“It is fifteen years hence we even reached the final of the tournament and at that time our Under 19 standard was good. In that year Malintha Gajanayake was the captain and the under 19 coach was D.S. de Silva. “Generally in other major cricket playing nations training for the under 19 World Cup begins about 12-18 months ahead and when it comes to the last six months the squad is pruned down to the last twenty and the fifteen who would make the tour would be almost known.
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This has been the plight of Sri Lank cricket nothing else.Our adminstrators are clueless and school cricket isn't properly monitored.How can you prune a squad of 37 to 15 withing 5 or so months so as to play a WC.This is not a senior squad and most of these players haven't played with each other,we need to find a way to avoid this disappointing situ ASAP
Full Story http://www.sundaytimes.lk/150816/sports/coaches-up-in-arms-over-under-19-preparations-160708.html
This has been the plight of Sri Lank cricket nothing else.Our adminstrators are clueless and school cricket isn't properly monitored.How can you prune a squad of 37 to 15 withing 5 or so months so as to play a WC.This is not a senior squad and most of these players haven't played with each other,we need to find a way to avoid this disappointing situ ASAP
Kusal Mendis~the almighty, set to return on the 31st Jul 2022