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Hemaka Amarasuriya, Interim Committee Chairman of BCCSL states in a press release: "Selectors of our National Cricket team have faced considerable criticism for blooding young players at the expense of exeprienced players who are presently unable to perform at a degree of consistency required of them at International level.

A lesser known fact is that out of our established players, only Dilhara Fernando is below 23 years of age. Comparatively, most other Test playing nations have blooded 2 or 3 players below the age of 23 years. This leaves Sri Lanka with a future replacement void, dilemma that will surface in about our years time, if not corrected.

I am personally supportive of giving young players an opportunity to show us their skills at International level even if it is at the expense of experienced players who are currently out of touch or partially fit. A National Sports Body will be falling short if we allow talent to fade away into oblivion without as much as giving them a chance to blossom to their true potential.

Please recognize that every young player capped this season has without exception performed up to expectations.

Performance and not rhetorics should be the guiding principle in judging selections as we build a World Cup winning team for 2003. Thus the Selectors choice has so far proved this".

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