I'm very disappointed that a national captain, within a few months of retirement, has been retained by another team at a World Cup. I had a lot of respect and gratitude for Mahela's knowledge but now he's adviser to a competing team of ours. (Mahela Jayawardene)

I'm very disappointed that a national captain, within a few months of retirement, has been retained by another team at a World Cup. I had a lot of respect and gratitude for Mahela's knowledge but now he's adviser to a competing team of ours.

Mahela Jayawardene

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