Hon. Sunil Kumara Gamage

¶ 01 Hon. Member, we looked into this. This is an outcome of ad hoc processes without planning over the past period. When developing the Bandarawela ground, at minimum there should have been consideration to enable both cricket and other sports. As you say, if you mark a cricket boundary now, just inside it the player encounters a steel-lined drain. That is dangerous; a fall could cause serious injury. We have not seen grounds with a drain and then a boundary line. Therefore, those who developed this must take responsibility. We will discuss with the Municipal Council to jointly reconfigure it to suit cricket. If not feasible, we will seek to develop a new ground for your area.