Shane Warne was not a popular man in Sri Lanka. Then one act of kindness changed everything

In the late 1990s, Shane Warne wasn't very well loved in the cricket-obsessed island nation of Sri Lanka. 

He may have been respected for his incredible talent, but local cricketers accused him of being overly competitive on the pitch.

He also lost fans because of comments he made about Sri Lankan players. At one point, he said he «didn't like» the country's captain at the time, Arjuna Ranatunga.

That collective feeling of animosity towards Shane Warne shifted for Sri Lankans thanks to an act of goodwill that helped some of the country's most disadvantaged kids after the Boxing Day tsunami in 2004. 

More than 200,000 people around the world died when an earthquake triggered a massive tsunami in the Indian Ocean. 

Sri Lanka's death toll of about 30,000 was second only to Indonesia. 

Dilini Wasana was a little girl when the disaster struck. 

«I was three or four when the tsunami hit,»  Dilini said.

«We went to my uncle's shop, and when the waves started, I ran with my aunt.

»Somehow my dad found me two days after the tsunami … about three weeks later we came back to my village, we had nowhere to live and then I remember Shane Warne came here."

Shane Warne's Sri Lankan rival drew him to the country to help with the aid effort in 2005.  

Muttiah Muralitharan, known as Murali, is the only bowler who has beaten Shane Warne's Test wicket record of 708.

They had a rivalry on the field, constantly one-upping each other. 

While their tension on the pitch was palpable, Warne immediately called him after hearing about the devastation in his home country. 

Half a million people, including Dilini, had lost their homes because of the disaster.

«I just wanted to help, I said to Murali, 'what can I actually do?'» Shane Warne told 60 Minutes at the