Ranatunga, a decorated left-handed batter and captain during his playing days, requested the Sri Lanka players playing in the IPL to return home least for a week and join the protesters.
And after India's thunderous win in the first ODI, Aakash Chopra took, took a dig at Arjuna Ranatunga, who had called the Indian team a 'second-string' side.
Virender Sehwag, however, classified the comments as 'rude' and declared that with the kind of talent India possesses, no national team can be called a ‘B’ side.