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Full name Ravindra Pushpakumara
Born July 21, 1975, Panadura
Current age 34 years 124 days
Major teams Sri Lanka, Colombo Cricket Club, Colts Cricket Club, Nondescripts Cricket Club
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm fast-medium
| Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s | Ct | St | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tests | 23 | 31 | 12 | 166 | 44 | 8.73 | 483 | 34.36 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 4 | 10 | 0 |
| ODIs | 31 | 9 | 5 | 36 | 14* | 9.00 | 52 | 69.23 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| First-class | 130 | 146 | 38 | 1392 | 82 | 12.88 | 0 | 3 | 39 | 0 | ||||
| List A | 107 | 50 | 21 | 499 | 47 | 17.20 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 0 | ||||
| Twenty20 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 10 | 5.66 | 19 | 89.47 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tests | 23 | 38 | 3792 | 2242 | 58 | 7/116 | 7/116 | 38.65 | 3.54 | 65.3 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| ODIs | 31 | 31 | 1430 | 1181 | 24 | 3/25 | 3/25 | 49.20 | 4.95 | 59.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| First-class | 130 | 16889 | 9935 | 350 | 7/116 | 28.38 | 3.52 | 48.2 | 18 | 3 | |||
| List A | 107 | 4306 | 3109 | 105 | 5/37 | 5/37 | 29.60 | 4.33 | 41.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Twenty20 | 5 | 4 | 48 | 63 | 0 | - | - | - | 7.87 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Test debut | Sri Lanka v Pakistan at Kandy, Aug 26-28, 1994 scorecard |
| Last Test | Sri Lanka v Bangladesh at Colombo (SSC), Sep 6-8, 2001 scorecard |
| Test statistics | |
| ODI debut | India v Sri Lanka at Hyderabad (Decc), Feb 18, 1994 scorecard |
| Last ODI | Zimbabwe v Sri Lanka at Harare, Dec 19, 1999 scorecard |
| ODI statistics | |
| First-class debut | 1992/93 |
| Last First-class | Colts Cricket Club v Chilaw Marians Cricket Club at Colombo (Colts), Dec 15-17, 2006 scorecard |
| List A debut | 1993/94 |
| Last List A | Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club v Colombo Cricket Club at Colombo (Bloomfield), Nov 19, 2008 scorecard |
| Twenty20 debut | Nondescripts Cricket Club v Tamil Union Cricket and Athletic Club at Colombo (Moors), Aug 17, 2004 scorecard |
| Last Twenty20 | Nondescripts Cricket Club v Saracens Sports Club at Colombo (CCC), Oct 29, 2005 scorecard |
Ravindra Pushpakumara burst on to the Sri Lankan cricket scene in 1994-95, when he made his Test debut against Pakistan at Kandy, after impressing with the Under-19 team on tours to Malaysia and Singapore. He was the quickest Sri Lankan bowler to emerge for some time and was immediately touted as a perfect new ball partner for Chaminda Vaas. Blessed with a strong, broad-shouldered physique, he raced in off a long run and bowls with a powerful, muscular action. But despite his raw pace he lacked the necessary variation and cunning, especially on the subcontinent's bland surfaces, to trouble top class players and and he failed to secure a regular berth in the national squad. His last outing was against Bangladesh in the Asian Test Championship in 2001.
Charlie Austin (July 2004)
- Liyanage named captain of Sri Lanka sixes squad (Oct 2, 2003)
Nov 24, 2004
Ravi Pushpakumara
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Jun 23, 2000
Pushpakumara catches Younis Khan
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Mar 14, 2000
Pushpakumara bowls out Shahid Afridi in the 2nd innings
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