GALLE (SRI LANKA) – An England cricket fan who waited 10 months in Sri Lanka to watch his team play was ushered away by police before a ball had been bowled in the first Test on Thursday.
Rob Lewis, who flew out last March before the original tour was aborted over the coronavirus, and decided to stay until England returned, said he was “very frustrated” by the turn of events.
Lewis was ordered off the historic ramparts of Galle Fort, a vantage point which overlooks the city’s cricket ground, just after the national anthems. No spectators are allowed inside the stadium.
“I am very frustrated. I waited 10 months to watch this match and the police have kicked me out,” Lewis told AFP.
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