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This is an archive article published on January 5, 2006
Sanath146;s shampoo excuse too slippery
It is a bit of a red herring, but as you would expect of made up stories, there is more to Sanath Jayasuriya8217;s so-called dislocating a ...
Written by Trevor Chesterfield
Colombo | January 5, 2006 12:00 AM IST
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It is a bit of a red herring, but as you would expect of made up stories, there is more to Sanath Jayasuriya8217;s so-called dislocating a shoulder in a New Zealand hotel bathroom than the team management8217;s excuse of him reaching for the shampoo.
After all, why would a man 80 per cent bald want to shampoo what remains of his hair when soap will do?
It is, says a contact in the board, nothing at all to do with slipping in the bath. The truth of the matter is that the right shoulder injury sustained in mid-October still has not healed sufficiently to allow him to bat or bowl with confidence. Jayasuriya was advised to follow Sachin Tendulkar8217;s example after his elbow operation. But he ignored all advice and told the selectors he was ready.
It was the lure of the 8220;filthy lucre8221; 8220;more one-dayers is more money,8221; as a Lankan source put it.
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