That prediction is weather is going to be a spoiler.
Another prediction is that the ground preparation is going to be a key factor.
What ever the inspections done prior the commencement of the tournament and whatever reports may suggest and what ever the officials in charge may say we have prepared poor wickets in Colombo.
It is obvious even Kumar and Mahela are finding difficult to bat in home conditions in Colombo.
Because of their shear skills, cricketing knowledge and determination we are surviving the hiccups.
Please do not blame the players. Because of their shear skills, cricketing knowledge and determination we are surviving the hiccups.
They are a good lot and determined it is our politicians and officials who are killing the game.
These fellows who have no understanding of the game and the ground situation are waiting for the kickbacks to pocket which the players deserve and should get.
It is obvious that because of the political will more money was channeled to Hambantota and less money was spent on Colombo and Kandy.
These grandiose dreams of politicians are killing the game and in the long run real cricket lover's dreams and players welfare.
Coming back to weather playing Day and Night Cricket in Sri-Lanka was an extremely bad decision going by the prevailing weather conditions.
The team playing second is always at a distinct disadvantage and the history speaks itself.
I cannot agree with the argument more crowd will come for the Day and Night game (it may not be true for poorly attended games, too. Nobody will come for those games in any case).
In any case tickets are sold well in advance and a real cricket lovers have to buy tickets in the black market.
The Day and Night games are for the arm chair pundits who engage in their daily activities and return home bit early and after shower sit in front of the TV.
They are not the real cricket fans.
Poor people cannot come anyway. Tickets are priced to discourage them. Even if they come there is no way to return home after the day and night game. There isn't a proper public bus service at night in the entire country.
Politicking's should know it better.
We see them prior to elections and never see them till the next round comes.
They go to Colombo or to the nearest city and make money for them and their kith and kin.
That is the name of the game and cricket and other games included.
The sports administration has been worse than political administration over the past 15 years and especially during the last decade.
Please do not blame sportsmen and sportswomen for their poor performance.
The Common Wealth games were the best example.
We get a kick out of demoralizing the players but never the politicians who have got into sports!
I have written about weather pattern, global warming and how weather men keep bogus records (one month record is done in 2 to 3 days-cooked up records) elsewhere and the reader can refer them at leisure.
Many of them do not know how to make a weather balloon and if they have relevant data, they do not know how to report or interpret them.
Most of the seniors in administration are arts graduates who have done geography (without science subjects or background) and have a cushy job in Colombo without the will to run the affairs.
If the Cricket Administration got reports from them (Weather Men) and decided (I do not think-there aren't any brainy ones there but crooks in Cricket Administration) and decided the time and venues, they are in for run.
The fact of the matter is with global warming, the weather pattern has drastically changed over time. Unless we keep accurate record for the next decade or so we won't be able to predict the trends.
The blunder is we gave not kept accurate records for the last two to three decades
I will illustrate few points that are my personal observation in Kandy.
1. Kandy weather is like Kurunahgla (when I was a kid we briefly stayed near Kurunagala) now.
2. Kurunegala must be like Pollonnaruwa now.
3. Inter monsoon rain that used to come in 10-14 day interval on a regular basis does not come.
4. When it comes the amount of precipitation is 3 to 4 times and the volume has increased.
5. That is why we have earth slips in the hill country.
6. Temperature hits 90 to 95 Fahrenheits in between rains.
7. Rain only brings cooling to Kandy.
8. If I do not water plants for three days, they whittle away.
9. Plants that never able to germinate in Kandy are germinating.
10. Mosquito menace is no different to Colombo.
11. Monsoon rain comes at odd times of the day and there is a mixture of Monsoon and inter-monsoon rain.
12. The precipitation that comes around full moon day consistently fails
The list can go on.
All valid indicators of all environmental changes are obviously present and evident.
What we do is go and built two mega Coal Power Plants to enhance the destruction.
In any case poor man in the villages will not be able to afford the electricity bill.
What is worse will be he won't able to grow food for subsistence leave alone for commercial purposes.
All the evidence points to food scarcity, famine and catastrophe like in 1973 (oil crisis) even without oil crisis.
Nobody is ready for the crisis but Mega Mela and mega cricket fixtures will temporarily take the minds away from the realities and the hardships of the average citizen.
There is no way one can predict weather without accurate data.
Do not believe our weather men. They are like any other government servants, stooge to politicians and survive.
Only thing they never become a laughing lot like our politicians in sports.
What I am raising here is there is no place for Day and Night game in this Island unless we are able to predict the weather accurately in advance.
It is a disservice to foreign team visiting us.
We did that to West Indies.
Now we are doing it to Australians and out team.
There is a strong case against Day and Night Cricket in Sri-Lanka.
The amount of electricity wasted due power usage at the grounds and the uncomfortable temperature the players and the spectators experience are other minor points.
These Mega events are good for our and Indian celluloid stars and not for a average cricket fan or lover.
Vising teams take a note of what I say before agreeing on the time and schedules in future.
Cricket is your life and you are paid for that.
Do not say yes to our administrators without studying the pros and cons.
The team playing second is always at a distinct disadvantage and the history speaks itself.
I cannot agree with the argument more crowd will come for the Day and Night game (it may not be true for poorly attended games, too. Nobody will come for those games in any case).
In any case tickets are sold well in advance and a real cricket lovers have to buy tickets in the black market.
The Day and Night games are for the arm chair pundits who engage in their daily activities and return home bit early and after shower sit in front of the TV.
They are not the real cricket fans.
Poor people cannot come anyway. Tickets are priced to discourage them. Even if they come there is no way to return home after the day and night game. There isn't a proper public bus service at night in the entire country.
Politicking's should know it better.
We see them prior to elections and never see them till the next round comes.
They go to Colombo or to the nearest city and make money for them and their kith and kin.
That is the name of the game and cricket and other games included.
The sports administration has been worse than political administration over the past 15 years and especially during the last decade.
Please do not blame sportsmen and sportswomen for their poor performance.
The Common Wealth games were the best example.
We get a kick out of demoralizing the players but never the politicians who have got into sports!
I have written about weather pattern, global warming and how weather men keep bogus records (one month record is done in 2 to 3 days-cooked up records) elsewhere and the reader can refer them at leisure.
Many of them do not know how to make a weather balloon and if they have relevant data, they do not know how to report or interpret them.
Most of the seniors in administration are arts graduates who have done geography (without science subjects or background) and have a cushy job in Colombo without the will to run the affairs.
If the Cricket Administration got reports from them (Weather Men) and decided (I do not think-there aren't any brainy ones there but crooks in Cricket Administration) and decided the time and venues, they are in for run.
The fact of the matter is with global warming, the weather pattern has drastically changed over time. Unless we keep accurate record for the next decade or so we won't be able to predict the trends.
The blunder is we gave not kept accurate records for the last two to three decades
I will illustrate few points that are my personal observation in Kandy.
1. Kandy weather is like Kurunahgla (when I was a kid we briefly stayed near Kurunagala) now.
2. Kurunegala must be like Pollonnaruwa now.
3. Inter monsoon rain that used to come in 10-14 day interval on a regular basis does not come.
4. When it comes the amount of precipitation is 3 to 4 times and the volume has increased.
5. That is why we have earth slips in the hill country.
6. Temperature hits 90 to 95 Fahrenheits in between rains.
7. Rain only brings cooling to Kandy.
8. If I do not water plants for three days, they whittle away.
9. Plants that never able to germinate in Kandy are germinating.
10. Mosquito menace is no different to Colombo.
11. Monsoon rain comes at odd times of the day and there is a mixture of Monsoon and inter-monsoon rain.
12. The precipitation that comes around full moon day consistently fails
The list can go on.
All valid indicators of all environmental changes are obviously present and evident.
What we do is go and built two mega Coal Power Plants to enhance the destruction.
In any case poor man in the villages will not be able to afford the electricity bill.
What is worse will be he won't able to grow food for subsistence leave alone for commercial purposes.
All the evidence points to food scarcity, famine and catastrophe like in 1973 (oil crisis) even without oil crisis.
Nobody is ready for the crisis but Mega Mela and mega cricket fixtures will temporarily take the minds away from the realities and the hardships of the average citizen.
There is no way one can predict weather without accurate data.
Do not believe our weather men. They are like any other government servants, stooge to politicians and survive.
Only thing they never become a laughing lot like our politicians in sports.
What I am raising here is there is no place for Day and Night game in this Island unless we are able to predict the weather accurately in advance.
It is a disservice to foreign team visiting us.
We did that to West Indies.
Now we are doing it to Australians and out team.
There is a strong case against Day and Night Cricket in Sri-Lanka.
The amount of electricity wasted due power usage at the grounds and the uncomfortable temperature the players and the spectators experience are other minor points.
These Mega events are good for our and Indian celluloid stars and not for a average cricket fan or lover.
Vising teams take a note of what I say before agreeing on the time and schedules in future.
Cricket is your life and you are paid for that.
Do not say yes to our administrators without studying the pros and cons.
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