Reuters July 5, 2011COLOMBO (Reuters) - Sri Lanka's sports minister has ordered a probe into former captain Kumar Sangakkara's comments about the island nation's cricket administrators and political meddling during his speech to Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) members at Lord's on Monday.
Sangakkara was given a standing ovation after delivering the annual Spirit of Cricket Cowdrey Lecture in which he recounted the history of cricket in Sri Lanka, ranging from the country's emergence as a test-match playing nation, their 1996 World Cup triumph and the attack on their team bus in Pakistan in 2009.
Sangakkara was given a standing ovation after delivering the annual Spirit of Cricket Cowdrey Lecture in which he recounted the history of cricket in Sri Lanka, ranging from the country's emergence as a test-match playing nation, their 1996 World Cup triumph and the attack on their team bus in Pakistan in 2009.
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Monday 4 July 2011 David Hopps
Kumar Sangakkara cricket can help reconciliation after Sri Lanka's bloody civil war. Photograph: Anthony Devlin/PAKumar Sangakkara has chosen the MCC Spirit of Cricket lecture to launch a scathing attack on the endless political power-struggles that bedevil Sri Lanka Cricket and to reflect upon the heavy responsibilities on Sri Lankan cricketers to promote reconciliation after the end of the civil war that blighted the country. Full Story>>>
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Kumar Sangakkara attacks political battles marring Sri Lankan cricket
Kumar Sangakkara cricket can help reconciliation after Sri Lanka's bloody civil war. Photograph: Anthony Devlin/PA