Sri Lanka, April 5 -- During his official visit to Colombo, the Prime Minister of India, Shri Narendra Modi, had the opportunity to engage with members of the iconic 1996 Sri Lankan cricket team, which secured the nation's historic victory in the ICC Cricket World Cup that year.

This included prominent players such as Sanath Jayasuriya, Chaminda Vaas, Aravinda de Silva, Marvan Atapattu, and others.

PM Modi is on a state visit to Sri Lanka from April 4 to 6 at the invitation of Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe. His arrival in Colombo on Friday marked his first visit to Sri Lanka since 2019.

During his visit, he met members of the 1996 World Cup-winning Sri Lankan team, who brought the country its maiden world title by defeating...