Chamal Mediwaka

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[Chamal Mediwaka @chamalm]

I am excited to announce that I have been awarded a #UPS Global Scholarship to pursue a Masters at the #1 International Business School in the US. I am also honored to be the 1st #SriLankan to pursue a MIB at the Darla Moore School of Business, University of South Carolina.

[Chamal Mediwaka @chamalm]

Sri Lanka was the world’s largest tea exporter until 2009, the year the war ended! so why didn’t the industry grow from there, and what actually went wrong? corruption?

[World Insights @World_Insights1]

☕ Largest Tea Exporter Since 1990:

🇱🇰 1990 → Sri Lanka
🇱🇰 1991 → Sri Lanka
🇱🇰 1992 → Sri Lanka
🇱🇰 1993 → Sri Lanka
🇱🇰 1994 → Sri Lanka
🇱🇰 1995 → Sri Lanka
🇱🇰 1996 → Sri Lanka
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🇰🇪 2010 → Kenya
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🇰🇪 2024 → Kenya
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[Chamal Mediwaka @chamalm]

Agree with this 100%! Fitness is non-negotiable but it has to be consistent, not reactive. You can’t neglect standards for years and then suddenly tighten them right before a major opportunity like the IPL. That doesn’t come across as discipline but it looks like poor planning and lack of long-term structure. If fitness was enforced properly over time, players wouldn’t be caught off guard at the worst possible moment. This should be a wake-up call for SLC to build a system, not just impose rules when it’s convenient.

[Chamal Mediwaka @chamalm]

While this may sound appealing in theory, it’s not practical for Sri Lanka right now. Unlike India, our fiscal space is extremely limited! we rely heavily on fuel taxes for government revenue. Removing or reducing excise duties would significantly widen the budget deficit and could put even more pressure on inflation, debt obligations, and IMF commitments.
India has the scale and economic buffer to absorb such policy moves. Sri Lanka simply doesn’t given our size and economy! How are you suitable candidate to lead the country if you dont even realize that?
That said, as the opposition leader, your role is not just to criticize but to also present realistic, workable alternatives. The country needs constructive solutions and policy leadership and not just comparisons that don’t fit our economic reality or comparisons to what it was like back in the 1980s when your father (great guy) was the President.

[Chamal Mediwaka @chamalm]

@DaleSteyn62 @shamsi90 Some say it’s Stuart McGill

[Chamal Mediwaka @chamalm]

@RajapaksaNamal Nobody cares what you think. You are only agreeing because the majority of the people agree with it

[Chamal Mediwaka @chamalm]

Finn Allen and @BLACKCAPS should buy Dasun Shanaka dinner and NZ send free fresh milk to #srilanka for an year for not ruining their chances of making it to the Final of the #ICCMensT20WorldCup

[Chamal Mediwaka @chamalm]

What if I told you Sri Lanka went on to win this game? Yes, that’s the kind of players we had! Sooooo, If you are too blaming fans for being mad at you for losing almost all your games in a World Cup in a humiliating way under home condition, you don’t belong in international cricket. #ICCMensT20WorldCup #lka

[Chamal Mediwaka @chamalm]

Sri Lanka lost some of the greatest comedians ever over the last decade: Vijaya Nandasiri, Tennyson Cooray, Samuel, Annesley and Berty.

But in their absence, our cricket team has bravely taken on the responsibility of making the entire nation laugh… and cry… at the same time.😭 #lka #ICCT20WorldCup

[Chamal Mediwaka @chamalm]

@cricketcomau you guys really made Steve Smith travel to Sri Lanka for the air miles. I mean one of the best players in our generation and probably the best batter against spin in the entire Aussie team who somehow got approved as a replacement for Josh, didn’t get to play a single game in Sri Lanka. Wow! #ICCMensT20WorldCup2026

[Chamal Mediwaka @chamalm]

Kusal Mendis is batting like he’s Ireland’s fielding coach! 😂 #ICCT20WORLDCUP

[Chamal Mediwaka @chamalm]

2 ways Sanath ruined his reputation:

1. Politics
2 Coaching

#lka #ICCT20WORLDCUP

[Chamal Mediwaka @chamalm]

Paid for a subscription to watch this… mata pissu!! #lka

[Chamal Mediwaka @chamalm]

Sri Lanka should boycott the World Cup as well in support of 22 Sri Lankans and let @icelandcricket take our spot! #icct20worldcup2026 #lka

[Chamal Mediwaka @chamalm]

Dhananjaya De Silva is is NOT a T20 player!
11(12) - 4 runs off an inside edge, 2 off a dropped catch and gave his wicket away when we lost 4 wickets for 23 runs off 27 balls. Not being able to play spin in home conditions is a joke! #SLvENG

[Chamal Mediwaka @chamalm]

@cricketontnt @tntsports @discoveryplusUK Instead of complaining about the pitch Harry brook needs to get his act together as a captain and a player.

[Chamal Mediwaka @chamalm]

The day little Kalu was promoted to the top and the rest was history! Aussies were stunned by this inning during a time where strike rates of 100+ was not a thing!! #lka

[Chamal Mediwaka @chamalm]

If any sports fan asks you, “how to end your career on a high…” just show them this! @KumarSanga2 was a cricket legend! He was born in Australia, England or India, he would get much more credit. But he’s a king, our king for every Sri Lankan!

[Chamal Mediwaka @chamalm]

@StanCollymore A team not in the Premier League...

[Chamal Mediwaka @chamalm]

@KP24 Brains of the England batters are flatter than the pitch!