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Rohan Weerakkody: The unmatched star of a glittering show-BY DINESH WEERAWANSA Then and now …….. Rohan Weerakkody, perhaps is the only schoolboy cricketer to win five titles at the Observer Schoolboy Cricketer of the Year 1987 Source:Sundayobserver Rohan Weerakkody, is perhaps the only schoolboy cricketer to win five titles in a single Observer Schoolboy Cricketer of the Year. Yet, his 1987 glory was confined only to school cricket and failed to go beyond Sri Lanka youth level. In an exclusive interview from Laguna, Lusiana in the Philippines, Weerakkody said he has no regrets and was honoured to win those awards. “It was an honour to win five titles including the Observer Schoolboy Cricketer of the Year in a single event,” he said. He said there is no point in talking about the past and what has been missed. “But if I had held on to some more time, things would ...