Masterclass: It may only have yielded 66 runs but Aravinda de Silva’s knock in the 1996 World Cup semifinal will go down in history as one of the best ever
PICTURE: Getty Images
Garfield Robinson looks back to the 1996 World Cup semi-final when a truly magical innings by Aravinda de Silva in Kolkata helped steer Sri Lanka to an unlikely victory
Sri Lanka first made the cricketing world sit up and take notice by its tactics in One Day Internationals (ODIs) during its 1995-96 tour of Australia.
Openers Sanath Jayasuriya and Romesh Kaluwitharana astounded the cricketing world with reg...
Continue reading...
Access all our premium content from as little as 14p per day!
Already a subscriber to our website? Login