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Full name | Withanaarchchige Chamara Akalanka Ganegama | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Colombo, Sri Lanka | 29 March 1981|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Right-arm fast-medium | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Role | Bowling all-rounder | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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ODI debut(cap 107) | 8 April 2001 v Pakistan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last ODI | 29 January 2006 v Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Domestic team information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2000/01–2012/13 | Nondescripts | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2013/14–2014/15 | Colombo | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2015/16 | Chilaw Marians | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2016/17–2017/18 | Sri Lanka Ports Authority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2018/18–2019/20 | Galle Cricket Club | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source:Cricinfo,4 May 2023 |
Withanaarchchige Chamara Akalanka Ganegama (born 29 March 1981),generally known as Akalanka Ganegama,is a former Sri Lankan international cricketer,and currently a TV presenter,dancer and singer [1] as well as an entrepreneur.
He played cricket as a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-fast bowler who played in two One Day Internationals for Sri Lanka and has also played Twenty20 and List A cricket. He played domestic cricket for Nondescripts and currently for Chilaw Marians.
Currently he is also working as an actor,and a dancer. He won "Sirasa Dancing Stars –season 2" competition held on 2008. [2] [3] He also sang a single song,named "Harima Hadai" with feat Iraj and Clews. [4] [5]
Ganegame married his long time partner Shashini Ganegama. The wedding was celebrated on 12 August 2016. [6] [7]
Year | Film | Role | Ref. |
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2012 | Super six | Hotel waiter | |
2016 | Cindrella | ||
2022 | Rashmi | Akash | [8] |
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