Will Wanindu Hasaranga be affected with the boycott Srilankan crickters trend?

Sri Lankan leg-spinner Wanindu Hasaranga joined Royal Challengers Bangalore for Rs 10.75 crore at the IPL 2022 mega auction in Bengaluru on Saturday. Hasaranga took a hat-trick at last year’s T20 World Cup. He was also the highest wicket-taker with 16 victims in eight matches at 5.20.

Known to keep things tidy at his end and create chances for wickets as well, Hasaranga’s googly and slider are often the most cause of concern for batters, much like is the case with the far more dangerous Rashid Khan. Against India in Sri Lanka, he picked 7 wickets in 3 games with a best of 4/9 in the final T20I, while in the white-ball games against the South Africans, he’s taken 7 wickets in 6 games, going wicketless in only 1.

With the rising rage of Tamilians against Srilankan cricketer Maheesh Theekshana, it now might include Hasaranga too.

எவன்டா சென்னையை கொண்டாட சொன்னது? ஆரம்பத்தில் இருந்தே இதுக்கு தான்டா சொல்லிட்டு இருந்தோம்… அவன் விளையாட்டை விளையாட்டா தான் பார்ப்பான்… #Boycott_ChennaiSuperKings

— Leo David (@Leo_David_K) February 14, 2022

சென்னை சூப்பர் கிங்ஸ் அணி சிங்கள கிரிக்கெட் வீரனை நீக்கவேண்டும்

चेन्नई सुपर किंग्स को सिंहली क्रिकेटर को हटाना चाहिए@ChennaiIPL #Boycott_ChennaiSuperKings

— த. மாரியப்பா (@mariappa_t) February 14, 2022

How dare @ChennaiIPL !!This Sinhala guy is getting selected in Chennai team .Do you think Tamils are fools?#Boycott_ChennaiSuperKings pic.twitter.com/nf8emV9eqr

— Vidhya Sankar (@VidhyaS33835629) February 14, 2022

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