the world’s leading one-day all-rounder will play their two one-day internationals in Ireland before heading north to play Scotland on Monday and the Netherlands, in which County batsman Alexei Kervezee will feature, on the Tuesday before making the near 300-mile trip from Glasgow to Derby.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 1px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 1px; font-family: verdana, geneva, lucida, 'lucida grande', arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 1px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 1px; font-family: verdana, geneva, lucida, 'lucida grande', arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 1px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 1px; font-family: verdana, geneva, lucida, 'lucida grande', arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">It is a bitter blow for the Royals as the news comes after Australian opener Phil Jaques headed back home to New South Wales.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 1px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 1px; font-family: verdana, geneva, lucida, 'lucida grande', arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 1px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 1px; font-family: verdana, geneva, lucida, 'lucida grande', arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 1px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 1px; font-family: verdana, geneva, lucida, 'lucida grande', arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">“We understand the Bangladesh Cricket Board’s stance,” Newton said. “Of course, we are disappointed, but they regard all their matches as important and they have picked up a number of injuries.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 1px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 1px; font-family: verdana, geneva, lucida, 'lucida grande', arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 1px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 1px; font-family: verdana, geneva, lucida, 'lucida grande', arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 1px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 1px; font-family: verdana, geneva, lucida, 'lucida grande', arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">“But when you sign international players this can happen as their boards have first rights, so it’s a great shame that Shakib will miss our Twenty20 campaign.”</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 1px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 1px; font-family: verdana, geneva, lucida, 'lucida grande', arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 1px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 1px; font-family: verdana, geneva, lucida, 'lucida grande', arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 1px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 1px; font-family: verdana, geneva, lucida, 'lucida grande', arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Newton said the County will talk to Jayasuriya this week about his involvement in the final two matches of the Royals t20 campaign.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 1px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 1px; font-family: verdana, geneva, lucida, 'lucida grande', arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 1px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 1px; font-family: verdana, geneva, lucida, 'lucida grande', arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 1px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 1px; font-family: verdana, geneva, lucida, 'lucida grande', arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Worcestershire need to win their remaining two games to stand a chance to progression, but the New Road chief executive admits all hopes of a place in the last eight would be all but over should Derbyshire Falcons beat Durham Dynamos tomorrow night.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 1px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 1px; font-family: verdana, geneva, lucida, 'lucida grande', arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 1px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 1px; font-family: verdana, geneva, lucida, 'lucida grande', arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 1px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 1px; font-family: verdana, geneva, lucida, 'lucida grande', arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">If the Falcons win in the north-east it would mean, should they lose their final two matches, that progression would go down to run-rate and Derbyshire have a vastly superior one to Worcestershire.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 1px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 1px; font-family: verdana, geneva, lucida, 'lucida grande', arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 1px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 1px; font-family: verdana, geneva, lucida, 'lucida grande', arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 1px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 1px; font-family: verdana, geneva, lucida, 'lucida grande', arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">“Sanath will be in the squad on Friday, but we will talk to him this week about the final match if we are no longer in contention,” Newton said.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 1px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 1px; font-family: verdana, geneva, lucida, 'lucida grande', arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 1px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 1px; font-family: verdana, geneva, lucida, 'lucida grande', arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 1px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 1px; font-family: verdana, geneva, lucida, 'lucida grande', arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">“The key match is tomorrow’s meeting between Derbyshire and Durham. If Derbyshire win then it could go down to run-rate and we are a long, long way behind.”</span><div class="blogger-post-footer">Sanath Jayasuriya Blogspot - http://sanath189.blogspot.com</div>Sujan Raohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02694521777130456875noreply@blogger.com1