At a time superfans didn’t exist as a concept or even a dream, Percy was a regular fixture at matches featuring Sri Lanka.
Percy Abeysekara, cricket’s original cheerleader and Sri Lanka’s mascot, will not be seen standing on the boundary with the Sri Lanka flag anymore. Lovingly known world over as Uncle Percy, he died on Monday, aged 87. “It is with great sadness that I heard our beloved Uncle Percy has met his maker. You were the first superfan and for all of us you will always be special. RIP,” wrote Sanath Jayasuriya on X on Monday.
