Happy Birthday Sri Lankan Cricketer Romesh Kaluwitharana, Romesh’s full name is Romesh Shantha Kaluwitharana, he was born on 24 November 1969, Colombo Sri Lanka. His batting style is a right-hand bat, and his fielding position is the wicketkeeper. it’s his 52nd birthday.
A Arrival against Australia :-
The Younger “Kalu” dominated the international scene with an unbeaten 132 on arrival against Australia in 1992–93. That, After such a fine start. If he failed to cement. His place in the senior team due to occasional lapses behind the stumps.
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He was remembering for the crucial 1995–96 tour of Australia. A turning point in his career as he formed a cataclysmic opening partnership with Sanath Jayasuriya.
Happy B’Day Sri Lankan Cricketer Romesh Kaluwitharana
Kaluwitharana’s Career Averages :-
Batting & Fielding
| Format | Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100s | 50s | 4s | 6s | Ct | St |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Test | 49 | 78 | 4 | 1933 | 132* | 26.12 | 3203 | 60.34 | 3 | 9 | 284 | 6 | 93 | 26 |
| ODI | 189 | 181 | 14 | 3711 | 102* | 22.22 | 4776 | 77.70 | 2 | 23 | 411 | 17 | 132 | 75 |
| FC | 145 | 219 | 15 | 8050 | 192 | 39.46 | 16 | 49 | 302 | 58 | ||||
| List A | 251 | 243 | 21 | 5876 | 140* | 26.46 | 5 | 36 | 183 | 87 | ||||
| T20 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 158 | 80 | 31.60 | 112 | 141.07 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 2 |
Bowling
| Format | Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10w |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Test | 49 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| ODI | 189 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| FC | 145 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| List A | 251 | 12 | 16 | 2 | 2/16 | 2/16 | 8.00 | 8.00 | 6.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| T20 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 24 | 2 | 2/24 | 2/24 | 12.00 | 12.00 | 6.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Romesh’s International Career :-
His early career made him look like a fine Sri Lankan fantasy, and the true highlight of his career was the entertaining knock of 132 not out (including 26 boundaries) he scored on his Test debut in 1992 against a mighty Australian side.
He remained desperate to deliver on his promise in the declining Sri Lankan team (before Sri Lankan cricket’s renaissance in the 1996 World Cup).
Happy B’Day Sri Lankan Cricketer Romesh Kaluwitharana
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Once in the national team. He occasionally threw his wicket away due to poor shot selection and was suspicious of swing deliveries. However, He liked the speed was mostly committing to postpone any deliveries offline or at length.
His greatest contribution to ODIs came after promoting opener Sanath Jayasuriya to the top of the batting order during Australia’s 1995–96 tour. Which helped instill an aggressive batting approach in the first fifteen overs of the fielding controls.
