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Over Rs 40 million spent on foreign frolics in
two years:
A merry-go-round by Sri Lankan cricket selectors
that went on for years almost unstoppable has been brought to a
screeching end after it was realised millions of rupees had been
busted on foreign jaunts. The ruling means the coach and captain on
tour will be entrusted with the task of deciding on players in
consultation with the selectors who will have to function from their
home desks and not permitted to accompany teams.
Record setting Sri Lankan swimmer Matthew
Abeysinghe had to throw in everything he had as he was faced with a
choice to either give up anchoring the 4X100 relay event at the
concluded South Asian Games in Guwahati, India or put an end to the
seemingly eternal dominance of the host country. Abeysinghe found
himself virtually lost at the deep end,
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