Vuvuzela; has it come to stay in Lankan cricket?

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After debuting at the football World Cup in 2010, the vuvuzela has been gradually, although not silently, making its way into sports arenas across the globe. Recently it announced its arrival into international cricket. This week the Sunday Times set out to discover what the public thought of the instrument and the prospect of a possible ban on it.

I think it’s good because it adds to the noise and excitement in the ground. Cricket is not only about just sitting and watching a match. When people go to watch a match they should be able to have a good time. And the noise won’t distract the players because matches are anyway usually very noisy. - T. Ali (Shop employee)	These horns are not like our usual papare bands, they don’t sound nice and you can’t dance to them. The sound is quite irritating, especially if you’re watching the match on T.V. Maybe they should find a way of blocking the sound out for the television audience. - Athula Ekanayake (Cook)
You can’t really hear the commentary when you’re watching a game on television. But the people blowing it are having fun so you can’t really ban it. Maybe they should look at making it smaller, so it doesn’t make such a big noise or something like that. - Harindu de Silva (Student)	From a spectator’s point of view it adds to the atmosphere but it can affect the concentration of players and especially the umpires. If they are not focused they may miss out on a crucial call such as a caught behind. But then you can’t really control things like this, they are all part of the game. - Hannibal Lyndon (Cricket umpire)
I personally think it ruins the atmosphere of a game and should be banned. It is annoying and definitely not entertaining. - Majella Rodrigo (Sri Lankan residing abroad)	It is more suited for the younger generation, not for people my age, but then again the T20 game is for the younger generation. The main problem is it interferes with commentary. Crews televising the match can’t properly hear instructions from producers. - Nishantha Ranatunga (Cricket Board Secretary)
It should not be stopped because most people at grounds enjoy it. When you have the papare bands and then people blowing these horns the match feels alive for spectators. It may be a bit annoying for people who are watching on T.V though. - Nishantha Liyanage (Private sector employee)	I don’t think it is right to impose restrictions on people who pay and come to watch matches. A cricket match, especially a Twenty20 match, is like a carnival, so people come to have a good time. If you tell people they can’t do this and that they will stop coming. - Prabha Madhusanka (Cook)
I don’t think it will affect the players that much because they are professionals and are used to focusing in the middle so they will adjust to it. People who come to watch matches are very passionate about the game; they want to be entertained and have fun so I don’t think they should be prevented from bringing these horns into grounds. - Prasanna Perera (Cricket Coach)	I think it adds to the atmosphere around the grounds and doesn’t really affect a players’ concentration. It sounded nice when people brought it to the football world cup. - Suleiman Rameez (Student)