Sports Minister Dayasiri Jayasekara distributed cricket gear to schools at the Sports Ministry auditorium as a part of Sports Ministry's programme to develop school cricket.
Minister Jayasekara revealed that the programme has identified more than 850 schools island-wide to be provided with all needed cricket equipment.
"we have fulfilled a long standing need of side wickets by providing them to 250 schools. Already 300 practice mats were also distributed among schools. Plans being made to provide turf covers and cricket gear to more 800 schools.
As a government we believe strengthening grass root level is a must.
If we provide with necessary support, lot of underprivileged schools too will get into the next level," he further said.
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