New Delhi: In a shocking development in the cricketing world, the entire cricketing fraternity is left bereft by the news of the assassination of the former U-19 captain of Sri Lanka, Dhammika Niroshana. The incident occurred on Tuesday night at his residence in his Ambalangoda Home, Kanda Mawatha.
After thorough investigations done by the Sri Lankan police, it was revealed that the former Sri Lankan U-19 captain was assassinated using a 12-bore rifle while at home with his wife and two children.
A Silent Career of Dhammika Niroshana
Dhammika who never played for the Lankan Lions was a very crafty fast bowler as well as a reliable lower-order batsman. Although he did not feature in the national team, Dhammika has featured alongside many Sri Lankan greats who have played for the national team like Angelo Mathews, Upul Tharanga and Farveez Maharoof.
However, he has been a handy contributor to the domestic circuits where he played for the Chilaw Marians CC and then Galle CC. In the first-class and list-A tournaments.
Dhammika has been touted as one of the best all-rounders to come out of the Sri Lankan cricketing circles. However, due to unknown reasons, he gave up his dream only at the age of 20. Interestingly, during the 2002 ICC U-19 World Cup which was held in New Zealand, Dhammika captained his national side and claimed 7 wickets at an average of 19.28 from five innings.
Netizens react to Dhammika’s death
Netizens have outpoured their grief on the entire situation in their X (Formerly Twitter) handle. Some users were very sympathetic to the Sri Lankan cricketer and offered their condolences to his family while others started to dig out various reasons for his shocking departure from the national side.
Sri Lanka Dhammika Niroshana Dead: A very shocking news has come out from Sri Lanka. The country's former cricketer Dhammika Niroshana was shot dead in front of his family members. This tragic incident took place last Tuesday (16 #Cricket Newshttps://t.co/Hb7X20mBGN pic.twitter.com/NVV43HNKrP
— ByNews India (@ByNewsIndia) July 17, 2024
Former Sri Lankan cricketer Dhammika Niroshana, 41, was tragically shot dead at his home in Ambalangoda last night. He was with his wife and children at the time. The police are investigating the case, but the motive remains unclear. 🏏🙏 #SriLanka #Cricket #RIP pic.twitter.com/EslGstioy8
— Uc Cricket (@uccricketlive) July 17, 2024
Dhammika Niroshana, the former captain of Sri Lanka's Under-19 team, tragically lost his life at the age of 41 after being shot outside his residence.#Cricket #SriLanka pic.twitter.com/6W4xiLE6Z6
— OneCricket (@OneCricketApp) July 17, 2024
The former Sri Lanka U19 captain, Dhammika Niroshana was shot dead near his residence in Ambalangoda, Galle. https://t.co/aBWezjpmet
— News18 CricketNext (@cricketnext) July 17, 2024
As the cricket fraternity and the entire Sri Lankan cricketing circle mourn the death of such a potential talent, things remain still hazy as to why this unfortunate incident occur in the first place.
