{"id":84947,"date":"2022-01-23T15:37:37","date_gmt":"2022-01-23T15:37:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/?p=84947"},"modified":"2022-01-23T15:37:37","modified_gmt":"2022-01-23T15:37:37","slug":"veteran-coach-w-a-n-silva-dies-in-nz","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/veteran-coach-w-a-n-silva-dies-in-nz\/","title":{"rendered":"Veteran coach W.A.N. Silva dies in NZ"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1 id=\"page-title\" class=\"title\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 24px; color: #000000;\">Veteran coach W.A.N. Silva dies in NZ<\/span><\/h1>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #800080;\">Source:<\/span><\/strong><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailynews.lk\/2022\/01\/20\/sports\/270596\/veteran-coach-wan-silva-dies-nz\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Dailynews<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">Former Sri Lanka cricket coach W.A.N Silva (91) passed away in Auckland, New Zealand yesterday.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><a class=\"colorbox-load init-colorbox-load-processed cboxElement\" style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailynews.lk\/sites\/default\/files\/u264\/pg16-6_12.jpg\" rel=\"field_image_gallery\"><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dailynews.lk\/sites\/default\/files\/resize\/u264\/pg16-6_12-125x158.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"125\" height=\"158\" \/><\/a>He had been one of the mentors of leading former SL cricketers including Aravinda de Silva. He did coaching with love and not for money. We have lost a great man\u2019 said former National player Asanka Gurusinha on his Twitter message. (D.R)<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Veteran coach W.A.N. Silva dies in NZ Source:Dailynews Former Sri Lanka cricket coach W.A.N Silva (91) passed away in Auckland, New Zealand yesterday. He had been one of the mentors of leading former SL cricketers including Aravinda de Silva. He did coaching with love and not for money. 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