Suffering two major setbacks in the space of 3 months, the newly appointed interim coach Jerome Jayaratne will be scratching his head pondering about the Lankan batting woes, especially at the Test level.

‘The corridor of uncertainty’ describes an area where a cricket ball can pitch during a delivery which is a narrow line on and just outside a batsman's off stump.

It was 11th September 1985. As the sun was setting over the Colombo skyline, time was turning into the Sri Lankans’ biggest enemy. The brave and the determined men were striving to make history at the P.Sara Oval after grappling in 13 winless Test matches.

It wasn’t the most pleasing sight for skipper Sachin Tendulkar and his men as the evening of August 6th, 1997 (exactly 18 years to the day) saw them at the receiving end of a forgettable scoreline.

I am the reason for the defeat. I will train hard in the next few months. If I don't get back to the rhythm, I will have to take a call on my future.

The World Cup Song was presented to the Sri Lanka Cricket Team on the 15th of December at CR&FC Grounds followed by a grand musical extravaganza featuring Marians and Live performances by Sunil, Piyal, Joey, Umariah, Bachi, Lanthra, Iraj, Ronnie, Corine, Ashanthi, Ruwan and Jaya.

Mahela Jayawardena Waxing Eloquent about his mates