Michael Roberts
Yesterday’s IPL match, where the Delhi Capitals beat the Punjab Kings in a high-scoring match with a tense finish, was remarkable in many ways.
A: … with a No 9 batsman walking in and hitting a six and afour to secure a victory for the Delhi Capitala — his name being Auqib Jabi [whose strike rate therefore notched 500!]
B: ,,,, with the losing side bowling as many as 17 wides and overreaching the winners who bowled ONLY 11 wides !! … SO THAT one can say that the losers “outwided the winners” !@#
…. I first met Sudarshan Seneviratne – or Uncle Sudarshan as he was to me – when I was around 10 years old. In retrospect, I realise I have known him my entire life. While early memories are hazy, centred mainly on his friendship with my parents, he soon made an indelible impression on my young mind in a way few adults did. Already a Professor of Archaeology at the University of Peradeniya by then, he would go on to hold the only Chair in Archaeology in Sri Lanka’s university system. Tall, charismatic, and always with a twinkle in his eye, he seemed to possess encyclopaedic knowledge spanning archaeology, history, politics, literature, music, and beyond, with a delightful sense of humour to match. A true Renaissance man.
