Sangakkara quits as ODI captain; Chief Selector Aravinda De Silva resigns too

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Re: Sangakkara quits as ODI captain; Chief Selector Aravinda De Silva resigns too

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Oh shoot…

“I’m almost 65 and my position at the front of the bus can’t be guaranteed in four years’ time, particularly with the amount of gunfire you have to avoid with this bunch, so it’s time to pass the reins to someone younger,” Mr Peiris said.

“With the new-look team that Sri Lanka will have over the next few months, it makes sense to choose a bus driver who will take the team in a new direction. Possibly north-northeast, or perhaps even due south - it’s up to him really.”

“I’m sorry the players couldn’t win the World Cup. Maybe things would have been different if I had taken the less bumpy route to the Wankhede Stadium or if I hadn’t thrown Lasith Malinga’s Girls Aloud compilation CD out the window. But you know, you can’t dwell on those things, because it really was a hideous collection of songs and Malinga would not stop playing it in the bus.”