Krishna Kalugamage wreaked havoc on Nepal (Photo-PTI)
Nepal vs Italy: In the 17th match of the T20 World Cup, Italy’s bowlers defeated Nepal’s batsmen before 20 overs. Nepal team was all out after scoring 123 runs and the biggest responsible for this condition was leg spinner Krishna Kalugamage, who took 3 wickets for just 18 runs in this match. Krishna Kalugamage gave his best performance in the T20 World Cup and completely trapped Nepal’s batsmen. The amazing thing is that this Italian bowler trains only once a week and the reason for this is that he works in a pizza shop.
Krishna Kalugamage works in a pizza shop
Krishna Kalugamage was born on June 16, 1991 in a small village in Negombo, Sri Lanka. He was a fan of Aravind de Silva and Sanath Jayasuriya. When he was 15 years old, his parents settled in Lucca, Italy in search of work. Cricket is not so popular in Italy, this game is played only in Rome, so he got a chance to train once a week, for which he traveled 700 km. Used to travel. He would leave his city for Rome in the morning and return at night after practice. Krishna Kalugamage works in a pizza shop in Lucca, where he makes pizzas. Because of cricket he had to leave many jobs.
Italy’s Crishan Kalugamage, a pizza maker by trade, balances his restaurant job with his role as a leg-spinner for the national cricket team. He lost jobs due to Sunday cricket matches.
His story highlights the dedication of players in emerging cricket nations. It also shows how pic.twitter.com/xBWqEPiPaW
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Such preparations for the T20 World Cup
Krishna Kalugamage prepared for the T20 World Cup in a very special way. This player returned to his country Sri Lanka before the T20 World Cup. He spent time with the Sri Lankan cricket team. He was a net bowler with the team, where he practiced a lot. Krishna Kalugamage was a net bowler of Sri Lanka and now that hard work is working for him. Krishna Kalugamage took important wickets of Nepal captain Rohit Poudel, Deependra Singh Ari and Guljhan Jha.
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