Vikum Sanjaya: From partnering Lasith Malinga for Sri Lanka to starting again in the UAE

04.10.2023 - 11:03 thenationalnews.com

Had life worked out a little differently for Vikum Sanjaya, he might have been preparing to play for Sri Lanka at the World Cup in India this week.

Instead, the Colombo-born bowler is one of a number of hopefuls chasing a contract in the DP World International League T20 in Dubai.

Back in 2017, he was plucked from Sri Lankan domestic cricket to tour South Africa and then Australia with the national team.

Opening the bowling with Lasith Malinga in a tour match in Canberra, he took three wickets and was player of the match. He proceeded to play eight T20 internationals that year, including two against Pakistan in Abu Dhabi.

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