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| Full name | Russel Premakumaran Arnold | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 25 October 1973 Colombo, Sri Lanka | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Left-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm off break | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Batting All-rounder | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Test debut (cap 68) | 19 April 1997 v Pakistan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Test | 1 July 2004 v Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ODI debut (cap 91) | 6 November 1997 v South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last ODI | 28 April 2007 v Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Only T20I (cap 1) | 15 June 2006 v England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Russel Premakumaran Arnold Tamil: ரசல் பிரேம்குமாரன் அர்னால்ட்;( born 25 October 1973), or Russel Arnold, is a former Sri Lankan cricketer of Tamil descent, who played all forms of the game.[1][2] He played as the finisher role in the Sri Lankan team batting down the order at international level.[3] Arnold currently works as an international commentator. He was the first Twenty20 International cap for Sri Lanka as he was part of Sri Lanka's first ever T20I team. He retired from cricket in 2007 after playing the final in 2007 ICC Cricket World Cup.[4][5]
- ^ "Russel Arnold Profile – ICC Ranking, Age, Career Info & Stats". Cricbuzz. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
- ^ "Russel Arnold profile and biography, stats, records, averages, photos and videos". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
- ^ "Russel recalls". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
- ^ "Where are Herath's team-mates from his 1999 Test debut?". ESPNcricinfo. 5 November 2018. Retrieved 13 March 2019.
- ^ "Arnold to quit after the World Cup". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 1 July 2021.