'BD reaping fruits of predecessors' labour'

Upul Chandana is one of those cricketers who had the ability to prevail at the largest amount, but since of conditions - for Chandana's situation some of them were outside and others self-made - that potential stayed unfulfilled in a vocation traversing from 1994 to 2007. He at that point joined the revolutionary Indian Cricket League to convey an untimely end to his worldwide profession. A knocking down some pins all-rounder whose leg-turn got him a 10-wicket pull against Australia in Cairns in 2004, the greater part of Chandana's chance was spent in the colossal shadow of Muttiah Muralidaran, whom Chandana calls a decent companion right up 'til the present time. 

"Murali used to do spot-knocking down some pins for two hours previously every instructional meeting," Chandana said in regards to his one-time colleague amid a selective talk with The Daily Star yesterday in Colombo. "On the off chance that the instructional course was, say, from 4:00 pm he would come at 2:00 pm and do spot rocking the bowling alley for two hours and after that join the instructional meeting. He used to drive me all the time as I here and there attempted to bunk rehearse yet he was dependably there on time and inspired me also. 

"He quit playing cricket in the wake of picking 800 wickets however even in the wake of achieving that level he would hone as he did when he had only 100 wickets. Any individual who picked near 800 wickets would take a load off yet not Murali." 

Chandana was a radiant defender and that is the zone in which he is offering back to Sri Lankan cricket as the handling mentor of the Under-19 side. 

"I am working with the Sri Lanka under-19 group now as a handling mentor. I likewise share my experience as a leg-spinner. I have worked throughout the previous eight years with the under-19 side. I trust that I have a great deal to offer to Sri Lanka and the youths are the eventual fate of the country." 

About Bangladesh cricket, he said that the group had profited from the diligent work done by players who were his counterparts. "Around then Athar [Ali], Akram Khan, Bulbul [Aminul Islam] did the diligent work to take Bangladesh to this level. They played cricket hard in those days and they have begun to get the aftereffect of that diligent work now. They are in a decent framework and showing signs of improvement and better." 

While commending Mushfiqur Rahim for the innings he played to convey Bangladesh's fruitful pursue of Sri Lanka's 214 on Saturday, Chandana singled out two Bangladesh adolescents for extraordinary acclaim. "I like the opener Liton Das... I discover him exceptionally energizing and an extremely gifted batsman. Another is Mehedi, I figure he will come up extremely well in the following couple of years."