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| Full name | Roshan Siriwardene Mahanama | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 31 May 1966 Colombo, Dominion of Ceylon | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname | Maha | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Batsman | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Test debut (cap 36) | 14 March 1986 v Pakistan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Test | 27 March 1998 v South Africa | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ODI debut (cap 45) | 2 March 1986 v Pakistan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last ODI | 30 May 1999 v Kenya | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1988/89–1992 | Colombo Cricket Club | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1994/95–1998/99 | Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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Source: ESPNCricinfo, 30 November 2015 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Deshabandu Roshan Siriwardene Mahanama (Sinhala: රොෂාන් මහානාම, [roʃa:n maɦa:na:mə]; born 31 May 1966) is a former Sri Lankan cricketer and a former ICC match referee.[1] He was a key member for 1996 Cricket World Cup winning team for Sri Lanka. He is the first man to have stood as a match referee in a day-night test match in Test history.[2]
In September 2015, Mahanama said that he would step down from the ICC match referee panel at the end of the year; he will spend his time with his family and his businesses.[3][4] He was regarded as one of the finest match referees at international cricket and was also deemed one of the finest fielders during his playing days.[5] He was popularly nicknamed as the Jonty Rhodes of Sri Lanka.[6] In 2021, he was appointed as one of the members in the selection committee and technical advisory committee panel of Sri Lanka Cricket led by Aravinda de Silva.[7][8]
- ^ Fernando, Leslie (28 June 2009). "Observer schoolboy cricketers Madugalle and Mahanama now International Match Referees!". Sunday Observer. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
- ^ Choudhari, Suraj (31 May 2016). "Roshan Mahanama: 10 facts about the Sri Lankan cricketer who donned many hats". Cricket Country. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
- ^ "Mahanama to step down from ICC match referee panel". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN Inc. 15 September 2015. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
- ^ "Roshan Mahanama to step down at the end of the year". International Cricket Council. 15 September 2015. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
- ^ Tripathi, Sudheendra (15 June 2017). "Roshan Mahanama: Once a top fielder himself, Roshan regrets dip in Sri Lanka fielding standards". The Times of India. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
- ^ "Cricket Archives: 8 best catches by Roshan Mahanama - 'the Jonty Rhodes of Sri Lanka'". NewsWire. 24 September 2020. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
- ^ "Aravinda de Silva to head Sri Lanka's cricket committee". Sportstar. The Hindu. 5 February 2021.
- ^ "Four-member Technical Advisory Committee appointed". Daily News. 5 February 2021. Retrieved 4 December 2022.