
Kumar Sangakkara (L) acknowledges the crowd after completing 100 runs during the third day's play of the second and final Test match between Sri Lanka and the West Indies at the Asgiriya cricket grounds in Kandy, 24 July 2005© AFP

Kumar Sangakkara acknowledges the crowd after completing 100 runs during the third day's play of the second and final Test match between Sri Lanka and the West Indies at the Asgiriya cricket grounds in Kandy, 24 July 2005© AFP

Sri Lankan ground staff pull over the covers to protect the pitch from a sudden downpour of rain prior to the start of the third day of the second and final Test match, Sri Lanka v West Indies, Kandy, July 24 2005© AFP