Chandika Hathurusingha

Chandika Hathurusingha
Personal information
Full name
Upul Chandika Hathurusingha
Born (1968-09-13) 13 September 1968 (age 56)
Colombo, Sri Lanka
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium-fast
RoleBangladesh Head Coach
RelationsChaminda Hathurusingha (brother)
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 48)22 February 1991 v New Zealand
Last Test4 March 1999 v Pakistan
ODI debut (cap 65)10 January 1992 v Pakistan
Last ODI19 March 1999 v Pakistan
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1989–2005Tamil Union C&AC
1998–2004Moors SC
Head coaching information
YearsTeam
2005–2006United Arab Emirates
2009–2010Sri Lanka A
2011–2013New South Wales
2013/14Sydney Thunder
2014–2017Bangladesh
2017–2019Sri Lanka
2023–Bangladesh
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI FC LA
Matches 26 35 207 96
Runs scored 1,274 669 10,862 2,203
Batting average 29.62 20.90 36.44 27.88
100s/50s 0/8 0/4 20/61 0/16
Top score 83 66 191 93
Balls bowled 1,962 954 22,359 2,663
Wickets 17 14 425 59
Bowling average 46.41 50.64 22/09 29.69
5 wickets in innings 0 0 12 0
10 wickets in match 0 0 2 0
Best bowling 4/66 4/57 8/29 4/18
Catches/stumpings 11/– 6/8 161/– 27/–
Source: Cricinfo, 19 May 2014

Upul Chandika Hathurusingha (Sinhala: උපුල් චන්දික හතුරුසිංහ; born 13 September 1968) is a Sri Lankan cricket coach and former player. He represented the Sri Lanka national cricket team from 1991 to 1999 as an all-rounder.

Hathurusingha was born in Colombo and played club cricket for Tamil Union and Moors Sports Club. He played 26 Test and 35 One Day International (ODI) matches for Sri Lanka during his international career. He was a squad member in the 1992 and 1999 Cricket World Cups.

As a coach, Hathurusingha has had head coaching stints with United Arab Emirates (2005–2006), Bangladesh (2014–2017)(2023 - present) and Sri Lanka (2017–2019). He was reappointed head coach of Bangladesh in 2023. He has also coached in Australian domestic cricket with New South Wales and the Sydney Thunder.