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    “The Indian team, once they came here, 1997,” said Ranjith. "In that time he was seven years old. The Indian captain, the world’s best cricketer today sir, Sachin Tendulkar, former captain of India, he told him he will play for Sri Lanka one day. I have been told by him, whenever I come after this, ‘Please give me a call and make an appointment and I want to see this guy.’" “I was seven years old, so I mean I didn’t really have that much knowledge of what was going on, but they were really interested in my batting,” said Siriwardena. Full Article at DreamCricket.com
    In that time he was seven years old. The Indian captain, the world’s best cricketer today sir, Sachin Tendulkar, former captain of India, he told him he will play for Sri Lanka one day. I have been told by him, whenever I come after this, ‘Please give me a call and make an appointment and I want to see this guy.’
    SOURCE: DreamCricket.com 2 weeks ago
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Saminda Siriwardena - Minnesota's Sachin
  1. We have a very short league. Our summer is only about three or four months long so our league is not that long ... He has scored over 1000 runs total this year. This is like a milestone for any player in our league. I don’t think we have done this record for many many years and he has done it.
    SOURCE: DreamCricket.com 2 weeks ago
  2. I am not boasting about my son sir
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  3. It was a big difference, but I got adapted pretty well. Minnesota has treated me very nicely from the beginning itself ... It’s pretty nice out here. People are really friendly and helpful.
    SOURCE: DreamCricket.com 2 weeks ago
  4. The Indian team, once they came here, 1997
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  5. A few years back I was the Vice President of the Association
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  6. Not a lot of people play leather ball, hard ball cricket at the age of six so it was a big adjustment. I should really thank my first school instructor, my first coach. My first coach was Mr. Lionel Mendis. He was my first coach. He’s one of the best coaches in Sri Lanka. He has produced more than 20 in...
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  7. I want to be a doctor ... Actually my dream is to be a cardiologist, but it’s a long way.
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  8. When he was in Sri Lanka, he was the best cricketer sir ... When he was seven years old, he had two world records sir.
    SOURCE: DreamCricket.com 2 weeks ago
  9. But cricketers are saying, ‘Oh we have not seen this type of great cricketer.’ He is called Sachin Tendulkar. His nickname is Sachin. Sachin Tendulkar is the world’s best cricketer. When he was seven years, the paper says, ‘Saminda,’
    SOURCE: DreamCricket.com 2 weeks ago
  10. Our team was really solid in each and every department, batting-wise, bowling-wise, fielding-wise ... So we had a very good, balanced team. We really stood together, played as a team, so we really deserved to win the Western Conference championship and we’re really looking forward to the national champi...
    SOURCE: DreamCricket.com 2 weeks ago

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