Practice sessions were held to select the Western Province (WP) U-15 Cricket pool. Likewise, practices will be held in other provinces too, to select the respective Provincial pools. SLC-appointed WP Coach Leslie Narangoda, former Nalandian, Sri Lanka Schools, Bloomfield, Moratuwa CC and Baksons Cricket all-rounder spoke out on important aspects of cricket. Elaborating, he said, a player with inborn talent should be allowed to play his natural game, be it as a batsman or a bowler. When asked about the present standard of junior Cricket, Narangoda said that, from what he has seen, there is much polishing up to be done.

Source: Sunday Times August 22, 2016 07:18 UTC