(This post was last modified: 07-05-2017, 10:09 AM by Black_Hawk.)
Former captain Mahela Jayawardene yesterday dismissed as baseless a gossip website claim that his agent controlled the affairs of the national cricket team. Ironically, it was only last week that Mahela fully backed speedster Lasith Malinga, who attacked Minister of Sports via a gossip website. Mahela in fact posted the video of the gossip website in his twitter account, saying, ‘This is why I like this guy (Malinga)’.
Cricket means so much for Sri Lankans and big names associated with the game should be able to take criticism. Sadly, Mahela has failed to do so. But, he and his agent stand accused of having used media institutions to silence their opponents over the years.
Mahela was Captain when Sri Lanka hosted Pakistan at Pallekele in 2013. Chasing a target of 271 in 71 overs, Sri Lanka were well set at 195 for four after 62 overs. Sri Lanka needed 76 runs in nine over to win the Test match at that stage. On strike was world’s best batsman Kumar Sangakkara unbeaten on 74. The big hitting Angelo Mathews was at the other end. Mahela always speaks of playing the Sri Lankan brand of cricket which is being aggressive and not being afraid to play your shots. However, in that instance, instead of going for the target Mahela opted for a hearty handshake with Misbah-ul-Haq and closed shop. The fans were denied an exciting finish as the game ended in a draw. Not the kind of captaincy that we expected of Mahela.
At the post match media briefing, Mahela was grilled by journalists on his controversial decision.
The following day he used a website to call the hectoring scribes ‘armchair critics’.
The same ‘mud site’ attacked one of the most loyal servants of Sri Lankan cricket – Chaminda Vaas.
In 2005, the vice-captaincy of the national team was taken from Mahela and given to Vaas, who had by then had represented the national team for over a decade. He had also been a member of Sri Lanka’s World Cup winning squad.
Besides managing players, Mahela’s agent functioned as a cricket writer. There was a conflict of interest but Mahela did not care.
The agent used the aforesaid website to cast aspersions on Vaas, who, he claimed, had sought the intervention of politicians to secure the vice captaincy.
Vaas had to resign in the end and chose to suffer in silence. It was a bloodless coup!
In 2009, during the ICC World T-20 in England, six Sri Lankan players came under ICC investigation for their alleged involvement with an Indian model in a London nightclub.
Leading British broadsheet, The Guardian, however, a few months later highlighted only one player, claiming that he was involved in match fixing!
The ICC has a strict policy of not commenting on its match fixing investigations, but an investigation we conducted made a stunning revelation. Under interrogation by the ICC’s Anti Corruption Unit officers, the six players first denied having gone out with the model to the London night club. Then the officers showed the players video evidence obtained from the night club. They were stunned. They were warned that the model was being used by bookies as a honey trap. Watch your steps boys was the message from the ICC. The case was closed.
So, why did The Guardian name only one player as a match fixer? Others were Charlie’s brats! The Guardian cricket journalist who wrote the story is a business partner of Mahela’s agent.
Let Mahela be urged to do unto others as he would have them do unto him.
http://island.lk/index.php?page_cat=article-details&page=article-details&code_title=167771
Originally posted by pj57
Cricket means so much for Sri Lankans and big names associated with the game should be able to take criticism. Sadly, Mahela has failed to do so. But, he and his agent stand accused of having used media institutions to silence their opponents over the years.
Mahela was Captain when Sri Lanka hosted Pakistan at Pallekele in 2013. Chasing a target of 271 in 71 overs, Sri Lanka were well set at 195 for four after 62 overs. Sri Lanka needed 76 runs in nine over to win the Test match at that stage. On strike was world’s best batsman Kumar Sangakkara unbeaten on 74. The big hitting Angelo Mathews was at the other end. Mahela always speaks of playing the Sri Lankan brand of cricket which is being aggressive and not being afraid to play your shots. However, in that instance, instead of going for the target Mahela opted for a hearty handshake with Misbah-ul-Haq and closed shop. The fans were denied an exciting finish as the game ended in a draw. Not the kind of captaincy that we expected of Mahela.
At the post match media briefing, Mahela was grilled by journalists on his controversial decision.
The following day he used a website to call the hectoring scribes ‘armchair critics’.
The same ‘mud site’ attacked one of the most loyal servants of Sri Lankan cricket – Chaminda Vaas.
In 2005, the vice-captaincy of the national team was taken from Mahela and given to Vaas, who had by then had represented the national team for over a decade. He had also been a member of Sri Lanka’s World Cup winning squad.
Besides managing players, Mahela’s agent functioned as a cricket writer. There was a conflict of interest but Mahela did not care.
The agent used the aforesaid website to cast aspersions on Vaas, who, he claimed, had sought the intervention of politicians to secure the vice captaincy.
Vaas had to resign in the end and chose to suffer in silence. It was a bloodless coup!
In 2009, during the ICC World T-20 in England, six Sri Lankan players came under ICC investigation for their alleged involvement with an Indian model in a London nightclub.
Leading British broadsheet, The Guardian, however, a few months later highlighted only one player, claiming that he was involved in match fixing!
The ICC has a strict policy of not commenting on its match fixing investigations, but an investigation we conducted made a stunning revelation. Under interrogation by the ICC’s Anti Corruption Unit officers, the six players first denied having gone out with the model to the London night club. Then the officers showed the players video evidence obtained from the night club. They were stunned. They were warned that the model was being used by bookies as a honey trap. Watch your steps boys was the message from the ICC. The case was closed.
So, why did The Guardian name only one player as a match fixer? Others were Charlie’s brats! The Guardian cricket journalist who wrote the story is a business partner of Mahela’s agent.
Let Mahela be urged to do unto others as he would have them do unto him.
http://island.lk/index.php?page_cat=article-details&page=article-details&code_title=167771
Originally posted by pj57
Sandra was going to demand huge some for the divorce. Because of that demand he has to abandon the divorce and Maleeka Sirisena. This is what I have heard.
