Long-term plan to develop cricket - Sports Minister

Sports Minister Namal Rajapaksa said that the development of cricket is done according to a plan and it is well executed based on expert advice.

“We have prepared a long-term plan to develop Sri Lanka Cricket. A young team was selected based on this plan. I think we need to give these youngsters a fair time to prove themselves.” he told the Daily News yesterday.

“There was no proper system in place to develop cricket in the past 5-6 years. It is not the case now. We have a proper system in place targeting the future,” he emphasised.

The Sports Minister also said that the development of cricket is done as per advice given by a set of ex-cricketers headed by former Sri Lanka captain Aravinda de Silva.

“We are obliged to implement their recommendations,” the Sports Minister added. (D.R)

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