Sanath Kaluperuma
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| Full name | Sanath Mohan Silva Kaluperuma | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 22 October 1961 (age 63) Colombo, Sri Lanka | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm off-break | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Relations | Lalith Kaluperuma (brother) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Test debut (cap 132) | 9 March 1984 v New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Test | 12 February 1988 v Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ODI debut (cap 53) | 19 January 1988 v Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last ODI | 29 March 1988 v New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sanath Mohan Silva Kaluperuma (born 22 October 1961) is a former Sri Lankan cricketer who played in four Tests and two ODIs from 1984 to 1988.
Life and career
Born in Colombo, Kaluperuma studied at Nalanda College Colombo and represented Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club. A top-order batsman who could open and a handy off-spin bowler, he was also a skilled slip (gully) fielder. He is a practising buddhist.[1]
Kaluperuma migrated to Melbourne, Australia, in 1989 where he played district cricket and later captain-coached the Mount Waverley, Cheltenham and Keysborough clubs.[2]
His elder brother, Lalith Kaluperuma, represented Sri Lanka in their inaugural Test matches.
References
- ^ Mustafi, Suvajit (17 October 2015). "19 facts about the Sri Lankan superstar". Cricket Country. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
- ^ Aravinda the greatest Sri Lankan batsman – Sanath Kaluperuma
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