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Chanaka Welegedara : another Vaas in making

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Do you know that MRF Pace academy was founded by Australian Deniss Lillee and T A Sekar? of course you do, but do you know that West Indies were the only country, until recently, who never sent a young fast bowler to this Chennai coaching center for fast bowlers..

Most of seam bowlers coming up in International cricket these days go through some training days in MRF Pace foundation and certain *Uda Walawwe Mahim Bandaralage Chanaka Asanka Welegedara* aka Chanaka Welegedera is unleashed by Srilankan cricket. they say he's in the mould of greatest fast bowler Sri lanka ever produced - Chaminda Vaas - and that Chanaka is lot faster as he's much younger.

A late start, but fast progress has seen Chanaka Welegedara rise from St. Thomas College in Kandy to top 15 probables under Daryl Foster academy in Colombo in 2000. working on his passion for cricket and his idealizing his idol Chaminda Vaas, Chanaka's talent was spotted by Lankan cricket and he was sent to MRF Pace academy in 2002.

His ability : left arm inswing to the right handers (Chanaka gets most of his wickets lbw or bowled) with good pace. Chanaka Walegedera was born March 20 1981 and is 6 feet 1 inche tall in height. fast bowler Walegedera was highly successful against India A while touring for Srilanka A team.

Ankle injury had kept him out of action for most of 2003 & 04, but Chanaka made his International test match debut against touring England team and took 5 wickets. It was a dream come true for him to bowl in tend-dum with idol Chaminda Vaas and looks like he's keen taking the responsibility as Vaas comes close to retirement.

Now itsonlycricket understands quite a few of its readers will be wanna be fast bowlers, and thus might need the address and contact details of this MRF Pace academy which is churning out top level fast bowlers years after year.. so, #77, 5th Main Road, Anna Nagar, Chennai - 600040 is where all you aspiring young fast bowlers have to reach, or call at phone number +91-44-26162531 for more details.