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Hathurusinghe’s task for Sri Lanka revival is compelling BY TREVINE RODRIGO IN MELBOURNE Chandika Hathurusinghe came as a ‘Messiah’ that would deliver redemption for Sri Lanka Cricket, but his initial foray with a listless team devoid of motivation has reminded Sri Lanka’s cricket fans worldwide that it will take time and patience to turn things around for the once feared nation. Jayawardena and Sangakkara hard to replace Proof of how bad the team has slumped to is in the evidence that former minnows and whipping boys of the game such as Zimbabwe and Bangladesh are now looking at the former ‘kings’ of the limited over format with callous disdain as they push them to the verge of elimination in a one-day tri-series in Bangladesh. If this tournament was a test of who the new cellar dwellers of the game are, Sri Lanka have by now shown the world a worrying ...