It was an India v/s England encounter in Cricket World Cup 2011. The see-saw battle was in the last over and equations were '11 runs required from 4 balls'. India's Munaf Patel was bowling English tailender A Shahzad. On delivery of a good length ball, the batsman just got his front leg out of the way, got the half-volley he wanted and creamed it straight down the ground, over the bowler's head and into the stands for SIX! 11 players in light blue jersey were shocked, Indian spectators in stands were stunned, English players in dressing room were on their feet and majority people gathered at an open air pub at Lewis Place, Negembo were celebrating. Yes you read it right, I witnessed the decisive moments of the pulsating contest when I was on a weekend trip to Sri Lanka. Personally to me, it was very surprising to note that local people were biased towards their colonial rulers in contrast to a norm in India, where we prefer supporting teams from the sub-continent when they are playing against the teams from English background.
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09 May 2011
Srilanka Trip: Negembo, Colombo and Return
It was an India v/s England encounter in Cricket World Cup 2011. The see-saw battle was in the last over and equations were '11 runs required from 4 balls'. India's Munaf Patel was bowling English tailender A Shahzad. On delivery of a good length ball, the batsman just got his front leg out of the way, got the half-volley he wanted and creamed it straight down the ground, over the bowler's head and into the stands for SIX! 11 players in light blue jersey were shocked, Indian spectators in stands were stunned, English players in dressing room were on their feet and majority people gathered at an open air pub at Lewis Place, Negembo were celebrating. Yes you read it right, I witnessed the decisive moments of the pulsating contest when I was on a weekend trip to Sri Lanka. Personally to me, it was very surprising to note that local people were biased towards their colonial rulers in contrast to a norm in India, where we prefer supporting teams from the sub-continent when they are playing against the teams from English background.
20 April 2011
Srilanka Trip: Kandy, Nuwara Eliya
This post is continuation of SriLanka Trip: Planning and onward journey
As per our initial plan, on Day-1 we were supposed to do sightseeing only at Kandy and return back to the Colombo/Negombo by taking Inter-City express at 3 pm. But after reading about Nuwara Eliya in Lonely Planet guide and subsequent recommendations from Tourist Information center we had to think about plan-B. Mr. Kapu, our driver of the taxi which we had booked in advance for the Kandy trip also acknowledged positively about our plan-B by saying morning at Kandy, afternoon at Nuwarilya and back to Negombo in evening/night. However, we decided to keep the itinerary flexible and take a call on A or B after getting to Kandy.
As per our initial plan, on Day-1 we were supposed to do sightseeing only at Kandy and return back to the Colombo/Negombo by taking Inter-City express at 3 pm. But after reading about Nuwara Eliya in Lonely Planet guide and subsequent recommendations from Tourist Information center we had to think about plan-B. Mr. Kapu, our driver of the taxi which we had booked in advance for the Kandy trip also acknowledged positively about our plan-B by saying morning at Kandy, afternoon at Nuwarilya and back to Negombo in evening/night. However, we decided to keep the itinerary flexible and take a call on A or B after getting to Kandy.29 March 2011
Srilanka Trip: Planning and onward journey
- Visit to Tooth Relic Temple at Kandy
- Sipping a complimentary tea at Mackwoods Labookellie Tea Centre.
- Lunch at Ramboda hotel with a magnanimous view of waterfalls.
- Night Life at Lewis Place, Negombo
- Visit to National Mueseum of History
- A casual evening walk in Fort area
- Sunset at Galle Face, Colombo
- Witnessing a tied match b/w India-England match on a big screen, when all local people were supporting English
FAQs: Please refer Srilanka Weekend Trip- FAQs by Srinidhi Hande
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