The hero of English cricket in 1980s, Sir Ian Terrance Botham will return to Galle next month ahead of the fifth anniversary of the tsunami disaster which tragically devastated many parts of Sri Lanka on the 26th of December 2004.

Sir Ian visited Galle shortly after the tsunami struck to see for himself the damage and to gauge what the Laureus Sport for Good Foundation could do to help.

As a result of his visit, Laureus provided support to the Foundation of Goodness to establish the Sport for Life project which has been helping to rebuild community spirit in the villages in the area.

The Foundation of Goodness was founded by former cricketer and philanthropist Kushil Gunasekara and Sri Lankan cricket stars Muttiah Muralitharan and Chaminda Vaas are promoters of the charity.

During his visit, Sir Ian will see what changes have been made in the five years since the tsunami struck and the progress being made with the help of the project.