Facts about renowned international cricket commentator Roshan Abeysinghe not known to many  Excerpts from a television dialog  Roshan had  recently – By Sunil Thenabadu Roshan Abeysinghe is now a name synonymous with cricket known to all cricket fanatics worldwide as an international cricket commentator of repute having commenced a career as a radio media personal in the mid 1990 decade. Roshan is obviously seen  in the commentary box and invariably  at podiums at end of every international fixtures in Sri Lanka performing the presentation ceremony which he has performed delightfully to precision over decades. At this responsibility bestowed on him Roshan has had the opportunity to speak to many captains of local and visiting teams, also to ‘Players  of Matches’ named at the conclusion of matches. Although he brings a document self-written,-cricketing words just flow from his lips ’At all such occasions the cricketing fraternity have admired his fluency in ...

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Suwanee Madanayake, left arm spinner cum coach keen to perform on to the fourth decade – by Sunil Thenabadu in Brisbane The Sri Lankan cricketer Suwanji Madanayake who commenced his first class cricket career in 1991 is currently onto the fourth decade keen to play on for a few more years, as clubs here and overseas need his bowling skilfulness with coaching experience. Master statistician Andrew Samson has revealed to The Guardian that Suwanji Madanayake, ‘Madey to his friends is still going muscular at the age of 48. He had confessed that he is determined, would continue beyond his fiftieth year and into the fourth decade of playing first class club cricket in Sri Lanka and league cricket in England and Australia having debuted in year 1991.  Andrew Samson had reiterated that Madanayake is still at it, particularly fitness wise with the demand for his left arm spin and coaching ...

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