Indika Sanjeewa Gallage (born 22 November 1975), or Indika Gallage, is a former Sri Lankan

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and three One Day Internationals from 1999 to 2001. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-fast bowler.

International career

He has represented Sri Lanka at every level from Under-13s onward. In 1998 he toured with Sri Lanka in

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. In 1999 he had a surprising year, in which, following his

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exploits in

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the previous year, he played in Australia,

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(in the Coca-Cola trophy) and

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, where he made his Test debut for his country.

After cricket

He has now become an Australian citizen. He is an active club cricketer in Melbourne. He got married and has two boys and a daughter.

References

1975 births Living people Sri Lanka One Day International cricketers Sri Lanka Test cricketers Sri Lankan cricketers Cricketers at the 1998 Commonwealth Games Panadura Sports Club cricketers Colombo Cricket Club cricketers Ruhuna cricketers Commonwealth Games competitors for Sri Lanka Cricketers from Panadura {{SriLanka-cricket-bio-1970s-stub