Sri Lankan super fan is Kohli's special guest
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Indian captain Virat Kohli tied the knot with his long time partner Anushka Sharma on December 11th. The couple held a wedding reception in Mumbai on Tuesday where the who's who of cricket world and Bollywood made their presence felt. However, Kohli invited one special guest, Gayan Senanayake, Sri Lankan cricket's super fan which is drawing him a lot of praises.
One lucky fan
Who is Gayan Senanayake?
Senanayake is a differently-abled Sri Lankan cricket's super fan. He travels often with the Sri Lankan cricket side overseas to support his country. Senanayake was in Mumbai to cheer for his team in the recently concluded bilateral series. He is an ardent fan of Kohli and had met him for the first time in the U-19 World Cup in 2007.
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Gayan Senanayake at Kohli's wedding reception
Sri Lanka Cricket fan Gayan Senanayake invited to Virat Kohli’s wedding reception #lka #SriLanka pic.twitter.com/AfAjdopVO6
— Azzam Ameen (@AzzamAmeen) December 26, 2017
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Shining brighter than the rest
Senanayake claims he gets in touch with Virat Kohli whenever India and Sri Lanka play. Gayan also made the most of the opportunity by taking selfies with Indian players, who were also present at the high profile reception. The likes of Sachin Tendulkar, Jasprit Bumrah, Ravindra Jadeja and Munaf Patel also posed for photographs with this super fan.
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Gayan Senanayake with his best friend
Srilankan big cricket fan Gayan Senanayake at the Virat Kohli's wedding reception in Mumbai. Gayan says his best friend is Kohli. #Virushka #Cricket #Respect #Lka pic.twitter.com/gmcoVgA2Rn
— Manjula Basnayake (@BasnayakeM) December 26, 2017
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Kohli receives praises for inviting Sri Lankan fan
Whatever we used to think about Kohli, he has proved us all wrong. The man's a real hero. A good human being. #class
— Dharaka Weerasinghe (@DharakaW) December 26, 2017