Inside story of Sri Lanka’s 1975 World Cup Campaign By Aubrey Kuruppu View(s): View(s):Fifteen players and another four – the latter at board expense. Let’s travel back in time to the inaugural World Cup in England in 1975 when professionalism was almost a dirty word in Sri Lankan cricket, the Sunday Times button-holed Sri Lanka’s first ever World Cup skipper Anura Tennekoon and Ranjit Fernando. They did pass 330, and a gallant, courageous Sri Lankan side made 280 plus for five wickets. There was admiration all round for the Sri Lankan batting that was up against Lillee, Thomson, Gary Gilmour, Max Walker and off spinner Ashley Mallett. There must have been a touch of over confidence because Pakistan bettered the Sri Lankan team by a massive 192 runs in the next game at Trent Bridge.

Source: Sunday Times June 01, 2019 18:44 UTC