A brief encounter with Lasith Malinga

23 June 2013 After bumping into Sri Lankan cricket player Lasitha Malinga, a Tamil Guardian reporter asked him a few quick questions.

-------------------------------------------------------------------------- Father’s name gets sons to the team Monday, 24 June 2013  National cricket team selector Hashan Thilekaratne’s sons have reportedly been included in the under 17 Sri Lanka cricket team that is to tour England in August. Sri Lanka Cricket sources say that although the selection of the team was done by the school selection committee, they have included Thilekaratne’s sons in order to score points with the national selector. This is the first time a national selector has managed to get both his sons into a national team. However, it is learnt that the Sports Minister has not yet approved the list of cricketers to tour England. According to cricket viewers, one of Thilekaratne’s sons is quite a good cricketer while the inclusion of the other in the team is quite doubtful. Thilekaratne is currently in the West Indies for the Sri Lankan team’s tour in the West Indies.