Milan Rathnayake — Sri Lanka’s possible missing link in victories cricket View(s): View(s):Modern limited-overs cricket is unforgiving to imbalance. On slow, spin-friendly surfaces in the subcontinent, Wellalage will remain central to Sri Lanka’s plans where control and batting depth will be priceless. Yet the selectors have persisted with the right-arm medium pacer as the all-rounder Sri Lanka are searching for. His decline through injuries left a structural hole in Sri Lanka’s ODI set-up, one that has never truly been filled. If Sri Lanka are serious about competing away from home, Milan Rathnayake must be more than a squad player.

Source: Sunday Times January 25, 2026 06:49 UTC