Sri Lanka's new spin king Prabath Jayasuriya reflected on his "tough" and lonely road to success after propelling the hosts to a thumping victory over Pakistan on Thursday in the second Test.

In hindsight the odds were stacked against such a major comeback – even for Sri Lanka’s most powerful politician of the last decade. CNN values your feedback 1.

The road from Colombo, Sri Lanka's graceful seaside capital in the south, to the northern town of Jaffna has rarely been a straight shot. Sri Lanka road trip finds north and south still divided ...