Sri Lankan cricketer Tharanga Paranavitana acknowledges the crowd after scoring half a century during the first cricket test match between Sri Lanka and Pakistan, in Galle, Sri Lanka, Saturday, July 4, 2009. AP Photo logo AP Photo 5 months ago

Sri Lankan cricketer Tharanga Paranavitana acknowledges the crowd after scoring half a century during the first cricket test match between Sri Lanka and Pakistan, in Galle, Sri Lanka, Saturday, July 4, 2009.

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