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Former SL Under-19 player Akshu Fernando dies after being in coma for years
He was struck by a train in December 2018 and had been on life support for much of the time since
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Former Sri Lanka Under-19 cricketer Akshu Fernando has passed away, drawing tributes from across the cricketing community for a career and life cut tragically short. A product of St Peter's College, Colombo, Fernando enjoyed an exceptional school cricket career, captaining the Under-13, Under-15 and Under-17 teams, while serving as vice-captain of the Under-19 side.
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- Akshu Fernando2
- Dhanushka Gunathilaka
- Kithruwan Vithanage
- Bhanuka Rajapaksa
- Roshan Abeysinghe
- Abeysinghe
- Fernando
- Ragama
Organisations
- St. Peter's College Colombo
- Panadura Sports Club
- Ragama Sports Club
- Colts Sports Club
- Cricket World Cup
- Moors Sports Club
- Chilaw Marians
Places
- Mount Lavinia
- New Zealand
- Australia
- Sri Lanka
- Lincoln
- coma
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