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| The growing pains |
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| After a two world cup stint as outsiders, Sri Lanka had already become a part of the mainstream by the time the 1983 World Cup tournament began once again in England. Now they had no excuses in form of the game. Every run scored, every wicket taken against went to the respective foe and to their individual tally of performances. And as the minnows on the stage they just waited for their chance to wallop the Lankans. |
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| Chamara was just brilliant |
| The recently concluded tour to India had its pluses and minuses. Unquestionably, the biggest plus was the batting of Chamara Silva in the fourth and final game. |
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| Present attack is better – Arjuna |
| Sri Lanka’s World Cup winning captain Arjuna Ranatunge sees the 2007 bowling attack as being better than the one he possessed in 1996. He said “In 1996 we did not have match winning bowlers, but, they were a really committed and a disciplined lot. |
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| World Cup Cricket in Hambantota |
| World Cup matches in Hambantota? Can this be a reality? This morning son of President Mahinda Rajapaksa – Namal will lay the foundation stone at the auspicious time of 8.39 a.m. of the Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium at Duwawatte, Angunukolapelessa, Hambantota. |
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