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Is there unlikeliness to the Chamika from the Dasun? Chamika replies.
The popular cricketer Chamika Karunaratne has provided a financial contribution to provide a new Dharamshala to the Ashram in his village, Balapitiya. When he returned to the village after completing the Dharamshala, he answered a question asked during the interview with Ashen Senaratne.
He said that Dasun Shanaka is fulfilling his leadership responsibility properly and he is likely to lead for a long time. And he further mentioned that the decisions made by Dasun are accepted as a group in times of leadership responsibilities and pressures on the field and those decisions are appropriate for the occasion.
“There is nothing like that because he is a good captain and a player with a lot of experience. Usually, when we play there is a combination. Sometimes I don’t get a chance because it is the team’s combination. He may think that this is the right combination for him at this time. It’s something that a captain has in his hands. We must respect a captain because he has a lot of responsibility and he has helped me a lot in England. Even then he told Chami, “I trust you, you should do things without fear. Then he is not the captain of the team, nor the vice-captain. But he came and talked to me a lot. So he helped me a lot and said that even before becoming a captain, after that, people can think what they want, but there is no such problem between us.”
දසුන්ගෙන් චාමිකට කැපිල්ලක් තියෙනවද? චාමික පිළිතුරු දෙයි.
පසුගිය දිනක ජනප්රිය ක්රිකට් ක්රීඩක චාමික කරුණාරත්න සිය ග්රාමය වන බලපිටිය ප්රදේශයේ ඇති ආශ්රමයට නව ධර්මශාලාවක් ලබාදීමට මූල්ය දායකත්වය සපයා ඇත. එය සද නිමකළ පසු නැවත ග්රාමයට ගිය අවස්ථාවක අශේන් සේනාරත්න සමග පැවති සම්මුඛ සාකච්ඡාවේදී ඇසු ප්රශ්නයකට ඔහු පිළිතුරු ලබාදුණි.
දසුන් ශානක සිය නායකත්ව වගකීම නිසි ලෙස ඉටු කරන බවත්, තවත් දිගු කාලයක් ඔහු නායකත්වය හෙබවීමට ඉඩ ඇති බවත් ඔහු පැවසීය. එමෙන්ම නායකත්වයේ වගකීම් හා පිටියේ ඇති පීඩාකාරී අවස්ථාවලදී දසුන් විසින් ලබාගන්නා තීරණ කණ්ඩායම වශයෙන් පිළිගන්නා බවත් එම තීරණ අවස්ථාවට උචිත යැයි හැඟෙන තීරණය බවත් ඔහු තවදුරටත් සඳහන් කරන ලදී.
“එහෙම කිසිම දෙයක් නැ. මොකද එයා හොද කැප්ටන් කෙනෙක්. සැහෙන එක්ස්පීරියන්ස් නියන ප්ලේයර් කෙනෙක්. සාමාන්යෙන් අපි play කරනකොට combination එකක් තියනවා. සමහර අවස්ථාවලදි මට චාන්ස් ලැබිලා නැ. මොකද ඒක ටීම් එකේ කම්බිනේෂන් එක. එයාට හිතෙන්නෙ පුලුවන් මේක තමා මේ වෙලාවට හරියන කම්බිනේෂන් එක කියලා. එක කැප්ටන් කෙනෙක් අතේ තියන දෙයක්. අපි අනිවාර්යයෙන්ම කැප්ටන් කෙනෙක්ට රෙස්පෙක්ට් කරන්න ඕනි. මොකද එයාට නියන ලොකූ කාර්යභාර්යක්. ඒ වගේම තමා එංගලන්තයෙදී මට ගොඩක් උදව් කරලා තියනවා. එතකොටත් මට කිව්වෙ චාමි, මම ඔයාව ට්රස්ට් කරනවා, බය නැතුව ඔයා දේවල් කරන්න කියලා, එතකොට එයා ටීම් එකේ කැප්ටනුත් නෙමෙයි. වයිස් කැප්ටනුත් නෙමෙයි. හැබැයි ඇවිල්ලා මට සෑහෙන්න කතා කළා. ඉතින් මට සැහෙන්න උදව් කරලා කියනවා කැප්ටන් කෙනෙක් වෙන්න කලිනුත්, ඊට පස්සෙන්, මිනිස්සුන්ට ඕනි දෙයක් හිතන්න පුලූවන්, හැබැයි අපි අතරෙ එහෙම කිසි ප්රශ්නයක් නැ.”
தாசுனிடம் இருந்து சாமிகாவுக்கு விருப்பமின்மை உள்ளதா? சாமிகா பதிலளிக்கிறார்.
அண்மையில், பிரபல கிரிக்கெட் வீரர் சாமிக்க கருணாரத்ன தனது கிராமமான பலபிட்டியவில் உள்ள ஆசிரமத்திற்கு புதிய தர்மசாலையை வழங்குவதற்கு நிதியுதவி வழங்கியுள்ளார். தர்மசாலை பூர்த்தியின் பின் கிராமத்திற்கு திரும்பிய அவர், அஷேன் சேனாரத்னவுடனான நேர்காணலின் போது கேட்கப்பட்ட கேள்விக்கு பதிலளித்தார்.
தசுன் ஷனக தனது தலைமைப் பொறுப்பை சரியாக நிறைவேற்றி வருவதாகவும், அவர் நீண்ட காலம் வழிநடத்த வாய்ப்புள்ளதாகவும் அவர் தெரிவித்துள்ளார். மேலும் தலைமைப் பொறுப்புகள் மற்றும் களத்தில் அழுத்தங்கள் ஏற்படும் வேளைகளில் தசுன் எடுக்கும் முடிவுகள் குழுவாக ஏற்றுக்கொள்ளப்படுவதாகவும் அந்த முடிவுகள் சந்தர்ப்பத்திற்கு பொருத்தமானவை எனவும் அவர் மேலும் குறிப்பிட்டார்.
“நல்ல கேப்டன், அனுபவம் அதிகம் உள்ள வீரர் என்பதால் அப்படி எதுவும் இல்லை. பொதுவாக நாம் விளையாடும் போது காம்பினேஷன் இருக்கும். சில சமயம் டீம் காம்பினேஷன் என்பதால் வாய்ப்பு கிடைக்காது. இதை அவர் நினைக்கலாம் இந்த நேரத்தில் அவருக்கு சரியான கலவை இது ஒரு கேப்டனின் கையில் இருக்கும் ஒன்று. ஒரு கேப்டனுக்கு நாம் மரியாதை கொடுக்க வேண்டும், ஏனென்றால் அவருக்கு நிறைய பொறுப்பு இருக்கிறது, அவர் இங்கிலாந்தில் எனக்கு நிறைய உதவி செய்துள்ளார். உன்னை நம்பு பயமில்லாமல் காரியங்களை செய்ய வேண்டும். அப்போது அவர் அணியின் கேப்டனும் இல்லை, துணை கேப்டனும் இல்லை. ஆனால் அவர் வந்து என்னிடம் நிறைய பேசினார். அதனால் கேப்டனாகும் முன்பே எனக்கு நிறைய உதவி செய்தார். அதன் பிறகு, மக்கள் தங்களுக்கு என்ன வேண்டும் என்றாலும் நினைக்கலாம், ஆனால் எங்களுக்குள் அப்படி எந்த பிரச்சனையும் இல்லை.”
Cricket
Tragedy Halts 66th Battle of the Babes in Kandy
The 66th edition of the “Battle of the Babes” big match between St. Sylvester’s College and Vidyartha College was abruptly called off on Wednesday after a tragic road accident claimed the lives of two St. Sylvester’s students.
The incident occurred as the students were on their way to witness the much-anticipated encounter at the Pallekele International Cricket Stadium. According to police, the motorcycle they were travelling on collided head-on with a bus.
One of the victims, Sachith Karunaratne, died at the scene. The other student, Nethula Nimdinu, was rushed to the Kandy National Hospital but later succumbed to his injuries.
The shocking news cast a shadow over the annual fixture, prompting authorities to take swift action. Central Province Governor Sarath Abeykoon reportedly suggested halting the match, after which the principals of both schools jointly agreed to call off the game midway.

St. Sylvester’s College confirmed the untimely deaths, paying tribute to the two students as committed and valued members of their school community.
Meanwhile, Kandy Police have launched an investigation to determine the circumstances surrounding the fatal accident.
Cricket
Sri Lanka Women’s U19 Squad Named for Australia Tri-Series Tour
Sri Lanka Cricket has announced a 15-member Women’s Under-19 squad for the upcoming Tri-Series tour of Australia, which will also feature England. The tour is set to provide valuable international exposure for the young Sri Lankan side as they prepare to face two strong cricketing nations in both One Day and T20 formats.

The team, led by captain Chamodi Praboda of Pagnagnanda MV, Monaragala, includes a promising mix of talent drawn from leading schools across the island. Several players from Devapathiraja College, Rathgama including Sanjana Kavindi, Nethagi Isuranjali, and Shashini Gimhani have earned selections, reflecting the school’s continued contribution to women’s cricket development.
Other notable inclusions are Vimoksha Balasuriya from Sinhala MV, Trincomalee, Umayangana Peiris of Princess of Wales College, Moratuwa, and Nethmi Upeksha from Maliyadeva Balika, Kurunegala. The squad also features players such as Aseni Thalagune (Mahamaya Girls School, Kandy), Chamodi Herath (Anura College, Matara), and Daria Dissanayake of Ladies College, Colombo, showcasing a diverse representation of emerging talent.

The team will play a total of six matches during the tour, including two One Day Internationals and four T20 games, scheduled on April 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, and 18. The squad is set to depart for Australia on April 3, 2026.

This tour is expected to play a key role in shaping the future of Sri Lanka’s women’s cricket, offering these young players a platform to gain crucial international experience.
Cricket
Sri Lanka Cricket Appoints New National Coaches for High Performance Centre
Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) has announced two key appointments to its National High Performance Centre as part of efforts to strengthen the country’s coaching structure across all formats and levels.
Former Netherlands coach Ryan van Niekerk has been named the National Bowling Coach, while Jordan Gregory will take on the role of National Fielding and Spin Bowling Coach. Both appointments will come into effect from April 15, 2026, with each coach set to serve a two-year tenure.
In his new role, van Niekerk will oversee fast bowling development across all national teams, including the senior men’s side. He brings valuable international experience, having served as the bowling coach and interim head coach of the Netherlands national team from 2023 to 2026. Prior to that, he worked as the assistant coach and bowling coach of the Netherlands men’s team.
During his time with the Dutch side, van Niekerk played a role in their participation in major global tournaments, including the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023 and the ICC Men’s T20 World Cups in 2024 and 2026.
Meanwhile, Gregory will be responsible for managing fielding standards and spin bowling development across all national squads. He previously worked as a fielding consultant with Netherlands Cricket and contributed to several international assignments, including the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2023.
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