Unity through cricket

10 January 2011 06:10 pm Views - 4241

Religious leaders are seen wrapping a cricket ball with pirith-nool, in commemoration of the upcoming cricket world. As a sign of unity, a campaign has been organized to wrap a cricket ball with string by members of the public, before being put on display at the at the Sooriyawewa stadium on February 19th. The campaign will start in Jaffna and end in Colombo, and is being organized by several leading private companies. Pix by Pradeep Pathirana