Word: colombos
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...bears the legend "Bust the Pakistanis"; on the other, there's a picture of a Pakistani missile with a red line through it. To the delight of the Sri Lankan supporters, even Pakistan's nuclear arsenal can't save Rashud's team from defeat on this steamy evening in Colombo...
...trading verbal missiles at the United Nations assembly in New York earlier this month, the two countries' most popular public figures?India's Sachin Tendulkar, arguably the world's greatest cricketer, and Pakistani captain Waqar Younis?were rekindling an old friendship in the lobby of the teams' hotel in Colombo. "They are the best of friends," says Indian team manager K.M. Ramprasad. "Cricket unites them. It makes them see each other as human beings...
...field in Colombo the people's favorite wins applause every time he touches the ball. His every warm-up stretch is met with a collective intake of breath. In the 21st over of the match, Muralitharan finally prepares to bowl. Only in cricket could such a non-event spark a frenzy. "Murali is going to bowl. Murali is going to bowl," screams Nihal Samaranayake, a 46-year-old Sinhalese pharmaceutical executive, joining the rest of the stadium on his feet...
...game's comprehensive vocabulary, Nihal is a "cricket tragic"?a man irredeemably obsessed. In the past 15 years he has missed more wedding anniversaries than he has international cricket matches played in Colombo. His life revolves around the game and its peculiar colonial customs. He never attends a match without a packed lunch of egg sandwiches, the crusts neatly sliced off by his wife. He happily shares the sandwiches with bemused business associates. "I often do business at the cricket," he says. "The Americans like to do business on a golf course. I like to do business while watching Murali...
...Nevertheless, with a four month cease-fire observed with unprecedented strictness by both sides, diplomats are expressing a wary optimism that this time the peace process might work. They argue that Colombo has been pushed to the negotiating table by a military stalemate and an economy groaning under the cost of war: $40 billion to date. Wickremesinghe has brought a new frankness and sincerity to talks since taking office in December. "I think we can get there," he tells Time, "but it's going to be a very difficult journey." The Tigers are already feeling a post-Sept. 11 pinch...