Wunderkidz in a blunderland: Tensions and tales from Sri Lankan cricket

dc.contributor.author	Roberts, M.
dc.date.issued	2009
dc.description	This article was drafted in early 2007 and finalised later that year
dc.description.abstract	The story of Sri Lankan cricket is a tale of great cricketing success within the context of a polity struggling with civil war and great levels of internal violence. Cricket is the one arena in Sri Lankan public culture where Tamils and Sinhalese, locked in a bloody civil war for decades, come together on a national public platform. From being reviled as a Western import in the early years of independence to its gradual embrace and penetration of new catchment areas in less affluent and more rural areas, the story of Sri Lankan cricket in many ways mirrors the development of the post-colonial Sri Lankan nation. This essay fleshes out prominent themes in the history of Sri Lankan cricket within the context of the major socio-political developments in twentieth century Sri Lanka
dc.description.statementofresponsibility	Michael Roberts
dc.identifier.citation	Sport in Society, 2009; 12(4-5):566-578
dc.identifier.doi	10.1080/17430430802702830
dc.identifier.issn	1743-0437
dc.identifier.issn	1743-0445
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/2440/58910
dc.language.iso	en
dc.publisher	Routledge
dc.rights	(c) 2009 Taylor & Francis
dc.source.uri	https://doi.org/10.1080/17430430802702830
dc.title	Wunderkidz in a blunderland: Tensions and tales from Sri Lankan cricket
dc.type	Journal article
pubs.publication-status	Published

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