Avishka Gunawardene
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Full name | Dihan Avishka Gunawardene | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Colombo, Sri Lanka | 26 May 1977|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Left-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Role | Opening batsman | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Test debut (cap 76) | 4 March 1999 v Pakistan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last Test | 10 December 2005 v India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
ODI debut (cap 93) | 26 January 1998 v Zimbabwe | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last ODI | 3 January 2006 v New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 26 July 2015 |
Dihan Avishka Gunawardene (born 26 May 1977),[1] is a former Sri Lankan cricketer, who played Tests and One Day Internationals. He served as the Sri Lanka A team coach for many years,[2][3] and was later appointed batting coach of the national team in 2017. At present,[when?] he is the head coach of the Sri Lanka Under-19 cricket team.
International career
He is an explosive left-handed opening batsman who first came into the public eye during the 1998
He made his Test debut against Pakistan during the Asian Championship in 1999 with 43 which remains his highest individual score in his 6 Tests.
Despite a few centuries, avoidable dismissals stopped Gunawardene from regularly appearing for the team. Gunawardene's opportunity arose in the
Controversies
In May 2019, Gunawardene was charged by the ICC with involvement in match fixing during the
Coaching career
Soon after his retirement Gunawardene served as the head coach of
In August 2021, he was appointed as the batting coach of Afghanistan national cricket team.[8][9]
In September 2021, Sri Lanka Cricket announced the appointment of Avishka Gunawardene as the head coach of the Sri Lanka Under-19 team.[10]
Personal life
Gunawardene was born in Colombo and was educated at Ananda College where he played for the school's cricket team alongside Thilan Samaraweera.[11]
He serves as a director at Legacy Travels (Pvt) Ltd.
References
- ^ "Avishka Gunawardene". espncricinfo.com. Retrieved 2 September 2012.
- ^ "Sri Lanka A coach Gunawardene eager to work with the next generation". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 22 June 2016.
- ^ "Coach Gunawardene critical of Sri Lanka A batsmen". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 1 August 2016.
- ^ "1st Round, Colombo, Aug 17 2004, Twenty-20 Tournament". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
- ^ "Former Sri Lanka cricketers Nuwan Zoysa and Avishka Gunawardene charged with match-fixing". BBC Sport. 10 May 2019. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
- ^ "Avishka Gunawardene: Former Sri Lanka international cleared of match-fixing". BBC Sport. 10 May 2021. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
- ^ "Avishka appointed Sri Lanka a team coach".
- ^ "Former Sri Lankan cricketer Avishka Gunawardene appointed as the batting coach of the Afghanistan cricket team". CricTracker. 17 August 2021. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
- ^ Akash (17 August 2021). "Afghanistan Cricket Board appoints Avishka Gunawardene as batting coach". InsideSport. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
- ^ "Sports in Brief: Avishka Gunawardene new Sri Lanka U-19 Coach". 2 September 2021.
- ^ "Battle of the Maroons - Ananda vs Nalanda".