Sri Lanka Cricket Quotes

"Sri Lanka cricket built three stadiums at a cost of 80 million US dollars. Today there is a situation where Sri Lanka Cricket cannot maintain these stadiums. One stadium has been handed over to the army and another to the navy. This decision was taken because Sri Lanka Cricket did not have enough money to maintain them. Sri Lanka Cricket has become bankrupt today because of unnecessary expenses."

"It’s a shame. The Sri Lankan players have nothing to do with what happened or not. The Sri Lankan players, like the others, just love playing the game. CSK itself will be without Nuwan Kulasekara, who I believe, is an extremely useful bowler in these conditions."

"My season for Warwickshire was one of the best years of my life as a cricketer and a person. I will treasure my time as a Bear, not just for the moments on the field, but more for our time together in the dressing room talking over a beer or coffee, exchanging thoughts and ideas and becoming friends. I believe I improved enormously, both technically and in character, as a result of the influence of the Warwickshire team and dressing room."

"The media has often stretched its hand, for the greater good of cricket and cricketers. Journalists' views were always a priority to me. Whether praise or criticism, it had equal weight on me, to subject myself for correction, but the wide compliments they gave me at times of achievements, were absolutely soothing. I was not the outgoing type and only had thin links to the media, but the honourable gentlemen of this esteemed profession have penned with nobility, to seat the deserving in the slots they deserve. I am one such beneficiary. With my cap out and the bat raised high, I acknowledge their service, with my fullest tributes."

"I may not have retired so early if the Test series against West Indies and South Africa had not been postponed..."

"When I was at the IPL, I didn’t get to play many matches, so I had a lot of time in the nets, and that’s where I learnt to perfect my back-of-the-hand slower ball."

"If player-managers interfere with selections they can only do it through players that they manage. So basically if anyone says that my player-manager was involved in selection manipulation in my time as captain that is actually a question on my integrity, which is very disturbing."

"I can’t think of a bigger upset in 40 years of Women’s World Cup cricket"

"You don’t play World Cup matches in your country and end up with a colossal financial loss! This is ridiculous."

"... with two politicians now on the selection panel and the with no moves having been taken to cut the sports minister out of the selection process, superficially, politics has become even more embedded in cricket administration."