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MAHADEVA SATHASIVAM
Rob Smyth profiles a Sri Lankan batting maestro who captained three national teams and spent time in a Colombo jail after being accused of murdering his wife

Video killed a lot more than the radio star. Endless television coverage has ruined one of sport’s great joys: feeding the imagination. In the 20th century, when the written word was our primary source of information, the imagination ran free with everything from Andy Roberts’ quicker bouncer to Abdul Qadir’s googly. Now there is a patch over the mind’s eye. You can’t print ...

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