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In the 1980s, while I was coaching cricket at Maristella College in Negombo, Shantha Fonseka was a promising fast-bowling all-rounder in my Under-13 team and later represented the Sri Lanka Youth team. It’s a pleasure to see him now officiating as an umpire in the 106th “Hill Country Battle of the Blues.” Having already stood in LPL T20 and Sri Lanka A matches, I sincerely wish him the opportunity to umpire at the ICC level in the future as well.