Nature and history combine to make the Galle International Cricket Ground in Sri Lanka one of the world’s most scenic sports venues. It sits right next to the Indian Ocean that often acquires the colour and translucence of a blue-green mint lozenge. Between the sea and the stadium is the 16th century Galle Fort. Many people would watch cricket from the fort, with the ocean breeze on their necks. They were rewarded with some historic moments. Galle is where Shane Warne became the first cricketer to take 500 Test wickets. It is where Muttiah Muralitharan, a Sri Lankan Tamil, took his record 800th Test scalp.