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Celebrating Life, Samaraweera Style
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December 29, 2011, Thursday
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INSTEAD of raising his bat in cricket's traditional way of celebrating a century, Thilan Samaraweera likes to pretend it's a gun. He laughs now as he describes his unique celebration, but the reason behind the gesture is far from funny.
Sri Lanka's Samaraweera has taken to holding his bat like a rifle when he reaches 100 after he was shot on a tour to Pakistan in 2009.
The batsman was struck in the leg when gunmen attacked the team bus in Lahore in an act that shook the sport and forced authorities to suspend international tours to Pakistan.
After his battling 102 sent Sri Lanka to a commanding position in the second test against South Africa on Tuesday, Samaraweera performed his mock gun shooting again.
For him, it's a celebration of life after his ordeal.
"Occasionally I do it," said Samaraweera, who has kept the bullet that was imbedded in his left thigh in the gun attack. "I do it after the terrorists shot me."
His 13th test century put Sri Lanka on course for a long-awaited victory in South Africa.
Sri Lanka was 207 for five in its second innings, leading by 377 runs, at tea on the third day of the second test against South Africa in Durban yesterday.
Sri Lanka's Samaraweera has taken to holding his bat like a rifle when he reaches 100 after he was shot on a tour to Pakistan in 2009.
The batsman was struck in the leg when gunmen attacked the team bus in Lahore in an act that shook the sport and forced authorities to suspend international tours to Pakistan.
After his battling 102 sent Sri Lanka to a commanding position in the second test against South Africa on Tuesday, Samaraweera performed his mock gun shooting again.
For him, it's a celebration of life after his ordeal.
"Occasionally I do it," said Samaraweera, who has kept the bullet that was imbedded in his left thigh in the gun attack. "I do it after the terrorists shot me."
His 13th test century put Sri Lanka on course for a long-awaited victory in South Africa.
Sri Lanka was 207 for five in its second innings, leading by 377 runs, at tea on the third day of the second test against South Africa in Durban yesterday.
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