India's Tormentor At Asia Cup, Dunith Wellalage, Now Has A Special Insta DP. Virat Kohli Fans Take Note

Sri Lanka's young left-arm spinner Dunith Wellalage took the Asia Cup by storm when he secured his maiden 5-wicket haul, single-handedly dismantling a formidable Indian batting lineup and bagging the wicket of top batters like Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, KL Rahul and Hardik Pandya. With his exceptional spin magic, Wellalage became the youngest bowler to bag a five-wicket haul in the ODI format at the age of 20 years 246 days.

He surpassed former right-arm pacer Charitha Buddhika who bagged a five-for at the age of 21 years 65 days against Zimbabwe in Sharjah in 2001. Right-arm fast Thisara Perera holds the third place as he claimed a five-wicket haul against India in Dambulla, 2010 at the age of 21 years and 141 days.

Now, Wellalage has changed his Instagram DP to one that shows him with Virat Kohli.

Sri Lanka legend Lasith Malinga heaped praise on Dunith Wellalage after the young all-rounder had India's high-profile top-order in a spin with a superb bowling performance at the Asia Cup.

"It is fair to say that SL played with 12 players today. That is how good Dunith was," Malinga wrote as quoted by ICC.

"He has got a brilliant head on his young shoulders to go with his all-round skill set."
"I believe he is on his way to becoming the most important player for SL in ODIs for the next decade," he concluded.

The left-armer looks set to play a major role in Sri Lanka's ICC Men's Cricket World Cup campaign that commences in India next month.

Wellalage first showed his class by finishing as the leading wicket-taker at last year's ICC U19 Men's Cricket World Cup with 17 scalps at an average of 13.58.

The youngster also delivered solid performances with the bat. In six matches, he scored 264 runs at an average of