Pakistan's young brigade rattles Sri Lanka
Posted on Jul 04, 2009 at 09:47 | Updated Jul 04, 2009 at 21:37
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Galle: You would have thought by now that Sri Lanka’s selectors would have sorted out their story over the Chaminda Vaas issue. And at the start of a Test series as well.
Amid the backdrop of the Galle Fort and Pakistan left groping in their first innings at fifteen for two, in reply to Sri Lanka’s 292, the island’s national selectors were struggling to keep some vestiges of credibility. It is all quite embarrassing taking the edge off what has been an average day’s play.
But following the typical example of some of the island’s whacky politicians, it seems there are crossed wires as well as some mischiefmaking going on in Sri Lanka Cricket circles. Just who is at fault with the Vaas story is yet to be sorted out; if it ever will.
Convener of selectors Ashantha de Mel says one thing, Vaas gives his side of the story, which refutes De Mel’s version, and Kumar Sangakkara offers another view. De Mel says Vaas told him his ‘Test playing days are over.’
“Not so,’ says the left arm tidy swing and seam bowler with 110 Test caps and 354 wickets. As the accusations fly, he says that didn’t speak to De Mel.
Sangakkara chips on with the comment of how he talked to Vaas on a “one to one” basis before last month’s ICC World Twenty/20 in England. “He still has a role to play in our side. We just have to work out in which format he is going to make the biggest contribution,” Sri Lanka’s new captain said.
Yet Vaas is adamant, despite his Test career is possibly winding down after 15 years, he wants to be around to play in the next World Cup when he will be 37 and the event is staged in South Asia –minus trouble Pakistan. But would also like to be considered as a Test bowler.
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