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Full name Romesh Shantha Kaluwitharana
Born November 24, 1969, Colombo
Current age 38 years 324 days
Major teams Sri Lanka,Colts Cricket Club,Galle Cricket Club,Sebastianites Cricket and Athletic Club
Batting style Right-hand bat
Fielding position Wicketkeeper
Other Coach
Batting and fielding averages
Mat
Inns
NO
Runs
HS
Ave
BF
SR
100
50
4s
6s
Ct
St
Tests
49
78
4
1933
132*
26.12
3203
60.34
3
9
284
6
93
26
ODIs
189
181
14
3711
102*
22.22
4776
77.70
2
23
411
17
132
75
First-class
145
219
15
8050
192
39.46
16
49
302
58
List A
251
243
21
5876
140*
26.46
5
36
183
87
Twenty20
5
5
0
158
80
31.60
112
141.07
0
1
15
5
4
2
Bowling averages
Mat
Inns
Balls
Runs
Wkts
BBI
BBM
Ave
Econ
SR
4w
5w
10
Tests
49
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
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-
-
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-
ODIs
189
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
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-
First-class
145
-
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-
-
-
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-
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List A
251
12
16
2
2/16
2/16
8.00
8.00
6.0
0
0
0
Twenty20
5
1
12
24
2
2/24
2/24
12.00
12.00
6.0
0
0
0
Career statistics
Test debut
Sri Lanka v Australia at Colombo (SSC), Aug 17-22, 1992 scorecard
Last Test
Pakistan v Sri Lanka at Karachi, Oct 28-Nov 1, 2004 scorecard
Test statistics
ODI debut
India v Sri Lanka at Margao, Dec 8, 1990 scorecard
Last ODI
Sri Lanka v Australia at Dambulla, Feb 22, 2004 scorecard
ODI statistics
First-class span
1988/89 - 2004/05
List A span
1990/91 - 2004/05
Twenty20 debut
Colts Cricket Club v Sri Lanka Air Force Sports Club at Colombo (Moors), Aug 17, 2004 scorecard
Last Twenty20
Colts Cricket Club v Kurunegala Youth Cricket Club at Colombo (NCC), Oct 8, 2005 scorecard
Profile
The diminutive "Kalu" burst onto the international scene with an unbeaten
132 on debut against Australia in 1992-93. However, after such a wonderful
start, he failed to secure his place in the senior side because of occasional
lapses behind the stumps. He was recalled for the crucial 1995-96 tour of
Australia, the turning point of his career as he combined with Sanath
Jayasuriya to form a devastating pinch-hitting opening partnership. The
pair's scoring rate revolutionalised one-day batting, and he was an integral figure in Sri Lanka's astonishing World Cup victory that winter. From then on, his batting style tempered somewhat and he set himself to play longer innings.
The emergence of Kumar Sangakkara led to his marginalisation after 2000,
although he made sporadic returns for both the one-day and Test team. The
selectors' decision to ask Sangakkara to concentrate on his batting in Tests
paved the way for a Test return in 2004 but his performances with the bat
were patchy and, despite scoring 54 in his last Test innings, the selectors
indicated a desire to look to the future when he was omitted for a 20-man training pool for New Zealand later in the year. He announced his retirement the day after, insisting that the time had come to focus on life after cricket. He coached Colts CC while conducting a career as an insurance executive. He was appointed by Sri Lanka Cricket to be a member of the 2006 ACC Committee to Evaluate China, and in 2008 took temporary charge of Malaysia.
Charlie Austin
