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''Better late than never'' Sri Lanka Cricket is in a slump. This is a huge understatement.  It is only 35 years since Sri Lanka gained Test status. Sri Lanka went on to win a world cup 14 years later. Since then they have qualified for 5 Global Tournament Finals and won one of them in 2014, that was only 3 years ago. Sadly, it has been a downfall since then. Sri Lanka have been beaten over and over again, with just a few consolation wins thanks to some outstanding individual performances. It is fair if you say retirements of Sangakkara, Mahela and Dilshan or consistent injuries to Malinga did not help the cause. Yet it is the way cricket goes. Players come and go, cricket will keep going. It is not something you should be surprised of; it is something you should be ready for when the time comes.  However, Sangakkara and Mahela stayed until 2015 WC. Sangakkara played one Test series even after the World Cup. Dilshan played for a bit longer after Sangakkara ...

"බයිලා නැති cricket ටෝක්" In this episode we are discussing about Test series loss, ODI squad vs India and Management issues in general... සිංහල‍ෙන් Podcast. Two Sri Lankan cricket geeks, met over an online cricket forum have their say on Sri Lankan cricket in Sri Lankan way...

4th Pod - 2nd Test vs India Review, Pay issue for Domestic players, Consistency of the Players Selections,Indian Ex-Players downgrading SL and more... සිංහල‍ෙන් Podcast. Two Sri Lankan cricket geeks, met over an online cricket forum have their say on Sri Lankan cricket in Sri Lankan way...

Third Pod - Women's WC finals, Herath for captaincy, Dhananjaya De Silva issue , Hashan as batting coach, 1st test loss against India and Pitch and Team Composition for 2nd test... සිංහල‍ෙන් Podcast. Two Sri Lankan cricket geeks, met over an online cricket forum have their say on Sri Lankan cricket in Sri Lankan way... #SriLanka #lka #Cricket #FreeHitPodcast #INDvSL #SL #IND

In our second episode we are talking about the upcoming Indian Tour of Sri Lanka, New Captains, Which grounds Sri Lanka should play at and many more... සිංහල‍ෙන් Podcast. Two Sri Lankan cricket geeks, met over an online cricket forum have their say on Sri Lankan cricket in Sri Lankan way... SriLanka SL Cricket SLvIND SLvZim NewCaptains LKA

Pilot Episode - ''Fernando's or Nineteen year old's?''  Two Sri Lankan cricket geeks, met over an online cricket forum have their say on Sri Lankan cricket in Sri Lankan way... Link -  https://soundcloud.com/user-703382675/free-hit-podcast

Both are Sri Lankans. Both represented their country and captained the country in their respective times. Both were not out batting at the crease when Sri Lanka lifted their ICC trophies in 1996 and 2014. Also both were left handed batsman whom icon-ed that roaring SL Lion to a perfection. Gritty, Cunning and Confident, Both were. What on the earth could go wrong between these two? Ranathunga was the first Sarong Jonny (He was called as that at SSC in his early days by a senior, because he was not from an Elite English school those days) to broke into SL team in early 80’s. He mentioned to have had lot of troubles those days with the culture existed. The strong character he still is, He went on to play Sri Lanka’s first test match scoring debut Sri Lankan half century in the first innings. Ranathunga didn’t stop there either. 14 year later, Sri Lanka went on to crown the world cup in 1996 under his Ultra self-confident leadership. Also after more than 15 years of retirement, Ran...