Pramodya Wickramasinghe

Pramodya Wickramasinghe
ප්‍රමෝද්‍ය වික්‍රමසිංහ
Personal information
Full name
Gallage Pramodya Wickramasinghe
BornAugust 14, 1971 (1971-08-14) (age 53)
Matara, Ceylon
NicknameWicky
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm fast
RoleBowler
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 51)12 December 1991 v Pakistan
Last Test20 January 2001 v South Africa
ODI debut (cap 64)31 December 1990 v Bangladesh
Last ODI7 July 2002 v England
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI
Matches 40 134
Runs scored 555 344
Batting average 9.40 8.59
100s/50s 0/1 0/0
Top score 51 32
Balls bowled 7,260 5,720
Wickets 85 109
Bowling average 41.87 39.64
5 wickets in innings 3 0
10 wickets in match 0 0
Best bowling 6/60 4/48
Catches/stumpings 18/– 26/–
Medal record
Men's Cricket
Representing  Sri Lanka
ICC Cricket World Cup
Winner 1996 India-Pakistan-Sri Lanka
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 9 February 2017

Wickramasinghe Gallage Pramodya (born August 14, 1971), commonly known as Pramodya Wickramasinghe, is a former Sri Lankan cricketer.[1] He was a right-handed batsman and a right-arm-fast bowler. He was regarded as one of the fastest bowlers in 1990s.[2] He was a member of 1996 Cricket World Cup winning team.[3] He is the former national chief selector of both Sri Lanka men's and women's cricket teams.[4]

  1. ^ "Pramodya Wickramasinghe profile and biography, stats, records, averages, photos and videos". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
  2. ^ Lalotra, Gautam (4 July 2018). "Top 10 Fast Bowlers in ODI cricket during the 1990s". www.sportskeeda.com. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
  3. ^ "'1996' – a dream year overall". Print Edition - The Sunday Times, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
  4. ^ "Pramodya Wickramasinghe to head Sri Lanka men's and women's selection committee". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 15 July 2021.