Atapattu in big trouble
Veteran batsman Marvan Atapattu may end up in trouble after pulling out from playing in Sri Lanka's Test series against Bangladesh, the Daily Mirror learns.
A spokesman of the interim committee running Sri Lanka Cricket said Atapattu could be making a big mistake for turning his back on a recall into the Test side after 18 months.
He said Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) received an e-mail from Atapattu advising them of his unavailability for the series.
“It’s quite a shock to hear that someone who indicated he was keen to get back to playing for Sri Lanka now says he is not interested. We have to see whether his contract (with Sri Lanka Cricket) enables him to absent himself for no valid reason”, the spokesman said asking not to be named.
Atapattu is currently in England playing for a club called the Lashings for which retired Sri Lanka allrounder Russel Arnold will also play.
In his e-mail to SLC Atapattu has not forgotten to state that he would be available for tours after the Bangladesh series which begins next week.
Atapattu has more than 5000 Test runs and more than 8000 one-day runs to his credit and many analysts felt that he had the last chance of reviving his place in the team after being a virtual sight-seeing tourist during the recent World Cup in the West Indies.
He did not play a Test match since December 2005 and his last one-dayer was in February this year.
Sri Lanka plays three Tests against Bangladesh and then host England for three Tests in October before leaving for Australia to play in two Tests.
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