There were times when the Sri Lanka team used to struggle continuously for a long period of time, mainly away from home. The coincidencesSri Lanka’s rise in world cricket in the mid 1990s coincided with the rise of the Asian subcontinent, particularly India, in the world cricket industry. It was the time when England’s popularity of cricket started withering too. It is like a farmer’s son today goes on to earn 15 lakhs a month tomorrow, after receiving his national cricket contract. This is not a time for clowns or cheats as Sri Lanka’s cricket is suffering like never before.

Source: The Nation June 27, 2021 09:00 UTC