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The coaches have to say this….
By Bilal Yusuf
The inaugural under-14 cricket tournament organized by Colombo Cricket Club, for coaching schools and Academies for the Nelson Mendis Trophy will be held from 13th to 23rd of December. This will be the first time that a tournament of this nature will be staged in Sri Lanka. The Sunday Times spoke to some of the coaches whose teams will be participating in this tournament on what they thought about this event:

Hemantha Devapriya the coach of Devas Cricket Academy said " I think it's a good opportunity for players to display their skills, especially the players from private schools who get limited exposure. It would also give the coaches who have put in a lot of hard work to coach these youngsters, to see them perform in real game situations".

Asoka de Silva the coach of Asoka de Silva School of cricket said" It would give the youngster very good exposure, and would also be the ideal opportunity for players who do not get a chance to represent their school teams to improve their skills, it would also be a good experience for these youngsters to play against foreign teams".

Basil Perera coordinator for Joes School of cricket said "It’s an excellent opportunity for the players to gain international exposure at such a young age, where in the past a player would have to wait to make it to the under-19 national team to play against a foreign team, it would also be a good opportunity for the youngsters to enhance their cricketing skills" .

Anton Siovin the coach of combined Schools team Bangalore said " I think it is a great opportunity for the young cricketers to not only develop their cricketing skills, but human qualities by learning to interact and play against players from different Countries and cultures. Nelson Mendis and his committee have done a fantastic job in organizing this tournament, and have no doubt the tournament will be a great success."

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