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The first Sri Lankan cricketer in the WBBL – Chamari Atapattu – living the dream in the WBBL   “Why are the cars not honking?” It wasn’t quite the first question Melbourne Renegades coach, Tim Coyle expected from his team’s international signing, Chamari Atapattu while driving her from the airport to the team hotel. Accompanying Coyle in the car was Atapattu’s uncle, Vernon Tissera, who quickly explained to his niece that Australia is significantly different to Sri Lanka and there was a fair chance she might never hear a sound of a horn during her tenure down under. “It is her first trip to Australia, so I had to explain to her the rules in Australia and Tim just looked at me in a funny manner” Tissera said. Tissera, a cricket enthusiastic and young cricketer’s development program co-ordinator in Melbourne, played a crucial role in luring Atapattu to the Renegades ...