Ranatunga skips Sri Lanka cricket brainstorming

Sri Lanka’s former World Cup-winning skipper Arjuna Ranatunga chose to stay away from a brainstorming session, organised to probe into the Sri Lankan cricket’s decline. “I did not take part. It was not a sports ministry exercise but something done by the current cricket administration itself,” Ranatunga told reporters. Sports Minister Dayasiri Jayasekara convened the day-long meeting, which was held yesterday, where former cricketing greats, former administrators and media personnel participated. Sri Lanka have been on a steady decline since 2014 after the departure of the greats like Kumar Sangakkara, Mahela Jayawardena and Thilakaratne Dilshan. They recently lost back-to-back home series against minnows Zimbabwe and India. There have been accusations that the current Sri Lanka Cricket administration headed by Thilanga Sumathipala is responsible for the team’s present status.