PUNE: Angelo Mathews is perhaps to the Sri Lankan team what Mohinder Amarnath was to Indian cricket. Getting dropped only to be recalled in the hour of crisis. And whereas Amarnath could be as blunt as a tool, Mathews lets his lilting Sinhalese-accented cadence make a subtle impact.
“And it happened to be that I had to come to this World Cup.” That was Mathews sharing his thoughts on making yet another comeback, this time to replace injured pacer Matheesha Pathirana in the World Cup.