Who is the Sri Lankan fan who got a jersey from Shahnawaz Dahani and met Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli in Dubai?

Gayan Manjula Senanayake is the hunch-backed cricket fan well-known all world wide, and was additionally current for Virat Kohli’s marriage ceremony reception in Mumbai.

Pakistan’s Shahnawaz Dahani sought out a Sri Lankan fan within the crowd forward of the Sri Lanka-Pakistan Asia Cup ultimate to reward him his jersey. Gayan Manjula Senanayake is the hunch-backed cricket fan well-known all world wide, and was additionally current for Virat Kohli’s marriage ceremony reception in Mumbai.

Just a few days earlier, after India beat Pakistan of their first recreation of Asia Cup, Senanayake, the Sri Lankan fan, met with Kohli and Rohit Sharma, and posted a photograph from the assembly.

Sri Lanka beat Pakistan by 23 runs to win the Asia Cup after 8 years. Wanindu, Bhanuka and Pramod are heroes tonight. #Lka pic.twitter.com/3CMab6t4dU

— Manjula Basnayake (@BasnayakeM) September 11, 2022

When he was at Kohli’s marriage ceremony reception in Mumbai, he had spoken about how he knew the previous India captain. Seems they’d first met within the U-19 world cup in Malaysia, within the match when Kohli first burst into public creativeness.

Short ball isn’t that Easy to play the way Rohit Sharma has made us believe.#RohitSharma #INDvAUS pic.twitter.com/hhx66Nejeu

— Rohit Sharma Fan Club (@HITMAN_Empire) November 27, 2020

“I met him at 2007 below 19 world cup in Malaysia earlier than he got here to Sri Lanka. And each time he got here we stayed in contact,’ he had mentioned then. “I used to be the one fan to attend Virat’s reception. I felt on prime of the world. Virat is a good human being and this gesture was very touching since his reception was only for his shut pals, teammates and relations. He took a selfie with me. He then launched me to his spouse Anushka Sharma. He additionally danced with me. These moments will stick with me endlessly,” he had instructed reporters then.

Rajapaksa, bowlers inspire Sri Lanka to Asia Cup title

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— PCB Media (@TheRealPCBMedia) September 11, 2022

In 2019, in an occasion in Manchester England, Senanayake gained the “gold” medal, voted within the international sports activities fan awards ceremony.

On the Asia Cup, the CEO of Sharjah Cricket Khalaf Bukhatir greeted Senanayake on the stadium.

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Congratulations @OfficialSLC for winning the Asia Cup.#AsiaCup2022 | #SLvPAK pic.twitter.com/1EB2EZt8Ts

— Pakistan Cricket (@TheRealPCB) September 11, 2022

Khalaf Bukhatir, CEO – Sharjah Cricket greets Sri Lankan fan Gayan Senanayake throughout the first tremendous 4’s match between Sri Lanka and Afghanistan on the Sharjah Cricket Stadium