Nuwan Kulasekara Biography
He may be short in stature and may also lack the built of a fast bowler but Kulasekara with his nagging line and length and his ability to swing the ball both ways is a more than capable medium pace bowler.
A soft ball enthusiast in his growing up years, Kulasekara debuted for Galle Cricket Club in the 2002 season. After a very good first season he was surprisingly picked in Sri Lanka’s ODI squad in 2003. He had an excellent debut against England picking up 2 wickets and giving just 19 away runs in his 9 overs. But things went downhill from there on and after an unimpressive test debut against New Zealand in 2005, he was dropped from both the Test and ODI squads.
His comeback wasn’t a fairytale though. Only after a handful of games he was dropped again but with the World Cup around the corner, the selectors gave him another chance and with impressive performances he earned his place in Sri Lanka’s 2007 WC squad. Dropped in the aftermath of the WC, he staged a brilliant comeback taking 11 wickets in 5 matches. He has since then matured a lot and is a regular in ODI’s and is also starting to find his feet in Test cricket and T20’s.
Kulasekara is a whole hearted bowler who is forever eager to offer his services whenever the captain needs it. Along with the traditional swing, he can reverse swing the old ball. He however lacks in pace and therefore has to keep a tight line and length. Since his debut, Kulasekara has grown leaps and bounds and if he keeps on performing as he is now he could well be an ideal candidate to open the bowling for Sri Lanka at the 2011 WC.
Fast Facts
He won the best Sri Lankan bowler award in the 2002-03 domestic competition.
He is currently the 12th highest wicket taker for Sri Lanka in ODI’s.
Since 2009 and in the early part of 2010 he has been constantly featuring in ICC’s top 10 ODI bowlers.
He was the highest wicket taker in Sri Lanka’s home test series against Pakistan bagging 17 wickets in three tests.
His 4-48 against India in the final of the tri-nation tournament held in Bangladesh in 2010 won him the ‘Man of the Match’ award.
His 3 wickets for just 4 runs in a T20 international against New Zealand in 2010 is currently the 3rd best bowling figures for a Sri Lankan in T20’s.
He may be short in stature and may also lack the built of a fast bowler but Kulasekara with his nagging line and length and his ability to swing the ball both ways is a more than capable medium pace bowler.
A soft ball enthusiast in his growing up years, Kulasekara debuted for Galle Cricket Club in the 2002 season. After a very good first season he was surprisingly picked in Sri Lanka’s ODI squad in 2003. He had an excellent debut against England picking up 2 wickets and giving just 19 away runs in his 9 overs. But things went downhill from there on and after an unimpressive test debut against New Zealand in 2005, he was dropped from both the Test and ODI squads.
His comeback wasn’t a fairytale though. Only after a handful of games he was dropped again but with the World Cup around the corner, the selectors gave him another chance and with impressive performances he earned his place in Sri Lanka’s 2007 WC squad. Dropped in the aftermath of the WC, he staged a brilliant comeback taking 11 wickets in 5 matches. He has since then matured a lot and is a regular in ODI’s and is also starting to find his feet in Test cricket and T20’s.
Kulasekara is a whole hearted bowler who is forever eager to offer his services whenever the captain needs it. Along with the traditional swing, he can reverse swing the old ball. He however lacks in pace and therefore has to keep a tight line and length. Since his debut, Kulasekara has grown leaps and bounds and if he keeps on performing as he is now he could well be an ideal candidate to open the bowling for Sri Lanka at the 2011 WC.
Fast Facts
He won the best Sri Lankan bowler award in the 2002-03 domestic competition.
He is currently the 12th highest wicket taker for Sri Lanka in ODI’s.
Since 2009 and in the early part of 2010 he has been constantly featuring in ICC’s top 10 ODI bowlers.
He was the highest wicket taker in Sri Lanka’s home test series against Pakistan bagging 17 wickets in three tests.
His 4-48 against India in the final of the tri-nation tournament held in Bangladesh in 2010 won him the ‘Man of the Match’ award.
His 3 wickets for just 4 runs in a T20 international against New Zealand in 2010 is currently the 3rd best bowling figures for a Sri Lankan in T20’s.
Nuwan Kulasekara
Nuwan Kulasekara
Nuwan Kulasekara
Nuwan Kulasekara
Nuwan Kulasekara
Nuwan Kulasekara
Nuwan Kulasekara
Nuwan Kulasekara
Nuwan Kulasekara
Nuwan Kulasekara
Nuwan Kulasekara
Nuwan Kulasekara bowls a jaffer
ICC Cricket World cup 2011 song Sri Lanka - By Chamika Arosha (A@A)
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