The maturing Madushanka’s misfortune By Pranavesh Sivakumar cricket View(s): View(s):Exactly when Lahiru Dilshan Madushanka’s T20 career was about to take off with the biggest and the best ticket to the T20 World Cup, an injury sidelining him for three more weeks, has distanced his dream of featuring in the showpiece tournament. The right-arm fast-bowling all-rounder, with only three international outings in the same format, had made a successful case in earning a call to the World Cup. “It has always been a big hope in my cricket life to feature in a World Cup. Though he is armed with an Under-19 World Cup exposure, he still feels this time itself is a period to forget. After appearances in the domestic and against the Proteas, the maturing Madushanka was also all set for his first major national duty- the World T20.

Source: Sunday Observer September 26, 2021 00:56 UTC