In a Comical Fashion, which has become a norm with SLC under the regime of Thilanga Sumathipala, the board has invited media to attend the Religious activities and the Official photograph of the U19 team on tomorrow, before leaving for the Cricket Cup 2018, even though they haven’t announced the 15 member squad yet.
The U19 World Cup will get underway in January 3rd in New Zealand. According to sources, the Sports Minister Dayasiri Jayasekara confirmed more than a week ago that he has approved the team.
Even after this, SLC is yet to announce the 15 men squad, that will travel to New Zealand. It’s a ridiculous joke, that all the 20 members of the preliminary squad have been summoned at the SLC on tomorrow to attend the Ceremony, even though players don’t know whether they are part of the touring squad on not!
According to sources, there was a controversy regarding a specific player Ayana Siriwardana. Cricket Age published the news weeks ago how he was dumped from the preliminary squad, even though he was the captain and most standout performer from the President XI squad, that toured India for the challenger trophy recently.
It has learnt that Ayana’s exclusion from the squad raised eye brows and his school filed a protest in behalf of him with Dayasiri.
Dayasiri also took this into the consideration, as he has sent the approved squad to SLC along with a letter regarding the omission of Ayana, and that’s the main reason, why board is hesitating to announce the squad, even as Team is about to depart.
