As a sporting nation

Sri Lanka will co-host the 2011 Cricket World cup along with India and Bangladesh after pakistan who lost the accredtation because of terror threats by ICC. The Sri Lanka Cricket (the country’s Cricket board) has suggested that matches will be played at Colombo’s Premadasa Stadium as well as two new stadiums in Hambantota and Pallekelle.

‘Appu’ the mascot was unveiled recently in Colombo. Our new elephant friend actually made his debut in the 1982 Asian games and returns in a new guise here. Sri Lankan fans will be hoping their current batch of stars can recapture the glory of 1996 when they won the tournament which they co-hosted with Pakistan.

However, travelling from Colombo to Hambantota is a route that would enable you to take in many of the island’s coutry's best hotels and beaches . Pallekelle is located close to Kandy so will make it possible to combine watching cricket with a range of other exciting options and places to stay.