Team Sri Lanka give financial aid to ailing fellow cricketer

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The on-field camaraderie between the players is always nice to see. It helps the team gel together as a unit and come out with better performances. The national cricket team of Sri Lanka is no different. There have rarely been any news of internal feuds between the players of the national side. In a recent incident, they have taken their brotherhood to a whole new level.

Some of the cricketers joined hands to help their ailing friend and fellow cricketer undergo a surgery. As per the reports in SportsWallah, domestic cricketer Madura Lakmal Perera suffered a back injury. The 31-year-old bowler hailed from Kalutara and played for the team of Moors, Ragama and Sinhalese Sports Club in the first-class cricket.

He was admitted to a hospital in Colombo for his surgery. The Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) had promised to bear the expenses of his treatment. However, later the board backed out from maintaining their word. The exit made by the board on the financial round saw Perera in a spot of bother.

It was then that his fellow cricketers and friends joined hands to pay for his surgery. The likes of Dhammika Prasad, Angelo Matthews, Chamara Kapugedera, Dasun Shanaka, Farveez Maharoof, Rangana Hearth, Dilruwan Perera, Milinda Siriwardana, Dusmantha Chameera, Seekuge Prasanna, Ajantha Mendis, and Kaushal Silva were the ones who helped the 31-year-old bowler.

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It was a successful surgery for the 77 first-class matches veteran who has taken 150 wickets so far. Now, the bowler is all fit and fine to take the field again. He is most likely to undergo his fitness routines before taking the field. After the successful completion of his operation, he looked very emotional at having received the financial aid from his fellow friends. Truth be told, it is always nice to know that the players share a bond beyond the boundaries of the cricket ground.

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