Mahela Jayawardena

Former Sri Lanka skippers Mahela Jayawardena and Kumar Sangakkara have condemned the widespread violence in the island nation that led to a 10-day emergency in the country beginning from Tuesday. Taking to Twitter yesterday Jayawardena wrote: "I strongly condemn the recent acts of violence & everyone involved must be brought to justice regardless of race/ religion or ethnicity. I grew up in a civil war which lasted 25 years and don't want the next generation to go through that."