Ex-cricketers of Lanka recall ’96 World Cup win at Meet and Greet
Manipal: Former cricketers of Sri Lanka, Roshan Mahanama and Romesh Kaluwitharana made the Meet and Greet event organized by ReachOut Club of Melaka Manipal Medical College, Manipal campus on Sunday interesting.
Roshan a prolific scorer, also a former ICC official, and the wicket-keeper batsman Kaluwitharana, both members of the 1996 World Cup winning team, were guests of honour, and in a question-answer session, they spoke of Sri Lankan cricket. They also displayed some memorabilia of the 1996 World Cup with signatures of team members.
Meet and Greet was held to promote Rave for Charity Concert to be held on February 4, 2017, at KMC Greens. The event is a fund-raiser for the Poor Patient Fund for the Neonatal unit of Kasturba Hospital. The Fund helps babies admitted to the Neonatal ICU headed by Dr Leslie Lewis, The NICU takes care of 90 babies every month and one surgery costs 2-3 lakh rupees at an average and some may even cost up to 5 lakhs. By raising funds, ReachOut Club expects to help them financially.
Details for the concert can be had from, Lenard Loh Chia Wei (Organizing Chairman) 9035162622 and Dharanya Karthigesu (Head of Ticketing Department) 9108768946