A star-studded line-up and a shrewd captain make Sri Lanka favourites to win the World Cup a second time in the sub-continent - having done it in 1996. Most of the players of this generation in Sri Lanka took to cricket inspired by that famous victory of Arjuna Ranatunga's team. Muttiah Muralitharan is the lone survivor from that team.
The veteran off-spinner, who holds the record for the highest number of Test as well as One-day wickets, has already announced that he would hang up his boots after the World Cup. The Sri Lankans will rely heavily on Muralitharan and ODI specialist express-fast Lasith Malinga, who took four wickets in four balls in the previous World Cup in the West Indies.
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