Full name Kulasekara Mudiyanselage Dinesh Nuwan Kulasekara
Born July 22, 1982, Nittambuwa
Current age 27 years 342 days
Major teams Sri Lanka, Bandaranayake College Gampha, Basnahira North, Colts Cricket Club, Galle Cricket Club
Playing role Bowler
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm fast-medium
Batting and fielding averages
| Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s | Ct | St | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tests | 11 | 16 | 1 | 245 | 64 | 16.33 | 541 | 45.28 | 0 | 1 | 34 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| ODIs | 74 | 47 | 22 | 446 | 57* | 17.84 | 638 | 69.90 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 9 | 19 | 0 |
| T20Is | 12 | 9 | 2 | 52 | 19* | 7.42 | 47 | 110.63 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| First-class | 73 | 97 | 21 | 1417 | 95 | 18.64 | 0 | 4 | 26 | 0 | ||||
| List A | 142 | 88 | 38 | 871 | 84 | 17.42 | 1340 | 65.00 | 0 | 2 | 34 | 0 | ||
| Twenty20 | 28 | 21 | 7 | 153 | 30* | 10.92 | 122 | 125.40 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 0 |
| Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tests | 11 | 19 | 1612 | 862 | 25 | 4/21 | 8/58 | 34.48 | 3.20 | 64.4 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| ODIs | 74 | 74 | 3418 | 2583 | 91 | 4/40 | 4/40 | 28.38 | 4.53 | 37.5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| T20Is | 12 | 12 | 269 | 373 | 11 | 3/4 | 3/4 | 33.90 | 8.31 | 24.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| First-class | 73 | 10128 | 5485 | 242 | 7/27 | 22.66 | 3.24 | 41.8 | 11 | 9 | 1 | ||
| List A | 142 | 6393 | 4569 | 194 | 5/29 | 5/29 | 23.55 | 4.28 | 32.9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | |
| Twenty20 | 28 | 28 | 632 | 818 | 30 | 3/4 | 3/4 | 27.26 | 7.76 | 21.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Test debut | New Zealand v Sri Lanka at Napier, Apr 4-8, 2005 scorecard |
| Last Test | India v Sri Lanka at Mumbai (BS), Dec 2-6, 2009 scorecard |
| Test statistics | |
| ODI debut | Sri Lanka v England at Dambulla, Nov 18, 2003 scorecard |
| Last ODI | Sri Lanka v India at Dambulla, Jun 24, 2010 scorecard |
| ODI statistics | |
| T20I debut | Pakistan v Sri Lanka at King City (NW), Oct 11, 2008 scorecard |
| Last T20I | New Zealand v Sri Lanka at Lauderhill, May 23, 2010 scorecard |
| T20I statistics | |
| First-class debut | 2001/02 |
| Last First-class | Basnahira North v Kandurata at Colombo (Moors), Mar 18-21, 2010 scorecard |
| List A debut | 2002/03 |
| Last List A | Sri Lanka v India at Dambulla, Jun 24, 2010 scorecard |
| Twenty20 debut | Colts Cricket Club v Sri Lanka Air Force Sports Club at Colombo (Moors), Aug 17, 2004 scorecard Profile Kulasekara made an instant impression in his first ODI, against England at Dambulla in November 2003, after being selected from relative obscurity. From a bustling run-up and whippy open-chested action, he generates a lively pace, moves the ball off the seam and can reverse-swing the ball. Most importantly though, he can maintain a tight line and length. He started his career as a softball enthusiast before he shifted his focus to cricket, joining Nugegoda Cricket Club and then Galle Cricket Club. He also won the best bowler award in the 2002-03 domestic competition. A maiden test fifty against England at Lord's in 2006 showed his natural batting abilities in the lower order. But his bowling during the same tour lacked penetration and he dropped out of the squad for eight months. However, having worked hard on his action and gaining an extra yard of pace, he secured a place in Sri Lanka's World Cup squad. He rose to become one of Sri Lanka's strike bowlers, and in a 11-month period starting April 2008, he took 47 wickets. That helped him jump to the top of the ICC ODI rankings the following March. Charlie Austin March 2009 |
