Senanayake Mudiyanselage Sachithra Madhushanka Senanayake is a Sri Lankan playback singer and former professional cricketer who played all three formats of the game.
14 Facts About Sachithra Senanayake
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Sachithra Senanayake is first-class cricketer, who currently plays limited overs cricket.
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Sachithra Senanayake has played first-class cricket for the Sinhalese Sports Club since 2006.
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Sachithra Senanayake is the 150th ODI cap for Sri Lanka.
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Sachithra Senanayake's call-up followed a domestic season in which he had taken the most wickets in the Sri Lankan Premier League limited overs tournament.
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Sachithra Senanayake made his international debut for Sri Lanka in the fourth One Day International of the tour of South Africa in January 2012.
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Sachithra Senanayake was named in the T20I XI by ESPNcricinfo for his performances in 2013.
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Sachithra Senanayake was reported for bowling with a suspected illegal bowling action against England in June 2014 and subsequently banned from bowling in international cricket in July 2014.
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Sachithra Senanayake was cleared to bowl in December 2014 and played in the fifth ODI against England.
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Sachithra Senanayake was cleared from the illegal bowling action with future notices and played in the 7-match ODI series against England at home.
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Sachithra Senanayake was again called up for the 2015 Cricket World Cup and looked poor performances in the pool match against Australia.
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Sachithra Senanayake re-appeared in the fifth ODI against Pakistan in July 2015, where he took three crucial wickets.
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Sachithra Senanayake is known to be a good singer and sang his first solo song Watina obage which was released in May 2016.
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Sachithra Senanayake contributed for the cricket song Kirula Genemu by Centigradz, which was released prior to 2015 Cricket World Cup.