1 CD: 10 minutes 27 seconds

1 CD, Sanath Jayasuriya, cricketer, interviewed by David Rayvern Allen. The CD consists of 2 tracks. Track 1: [0:00-0:09] Brief introduction by Rayvern Allen. Track 2: [0:00-1:10] Jayasuriya talks about adjusting to retirement and ending his career on a high note, [1:11-1:22] Jayasuriya talks about continuing to play for Bloomfield Cricket Club and one-day internationals, [1:23-2:09] Jayasuriya talks about playing cricket from the age of 6 and making his way through the school ranks, [2:10-2:43] Jayasuriya talks about moving to Colombo and playing in Sri Lanka practice game, [2:44-3:27] Jayasuriya talks about preferring batting and only being an opening batsman since 1995, [3:28-4:34] Jayasuriya talks about his batting style, [4:35-5:23] Jayasuriya talks about adjusting to international level and playing his natural game, [5:24-5:45] Jayasuriya talks about the need for a positive batting style, [5:46-6:13] Jayasuriya talks about his batting mindset when starting an innings, [6:14-6:53] Jayasuriya talks about batting against Muttiah Muralitharan, [6:54-7:29] Jayasuriya talks about his bowling, [7:30-8:05] Rayvern Allen and Jayasuriya are distracted by a wicket going down in the match between England and Sri Lanka, [8:06-8:25] Jayasuriya talks about his bowling variations, [8:26-9:39] Jayasuriya talks about being optimistic for the future of the Sri Lankan cricket team with young players coming through, [9:40-10:17] Jayasuriya talks about working for a bank and a cricket academy with Kumar Sangakkara. A back-up copy of this CD is included.

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