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Veteran Sri-Lankan batsman Sanath
Jayasuriya has entered politics while
still playing for his nation.
Jayasuriya will contest the Parliament
elections on April 8, 2010. He has
been selected as a candidate for President
Mahinda Rajapakse's Freedom Alliance
party in his home constituency of
Matara.
It is to be noted that Jayasuriya
has retired from Test Cricket in 2007
while he still plays in the shorter
versions of the game.
His former captain Arjuna Rantunga
has criticized his decision to enter
politics before retiring from cricket.
"His career is waning. He has
set a bad precedent by entering politics
before retiring completely from cricket"—he
said.
"Hereafter, players who don't
get selected will get on the ruling
party platform in exchange for a place
on the national team"—he
added.
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