Dhanajaya De Silva, a Sri Lankan cricketer, posted a photo of a signed jersey gifted to him by Indian cricketer Virat Kohli on his Instagram page.<\/p>\n
He has captioned the post saying, \u201c Just don\u2019t give up trying to do what you really want to do. Where there is love and inspiration, I don\u2019t think you can go wrong..\u201d \u201c\u00a0Thank you for the gift, you are an amazing ambassador for cricket. Keep inspiring more generations\u201d, he praised Virat.<\/p>\n
Dhananjaya first got the attention of national selectors in 2015, then had a strong domestic season that designated him out for more extensive national involvement. De Silva was selected on the basis of his potential in Sri Lanka\u2019s mid-year T20s against Pakistan in 2015, but he failed to convince as a T20 hitter, batting 45 from 47 balls over two innings.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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