That has been the bitter pill this prolific short-format batsman had to swallow allegedly in Matara last week. This time it might actually happen, one can hope, because all aspects of national cricket is now under an Administrative Committee headed by none other than Prof. Arjuna de Silva, a much respected professional in the fields of both medicine as well as sports, for many years. Likewise, it will not be a wonder if these newspaper reports about “a Matara brawl” will become a non-issue at the end of the week. It is very rare that the public has got together to physically assault a current Sri Lanka cricketer. This alleged incident reflects a very bad and fearful tendency.

Source: The Nation April 19, 2021 02:05 UTC