Indian Cricket Players

Tuesday, 31 May 2011

Tharanga Paranavitana

Tharanga Paranavitana Biography
Following the retirements of Sanath Jayasuriya and Marvan Atapattu, Sri Lanka have struggled to find an able partner for Dilshan at the top of the order in the Test arena but after countless experimentations with the likes of Tharanga, Vandort and Mubarak selectors finally seem to have zeroed in on the left handed Paranavitana to solve their opening woes.
The Kegalle born who is a veteran at the domestic level made his Test debut against Pakistan in 2009 before a horrific terrorist bus attack on the team bus while heading for the third day’s play of the 2nd test left him badly injured. But just four months later, the left hander was once again playing on home soil against the same opposition and showed no signs of the scars as he stroked 72 and 49 in the two innings. He also managed to score two half centuries against India in Mumbai but the alarming regularity with which he was throwing away starts, slowly was becoming a cause of concern in the Sri Lankan camp.
However those doubts were erased in the Galle Test against India in 2010 where he scored his maiden ton but the effort was sadly shadowed by Murali’s farewell from the game. But not to be undone, the southpaw came up with another ton in the consequent Test showing his determination to making the position his own.
A player who prefers to work hard for his runs and is more than happy to be in the background, Paranavitana currently seems to have the selectors and captain’s faith in his talents. However his test has just begun and over the years, Paranavitana’s stock will be decided by how he performs around the world in varying and alien conditions.

Fast Facts

He has a highest score of 236 in first class cricket.
With 893 runs at a stunning average of 74.41, he was also the highest run getter in the 2007-08 Premier League Tier A trophy.
He is also nearing 10,000 runs in domestic (First class and List A combined) cricket

Tharanga Paranavitana

Umar Gul vs Tharanga Paranavitana

attack on the Sri Lankan cricket team in Lahore 03/03/09

Suranga Lakmal

Suranga Lakmal Biography
A young fast bowler with enormous potential, Lakmal is one of the many speedsters whom Sri Lankan cricket have offered opportunities over the past several seasons.
Spotted by talent scouts while he was still a student at the Debarawewa Central, Lakmal’s progress was tracked as he went on to play for Richmond College and the Tamil Union in domestic cricket. Though he impressed for both teams, his lack of stamina to bowl long spells was a cause of concern, a problem area which coaches worked on.
His and their hard work finally bore fruit when with some fine performances for Sri Lanka A, the pacer made it to the team for the 2009 ODI series against India. Following a forgottable debut, he scalped the prized wickets of Tendulkar and Sehwag in his second game but failed to impress in the next games and in early 2010 was sent back to domestic cricket to improve on his bowling.
At an enviable frame of over six feet and a high arm action, Lakmal is a deceptive bowler who can cause problems for batsman with both his pace and bounce. However his tendency to leak runs has many a time been his undoing, a problem area which he still needs to address.

Fast Facts

He has best bowling figures of 5-31 in List A cricket.
He has also taken 4 wickets five times and one five wicket haul from his first 26 first class games.

Suranga Lakmal

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Suraj Randiv

Suraj Randiv Biography
Starting off as a fast bowler, Randiv on the request of his coach switched to off breaks as his school had no spinner in their Under-15 side. The rest as they say is history as Randiv has made his transition into international cricket and is one of Sri Lanka’s upcoming talents.
A right arm off spinner, Randiv immediately came into the notice of Marvan Atapattu after he took 23 wickets in only 4 matches in an Under-23 tournament in 2003-04 who brought him over to SCC. After a very successful 2005-06 season, his performances dipped and it was not until 2008-09 that he regained his form picking up 43 wickets.
In 2009, he made an impressive ODI debut against India picking up 3 wickets. He made his test debut against the same opposition in 2010 and only in his 2nd test picked up 9 wickets.
Randiv with his tall frame has the ability to flight the ball above the eyeline of the batsman and is a good thinking bowler. Though not a big turner of the ball, he very effective with his variations in pace and also bowls with an attacking mentality.
With the Muralitharan era coming to an end, Randiv will get the chance to prove his worth on the big stage.

Fast Facts

In the 2005-06 domestic season, he picked up 55 wickets.
In only his 2nd test, he picked up his first five wicket haul against India in 2010.
He currently has the second best figures for a Sri Lankan spinner on ODI debut.
He has best figures of 9-62 in first class cricket.

Suraj Randiv

Suraj Randiv's First Test wicket

Shaminda Eranga

Shaminda Eranga Biography
Shaminda Eranga is a right-arm medium-fast bowler from Chilaw, who made his first-class debut for the Chilaw Marians Cricket Club in 2006. He is also a useful lower order batsman. His performances in the domestic arena earned him a surprise call-up in the Sri Lankan squad for the Test series against West Indies in 2010.

Shaminda Eranga

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Rangana Herath

Rangana Herath Biography
Rangana Herath is one of the most promising spinners in Sri Lankan cricket. However being part of an era where Muralitharan has reigned supreme, the opportunities have been few and far between and now with the emergence of young talented spinners he hasn’t been able to make his mark on the game.
Born in 1978, Herath played for Kurunegala Youth Cricket Club and for Moors Sports Club at the age of 20. Herath was picked in the home series against Australia in 1999 after a good showing on Sri Lanka A’s tour to England. He debuted in the 2nd test against Australia and combining with Murali ripped through Australia’s batting lineup taking 4 wickets in the 1st innings. Thereafter till 2004, he played only two tests. During this period, he played a number of games for Sri Lanka A and was also a part of Sri Lanka’s squad ‘Down Under’ but didn’t get to play. However he made his Test comeback against Australia at Colombo and between 2004-05 picked up 29 wickets in 10 Tests at an impressive average of 31.42. However the selectors didn’t deem it good enough and he was thrown into the wilderness till 2008. Since then he has made a comeback and had a fantastic 2009 season taking 23 wickets. He has also played in a handful of ODI’s.
A slow left armer, Herath is not a big turner of the ball and relies on flight and change in pace to outfox the batsman. He is a very accurate bowler and looks to attack at most times. In the twilight of his career, Herath with his wealth of experience can be a good mentor to some of the younger spinners in the Sri Lankan squad.

Fast Facts

He is closing in on 700 wickets in first class cricket.
He is one of Sri Lanka’s eight top wicket takers in Tests.
He is Sri Lanka’s second highest joint highest wicket taker with Chaminda Vaas in Tests played away in India.
His 4-15 against Pakistan in the 2nd innings of a Test at Galle earned him the ‘Man of the Match’ in 2009.
He was Sri Lanka’s second highest wicket taker in their home series against Pakistan in 2009.
He along with Lasith Malinga set a new Sri Lankan record for the 8th wicket against India adding 115 in Galle in 2010.

Rangana Herath

ICC Cricket World cup 2011 song Sri Lanka - By Chamika Arosha (A@A)

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