WISDEN 1997 has reproduced the observation made by ELMO RODRIGOPULLE, Sports Editor with regard to the World Cup cricket tournament held in the sub-continent which states ...
''Sri Lanka who were given a horror time in Australia during the World Series games, proved that they are the rightful champions and that given neutral umpires they could beat any team in the world.
A ditty by PREMNATH MORAES 'THE LION ROARS' has also been reproduced.
GERRY WAIDYASEKERA is the Sri Lanka correspondent of WISDEN and he has written a piece - SRI LANKA: YEARS OF PREPARATION ...
Among the contributors to Wisden is SA'ADI THAWFEEQ, the 'Daily News' Cricket correspondent who has written a piece - CRICKET IN SRI LANKA, 1995-96 along with WAIDYASEKERA.
It is interesting to note that the four Sri Lankan writers are all old boys of St. Benedict's College, Kotahena.