Sanath to lead new Cricket Technical Consultative Committee Source:Dailymirror Former national cricket captain Sanath Jayasuriya has been appointed as the Chairman of a Technical Consultative Committee for Sri Lanka Cricket by Sports Minister Roshan Ranasinghe.  Joining Jayasuriya as members of the committee will be Farveez Maharoof, Charith Senanayake, Asantha de Mel and Kapila Wijegunawardhana.  Former Sports Minister Namal Rajapaksa had a similar committee in place, led by Mahela Jayawardena, but that was disbanded after Rajapaksa resigned from his portfolio last year. ...

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SLC: Organisational failure?-By Rienzie Wijetilleke Source:Island (rienzietwij@gmail.com) Sri Lankans rise and fall with the performances of our ‘boys’. When Jayasuriya was out of form, we felt it deeply. Every time Aravinda pulled a ball on a good length, our hearts leapt up to our throats. The team recently suffered a painful test series defeat at the hands of a well-prepared and professional England team, and while many will debate the reasons, ranging from personnel to fitness to extracurricular activities to commercial interests; the cricketing aspect will be debated by far more astute observers of the game than myself.  Indeed, during my involvement in the Cricket Board in 1999/2000 as Chairman of Interim Committee, I was never involved in tactical discussions or player selections. These matters were delegated to others who formed part of a ‘team’. I have always been forthright with every one of my colleagues during my time at ...

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Jerome Jayaratne appointed National Cricket Team Manager Source:Ceylontoday Sri Lanka Cricket has announced the appointment of Jerome Jayaratne as the National Team Manager for the team’s upcoming tour of West Indies. Jayaratne was appointed, after the present Team Manager,  Asantha De Mel decided to step down from the position due to personal reasons. Jayaratne currently functions as the Chief Cricket Operations Officer of the SLC and his appointment as the Team Manager is an interim measure. ...

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