Sri Lanka’s World-Cup-winning captain Arjuna Ranatunga yesterday came out hard on the present state of cricket in the country, saying he may have to step in to undo the present mess. He said “It’s sad to see things deteriorating fast. I feel that if the cricket selectors cannot do their job in a proper manner and if there is unwelcome outside interference, they should resign and go home. In the first instance they were appointed to that place by the minister himself.”

Sports Minister Gamini Lokuge has this time summoned the Chairman of the Rugby Selection Committee Anton Benedict. This was in the wake of the axing of five players who went to France to watch the final of the Rugby World Cup.When contacted by The Sunday Times Minister Lokuge said he had met both parties namely the members of the Sri Lanka Rugby Football Union (SLRFU) and the Selection Committee. He said he had asked both parties to submit their relevant reports to him