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| Full name | Romesh Shantha Kaluwitharana | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 24 November 1969 Colombo, Ceylon | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname | Little Kalu, Little Dynamite | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Wicket-keeper-batsman | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Test debut (cap 52) | 17 August 1992 v Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Test | 28 October 2004 v Pakistan | |||||||||||||||||||||
| ODI debut (cap 61) | 8 December 1990 v India | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Last ODI | 22 February 2004 v Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sebastianites Cricket and Athletic Club | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colts Cricket Club | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 9 February 2016 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Deshabandu Romesh Shantha Kaluwitharana (Sinhala: රොමේෂ් ශාන්ත කලුවිතාරණ; born 24 November 1969) is a former Sri Lankan cricketer who represented the Sri Lanka national cricket team from 1990 to 2004.[1] He was a key member and wicket-keeper for 1996 Cricket World Cup winning team and renowned for his aggressive batting style.
Kaluwitharana along with Sanath Jayasuriya, are credited for having revolutionized one-day international cricket with explosive batting in the mid-1990s, which initiated the hard-hitting modern-day batting strategy of all nations.[2][3] He made his Twenty20 debut on 17 August 2004, for Colts Cricket Club in the 2004 SLC Twenty20 Tournament.[4] He was appointed as the interim cricket coach of Malaysia on the 17 May 2008.[5] He was educated at St. Sebastian's College, Moratuwa.
- ^ "Romesh Kaluwitharana". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN Inc. Retrieved 30 November 2022.
- ^ "Sanath Jayasuriya: Sri Lanka's humble cricketing hero". TalkAsia. CNN. 17 December 2008. Retrieved 30 November 2022.
- ^ Alter, Jamie (25 December 2009). "Sanath Jayasuriya – the entertainer". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN Inc. Retrieved 30 November 2022.
- ^ "1st Round, Colombo, Aug 17 2004, Twenty-20 Tournament". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN Inc. 17 August 2004. Retrieved 30 November 2022.
- ^ Brar, Hemant (5 November 2018). "Where are Herath's team-mates from his 1999 Test debut?". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN Inc. Retrieved 30 November 2022.