Cricket legend Ian Botham was cheered on by hundreds of Sri Lankans yesterday as he began a 100-mile trek from the island's war-ravaged north to its tsunami-battered southern coast.
Botham promised to combat the sapping heat with plenty of night-time “rehydration” before he set off from Kilinochchi, a key battleground in Sri Lanka’s 37-year ethnic war.
Ian Botham (right) during his charity walk yesterday. Pic/AFP.
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Botham has completed 14 previous charity treks in his homeland but this is his first such adventure outside Britain.
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