It indeed would have been an albatross around his neck if any of his team-mates; the boys so to say, would have suffered casualties. Some injuries have been surfed but that can be taken with a brave face, as no live has been lost.

It indeed is one of the most harrowing moments that the captain must have faced in his life, more so in the cricketing life. To see a gunman opening fire on a silver screen or on a television box is an elixir moment, but to be at the receiving end in actual life is indeed a wish that nobody would aspire to face in his life. The Sri Lankan team was at the end of the firing line and few of the boys of the team got seriously injured when gunmen opened fire at his team bus and killed six police officers on Tuesday. The team is still to get out of the shock of life that they received.

The captain was profuse in his appreciation about the efforts made by the police authorities, and was especially appreciative of the police officers that laid down their lives to protect the life of the team members. The bus made a gory site, as it was riddled and punctured at various places, the gaping holes testimony that the assault it had faced from the burst of automatic weapons. In all 25 bullets were fired in staccato shots on the bus, and but for the brave efforts of the policemen quite a lot of lives may have been lost. It was indeed a sight, when the bus reached the stadium, and the players who had taken knock from the bullets, tumbling out of the bus with an expression of "why us" written on their faces.

The captain had words of particular praise for the driver who risked his life in the face of direct gunfire and take it away from the scene of ambush. Had he not used the foresight, the casualty would have been much higher, felt Jayawardene.

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