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Akila Dananjaya (Cricketer)

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Height

in centimeters- 170 cm in meters- 1.70 m in feet inches- 5’ 7”

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Age

25

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Nation

Indian

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Basic Information

Date of Birth: 4 October 1993
Zodiac Sign: Libra
Nationality: Indian
Hometown: Panadura, Sri Lanka

Family & Relationships

Marital Status: Married
Spouse: Nethalie Tekshini" width="150" height="150" class="alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-162206" /
Children: Not Known

Education

Schools: Mahanama Vidyalaya, Panadura (Sri Lanka)
Colleges: Not Known
Education: Not Known

Lifestyle

Religion: Hinduism

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Some Lesser Known Facts About Akila Dananjaya

  • Does Akila Dananjaya smoke?: Not Known
  • Does Akila Dananjaya drink alcohol?: Not Known
  • He belongs to a middle-class family and his father’s occupation is carpentry.
  • He never played any professional match before his selection for 2012 World Twenty20 on the recommendation of Mahela Jayawardene who was impressed by his different bowling techniques like the leg break, carrom ball, doosra, googly, and a stock offspinner with surprising control.

  • While playing for Wayamba United against Nagenahira Nagas in the Sri Lanka Premier League, he performed exceptionally well by taking 3 wickets on 18 runs.
  • His left cheekbone was fractured when the ball hit on his face through the straight drive played by New Zealand opener Rob Nicol in a pool match of World Twenty20 against New Zealand at Pallekele, after this accident, he could not play the next match against West Indies.

    Akila Dananjaya And New Zealand Player Rob Nicol
    Akila Dananjaya And New Zealand Player Rob Nicol
  • He has good knowledge of Tamil language.
  • He likes swimming and driving.
  • In January 2018, he was selected by the Mumbai Indians to play in 2018 IPL.

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