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Roshan Mahanama\u00a0 saluted by Cricket Australia at end of illustrious career in Elite panel of ICC match referees By Sunil Thenabadu.<\/span>\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/h1>\n

\"Roshan<\/p>\n

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The International\u00a0Cricket Council (ICC) had\u00a0\u00a0announced that Roshan Mahanama will stride down from the Elite Panel of ICC Match Referees at the end of the year.\u00a0Roshan was appropriately honoured\u00a0nominated to referee in the three Test series between hosts Australia and visiting New Zealand teams.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Mahanama had joined the elite panel in 2004 and has refereed in 58 Tests, 222 ODIs and 35, T20Is to date, including refereeing in three ICC Cricket World Cups 2007, 2011,2015 and the ICC Champions Trophy 2009. He has made the option to step down six months ahead of the extinction of his contract so that he can dissipate additional point in time with his family and also spotlight on the augmentation of his commerce behaviour in Sri Lanka.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Roshan Mahanama 49 years old, had commented that this has been an immensely intricate resolution as he is very obsessive about cricket, which has been an imperative element of his life for over 40 years as a cricketer, coach and ICC match referee.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

He had added in life an instance comes when one has to keep moving forward based on obligations and priorities. My moment has come to allocate an incessant spotlight and concentration to my family, who made gigantic sacrifices over the years to facilitate me to pursue my livelihood for over three decades.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Roshan<\/p>\n

The route for approximately 12 years as an ICC match referee has been astounding and somewhat for him to divulge upon with delight and contentment. He has had the ecstasy of congregating and executing with some stupendous professionals, refereed at some splendid matches and visited some unbelievable places the length all the way.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Roshan in his announcement in classify to show gratitude to the ICC and Sri Lanka Cricket for affording him the prospect to be implicated in almost 600 internationals of the game he so overpoweringly discovers irresistible!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Roshan“He had added that he can in no way disregard to testimony for the gratitude of the prop up and backing presented to him by all his preceding and existing contemporaries. A big garland was sent to all the ICC staff and Members for the kind courtesies extended. For Roshan it has been nothing less than a opportunity and a contentment to work with\u00a0such a breathtaking cluster of human beings over the years.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

As a cricketer, Mahanama had represented Sri Lanka in 52 Tests and 213 One-Day Internationals from 1986 to 1999. He played in four ICC Cricket World Cups and was a Member of the Sri Lanka side that triumphed over Australia in the 1996 final in Lahore. He also had captained Sri Lanka in two One-Day\u00a0Internationals.<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

ICC General Manager \u2013 Cricket, Geoff Allardice, had acknowledged his announcement and had thanked Mahanama for his offerings made as a match referee: “Roshan has been one of the pioneer members of the elite panel and had been an integral element during the fragment when the Referee\u2019s position was sprouting.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Roshan, very efficiently and intelligently, integrated his cricketing knowledge into match management skills to earn huge respect and appreciation from the entire cricketing fraternity. On behalf of the ICC, had congratulated him on a successful career as a match referee wishing him well in his future endeavours\u201d.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Roshan Mahanama has been deservedly rewarded by cricket’s highest governing body, the International Cricket Council by appointing him as a new ICC\u00a0match referee\u00a0in year 2004.\u00a0Roshan\u2019s\u00a0exit from international cricket was basically\u00a0owing\u00a0to\u00a0very pathetic reasons.\u00a0He tendered his letter of resignation dated 6 August 1999 to the Chairman of the Interim Committee of the then BCCSL after he was dropped (axed) from both Tests and ODI sides,barely not even before one year\u00a0had\u00a0lapsed after his world record breaking\u00a0\u2018Kettarama triumph\u2019.\u00a0 This drastic decision\u00a0to quit cricket\u00a0was taken through immense agony, pain of mind and after much deliberation in consultation with his family members and coach Nelson Mendis.\u00a0The reason was\u00a0for rattling\u00a0him\u00a0due to the injustices\u00a0meted out by\u00a0a selection system riddled by white ants. This\u00a0gamble\u00a0of retiring\u00a0\u2018hurt\u2019\u00a0abruptly soon\u00a0became a\u00a0triumph\u00a0as he is now one the leading and respected ICC\u2019s match referees\u00a0of the ICC\u00a0since\u00a0he first officiated in Test Match\u00a0between the\u00a0West Indies and Bangladesh in Gros\u00a0Islet,\u00a0in St Lucia,\u00a0West Indies in the month of May 2004.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0Roshan Mahanama our proud \u2018match referee\u2019 of the ICC\u00a0has officiated in 56 Tests,\u00a0216\u00a0One Day Internationals and 31 T\/20 International matches. It is pertinent to mention that that to date he had performed in this respected field without blemish\u00a0which\u00a0indeed\u00a0has helped to\u00a0further\u00a0enhance our prevalent cricketing image to unprecedented heights\u00a0during the past decade. Incidentally Roshan has more international matches as ICC Match Referee than the number of International matches he had represented Sri Lanka.\u00a0Truly wonderful feeling for a cricketer who\u00a0prematurely bid\u00a0goodbye \u2018retired hurt\u2019.\u00a0He has\u00a0now officiated in 303 in all three formats of the game and only our own ICC Chief Match Referee Ranjan Madugalla (527),\u00a0Chris Broad (384) and\u00a0Jeff\u00a0Crowe\u00a0( 332) have officiated in more matches It is an incredible achievement indeed for been in the Elite panel of the ICC\u2019s match referees. .\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

While at the pinnacle of his illustrious career after playing 12\u00a0years for Sri Lanka his decision was taken boldly without hesitating further.\u00a0The decision was of course a tough one.\u00a0 But on principle Roshan,\u00a0is\u00a0a calm, collected and composed person thought \u201cEnough was\u00a0enough\u201d.\u00a0 He had no regrets\u00a0for this colossal decision taken\u00a0for the injustice meted out to him.\u00a0 He never played for personal glory; always it was for the team and country.\u00a0\u00a0His motto was always\u00a0\u201ccountry before self\u201d.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Like many youngsters Roshan too had a tremendous passion for playing softball\u00a0cricket on streets and by lanes after coming home from school.\u00a0His cricketing career at his ‘alma mater’, Nalanda College commenced even before he became a teenager.\u00a0 His coach throughout was\u00a0Nelson\u00a0Mendis from the under 12-stage up\u00a0to the 1st XI who groomed and nurtured him to become an accomplished cricketer.\u00a0 Roshan may have acquired cricketing instincts from his father, the famous Upali Mahanama, a member of the Nalanda 1st XI team, who later represented clubs with\u00a0distinction, who\u00a0had\u00a0captained Bloomfield C&AC and Company teams in mercantile tournaments.\u00a0 He was the President of the MCA for 3 years and Association of Cricket Umpires of Sri Lanka for seven years\u00a0in a person well\u00a0known\u00a0in cricketing and business circles.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0After excelling and captaining the junior teams, Roshan captained the College 1st XI team in 1984. In the annual big match against Ananda he made a\u00a0defiant\u00a0knock of 145 n.o.\u00a0made\u00a0in five and a half hours breaking all previous records in the\u00a0annals of history in\u00a0\u00a0Ananda-Nalanda\u00a0famous\u00a0\u2018big\u00a0matches\u2019.\u00a0 This record stood for 14 long years until; Shantha Kalavitigoda eclipsed it\u00a0in 1998.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Roshan was named the Bata Schoolboy Cricketer of the year in 1983 adjudicated by an expert\u00a0panel of judges.\u00a0 He was once again crowned the Bata Schoolboy Cricketer of the year 1984, a rare and unique achievement for a schoolboy cricketer. The readers of a leading Sunday English paper, ‘Sunday\u00a0Observer’, also voted the most popular cricketer of the year 1984.\u00a0 Roshan was also voted as the best\u00a0schoolboy\u00a0fielder in that particular year.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Roshan made his Test debut when he was just 20 years old against Pakistan in 1986 on home soil.\u00a0 When he quit he had played in 52 tests and 213 ODI’s and held over 100 catches in tests.\u00a0 He was the only the 4th fieldsman in the annals of test cricket history to have held 100 catches, after cricketing legends Mohamed Azurudeen, Allan Border and Viv Richards.\u00a0Roshan was such an extraordinary brilliant fielder, who could field at any position.\u00a0 He should have been picked for his fielding prowess only, even if his batting was ordinary.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Out of Roshan’s numerous match-\u00a0winning contributions, with the bat the world record partnership of 576 runs for the 2nd\u00a0wicket,\u00a0stands tall as\u00a0the highest for any wicket in the annals of the long test cricket history, partnering his closest\u00a0\u2018Pal\u2019\u00a0then,\u00a0Sanath Jayasuriya, against India in the latter part of the year 1997, at the (RPS) Kettarama\u00a0Stadium remains\u00a0unparalleled.\u00a0His\u00a0225 runs, was an epic feat of endurance having batted for 753 minutes, for over 2 days.\u00a0 This record partnership eclipsed many world records and Roshan should be definitely contended with these records. After this epic feat a local newspaper hailed, applauded and acclaimed the duo. The sports editor of The Sunday Leader Gamini Senadhira published that these records have been\u00a0\u2018tattooed in gold letters in test record statistics having little doubt of being broken, may be forever\u2019.\u00a0This highest partnership surpassed the previous best for any wicket in tests\u00a0467 runs held by A.H.Jones and M.D Crowe of New Zealand against Sri Lanka in the year 1991.The achievement of Roshan Mahanama and Sanath Jayasuriya is\u00a0worth recalling and remembering over and over again.\u00a0However this record was beaten by Mahela\u00a0Jayawardena and\u00a0Kumar Sangakkara another Sri Lankan duo in the year 2006,\u00a0nine years later\u00a0against South Africa.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The partnership between Roshan Mahanama and Sanath Jayasuriya\u00a0also helped Sri Lanka to surpass the highest test total of 903 for 7 wickets,\u00a0made by England against Australia well over 50 years ago at the Oval in London.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Greg\u00a0Chappell\u00a0a celebrated Australian cricketer, and a past captain, an idol of Roshan has quipped in his “Foreword” in Roshan’s\u00a0book ‘Retired Hurt’, that he is one of the\u00a0few\u00a0genuine nice people in the game and while performing in the media role was fortunate enough to view many of his great innings including his 225 at Kettarama\u00a0stadium, where he had seen every ball of his knock.\u00a0Greg\u00a0Chappell had\u00a0commented\u00a0that he possesses\u00a0strokes all-round the wicket playing often\u00a0with\u00a0those wristy shots, so characteristic of cricketers in the sub-continent.\u00a0 The record partnership was a triumph of talent, technique and mental ability so strong to go so far.\u00a0 The mental and physical concentration, it takes to bat through a day in humid conditions\u00a0in the sub-continent\u00a0is enormous. To bat through over two days was indeed a unique achievement.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The officials of the ICC have appropriately chosen Roshan to be an ideal candidate for a post of match referee having, knowledge of cricket in abundance and with his command of English it may have made his appointment\u00a0initially, quite obvious. The writer believes he has been justifiably rewarded for his proven abilities and credentials.\u00a0For Roshan, the gentleman cricketer may have already received\u00a0enough and more\u00a0accolades and reverences\u00a0in plenty from many quarters\u00a0in the game of cricket.\u00a0The entire cricketing fraternity would wish him a fruitful family life.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Sunil Thenabadu\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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