Mahela Jayawardene and Kumar Sangakkara have not minced words. Roshan Mahanama, Sanath Jayasuriya and Marvan Attapattu have taken to the streets. Sri Lanka’s sporting legends have risen against the government as fuel scarcity mounts, starvation looms, inflation skyrockets and blackouts become regular.
In the IPL now, Jayawardene and Kumar Sangakkara have pulled no punches. “Sri Lankans are going through one of the toughest times imaginable. It is heartbreaking to see the despair of people and families as they struggle to make it through the day; and each day for them gets harder. The people are raising their voices and asking for what is needed: a solution,” Sangakkara, currently with Rajasthan Royals as mentor, wrote on Instagram. “The people are not the enemy. Sri Lanka is its people. Time is running out fast, the people and their future must be protected and provided for.”
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