Teen thumbs up for Lanka’s victory

Ruwanthi ABEYKOON

TEEN THOUGHTS: Cricket fever has once again hit everybody in the country. Shops close early and everybody tries to be at home when the match begins. A few teens expressed their views and their hopes for the Cricket World Cup 2007.

“Winning the World Cup once again will make our nation proud. It will bring glory to our Motherland. It is a great honour. The Sri Lankan team is playing well and they can surely win the World Cup,” Ramesh Arsakularatne, 14, said. Madhupa Cooray, 14, said that Sri Lanka will win the World Cup.

“The Sri Lankan team plays well. The unity in the team will bring them victory. I think Mahela Jayawardene will lead the team towards victory,” he said.

“I think Sri Lanka will win. They played the previous matches

 with confidence. They performed well. I hope Sanath Jayasuriya will play some of his best shots at the finals,” Adhila Zaharan, 15, said.

Hasith Jayasinghe, 15, said the team performed well in the past matches.

“Fielding, bowling and batting were up to the standard. They had practiced well and it will be easy for them to win the World Cup,” Hasith said.

“I watch cricket matches. They faced the matches very well. They will play the same way in the final match. Our team will surely win,” said Jasser Zaharan.

Sasindu Silva, 15, said that he never misses the matches. “I watched almost every match. I hope we will win the World Cup like in 1996. It will bring great joy to everybody,” he said.

Denis Perera, 15, also added that Sri Lanka is definitely going to win. “Sri Lankans can beat Australia. Our team will perform well. They beat New Zealand in the last match. I hope everybody will do their best and I wish them all good luck,” Denis said.

“Sri Lanka will definitely win the World Cup just like in 1996. The whole team is playing extremely well. They will become the champions this time. We are supporting them and wish them all the best,” Usama Azhar, 18, said.

All the teen cricket fans are counting the days to watch the finals and they wish the Sri Lankan cricket team best of luck in the match against Australia.

Pictures by Ranjith Jayaweera

First sports meet

MEET: The sports meet of St. Peter’s College, Udugampola (branch of St. Peter’s College, Colombo 4) was held under the patronage of Rev. Fr. Travis Gabrial, Rector of St. Peter’s College, Colombo 4, Rev. Fr. Siri

 Cooray, Vice Rector and Principal of Udugampola St. Peter’s Bernard Fernando.

The chief guest was OIC Minuwangoda Police Chinthaka Perera, an old boy of St. Peter’s College, Colombo 4.

Though it was held for the first time, it was a colourful and interesting event. All students were keen to get marks for their houses.

There was a march past and a drill display.

The students had decorated their tents in typical village style. A huge crowd was present to witness this event.

Shanti Leanage,
St. Peter’s College, Colombo 4.