Former cricketer Roshan Mahanama has called for a reassessment of the proposed international cricket stadium project planned to be built in the Polhena area of Matara.
He made this remark in a post on his official Facebook account.
A discussion regarding the construction of the Matara Polhena International Cricket Training School and Stadium was recently held between Minister of Industries and Enterprise Development Sunil Handunnetti and officials from Sri Lanka Cricket.
There, it was decided to complete the relevant preliminary work within a month.
Against this backdrop, Roshan Mahanama, a former cricketer and a member of the National Sports Council, has emphasized that the motives and objectives behind such mega projects should be questioned.
He pointed out that the current need is not to spend money on constructing new stadiums, but rather to implement a national program aimed at improving existing facilities and enhancing the cricketing skills (closer to home/school) of students.
