[Video] Roshan Mahanama gives Ian Healy an earful

This was during the 95/96 tour of Australia. The Sri Lankans had complained on numerous occasions that the Australian sledging was getting out of hand.

Replays clearly show the ball hitting the bat first; the Australian's Warne and Healy especially were masters at breaking the batsman's concentration and 'buying' wickets through sledging and intimidation. Click to expand...

[Video] Romesh Kaluwitharana 77 Vs Australia | World Series Cup 1995/96

A couple of months prior to the 1996 Wills World Cup, Sri Lanka found themselves on a tough tour to Australia. Heavy losses in the test series and the infamous boxing day test match where Darrell Hair no balled Murali for throwing had the entire team in very low spirits.

It was then that Ranatunga and Whatmore conjured up the attacking opening combination of Jayasuriya and Kaluwitharana. The birth of a strategy that was to win Sri Lanka it's 1st World Cup.

Click here to see Kaluwitharana's first knock as opening batsman for Sri Lanka.

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[Video] Classic Catches | Hashan Tillekaratne | 1995/96

From Game 9 of the 1995/96 World Series Cup ODI match between Australia & Sri Lanka. Played at the MCG, Australia.

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