On his 43rd Birthday, Sri Lanka former captain and legendary batsman Mahela Jayawardene today met country’s Sports Minister Dallas Alahapperuma, Cricket Age reliably learns.
As Dallas has also the education ministry under him, the discussion during the meeting was centered around the development of the school cricket in the country.
“Mr. Mahela had a lengthy discussion with Honorable Minister regarding the development of the school cricket, it’s present scenario and how can the ministry move forward” a close associate of Dallas told Cricket Age.
Mahela, during a crisis management meeting at Temple Trees with country’s Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa on May 21, said that the Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) has not done anything in developing school cricket in last 15 years.
The meeting took place after government’s announcement to build an international cricket stadium at Homagama, with an approximate budget of $40 million. Mahela’s claim has started a new debate in Sri Lanka cricket fraternity. Many have backed Mahela’s claim, many other have opined against it.
