Brian Thomas, the Sri Lanka team manager, has strongly denied reports that Tillakaratne Dilshan, the opening batsman, has failed a drugs test at the World Cup.
Reports had suggested the 34-year-old had returned a positive test, but Thomas says the player did not even undertake one.
"The only two cricketers who underwent the test included [batsman] Chamara Silva and [spin bowler] Ajantha Mendis," Thomas told espnstar.com.
"These are all rubbish going around the media here. These are all false reports."
Shane Warne, the former Australia leg-spinner, is the only player to have failed a drugs test at a World Cup, having tested positive for hydrochlorothiazide and amiloride in 2003.
Sri Lanka face Zimbabwe in their latest Group A clash tomorrow.
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The five stages of early child’s play
From Dubai-based clinical psychologist Daniella Salazar:
1. Solitary Play: This is where Infants and toddlers start to play on their own without seeming to notice the people around them. This is the beginning of play.
2. Onlooker play: This occurs where the toddler enjoys watching other people play. There doesn’t necessarily need to be any effort to begin play. They are learning how to imitate behaviours from others. This type of play may also appear in children who are more shy and introverted.
3. Parallel Play: This generally starts when children begin playing side-by-side without any interaction. Even though they aren’t physically interacting they are paying attention to each other. This is the beginning of the desire to be with other children.
4. Associative Play: At around age four or five, children become more interested in each other than in toys and begin to interact more. In this stage children start asking questions and talking about the different activities they are engaging in. They realise they have similar goals in play such as building a tower or playing with cars.
5. Social Play: In this stage children are starting to socialise more. They begin to share ideas and follow certain rules in a game. They slowly learn the definition of teamwork. They get to engage in basic social skills and interests begin to lead social interactions.
