Sri Lankan President to watch World Cup final in Mumbai

Colombo (PTI) - Sri Lankan President Mahinda
Rajapaksa will fly to Mumbai to watch his country's match
against India in the cricket World Cup final on April 2.
"The President wants us (Sri Lanka) to win the World
Cup as a tribute to Muttiah Muralitharan who retires from
international cricket after this World Cup," Rajapaksa's
spokesman Bandula Jayasekera told reporters.
Jayasekera said President will go to Mumbai to watch
the final match.
The Sri Lankan President and his three sons were keen
spectators on Tuesday night when Sri Lanka beat New Zealand to
reach the final to meet India.
The President had congratulated the home side after
they beat New Zealand and encouraged them to bring back the
world title they had won in 1996.
Rajapaksa visited the Caribbean when Sri Lanka reached
the final of the 2007 world cup with Australia.