Percy to cheer for Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka’s one-man cheer squad Percy Abeysekera (and not ICC president Percy Sonn) has left for the Caribbean to cheer our cricketers as they attempt to win the cricket World Cup for a second time, reports Cricinfo's Sa'adi Thawfeeq.

Percy as he is popularly known in cricket circles around the world has been cheering national cricket teams since 1958 and became quite a prominent figure after he started carrying the national flag around the ground since 1979.

Sri Lanka last won the World Cup in 1996 under the leadership of Arjuna Ranatunga and Percy was there at Lahore to cheer the team when they beat Australia in the final. Percy’s airfare to the West Indies was provided by Sri Lanka Cricket and his out of pocket expenses were met by a senior SLC official.