Whatmore to tell: book out before X'mas

Vernon Gunasekera reporting from Sharjah

11 November 1996


SHARJAH, Sunday - Sri Lanka coach Dave Whatmore said he is not permitted to speak to the press but will disclose his side of the story in a book which will be published before the Christmas, the 'Gulf News' reported on Sunday.

The newspaper quoted Whatmore's speech at a dinner hosted at the Royal Abjar hotel in Dubai on Friday.

Whatmore was quoted as saying that he cannot disclose anything to press at present. ``Ask the Sri Lankan Cricket Board on what went wrong?'' questioned Whatmore.

In a lead story title 'What more do they want' in the Gulf News, skipper Arjuna Ranatunga has said that he has not encountered any problems with his coach.

``If he wants to quit and coach Lancashire he can do that. There is no political involvement, I can assure you that,'' the newspaper quoted Ranatunga as saying.

Sri Lanka is to get another Australian national to replace Dave Whatmore who ends his two-year contract with the Sri Lanka Cricket Board after the current Sharjah tour, the 'Gulf News' reported on Sunday.

The 'Gulf News' quoted Sri Lanka manager Duleep Mendis: ``I have had a good rapport with Whatmore all the time. There will be a another Australian who will take Whatmore's place from next year,'' Mendis has told the newspaper. But Mendis was tight lipped when asked who Whatmore's successor is.


Source: The Daily News

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