Former Sri Lankan cricketer Sanath Jayasuriya to visit APS Peshawar

Former Sri Lankan captain Sanath Jayasuriya today visited the Army Public School (APS) here to pay his respects to the victims of a terrorist attack on December 16 previous year.

Jayasuriya went to the Corps Headquarter Peshawar and faced with Corps Commander Lieutenant General Hidayat your Rehman.

No worldwide cricket matches were played in Pakistan between 2009 and 2015 after a terrorist attack on the Sri Lanka team s bus in Lahore in March 2009.

The all of Pakistan along with the whole world was at shifted and mourned implementing the scorching trepidation take on.

Jayasuriya, who has been appearing as an analyst on PTV Sports for Pakistan’s tour of Sri Lanka, said he was deeply humbled after visiting the school, Dawn News cited.

Many high profile personalities had also visited APS to encourage the determination of the students to keep up their education. He also laid floral wreath at graves of the innocent students of the Peshawar Army Public School.

Sanath Jayasuriya had retired from global cricket in 2011.