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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
Virat Kohli half-century and bowlers help RCB retain IPL title
Royal Challengers Bengaluru successfully defended their IPL crown with a composed five-wicket victory over Gujarat Titans in the IPL 2026 final, powered by a masterful unbeaten 75 from Virat Kohli and a disciplined bowling performance.
After being asked to bat first, Gujarat Titans struggled to build momentum against a relentless RCB attack and were restricted to 155 for 8 in their allotted 20 overs.
The Titans lost both openers early as Bhuvneshwar Kumar removed Sai Sudharsan and skipper Shubman Gill inside the first four overs. Nishant Sindhu briefly resisted with 20, but wickets fell at regular intervals as RCB tightened their grip on the contest.
Washington Sundar stood firm amid the collapse, producing a fighting unbeaten 50 off 37 deliveries that featured five boundaries. However, he received little support from the middle order. Rasikh Salam emerged as the pick of the bowlers with impressive figures of 3 for 27, while Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Josh Hazlewood claimed two wickets apiece. Krunal Pandya also chipped in with a crucial scalp as Gujarat finished below a par total.
In reply, RCB got off to a flying start through Venkatesh Iyer, who blasted 32 from just 16 balls. Although the defending champions lost a few quick wickets in the middle overs, Kohli anchored the chase with another vintage innings under pressure.
The veteran star struck nine fours and three sixes in his unbeaten 75 off 42 balls, controlling the innings with a blend of aggression and composure. Rajat Patidar contributed 15, while Tim David added a valuable 24 before falling with the target in sight.
Kohli then guided RCB home alongside wicketkeeper Jitesh Sharma, who remained unbeaten on 11, as Bengaluru reached 161 for 5 in just 18 overs.
The victory secured back-to-back IPL titles for RCB and once again highlighted Kohli’s enduring class on the biggest stage.
Brief Scores:
Gujarat Titans 155/8 in 20 overs (Washington Sundar 50; Rasikh Salam 3/27, Bhuvneshwar Kumar 2/29, Josh Hazlewood 2/37) lost to Royal Challengers Bengaluru 161/5 in 18 overs (Virat Kohli 75, Venkatesh Iyer 32, Tim David 24; Rashid Khan 2/25) by five wickets.
Athletics
Tarushi Abisheka Wins Gold for Sri Lanka at Asian Under-20 Athletics Championships
Sri Lankan athlete Tarushi Abisheka secured a gold medal in the girls’ 1500m event at the Asian Under-20 Athletics Championships currently being held in Hong Kong on Thursday (May 28).
Abisheka delivered an impressive performance to finish first with a timing of 4 minutes and 31.41 seconds, bringing glory to Sri Lanka on the international stage.
Iran’s Maryam Baluoutaki claimed the silver medal, while South Korea’s Song Dawson finished in third place to secure the bronze.
The talented Sri Lankan middle-distance runner is also competing in the 800m event at the championship.
The Asian Under-20 Athletics Championships has attracted athletes from 40 countries, competing across 46 events.
Sri Lanka has fielded a 22-member contingent for the tournament, consisting of 15 male athletes and seven female athletes.
News
India Outplay Sri Lanka to Crown FIBA U-18 Asia Cup 2026 Champions
India produced a dominant performance to defeat hosts Sri Lanka 78-56 and clinch the FIBA U-18 Asia Cup 2026 title at the Sugathadasa Indoor Stadium on Friday.
The Indian youngsters controlled the game from the opening whistle and displayed excellent teamwork, strong defence and accurate shooting to overpower the home side in front of a large crowd. Sri Lanka struggled to cope with India’s fast-paced attack and fell behind early in the contest.
India held a commanding 42-22 advantage at halftime after a superb first-half display. Their aggressive defence forced several Sri Lankan turnovers, while quick counterattacks allowed them to build a comfortable lead before the break.
Sri Lanka showed improved energy in the second half and attempted to reduce the deficit through determined play and better ball movement. However, India maintained composure and continued to dominate both offensively and defensively to keep the hosts at bay.
The Indian side impressed with their discipline and consistency throughout the tournament and deservedly lifted the championship trophy after remaining unbeaten. Sri Lanka, despite the defeat, earned praise for reaching the final and competing strongly against some of the region’s top youth basketball nations.
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