Sri Lanka skipper Mahela Jayawardene goes to the World Cup in the Caribbean hoping to erase bitter memories of the previous tournament. The 2003 World Cup in South Africa ended in a nightmare for Jayawardene, who scored just 21 runs in nine matches. His form was so poor that he did not once reach double figures.

South Africa’s first black cricket captain Ashwell Prince says his team is not worried about playing in violence-wracked Sri Lanka on the current tour. ”Prior to the tour, a team of security experts visited Sri Lanka and submitted their observations,” Prince told a media conference in Colombo late on Thursday.