Shocking selections for World T20

Friday, 20 July 2012 15:51

An unknown schoolboy off spinner called Akila Dhananjaya who failed to make it into the Sri Lanka Under 19 for the forthcoming Under 19 World Cup or the Sri Lanka A Team has stunningly been called up for the Sri Lanka’s 30-man preliminary squad for the ICC World T20 to be held in Sri Lanka in two-months’ time.

Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) held a Single wicket tournament recently with the specific aim of picking Sri Lanka’s best hard hitters ahead of the World T20 tournament but amazingly the national selectors have not picked promising young talent Dilshan Munaweera, who won the tournament and emerged the best player of the whole country in no uncertain terms.

Dilshan Munaweera

Selectors have also turned back to the proven failures Chamara Kapugedara and Jehan Mubarak both of whom had been given plenty of chances but failed to make a mark at international level. Mubarak last played international cricket three years ago.

Sri Lanka Preliminary Squad for World T20

Mahela jayawardana (Capt), T.M Dilshan, Kumar Sangakkara, Dinesh Chandimal, Anjelo Mathews, Lahiru Thirimanne, Nuwan Kulaseara, Thisara Perera, Kaushal Lokuarachchi, Sachithra Senanayake, Lasith Malinga, Chamara Kapugedara, Upul Tharanga, Isuru Udana, Rangana Herath, Jeevan Mendis, Shaminda Eranga, Ajantha Mendis, Suraj Randiv, Dhammika Prasad, Kusal Janith, Jehan Mubarak, Farveez Maharoof, Thilina Kandamby, Chamara Silva, Dilruwan Perera, Kosala Kulasekara, Prassanna Jayawardane, Nuwan Pradeep, Akila Dhananjaya

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Comments

-6+197 # Gane 2012-07-20 16:09

No Surprises! The team should be named as De Mel's All Time Cricket team" - Not as Sri Lanka Team

-5+60 # muckgona 2012-07-20 20:50

what about bada Thilina Kandamby, how come he has been selected.

-5+54 # Samantha 2012-07-21 03:27

Anyone know what's the connection Akila Dhananjaya has to the Rajapaksas?

-0+11 # Nodrog 2012-07-21 08:15

Its not what you can do that matters but who you know and are close to

-255+24 # saman 2012-07-20 16:10

If I remember correctly, Kumar Sangakkara didn't play school cricket either. I think he played few first class matches before being select to play for SL.

-6+108 # Suny J fm Mellbourne 2012-07-20 16:44

hey mate he played school cricket

-0+3 # SAB 2012-07-21 21:53

Saman.... Saman.... Saman ..... nagitinda saman .... nagitinda

-3+70 # D.P.Liyanage 2012-07-20 16:47

It is true that young blood should be trained but not in a World Cup.

-3+114 # Max 2012-07-20 16:56

saman - sanga did play school cricket and scored over 1000 runs for the season too. get your facts straight before commenting.

-9+3 # Nodrog 2012-07-21 18:20

No doubt about that. Only doubt is about his false accent.

-1+5 # Ass 2012-07-21 20:42

You are jealous of him you useless fellow.

-0+0 # Nodrog 2012-07-22 12:44

Oops. Touched a raw nerve there did I?

-0+0 # warren 2012-07-24 14:18

See the beauty of it is dog.. sorry I mean, Nodrog.. that KS is so rich and famous that he could pull off anything he wants, and people will still admire the guy.. and a insignificant guy like you and his comments who can't pull off a pair of shorts wouldn't be so much as a blimp in SK radar !! So in fact the only doubt is, if you should actually comment on a public forum....

-4+114 # aoituae 2012-07-20 16:57

Dear Saman,
Sanga did play for TRINITY and captained the team.
Please don not voice opinion on subjects you do not know.

-0+27 # Basil Illangakoke 2012-07-21 09:47

Sanga was a star player at Trinity. He not only captained, but was one of the best school boy cricketers Trinity Produced and he has gone on to become the best Sri Lankan cricketer ever. Don't talk rubbish of him. He is a pure bred gentleman and would not be a sucker - ever

-3+80 # Don 2012-07-20 16:57

Sanga played for trinity in 96/97

-4+71 # DTest 2012-07-20 17:00

Are you crazy? he was the captain of his school cricket team

-2+39 # romesh 2012-07-20 19:36

saman
Which crasy world are u from sanga played fr Trinity. Wake up do not make fool of yr self.

-2+6 # Richardson 2012-07-21 14:07

Saman was playing "Wala Salli' and "Pora Pol" " when he was in a school in the boon docks.,and he played in the SL " Chuck Gudu team

-4+64 # sspeedster 2012-07-20 17:23

FYI : Sanga did play at school, in fact he captained Trinity first XI in 1997 if I remember correctly. He was a Cricket Lion.

He was never parachuted to this level, his consisant performances after being given a place at SL A Team,EARNED him a National call up which he grabbed by both hands by scoring a series of 50+ scores batting at no 5-6

Kapugedara who is also from Kandy never performed to his potential at the world level. So is Mubarak who is not even worth talking about.

So mate, if you dunno your history, take a history lesson....

-3+38 # shace-UK 2012-07-20 17:29

Sanga played for Trinity 1st XI at the age of 15 and one of the few players to represent the schools 1st XI for 4 years and he was the 1996 Cricket captain of Trinity....Sanga played for school long enough before playing first class matches....

-4+38 # Kandy 2012-07-20 17:34

Kumar Sangakkara was the captain of Sri Lanka under 19 team due to his performance at school level and was the captain of the trinity college team and was awarded Trinity Lion (a recognition given to the top class performers).

-4+44 # Azaam 2012-07-20 17:43

you are wrong. I have been admiring his batting since under 15 cricket at Trinity College. He was very late to be picked for the national team.

-4+34 # Prageeth 2012-07-20 17:52

No, you are not correct. Check in Wikipedia. It says as follows
"He represented his school's under-13 cricket XI under coach Upananda Jayasundera.[13] Berty Wijesinghe coached Sangakkara for under-15, under-17, under-19 and first XI sqads.[15] He was awarded The Trinity Lion, the most prestigious prize awarded for a Trinity sportsman, for his exceptional batting and wicket-keeping skills in the 1996 season, at the age of 19.[16] Sangakkara was selected to represent Sri Lanka A cricket team at a tour to South Africa in 1998–99. His knock of unbeaten 156 against Zimbabwe A team at a one-day match,[17] helped him secure a place at the Sri Lankan national cricket team later that year"

-0+7 # Dadoriya 2012-07-20 18:48

A typical Sri Lankan commenting.

-0+6 # mnsmart 2012-07-20 19:04

this guy is off his head, kumar played cricket since he was in grade 4 and captained the Trinity team

-0+29 # mnsmart 2012-07-20 19:18

is it match fixing by the selectors?

-0+13 # ufo 2012-07-20 19:39

he played for Trinity collage kandy

-0+16 # dp 2012-07-20 19:52

Saman.....look around before u bray..

-0+11 # surendran 2012-07-20 21:08

Dear Saman,

You have miss read somewhere Kumar played at the school level and he represented Trinity College, kandy.

-4+6 # Kapila Kumara Kahapo 2012-07-21 01:06

That was Jehan Mubarak you foooooool !!!

-0+6 # Somapala 2012-07-21 02:36

Hello Saman
Know the facts before writing

-15+7 # shanthapriya 2012-07-21 05:44

playing for trinity is not something to be proud of

-0+19 # Ceylonese 2012-07-21 05:53

I think Saman is a little kid. He knows only T20 and doesn't know anything about Cricket. (T20 is not Cricket). Yes, Sanga did not play T20 for his School.

Saman is correct.

-0+1 # len 2012-07-21 06:38

No you don't remember correctly period!

-0+3 # Ashphoenix 2012-07-21 07:44

Pal, you can be in accurate but not so in accurate.Sanga won the coverted tck lion too.-

-2+2 # kam@shelo 2012-07-21 10:16

Dude he is the college captain & played in every age group...don't comment without knowing the exact matter.I think it's should be Thilan samaraweera

-0+3 # Salmon 2012-07-21 12:08

Saman,
Your memory is awful. Go get some medication.
Kumar Sangakkara played schools cricket from Under 13 and played for Trinity 1st X1 for 4 years captaining the last year, scoring 991 runs and got selected to the SL U19 world cup team as well. Go get some treatment. Few 1st class matches and got selected????U must be a real nut Saman!

-0+4 # emadh 2012-07-21 13:32

sangakkara played school cricket before plying club matches

-0+6 # Parakrama 2012-07-21 19:34

hi mate what did you had before you made this ignorent comment? Vodka? Bacardi ? Bombay? noooooooooooooo o cant be . It must be be our traditional kassippu shot. Otherwise there is no way a Sri Lankan could make such an ignorent comment.

-0+1 # Ass 2012-07-21 20:40

Samantha you are a useless chap making silly comments.

-3+30 # Noooooo 2012-07-20 16:23

why? oh why?? ohh why???
any justification at all????

-62+31 # huna 2012-07-20 16:31

although the stats says other wise ,i think Mubarak is a correct choice for the T20's .

-2+21 # indeewara 2012-07-20 16:41

No surprise,Expect such things in future until De mel & his ilk run our cricket

-1+11 # tom 2012-07-20 16:46

tell me one thing other than commisons taken that is proper managed-now big man will call for a meeting and all sorted

-2+20 # Porak 2012-07-20 16:49

Kandamby?? Prasanna J??? For T20 World Cup.

-1+11 # Hubart 2012-07-20 16:54

I am so sad this is happening to our SLCB, they need to put the young guns in who has performed well.

-3+9 # Saman 2012-07-20 17:00

Oh Saman, Sanga Played for Trinity.. facts misplaced by u..

-4+10 # D.munaweera 2012-07-20 17:08

Winning the tournament or emerging as the best Player is
of no use.its the winning the heart of the people concerned is what matters most.

-1+23 # Athi 2012-07-20 17:21

Unqualified people occupying positions is the norm, not an exception, in the paradise Island. Look at the Cabinet, Central Bank, UGC, a.s.o! The list is toooo long!!

-4+10 # aiyoo 2012-07-20 17:34

even Upul tharanga is not performed in the form of T20. always failed.Still keeping in the team

-19+17 # dd 2012-07-20 17:39

Kapugedara and Mubarak in the squad isnt suprising as this is the 30 man squad..Kapugedara is good enough even to make it to the 16 man squad for his fielding and ability to his 6s.How ever Akila Dhananjaya is the only suprise for people who knows cricket (not for Mahinda bashers in Daily mirror who may not even know how to hold a cricket bat )...But then again who knows he could be a mystery spinner too

-3+2 # figtree 2012-07-21 12:13

dd must be Kapu's Dad

-2+42 # dinesh 2012-07-20 17:40

Another Hedging transaction........

-2+41 # Mendis 2012-07-20 17:43

Looks like another blunder just like the oil hedging blunder.

-0+3 # Jagath Leanage 2012-07-20 18:36

Never stun if anybody heard Namal selected to the team.

-0+2 # fairo 2012-07-20 18:46

alibaba with 40 thiefs deaseas entered slcb too?

-0+2 # Cobra 2012-07-20 19:01

Dictatorship appears to rub off on everybody close to the govt. these days!

-4+3 # Fazli 2012-07-20 19:38

Give him a GO and see how he fairs and decide what to do with the rest of the series !

-1+9 # S de Silva 2012-07-20 19:44

Hey Saman,

Check your facts before writing. Sangakkara was the captain of the Trinity College cricket team.

-6+21 # lk 2012-07-20 20:51

MU-BARAK!

-5+3 # NSenadeera 2012-07-21 01:02

he does not deserve to be MU-BARAK but "MU-HARAK.

-1+1 # Ashok 2012-07-21 05:43

lol @ lk. good one

-0+1 # maju 2012-07-20 21:39

y do they constantly pick kapu???

-2+3 # Karu 2012-07-20 21:39

Instead of this, better select 6 years old " little Sanga " at least he will not disappoint us

-4+3 # sujeewa p 2012-07-20 22:47

Work of a hedging captain.

-0+7 # SILLYMAN 2012-07-20 23:28

People here they forgot to comments about this reall issues but they all were diverted through sanga issues

-11+8 # Roy 2012-07-20 23:28

Sangakkara is a product from one of the best schools in the world.

-6+4 # Perali Murali 2012-07-21 10:00

Roy, you are talking plain SH -T, man.

-2+2 # RajasH 2012-07-20 23:29

this is the first batch of 30 man squad. No guarantee he will be in the final 15. No harm in nurturing young talent, if he indeed has talent.....Unless of course he is a relative of one of the selectors
Other test playing countries also do the same. The average age of the Bangladesh cricket team is less than 25.

-3+3 # Kumar sangakkara 2012-07-21 00:40

Guys.. whether I captained or not inmaterial to this subject.
I am serving for my country. What's up guys?....... We have to leave room for young boold.

-0+9 # RajasH 2012-07-21 11:54

Kumar will be ashamed of the English posted in his name

-1+2 # rajiv 2012-07-21 00:43

Saman has changed the topic to Sanga, Getting back to the main topic The Selectors have been moving Chamara virtually from top to bottom. This has changed is batting capability. When he started he played very well in Australia.

-2+0 # figtree 2012-07-21 12:23

Rajiv is Kapu's Uncle

-3+9 # Dushan Dias 2012-07-21 02:11

I think he is Akila Dhananjaya Rajapaksha
HaHaHa!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

-2+5 # saheer 2012-07-21 02:50

It seems to be early Eid Mubarak to Jehan Mubarak

-0+1 # Isfar 2012-07-21 03:05

T20 no need career need only hard hitters ok so please give chance to play also who can hit the very hard , main problams in sri lanka team all formats cricket are playing same players it not get chance to impro new face

-0+3 # aswin 2012-07-21 03:44

This guy may be having some political connection

-1+1 # Chaminda Arse 2012-07-21 09:58

Somebody toldl me he is Arjunas relation.

-0+0 # Mary 2012-07-21 04:22

Poor Saman has made rich dividents by his ignorance [or stupidity] see the replies he got against his untimely comment. B4 commenting go to cricinfo site player page to get some insite into what you are going to comment on mate.
Mary

-5+4 # Kumara Ekanayake 2012-07-21 04:58

Mubarak is a proven failure. Not worth even giving a chance.However he seems to be mixing with right people. Otherwise no fool will even consider this useless fellow.
By the way we are used to this shocking selections.

-1+1 # RR 2012-07-21 05:31

Why not give our old Sanna a chance?

-6+3 # jayani 2012-07-21 05:48

why didn't pick Chaminda Vass for T20 Sqard??????????

-0+1 # Kalana 2012-07-21 13:35

We are really dissapointed what they did for Vaasi. He is our one of greatest player. But I think he has no chance to come to the arena again.

-1+13 # Shehan Jayawardene 2012-07-21 06:55

What about Sanath Jayasuriya? He should have been in the squad at least for his dancing abilities? ;)

-0+1 # samuel 2012-07-21 06:57

Ass with all appointments in Sri Lanka its the political and other connections that matters not merely the talent!

-0+0 # warra85 2012-07-21 07:03

Well this is no shocking news if you have money to pay the selectors even a person who has not carried a bat or ball will be added to the team. what a shame.

-0+1 # Mims 2012-07-21 07:22

Is he related or connected to some politico? We know how things things work. Mahela should have protested this, if he thought this was the wrong pick.

-1+1 # Salmans Butt 2012-07-21 09:56

If Mahela protested he will get the sack.

-10+2 # Asitha 2012-07-21 07:31

why question about kapu? how come thirimanne selected
he is also a total failure.

-1+0 # P.J Roy 2012-07-21 09:21

Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave BF SR 100 50 4s 6s Ct St
Tests 7 14 1 258 68 19.84 753 34.26 0 1 19 0 3 0
ODIs 23 17 1 460 69 28.75 608 75.65 0 3 29 2 10 0
T20Is 2 2 0 48 30 24.00 44 109.09 0 0 7 0 2 0

-0+1 # Kalana 2012-07-21 13:26

I believe Thirimaanna is a good player. He should be in the Team, but since he is not All rounder, the opportunity is less.

-0+3 # nicky karunarathna 2012-07-21 08:19

I can say one thing about these contibutors. None of these fellows even have touch a four piece leather cricket ball let alone go near or holding catch. All these guys are armchair critics. These guys are good for nothing. Only way they can be show their presense is - if sombody doing something throw spoke in the wheel with utter jealousy, animosity, greed, ill will, hatred and with bad blood!

-0+7 # Samarasekara 2012-07-21 08:28

LOL. How many Trinitians have responded to the TROLL Saman. He must be laughing.

-0+0 # sithara 2012-07-21 08:35

this is fake squad not the original squad ...!!!!!!!

-0+4 # Kota Uda 2012-07-21 09:09

Where is N. Rajapakse?

-0+0 # Conrad 2012-07-21 09:44

-0+1 # Conrad 2012-07-21 09:59

Dear Saman,

Sanga is the only player in the world to score a century in his home ground in International & school level

-0+2 # gayan cabral 2012-07-21 10:12

you dont need to have brains to do politics.. and you need not be a cricketer to play cricket in SL.. all you need in some high influence.

-0+3 # Christopher 2012-07-21 10:20

How come the man who put the country in to it's biggest financial difficulty is in charge of selections at SLC? He is a rogue trader and must be tried in courts.

-5+1 # sena 2012-07-21 10:57

Who is he - a rehabilitated LTTE?

-0+0 # Amila.G 2012-07-21 11:26

okkoma karlar thawath kanawa.

-0+3 # Ashan De Silva 2012-07-21 11:41

Hee Guys!! Pls stop commenting on Saman. I think he dont no cricket much. 4gt him. pls comment on the tesm selection.. thankx..

-1+2 # Gehan Silva 2012-07-21 12:07

Namal's Brother in law ????

-1+2 # Chaminda 2012-07-21 13:23

@ Asitha,

Did u watch T 20 match played at Hambathota few weeks before? whi SL won. Thirimanne scored quick fire 30 runs in 25 balls to stre SL to a decent total together with Thisara Perera. On what basis u are saying Thirimanne is a failure. Please go to cricinfo player profile and check Kapugedara's average and stirck rate and check thirimanne's average and strike rate, then u can realise who is better player to play in final 11 of players
.

-0+2 # RajasH 2012-07-21 13:29

we lost the world cup finals due to the same selection process

-0+1 # AllSrilankans 2012-07-21 14:21

And "Sanath" is doing the post tournament "DANCE"

-1+1 # dayan 2012-07-21 14:37

No comments regarding the main topic. Why should you waste time on Saman de Fool ?

-2+5 # Rajan 2012-07-21 14:52

You guys want Namal Rajapaksa in the team instead?

-1+0 # sanaboy 2012-07-21 18:41

Feel sorry for Sri lankan cricket lovers. Uneducation is the main reason these for this problems.

-0+4 # akila dhananjaya 2012-07-21 21:08

Mama gahala pennannang. Ogollo anaweki kiyanne nethuwa balang inna.

-0+0 # robin 2012-07-21 18:54

saman has miss read somthink some where i dont blame him after all he is human any body can make mistake but the cooments agains him is not good

-0+7 # cricketlover 2012-07-21 21:41

Akila Dananjaya is an upcomming allrounder who can ball offspin.he can bat well.little boy from mahanama cllege panadura with lot of promise.

-0+0 # Alpenrock 2012-07-21 21:56

kapugedara somehow sneaked in though he has not made any runs or taken wickets or any catches.

-0+1 # GSk 2012-07-21 22:03

must be this guy is friend of the Princes Namal !!

-0+0 # Kumar sangakkara 2012-07-21 23:21

Mervin Sillva is the best option until next worl cup

-0+0 # Sudara 2012-07-22 09:40

De Mel's favorites...where is chamara silva?

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