Vinothen John (standing 4th from left) with the SL squad for the 1983 Prudential World Cup in EnglandVinothen John, also known as Vinothen John Bede Jeyarajasingham, is one of the main strike bowlers of Sri Lanka during the mid 1980s, especially in the ODI format. In ODIs, between 1982-87 when Sri Lanka faced the battering of many seasoned teams during those formative days, he captured 34 wickets in 45 games at 48.67. He took 5/60 in the first innings of that match and Sri Lanka bowled out the home team for 201 to gain a 39-run first-innings lead. Where should Sri Lanka lift their game at present? The full interview with Vinothen John will be published in our next week’s (April 11) Sunday Morning.

Source: The Nation April 04, 2021 18:56 UTC