Why Arjuna
wants to fight
a losing battle

ARJUNA Ranatunga, one thought, would be as powerful a figure in his club, the SSC, as the legendary F C de Saram was in the 1940s and 50s. Stories of how the Oxford graduate, with his authoritative manner, had his way in the affairs of the SSC can fill a book, and yet remain unforgotten.  Time, of course, has added its garnishing to the tales, but it is fair to say that in an era of long ago de Saram was more or less the last word at the SSC -  and by extension, Sri Lanka cricket. The SSC then, much more....