Asanka Gurusinha

Deshabandu
Asanka Gurusinha
අසංක ගුරුසිංහ
Personal information
Full name
Asanka Pradeep Gurusinha
Born (1966-09-16) 16 September 1966 (age 57)
Colombo, Sri Lanka
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 32)7 November 1985 v Pakistan
Last Test18 September 1996 v Zimbabwe
ODI debut (cap 42)3 November 1985 v Pakistan
Last ODI8 November 1996 v Pakistan
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
Nondescripts Cricket Club
Head coaching information
YearsTeam
2020–2022Nigeria
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI FC LA
Matches 41 147 124 173
Runs scored 2,452 3,902 7,169 4,365
Batting average 38.92 28.27 43.71 26.77
100s/50s 7/8 2/22 20/32 2/23
Top score 143 117* 162 117*
Balls bowled 234 264 5,142 2,035
Wickets 20 26 107 39
Bowling average 34.04 52.07 21.47 42.97
5 wickets in innings 0 0 1 0
10 wickets in match 0 0 0 0
Best bowling 4/68 2/25 5/54 3/36
Catches/stumpings 33/– 49/– 89/– 56/–
Medal record
Men's Cricket
Representing  Sri Lanka
ICC Cricket World Cup
Winner 1996 India-Pakistan-Sri Lanka
Source: Cricinfo, 25 February 2015

Deshabandu Asanka Pradeep Gurusinha (born 16 September 1966) is a Sri Lankan Australian former international cricketer[1] who had an 11-year international career, playing 41 Tests and 147 One Day Internationals for Sri Lanka. He was a key member for 1996 Cricket World Cup winning team for Sri Lanka, who is a specialist batsman helped to win the final with 65 in a partnership of 125 with the final's Man of the Match, Aravinda de Silva.

He was educated at Isipathana College, Colombo & Nalanda College Colombo and had been residing in Melbourne, Australia.[2][3] He was formerly the manager of the Sri Lanka national cricket team and a member of the selection committee.[4][5] In December 2020, he was appointed as head coach of Nigeria national cricket team.[6] In 2022 he was announced as the senior coach of Victorian Premier Cricket club Essendon.[7]

  1. ^ "Brydon Coverdale meets former Sri Lanka cricketers who now live in Melbourne".
  2. ^ "Sri Lanka Cricket on right direction under Sumathipala: Schoolboy Cricketer title made me believe in myself - Gurusinha". 8 April 2017.
  3. ^ "'Gura' Observer Schoolboy Cricketer of 1985 starred in Lanka's World Cup triumph in 1996".
  4. ^ "Asanka Gurusinha appointed Manager of national cricket team". www.adaderana.lk. Retrieved 14 May 2019.
  5. ^ "Asanka Gurusinha appointed SL manager". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 28 February 2017.
  6. ^ Cite error: The named reference :0 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  7. ^ "Cricket Victoria Weekend Preview October 22–23". Archived from the original on 30 October 2022. Retrieved 30 October 2022.