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Niranjan opined that it would be ideal for the Sri Lanka Tennis Association, Sports Ministry and the Education Ministry to come together and have an arrangement for the national tennis players so that they can pursue education in a flexible manner which doesn’t hinder their training. This helps immensely when players are training for international competitions and training is demanding,” said Niranjan who had played competitive tennis during his young days. “In other countries players at university can attend training in the mornings and then do some home studies where education is concerned. He cited Yasitha De Silva’s journey in tennis and said that the champion had a hard time balancing his studies and the sport and before emerging as the national champion and also completing his degree at the Colombo University. This he said is important because in Sri Lankan school and university players don’t get any aid as concessions where classroom education is concerned. These feats were recorded at the 106th Tennis Nationals worked off recently.ĭuring an interview Niranjan had with ‘ The Island’ newspaper he spoke about the importance of balancing both studies and sport in a country like Sri Lanka. This year he produced two national singles champions-Yasitha De Silva (Men’s Singles winner) and Anjalika Kurera (Women’s Singles winner). Niranjan is a coach who shuns the limelight and prefers his chargers to bask in the glory of success and take home the silverware and decorate their trophy cupboards. We know little about the people who contribute to players from ‘behind the curtain’. And above all what’s interesting about this man is that one can have an interesting chat with him because his interests in life and sport spread far and wide. When he is not into coaching he is an avid reader and enjoys music.
Tennis coach Niranjan Cassie Chetty is a versatile personality.