We live in a country where there is so much sunshine (too much in some places). The Government and the Electricity Board are all telling us to save electricity at our homes. If I see an unwanted light burning in my office premises, I would ask someone to turn it off. At home I would do it myself.
But what a waste this floodlit cricket? I was happy and proud when our cricketers played so well at Pallekelle. We love our country. I too have been an excellent sportsman having broken eleven Ceylon records at weight-lifting, never beaten in Sri Lankan soil and represented the country at two Asian Games. At rugby I captained my club for three years, led the pack right throughout my 11 years rugby career and represented Upcountry and Ceylon.
I am writing this because I love my country. At parties when I sing the song “Edelweiss” my friends tell me that I cry when I sing the last line of the song.
“Bless my homeland forever,” Sri Lanka. (My eyes are full of tears as I write this last line.)
So can’t we play cricket during the day in the sunshine? And save electricity. One hour after the match was over the floodlights were still on.
M.N. Majeed, Colombo.
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