The curious case of Mellony Wijesinghe By Sajeewa Jayakody The life of Sri Lanka's rising netball star comes to a tragic end, after losing the battle with AML View(s): View(s):A few days after returning from the Asian Youth Netball Championship in Japan, Mellony Wijesinghe complained of a shoulder pain. She was the highest scorer at her last international competition and, had it not been for her tragic death, she would have led the Sri Lanka youth team next year. Sri Lanka became third behind only Singapore and Malaysia. Her remarkable talent is better than Tharijini Sivalingam, the current national player, on whom Sri Lanka depends heavily as the tallest national player. “Mellony would definitely have captained the Sri Lanka junior team in the 2021 Youth World Cup,” said Gamage.

Source: Sunday Times November 02, 2019 20:34 UTC