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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Dinushasankalpa" data-source="post: 17111123" data-attributes="member: 169735">Sri Lanka's star all-rounder Thisara Perera has confirmed that  he was approached by New Zealand to play for their national cricket  team.  Perera was approached by New Zealand when he was pulled out of  national squad citing poor performance. Although he was included in the  Sri Lankan A squad, Perera distanced himself from the team saying he was  under mental stress.    "I was under stress. It is true that I was approached by New  Zealand. They offered me citizenship and said I would be able to play  for their national cricket team. I was also willing to accept the  invitation. But later I realized I should give priority to my own  country - Sri Lanka" Perera said in an up close and personal interview  with weekend Lakbima yesterday.    He had also told the newspaper that President Mahinda Rajapaksa  intervened in the matter and promised to mete out justice to him.    "The President told me not to make hasty decisions. He asked me to  remain patient. Finally I managed to get back into the national team,"  Perera said.    Asian Mirror exclusively reported two weeks ago that Perera  was considered for selection after President Mahinda Rajapaksa  intervened in the matter. He was pulled out of the cricket team when he  fell out with Sanath Jayasuriya, Chief Selector of the National cricket  team, when the latter barred him from playing for T20 league matches.   Perera, who re-joined the national cricket team after a hiatus of a  few months,  ended up being the man of the series in the recent ODI  series between Sri Lanka and Pakistan.</blockquote>

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