Goa, July 26 -- Congress MP and author Shashi Tharoor, who is in Sri Lanka for the Colombo Literary Festival, shared a photo with former Sri Lanka captain Arjuna Ranatunga, whose dramatic weight loss after bariatric surgery left cricket fans astonished.

Former Sri Lanka captain Arjuna Ranatunga has left cricket fans amazed after a recent photograph revealed his dramatic physical transformation. The image, shared by Congress MP Shashi Tharoor on social media, quickly went viral as many struggled to recognise the 1996 World Cup-winning skipper.

While Tharoor appeared in his usual formal attire, it was Ranatunga's noticeably slimmer appearance that became the talking point. Once known for his stocky build during his playing days, the forme...