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Former Sri Lanka U-19 captain shot dead, police suspect gang rivalry

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Former Sri Lanka U-19 Captain Shot Dead, Police Suspect Gang Rivalry

By IANS News July 17, 2024 • 13:02 PM View: 624

Galle District Cricket Association: In a shocking incident, former Sri Lanka U-19 cricket captain Dhammika Niroshana was shot dead on Tuesday night.

A fast bowler who led the Sri Lanka U-19 squad in 2002, Niroshana was shot by an unidentified individual near his residence in Ambalangoda where he started his career as school boy cricketer.

Sri Lanka police suspect the killing as a fallout of an underworld gang rivalry.

TAGS Former Sri Lanka Sri Lanka Dhammika Niroshana Nihal Thalduwa Dasun Manawadu On August Galle District Cricket Association Galle International Cricket Stadium Angelo Mathews Upul Tharanga Farveez Maharoof

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