Full name Hewa Kaluhalamullage Suraj Randiv Kaluhalamulla
Born January 30, 1985, Matara
Current age 25 years 150 days
Major teams Sri Lanka, Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club, Kandurata, Matara Sports Club, Nondescripts Cricket Club, Rahula College, Ruhuna, Sinhalese Sports Club, Sri Lanka A, Sri Lanka Under-15s, Sri Lanka Under-19s
Also known as Suraj Mohamed
Playing role All-rounder
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm offbreak
Height 6 ft 0 in
Education Rahula College, Matara
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Batting and fielding averages
| Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s | Ct | St | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ODIs | 15 | 7 | 1 | 92 | 56 | 15.33 | 135 | 68.14 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| T20Is | 5 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 4.00 | 6 | 133.33 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| First-class | 64 | 85 | 13 | 1282 | 112 | 17.80 | 2594 | 49.42 | 1 | 5 | 49 | 0 | ||
| List A | 69 | 35 | 7 | 295 | 56 | 10.53 | 492 | 59.95 | 0 | 1 | 29 | 0 | ||
| Twenty20 | 18 | 7 | 1 | 41 | 20 | 6.83 | 30 | 136.66 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 0 |
| Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ODIs | 15 | 14 | 738 | 560 | 16 | 3/23 | 3/23 | 35.00 | 4.55 | 46.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| T20Is | 5 | 5 | 78 | 90 | 4 | 3/20 | 3/20 | 22.50 | 6.92 | 19.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| First-class | 64 | 11147 | 6281 | 257 | 9/62 | 24.43 | 3.38 | 43.3 | 9 | 17 | 4 | ||
| List A | 69 | 2833 | 2150 | 93 | 5/15 | 5/15 | 23.11 | 4.55 | 30.4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | |
| Twenty20 | 18 | 16 | 298 | 358 | 16 | 3/20 | 3/20 | 22.37 | 7.20 | 18.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ODI debut | India v Sri Lanka at Nagpur, Dec 18, 2009 scorecard |
| Last ODI | Sri Lanka v India at Dambulla, Jun 22, 2010 scorecard |
| ODI statistics | |
| T20I debut | Sri Lanka v Zimbabwe at Providence, May 3, 2010 scorecard |
| Last T20I | New Zealand v Sri Lanka at Lauderhill, May 22, 2010 scorecard |
| T20I statistics | |
| First-class debut | 2004 |
| Last First-class | Basnahira South v Kandurata at Colombo (Bloomfield), Mar 25-28, 2010 scorecard |
| List A debut | 2004 |
| Last List A | Sri Lanka v India at Dambulla, Jun 22, 2010 scorecard |
| Twenty20 debut | Sinhalese Sports Club v Badureliya Sports Club at Colombo (CCC), Oct 29, 2005 scorecard |
| Last Twenty20 | New Zealand v Sri Lanka at Lauderhill, May 22, 2010 scorecard |
Profile
Suraj Mohamed is another in the line of Sri Lankan spinners. He is now recognised as a good offspinner, but Suraj began his career as a right-arm fast bowler at junior level. When his school found that they had no spinner in their Under-15 side, the coach requested him to switch over to bowling offbreaks. Starting as a part-time bowler, he was soon picking up wickets on a regular basis and started representing Matara SC while still at school. Twenty-three wickets in four matches in the U-23 tournament in 2003-04 did not go unnoticed by Marvan Atapattu and Mahela Jayawardene, who brought him over to SSC. He benefited immensely in the presence of Atapattu and Jayawardene, learning how to bowl under pressure and to different fields. He insists, though, that the doosra is best left to Muttiah Muralitharan to perfect. "I will stick to my offbreaks and topspinners." He picked up 55 first-class wickets in 2005-06 but fell away in the next three seasons. However, he struck form again in 2008-09, taking 43 wickets and an injury to Murali before the Galle Test against Pakistan led to a national call-up.
Saadi Thawfeeq July 2009
Saadi Thawfeeq July 2009
