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<blockquote data-quote="anjuhiru" data-source="post: 14951605" data-attributes="member: 231567">Sri Lanka news&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Jaffna players in Sri Lanka squads for tri-series&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Andrew Fidel Fernando&nbsp;&nbsp; May 7, 2013&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; <a href="http://www.espncricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/634489.html?comments=all#usrcomment" target="_blank">Comments: 12</a>&nbsp; &nbsp; |&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; <a href="http://www.espncricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/634489.html#comment_frame" target="_blank">Post yours as</a> <img src="http://i.imgci.com/espncricinfo/connect_fb_icon.png" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />&nbsp; |&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Text size:&nbsp; &nbsp; A&nbsp; &nbsp; | A&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; <img src="http://www.espncricinfo.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/109300/109325.2.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; File photo - The teams include two players from Jaffna&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; © ESPNcricinfo Ltd&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Enlarge&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Related Links&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; News : <a href="http://www.espncricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/634656.html" target="_blank">SLC writes to Indian board about early release of IPL players</a>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Players/Officials:&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; <a href="http://www.espncricinfo.com/srilanka/content/player/49863.html" target="_blank">Ravindra Pushpakumara</a>&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Series/Tournaments:&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; <a href="http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc-champions-trophy-2013/content/series/566910.html" target="_blank">ICC Champions Trophy</a>&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Teams:&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; <a href="http://www.espncricinfo.com/srilanka/content/team/8.html" target="_blank">Sri Lanka</a>&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Three young cricketers from Sri Lanka's war-affected regions have been&nbsp; named in the squads scheduled to participate in a one-day tri-series,&nbsp; which aims to prepare Sri Lanka's national side for the Champions&nbsp; Trophy. Fast bowler S Silojen and wicketkeeper Rishan Tudor, both 19,&nbsp; have been named in the Sri Lanka and Sri Lanka Combined sides&nbsp; respectively, while top order batsman S Sanjeewan, 21, has been picked&nbsp; for Sri Lanka A.&nbsp; &nbsp; Tudor, who played for St. Patrick's College, Jaffna, had impressed&nbsp; Muttiah Muralitharan and Kumar Sangakkara last year, after he was chosen&nbsp; for the Unity Team that traveled to Singapore in October last year.&nbsp; Sanjeewan, who played for St. Michael's College in Batticaloa, had also&nbsp; been part of that side.&nbsp; &nbsp; &quot;They are really talented cricketers and I'm very happy that they've got this chance,&quot; Northern region coach <a href="http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/49863.html" target="_blank">Ravindra Pushpakumara</a>,&nbsp; who had worked with all three players, said. &quot;Last year when we went to&nbsp; Singapore, Murali got to bowl a few overs at Rishan Tudor, who was&nbsp; wicketkeeping, and Murali and Sanga were amazed at his ability to pick&nbsp; the doosra so quickly. Sanjeewan also hit a couple of very fast fifties&nbsp; on that tour.&quot; &nbsp; Silojen meanwhile, had been spotted by chief selector Sanath Jayasuriya&nbsp; on a recent trip to Jaffna, and has since been enrolled in Sri Lanka's&nbsp; pace bowling academy. He had played for Kokuvil Hindu College. &nbsp; &quot;Everyone who has worked for this is extremely happy,&quot; Pushpakumara&nbsp; said. &quot;It's been a dream to see cricketers from the north and east&nbsp; playing in high level teams, and our first objective has been realised.&quot;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; The tri-series begins on May 12, and all seven matches will be played in&nbsp; Pallekele. The Sri Lanka team for the tournament features only six&nbsp; cricketers who have been picked for the Champions Trophy squad, as the&nbsp; remaining players are currently in India for the IPL. &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Andrew Fidel Fernando is ESPNcricinfo's Sri Lanka correspondent. He tweets <a href="http://www.twitter.com/andrewffernando" target="_blank">here</a>&nbsp; &nbsp; <a href="http://www.espncricinfo.com/rss/content/story/feeds/magazine.rss?author=335" target="_blank"><img src="http://i.imgci.com/espncricinfo/storyRSS.gif" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a> Feeds: Andrew Fidel Fernando © ESPN EMEA Ltd.&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; <a href="http://www.espncricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/634489.html#" target="_blank">http://www.espncricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/634489.html#</a>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; <a href="http://www.espncricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/634489.html#cmnt" target="_blank">+ Add comments</a>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Posted by rukshi&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; on (May&nbsp; 7, 2013, 16:21 GMT)&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; - Featured comment&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; I am a Canadian but from Srilanka.Ravindra Puspakumara has put lot of&nbsp; work in Jaffna and congratulation.The only disadvantage for the Jaffna&nbsp; Cricketers is they do not have a Turf Pitch.If they can identify a place&nbsp; at least to put up practice pitch I can raise some funds to do&nbsp; it.Puspakumara is aware of it. &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Posted by MH19&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; on (May&nbsp; 9, 2013,&nbsp; 3:45 GMT)&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Ranjan Rodrigo in regards to your comment about Thilakaratne Dilshan he&nbsp; does not need any political backing to play for Sri Lanka as he is&nbsp; talented enough in all aspects of the game in Batting,Bowling and&nbsp; Fielding and is the best allrounder we have and had for a decade. Surley&nbsp; he will retire 1 day but in due respect he will be an automatic choice&nbsp; for SL in Test,1day and T20.No one has so far proved that his place can&nbsp; be taken. &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Posted by <img src="http://i.imgci.com/espncricinfo/connect_fb_icon.png" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> <a href="http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=733929321" target="_blank">Navaneetharaj Thiruchittampalam</a>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; on (May&nbsp; 8, 2013, 17:50 GMT)&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; good news..but they should come in SL national team..best wishes.. &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Posted by <img src="http://i.imgci.com/espncricinfo/connect_fb_icon.png" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> <a href="http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=575971565" target="_blank">Sarathchandra Rabel</a>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; on (May&nbsp; 8, 2013, 12:42 GMT)&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; a positive move, at least from aspect of sports &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Posted by <img src="http://i.imgci.com/espncricinfo/connect_fb_icon.png" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> <a href="http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1241899718" target="_blank">Shiraj Afm</a>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; on (May&nbsp; 8, 2013,&nbsp; 8:04 GMT)&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Sanjeev not come from St. Michael's College in Batticaloa, He s from Bt/Methodist Central College &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Posted by schathuranga&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; on (May&nbsp; 8, 2013,&nbsp; 5:31 GMT)&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Show ur talent,u can get a place in national side.(c'mone sana) &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Posted by Marcian&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; on (May&nbsp; 8, 2013,&nbsp; 1:23 GMT)&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Great news! I have no doubt that someday a few boys from the North and&nbsp; East will play for the country. Hope they continue to get all the&nbsp; encouragement and guidance form SLC. &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Posted by <img src="http://i.imgci.com/espncricinfo/connect_fb_icon.png" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> <a href="http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1303202777" target="_blank">Ranjan Rodrigo</a>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; on (May&nbsp; 7, 2013, 20:32 GMT)&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Best news for me who has got fed up with SL cricket and even seniors&nbsp; thinking they are indispensable, The Seniors shud be consistent like&nbsp; Dhoni a nd even Tendulkar since&nbsp; inconsistent shud be dropped. In SL,&nbsp; Dilshan is enjoying the same political pull as Sanath and others too&nbsp; have to bow down a bit or else their business will suffer. Ranjan Rodrigo Sydney &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Posted by Sinhaya&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; on (May&nbsp; 7, 2013, 14:33 GMT)&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Great news indeed. Hopefully this will maximize our talent pool. Hope to see the Jaffna boys excel soon. &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Posted by <img src="http://i.imgci.com/espncricinfo/connect_fb_icon.png" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> <a href="http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=559911978" target="_blank">San DE T</a>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; on (May&nbsp; 7, 2013, 13:55 GMT)&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Amazing Job . Srilankan cricket</blockquote>

[QUOTE="anjuhiru, post: 14951605, member: 231567"] [B]Sri Lanka news[/B] [B]Jaffna players in Sri Lanka squads for tri-series[/B] Andrew Fidel Fernando May 7, 2013 [URL="http://www.espncricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/634489.html?comments=all#usrcomment"]Comments: 12[/URL] | [URL="http://www.espncricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/634489.html#comment_frame"][COLOR=#035BAC]Post yours as[/COLOR][/URL] [IMG]http://i.imgci.com/espncricinfo/connect_fb_icon.png[/IMG] | Text size: [COLOR=#AAAAAA]A[/COLOR] | A [IMG]http://www.espncricinfo.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/109300/109325.2.jpg[/IMG] File photo - The teams include two players from Jaffna © ESPNcricinfo Ltd Enlarge Related Links News : [URL="http://www.espncricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/634656.html"]SLC writes to Indian board about early release of IPL players[/URL] [COLOR=#666666]Players/Officials: [URL="http://www.espncricinfo.com/srilanka/content/player/49863.html"]Ravindra Pushpakumara[/URL] [/COLOR] [COLOR=#666666]Series/Tournaments: [URL="http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc-champions-trophy-2013/content/series/566910.html"]ICC Champions Trophy[/URL] [/COLOR] [COLOR=#666666]Teams: [URL="http://www.espncricinfo.com/srilanka/content/team/8.html"]Sri Lanka[/URL] [/COLOR] Three young cricketers from Sri Lanka's war-affected regions have been named in the squads scheduled to participate in a one-day tri-series, which aims to prepare Sri Lanka's national side for the Champions Trophy. Fast bowler S Silojen and wicketkeeper Rishan Tudor, both 19, have been named in the Sri Lanka and Sri Lanka Combined sides respectively, while top order batsman S Sanjeewan, 21, has been picked for Sri Lanka A. Tudor, who played for St. Patrick's College, Jaffna, had impressed Muttiah Muralitharan and Kumar Sangakkara last year, after he was chosen for the Unity Team that traveled to Singapore in October last year. Sanjeewan, who played for St. Michael's College in Batticaloa, had also been part of that side. "They are really talented cricketers and I'm very happy that they've got this chance," Northern region coach [URL="http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/49863.html"]Ravindra Pushpakumara[/URL], who had worked with all three players, said. "Last year when we went to Singapore, Murali got to bowl a few overs at Rishan Tudor, who was wicketkeeping, and Murali and Sanga were amazed at his ability to pick the doosra so quickly. Sanjeewan also hit a couple of very fast fifties on that tour." Silojen meanwhile, had been spotted by chief selector Sanath Jayasuriya on a recent trip to Jaffna, and has since been enrolled in Sri Lanka's pace bowling academy. He had played for Kokuvil Hindu College. "Everyone who has worked for this is extremely happy," Pushpakumara said. "It's been a dream to see cricketers from the north and east playing in high level teams, and our first objective has been realised." The tri-series begins on May 12, and all seven matches will be played in Pallekele. The Sri Lanka team for the tournament features only six cricketers who have been picked for the Champions Trophy squad, as the remaining players are currently in India for the IPL. Andrew Fidel Fernando is ESPNcricinfo's Sri Lanka correspondent. He tweets [URL="http://www.twitter.com/andrewffernando"]here[/URL] [URL="http://www.espncricinfo.com/rss/content/story/feeds/magazine.rss?author=335"][IMG]http://i.imgci.com/espncricinfo/storyRSS.gif[/IMG][/URL] Feeds: Andrew Fidel Fernando © ESPN EMEA Ltd. [URL="http://www.espncricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/634489.html#"][/URL] [RIGHT] [/RIGHT] [URL="http://www.espncricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/634489.html#cmnt"]+ Add comments[/URL] Posted by [B] rukshi[/B] on (May 7, 2013, 16:21 GMT) - [COLOR=#fff][FONT=Arial]Featured comment[/FONT][/COLOR] I am a Canadian but from Srilanka.Ravindra Puspakumara has put lot of work in Jaffna and congratulation.The only disadvantage for the Jaffna Cricketers is they do not have a Turf Pitch.If they can identify a place at least to put up practice pitch I can raise some funds to do it.Puspakumara is aware of it. Posted by [B] MH19[/B] on (May 9, 2013, 3:45 GMT) Ranjan Rodrigo in regards to your comment about Thilakaratne Dilshan he does not need any political backing to play for Sri Lanka as he is talented enough in all aspects of the game in Batting,Bowling and Fielding and is the best allrounder we have and had for a decade. Surley he will retire 1 day but in due respect he will be an automatic choice for SL in Test,1day and T20.No one has so far proved that his place can be taken. Posted by [B][IMG]http://i.imgci.com/espncricinfo/connect_fb_icon.png[/IMG] [URL="http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=733929321"]Navaneetharaj Thiruchittampalam[/URL][/B] on (May 8, 2013, 17:50 GMT) good news..but they should come in SL national team..best wishes.. Posted by [B][IMG]http://i.imgci.com/espncricinfo/connect_fb_icon.png[/IMG] [URL="http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=575971565"]Sarathchandra Rabel[/URL][/B] on (May 8, 2013, 12:42 GMT) a positive move, at least from aspect of sports Posted by [B][IMG]http://i.imgci.com/espncricinfo/connect_fb_icon.png[/IMG] [URL="http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1241899718"]Shiraj Afm[/URL][/B] on (May 8, 2013, 8:04 GMT) Sanjeev not come from St. Michael's College in Batticaloa, He s from Bt/Methodist Central College Posted by [B] schathuranga[/B] on (May 8, 2013, 5:31 GMT) Show ur talent,u can get a place in national side.(c'mone sana) Posted by [B] Marcian[/B] on (May 8, 2013, 1:23 GMT) Great news! I have no doubt that someday a few boys from the North and East will play for the country. Hope they continue to get all the encouragement and guidance form SLC. Posted by [B][IMG]http://i.imgci.com/espncricinfo/connect_fb_icon.png[/IMG] [URL="http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1303202777"]Ranjan Rodrigo[/URL][/B] on (May 7, 2013, 20:32 GMT) Best news for me who has got fed up with SL cricket and even seniors thinking they are indispensable, The Seniors shud be consistent like Dhoni a nd even Tendulkar since inconsistent shud be dropped. In SL, Dilshan is enjoying the same political pull as Sanath and others too have to bow down a bit or else their business will suffer. Ranjan Rodrigo Sydney Posted by [B] Sinhaya[/B] on (May 7, 2013, 14:33 GMT) Great news indeed. Hopefully this will maximize our talent pool. Hope to see the Jaffna boys excel soon. Posted by [B][IMG]http://i.imgci.com/espncricinfo/connect_fb_icon.png[/IMG] [URL="http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=559911978"]San DE T[/URL][/B] on (May 7, 2013, 13:55 GMT) Amazing Job . Srilankan cricket [/QUOTE]

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