Former Sri Lanka bowling legend Muttiah Muralitharan has revealed that his appointment to the Technical Advisory Committee to develop cricket is his first time joining the cricket administration.
Speaking to the Sunday Island, Muralitharan said Sports Minister Namal Rajapaksa was the first official to offer him an opportunity to work with the administration.
Stating that he had informed the Minister that he requires a good team to work with, Muralitharan said his fellow committee members former Sri Lanka greats Aravinda de Silva, Kumar Sangakkara, and Roshan Mahanama were perfect.
“Three guys have captained Sri Lanka with some guys playing in 1980s while someone like Sanga being modern having played till 2015. There’s a lot of experience. Whatever the suggestions we want to give the board, we will collectively discuss and put them forward. I don’t want to speak my mind out before we meet as a committee. I don’t have any favourites or enemies in the sport. We want to be fair to everybody,” he explained.
Muttiah Muralitharan further said cricket in Sri Lanka is in ‘shambles’ after 2015, adding that Sri Lanka is now playing for qualifiers and losing test matches without fighting back.
“Discipline has eroded. I have played and coached at the highest level and I know what we are missing,” Muralitharan said. (NewsWire)