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Why MCC President Kumar Sangakkara is backing Jaffna Stallions in new Lanka Premier League
mirror.co.ukThe T20 Lankan Premier League has got off to a flyer with one team in particular catching the eye of MCC President Kumar Sangakkara.
Sangakkara is following the tournament closely, but clearly has a soft spot for Jaffna Stallions, owned by British businessman Brindon Bagirathan, and who started with an eight wicket win against Shahid Afridi's Galle Gladiators.
Jaffna, in the north of the country, is part of an area that bore the brunt of the Sri Lankan civil war that raged for 25 years before ending in 2009.
It was something Sangakkara spoke passionately about during his 2011 MCC Spirit of Cricket lecture, and it remains a subject close to his heart.
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