This is none other than for the ‘Big Matches’, and as the name suggests – they’re ‘BIG’ here. An atmosphere was thus created – that turned the traditional Big Match season into the nation’s March Carnival of Cricket. The Big Match is the initial platform where raw talent is displayed and picked up by discerning selectors. In fact, every cricketer in the national team began his career at the school Big Match. Big Matches and COVID-19…In 2020 the Big Match season just finished before the brunt of COVID-19 hit Sri Lanka.

Source: The Nation March 20, 2021 05:37 UTC