Snakes and Ladders in cricket View(s):The game of snakes and ladders is at play once again. Ex-Sri Lanka openiing batsman, Avishka Gunawardena, who was a bit subdued in comparison to Sanath Jayasuriya, when they batted in tandem for Sri Lanka, is now a victim of the snakes and ladders game. Gunawardena has received shabby treatment at the hands of the Cricket Board that has now asked him to coach the Emerging team instead of the ‘A’ team. In his role as coach of the ‘Emerging Team’, Gunawardena has, effectively, been called upon to produce heroes from zeros. Proof of that is the fact that Sri Lanka failed to top 250 runs in even one of the ODIs against South Africa.

Source: Sunday Times April 27, 2019 19:52 UTC