Wijekoon Mudiyanselage Gayan Ramyakumara (more commonly known as Gayan Wijekoon; born 21 December 1976) is a former Sri Lankan

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er, who played 2 Tests and 3 T20Is for Sri Lanka. He is a left-handed batsman and a left-hand medium-pace bowler.

Domestic career

Despite having played on several occasions for the Sri Lankan A team, he is yet to make the same impact for his country's full squad, with little but a selection to the

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-touring squad of 2004/05. Before joining the Chilaw Marians, he opened the batting for Tamil Union. He made his

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debut on 17 August 2004, for

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in the

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* 1976 births Living people Sri Lanka Test cricketers Sri Lanka Twenty20 International cricketers Sri Lankan cricketers Basnahira North cricketers Tamil Union Cricket and Athletic Club cricketers Sinhalese Sports Club cricketers Chilaw Marians Cricket Club cricketers Wayamba cricketers North Central Province cricketers Cricketers at the 2010 Asian Games Asian Games competitors for Sri Lanka People from Gampaha District Cricketers from Western Province, Sri Lanka {{SriLanka-cricket-bio-1970s-stub