Gayan Senanayake – Sri Lanka’s Cricket Cheering Leader – Talks exclusively to eLanka in Australia – His Life, His Passion & Memories! What an amazing individual, Mr Gayan Senanayake, the sole mascot of the Sri Lankan cricket team, a public figure any cricket fan, which ever country they supported would not miss if at a Sri Lankan cricket game or watching a Sri Lankan cricket game on TV. Gayan spoke to eLanka during his recent visit to Sydney for the T20 World Cup Cricket encounter. A humble individual born in Kalubowila, Sri Lanka, and attended Kalubowila maha Vidyalaya for his studies. Gayan started his passion in cricket back in 1992 when he watch a New Zealand vs Sri Lanka game on TV. Then, as part of this sense of love for cricket Gayan watched his first game of live cricket in 1992 when Alan Boarder brought his Australian team to ...

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Melbourne Cup, the race that stops the nation is an exciting day in Australia. –  By TREVINE RODRIGO IN MELBOURNE Melbourne Cup, the race that stops the nation is an exciting day in Australia. It’s a day that even non punter’s like me splurge on a bet not knowing the difference between a horse and a mare. 🤣. And, a has been tradition over many years, and the next thing to being at Flemmington Racecourse is to watch it live on Telly while enjoying a day out at Philomena and Ruwanal’s in Keysborough. Bets aplenty while the racing is on. It was a great get-together as usual, with plenty of finger food brought in by guests and the hosts and a few drinks to celebrate the occasion. Managed to win some and lose some. But snared all three in one ticket to recover some of our losses. Straight on to ...

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