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July 5, 2006
Posted by Angshuman Hazra on 07/05/2006 in Sri Lanka
I have never been to beautiful Sri Lanka. But I can picture supporters of Sri Lankan cricket team getting greatly excited by the commendable performances of their boys during the very recent past. It all started with a good show in the VB series Down Under and the team has not looked back since.
I take the pleasure of reflecting on some feats that Sri Lankans registered recently during a heady month-and-half long patch. The brave little men seem to be finding their feet on foreign shores, finally.
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December 17, 2005
Posted by Angshuman Hazra on 12/17/2005 in Sri Lanka
April 7, 1996. It is a gloomy Sri Lankan dressing room, after the newly crowned world champs suffer a shocking defeat to Pakistan in a tri-series final at the Padang Stadium. The newly crowned World champions restricted Pakistan to 215 and came out blazing with their double-barrel opening combo, Kaluvitharana and Jayasuriya. But the middle and lower order caved in and Sri Lanka fell short by a considerable 43 runs.
None of the middle order stalwarts want to face the Lankan skipper Ranatunga. He has consumed just 3 of the 5 staple post-match pizzas from his plate and has since been grim and motionless like a soon-to-erupt volcano at the corner seat.
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