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Just after Sri Lanka gained Test status in 1981 a team of rebel players toured apartheid South Africa under the banner "Arosa Sri Lanka" (the term "Arosa" being derived from the promoter's name). All players who toured Sri Lanka were banned from official cricket matches for life, thereby setting Sri Lanka's development back.
Madagamagamage Dasun Shanaka (born 9 September 1991) is a professional Sri Lankan cricketer and former limited overs captain of the Sri Lankan cricket team. [1] An All-rounder, Shanaka is a right-arm medium fast bowler and an aggressive lower order batsman.
He captained the Sri Lankan cricket team in the 2006 U-19 Cricket World Cup in Sri Lanka. [7] He later made his first-class debut for Colombo Cricket Club in November 2006. Mathews was born in Colombo, to Tamil father Tyronne Mathews and Burgher mother Monica Mathews. [8] [9] Mathews is Roman Catholic and was educated at St. Joseph's College ...
The team is administered by Sri Lanka Cricket. Sri Lanka's national cricket team achieved considerable success beginning in the 1990s, rising from underdog status to winning the Cricket World Cup in 1996, under the captaincy of Arjuna Ranatunga. Since then, the team has continued to be a force in international cricket.
In April 2019, Sri Lanka Cricket named Dimuth Karunaratne as the team's new One Day International captain ahead of the 2019 Cricket World Cup, replacing Lasith Malinga. [8] He is the only batsman after Ridley Jacobs to carry his bat in a Cricket World Cup . [ 9 ]
Sri Lanka Test cricket captains (13 P) Sri Lanka women cricket captains (11 P) Pages in category "Sri Lankan cricket captains" The following 7 pages are in this ...
Jayawardene is the recipient of International Cricket Council's "Captain of the Year 2006", Captain of the "World One-Day International Team of the Year 2006", Wisden Cricketer of the Year 2007, and the record holder for the highest score (374 runs) by a Sri Lankan in Test cricket. He also led Sri Lanka when the team won the "Spirit of Cricket ...
Pages in category "Sri Lanka Test cricket captains" The following 13 pages are in this category, out of 13 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.