"I don't watch Sri Lankan cricket anymore" : Arjuna Ranatunga slams 'disgusting' administration

[hadi123]

"I don't watch Sri Lankan cricket anymore" : Arjuna Ranatunga slams 'disgusting' administration

The 1996 World Cup winning skipper Arjuna Ranatunga is ‘disgusted’ at the way the Sri Lankan cricket is administered that he has stopped watching the national team playing cricket, reported PTI.

“Sri Lanka Cricket and the manner in which it is being administered and managed is so disgusting that I don’t watch our national cricket anymore,” Ranatunga was quoted as saying by Ceylon Today. Sri Lanka is currently engaged in a three-Test series with India, which will be followed by five one-dayers and a T20 International.

However, Ranatunga said he preferred watching the recent England-South Africa Test series, which England is leading 2-1 with the fourth Test scheduled to start from August 4. The Lankans succumbed to a massive 304-run loss against the visitors at Galle in the first Test.

Last month, Ranatunga had alleged match-fixing during the 2011 World Cup final between Sri Lanka and India at Mumbai, which the latter won with six wickets to spare.

Ranatunga, who played 93 Tests scoring 5,105 runs, and 269 ODIs accumulating 7,456 runs, said cricketers and cricket administrators were more worried about earnings, foreign trips and perks rather than commitment of winning for the country.

The 52-year-old said he would be writing to the President Maithripala Sirisena and Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe about the need for the reinstatement of the Interim Committee to manage Sri Lanka Cricket.

https://thefield.scroll.in/845819/i...una-ranatunga-slams-disgusting-administration

 

[LastManstanding]

This man spouts lot of drivel. And to think few years ago, Sunil Gavaskar wanted him as the coach of the Indian team.

 

[Deewana Mastana]

Not surprised that anyone would bother to watch them either if their ex-captains say that.

 

[todfod 11]

what he is saying is right.. Srinlanka will be the new west indies of future..

 

[jonny darko]

Arjuna Ranatunga, a former captain who actually gives a toss about SL cricket.

 

[Nil Dhumrojal]

Not surprised that anyone would bother to watch them either if their ex-captains say that.

Still this team gets three test 5odi series in India.

 

[PakLFC]

Sri Lankan Cricket doesn't watch Arjuna either

 

[Deewana Mastana]

Still this team gets three test 5odi series in India.

In comparison to Pakistan getting any, Yes!

 

[ahmedwaqas92]

Still this team gets three test 5odi series in India.

Yes, because they're not a minnow and have historic ICC trophies to back that claim.

 

[The Viper]

Take what SLC says with pinch of salt – Arjuna

World Cup winning former captain Arjuna Ranatunga is concerned that Sri Lanka Cricket could end up staining the excellent relationship the country has with Pakistan following public statements that it is not possible to resume Test cricket in Pakistan as yet. The national cricket team completed a two week tour of Pakistan where they played three ODIs in Karachi and three T-20s in Lahore. Although PCB is keen to host Sri Lanka for a two match Test series at home, SLC officials have ruled out the possibility claiming it is extremely hard for players to be confined to their hotels during a Test series.

"I am sure the public statements by our officials must be upsetting Pakistan. They are doing their best to bring cricket back into the country and statements like these doesn’t help their cause. As a former captain, I must congratulate PCB for the excellent show they put up during our recent visit," Ranatunga said when contacted by The Island.

"All what I can tell the PCB is that don’t take what officials over here say too seriously. Neither do they understand the game nor what security is."

"Despite representing the country for 19 years, I couldn’t play 100 Test matches. Aravinda played on for 20 years and still ended up with 93 Tests. The reason being during our prime, we received little opportunities. Not many teams toured Sri Lanka in 1980s due to the war. We suffered enough and we know what it means to be deprived of playing cricket at home."

"We see Pakistan suffering the same fate and we all must try and help them out. It’s a shame that SLC is not doing enough to help PCB. People running the game at present perhaps do not know how much Pakistan helped us during our early days."

"Whatever the disagreements you have, that should have been addressed in private. You shouldn’t be running down another country and that too a friendly nation like Pakistan," Rantunga went onto add.

SLC has expressed its displeasure in playing the Test series in Pakistan and instead have requested the series to be played in UAE. Apparently, it costs PCB more than US$ 250,000 per day to host an international team in the gulf.

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