The lobbying has already begun for him to enter the current national selection committee, probably as one of its members or as its new chief. The official is also willing to include him in the panel,” a senior Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) official revealed last week. A shady pastPramodya Wickramasinghe heads the current three-member senior national selection committee which also includes Romesh Kaluwitharana and Hemantha Wickramaratne. During such times Sri Lanka lost quite unexpectedly against very lesser countries,” remembered the said source. Yet, after a new-look Sri Lanka side under Skipper Dasun Shanaka started winning and regaining confidence of the local cricket followers, such criticism faded gradually.

Source: The Nation September 11, 2021 18:56 UTC