Three from Kandy in WC team

Upananda JAYASUNDERA Kandy Sports Special Corr

Three cricketers from Kandy were selected to represent Sri Lanka in the World Cup Cricket tournament to be held on February 19.

Kumar Sangakkara	Muttiah Muralitheran	Chamara Kapugedera

They are skipper Kumar Sangakkara, Muttiah Muralitharan and Chamara Kapugedara.

Sangakkara 33 is a product of Trinity College, Kandy and he is the best batsman in the world at present. Being a former cricket captain of Dharmaraja College, Kandy this writer is proud that he was able to coach Kumar at the Junior level at Trinity College, Kandy when he was coaching in the School during early 90s.

Muttiah Muralitharan 38 the world test cricket wicket record holder with 800 wickets, is a product of St. Anthony's College, Katugastota who was coached by Sunil Fernando who is the present cricket coach of Central Province.

Chamara Kantha Kapugedara 23 is the first Dharmaraja College cricketer to be selected for the Test team after Sonny Yatawara and TB Kehelgamuwa who were selected for the Sri Lanka (then Ceylon) cricket prior to gaining Test status. Kapugedara was coached by former Dharmaraja skipper DGW Karunaratne.