THANK YOU MAHELA!
Shripal Nishshanka (Middle
Bond)
Even though Britain destroyed the unity in the world to the maximum,
one of the things they invented in the sports as Cricket can be utilized
to adopt by human beings to play, since exercises enhance the health.
Sri Lanka produced brilliant cricketers and among them Sanath Jayasuriya
is the best of the best. Well mannered, undoubtedly sporty, Sanath inspired
Romesh Kaluwitharana and opened up a new page in the book of one day
cricket as requested by Dulip Mendis and Dave Whatmore and prepared
the way to bring the World Cup to Sri Lanka.
Marven Atapattu was one of the reserve players then, and his talent
in cricket and being brother in law of Arjuna Ranathunga paved the way
for the captaincy of the national team which always has ups and downs
as any sport and game played anywhere in the world. That is a nature
of any sport but maintaining rules and regulations should be taken as
a duty and responsibility of any player. Arjuna Ranathunga's loose tongue
brought some tension between Sri Lanka and Australia, which proved his
un-sportsmanship to the world. It is true that some low class players
think that skin colour is a talent but there are gears in the sports
to answer. The tongue shall be used after controlling by the mind. Roshan
Mahanama, another great cricketer suffered due to Arjuna's poor and
horrible behaviour right through out his national tenure. If not for
Aravinda de Silva's contribution with other participants as the vice
captain in 1996 World Cricket Cup, probably Arjuna Ranathunga may not
even a city councilor today.
Gone are the days, but history shows certain patterns which easily
can be researched to visualize the future with data available at present.
Mahela Jayawardane speaks some English and plays some good cricket time
to time but his reign as the cricket captain of the Sri Lankan national
team shall be revoked immediately. It will be pleasant if Mahela resigns
now rather than facing the axe which can harm his record. Ill treatment
to Sanath during Mahela's captaincy to shut the door partially and his
certain decisions during last World Cricket Cup (WCC) proves his incapability
as a true captain.
It indeed was a shocking speech which Mahela delivered as the runners
up captain soon after the last WCC presentation mentioning about the
future of Marven Atapattu. There is no business whatsoever with Mahela
to predict about the future of Marven Atapattu. Marven is a separate
entity and Mahela is neither Marven's wife nor his mother or father
to say, "I don't know what will happen to Marven in the future"!
The cat jumped out the bag and every wise listener of that no class
speech knew that something is being cooked. Now the time has come to
Mahela to wash his dirty linen.
MAHELA, PLEASE RESIGN NOW LEAVING SOME DIGNITY WITH YOU AND LET KUMAR
SANGAKKARA TO LEAD!
Kumar Sangakkara is a way qualified cricketer to lead the national
team than Mahela in all means. Sri Lankan cricket lovers acknowledge
Mahela's good decisions which paved for fantastic and gorgeous victories
in many series and some good cricket. Now the time has come to play
under Kumar Sangakkara or let somebody else to enter the pool. The Sri
Lankan cricket board shall immediately take necessary action to replace
Mahela, before a flow of facts of truth findings will be displayed to
the world eventually.
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