INTERVIEW-Sangakkara demands fair chance for Sri Lanka
// May 25th, 2010 // Uncategorized
By Simon Evans
LAUDERHILL, Florida (Reuters) – Sri Lanka captain Kumar Sangakkara has demanded ‘equal opportunities’ in the playing of test cricket, saying chances for his country to play the five-day game were being reduced.
Sangakkara said he would welcome a World Test Championship, an idea being discussed within official bodies to give greater context to series, but said any new structure needed to give each team the same chances to play internationally.
“It’s great to have a test championship but I believe that all sides should have an equal opportunity to play test matches,” Sangakkara told Reuters, ahead of this weekend’s Twenty20 internationals against New Zealand in Florida.
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