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Sharjah Cup begins April 3

No room for Gurusingha
COLOMBO. Mar 28: Sri Lanka's longtime one-down batsman Asa-nka Gurusingha has been left out of next month's 3-
ii.it ion cricket tournament in Sharjah, despite problems in replacing him. reports AP.
Arjuna Ranatunga. the veteran captain who won the last World Cup. has been retained with star batsman Aravinda de Silva as his deputy, the Board of Control for Cricket in Sri Ednka^ihid itt $ stirtemefit FrP
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Gurusingha's absence was felt during this week's drawn series in New Zealand, with regular number six batsman Roshan Mahanama averaging seven in two matches, after being promoted as a one-down batsman.
The world champions lost to the Kiwis by 69 runs in the second one-day international on Thursday, after winning the previous match by six wickets.
Stylish young batsman Marvan Atapattu. who was in the squad for the New Zealand tww as'a possible replacement but was not played in the one-dayers. could be given Gurusingha spot.
Sri Lanka have lost three one-day series, won two and drawn another since they swept to victory in the 1996 World Cup.
Relations between Gurusingha and the board plummeted after the last tour to Sharjah in November, where he was dropped for two matches, lead ing to an outcry in the Sri Lankan media.
The board then fined him fifty per cent of his earnings from the tour, after he spoke to journalists. Sri Lanka s cricket
but instead Gurusingha pulled out. accusing the board of a lack of professionalism.
Gurusingha. 30. made his international debut in 1985. and was the fourth most senior player in the side, behind Ranatunga. De Silva, and Ma-hanama. He has played 41 Tests with a batting average of 38.4 with eight centuries to his credit, and 144 one day internationals.
He played a vital role in the World Cup last March, steadying the inning when early wickets fell, especially when swashbuckling openers Sanath Javasuriya' and' Romesh Kaluwitharane got out cheaply. He scored three half centuries in the tournament, including 65 in the final, against Australia.
Sri Lanka's squad includes three fast bowlers. Chaminda Vaas and promising youngsters Sajeeva de Silva and Nuwan Zoysa. and no less than six spinners. Mutthiah Muralitha-ran Kumar Dharmasena. Upul Chandana. Jayasuriya. Ruwan Kalpage and Aravinda de Silva.
Sri Lanka meet Zimbabwe in the opening game next Thursday. Pakistan is the other team taking part in the tournament, which ends on April 11.
SQUAD
Arjuna Ranatunga (Capt). Aravinda de Silva (V Capt). Roshan Mahanama. Hashan Tillekeratne. Sanath Jayasuriya. Romesh Kaluwitharane. Kumar Dharmasena. Mutthiah Muralitharan. Chaminda Vaas, Ruwan Kalpage. Upul Chandana. Marvan Atapattu. Sajeeva de Silva, and Nuwan Zoysa.
board requires all players, and even the manager and coach, to ask the board president's permission before speaking to the media.
Gurusingha ran into more trouble after going to Australia to play for North Melbourne.
The board wanted him back home by late January, to practise for the New Zealand tour.