16/11/2008

Sri Lankan Cricket – Allegations galore

The on going differences between Sri Lankan cricketers contracted by the Indian Premier League (IPL) and the administration of Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) on the non-availability of players to represent the country due to a clash of dates has spilled out into the public domain.

Until recently, only Ranatunga’s version was public. However, an article "Did country’s top cricketers dupe the public and government?" written by Rex Clementine, upbraiding the Sri Lankan players for their duplicity has changed all that.

The article was provocative enough to impel Mahela Jayawardene to defend himself. As expected, he reveals that the cricketers have kept the SLC fully informed about their contracts with the IPL. If what he says is true then one is compelled to wonder why Ranatunga is playing politics.

Now that both versions are out, further revelations and name-calling is expected.

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7 comments:

Soulberry said...

Yes. Now we know oth sides of it.

Viswanathan said...

Soulberry,

I doubt it. Further revelations are in store.:)

Anonymous said...

Had argued and commented extensively here...

http://www.theflyslip.net/sri-lanka-only-manage-400-in-a-day/#comments

And it is a loosing battle... no doubt about the fact that their board and their fans want to move out of the shadows of the BCCI-Pakistan block and align with the ECB.

They are in for a very rude shock in a short time and I hope the BCCI shoves it up their ass then.

Anonymous said...

And may I add... cement it also... two timing slime balls, considering what all crap has been done for them.

Anonymous said...

Scorpi,

It is obvious that you are not a fan of Ranatunga.

Anonymous said...

scorpi is a spammer spamming his blog everywhere.

Anonymous said...

Ah! A masked vigilante... a first for me.

Anon, it is silly enough that you take pot shots without showing yourself but why come across as someone who cannot even read.

That's not a link to my blog in case you do not know how to read.

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