Chaminda Vaas
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Test debut (cap 62) | 26 August 1994 v Pakistan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last Test | 20 July 2009 v Pakistan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
ODI debut (cap 75) | 15 February 1994 v India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last ODI | 27 August 2008 v India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
ODI shirt no. | 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
T20I debut (cap 15) | 22 December 2006 v New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last T20I | 20 September 2007 v Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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2003 | Hampshire | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2004 | Uva | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2005 | Worcestershire | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2007 | Middlesex | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2008–2010 | Deccan Chargers | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2010–2012 | Northamptonshire (squad no. 6) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: ESPNcricinfo, 24 December 2016 |
Warnakulasuriya Patabendige Ushantha Joseph Chaminda Vaas (born 27 January 1974) is a former Sri Lankan international cricketer who represented the Sri Lanka national cricket team. He is a fast medium pace bowler and one of the most successful bowlers in international cricket. He was a part of the Sri Lankan squad which won the 1996 Cricket World Cup.
In 2004 Vaas gained international recognition when he was selected for the
He has set a number of national and international records as a bowler.[1][2] Vaas currently holds the record for the best bowling figures in ODI history, and is the only bowler to take an 8-wicket haul in ODIs. As of 11 February 2022, only 3 bowlers have taken more ODI wickets than Vaas.[3] He is the youngest bowler to take 300 wickets in ODI cricket.[4] Vaas was also the first Sri Lankan to take a hat-trick in the ODI format of the game which he did in 2001 against Zimbabwe, and at a Cricket World Cup, which he did against Bangladesh in the 2003 tournament. His World Cup hat-trick was also the first one taken during the first three deliveries of an innings. Vaas has one of the longest names among international cricketers.[5]
Domestic career
Vaas joined
International career
Early years
Nearly 4 years after his
He was a regular member of the ODI side during the 1996 World Cup, playing in all six matches including the Final, where Sri Lanka defeated Australia to become world champions for the first time.[10]
Record breaking
In 2001–02, he took 26 wickets in a series win against the West Indies at home. This included one match-haul of 14 wickets in the third test,[12] a feat only achieved by two fast bowlers in the subcontinent, the other being Imran Khan. At the 2003 Cricket World Cup, held in South Africa, Vaas picked up 23 wickets, becoming the leading wicket taker in the tournament. This included a best of 6–25 against Bangladesh, where Vaas also took a hat-trick with the first three deliveries of the Bangladesh innings. It is the first time in Test or one-day history that a bowler has taken a hat-trick with the first three balls of a game.[13]
In August 2004, he took six wickets in the second innings at the SSC to deliver Sri Lanka their first-ever series win over South Africa by handing out a comprehensive thrashing. Along with rookie fast bowler Lasith Malinga, a canny Vaas exploited conditions far better than the visitors and in the fourth innings the pair terrorised South Africa's batsmen.[14]
In July 2005, Vaas completed another excellent contest against West Indies, taking 13 wickets in a 2-0 drubbing to become Man of the Series.[15]
In December 2005, he reached the 300-wicket milestone in Tests against India.[15]
For his performances in 2004 and 2005, he was named in the World Test XI by ICC.
Captaincy
He had the rare opportunity to captain Sri Lankan ODI team in 2006, which was restricted to only one match.
Through ranks
One of Vaas' more memorable contributions as a tailender was during the 2006 Test series in England, when he and Nuwan Kulasekara's steady defence of the ninth wicket, in spite of on-and-off interruptions by rainy weather, held the home side to a draw in the first test.[17][18] Vaas scored a half century not out in the second innings.[19] Although losing the second test, Sri Lanka won the third test and went on to whitewash England in the subsequent ODI series.
On 26 June 2007 at Colombo, he made his maiden test century against Bangladesh when he scored 100 not out in a total of 577–6 declared. This occurred in his 97th Test Match, which at the time was a record for the most number of Tests before scoring a maiden century (since overtaken by Anil Kumble).[20] Soon after in November 2007, Vaas played his 100th Test match against England, in what was also Sanath Jayasuriya's final Test match for Sri Lanka. During the historic 2007–08 tour of the West Indies, Sri Lanka's first ever Test win on Caribbean soil, he took twelve wickets overall and was also named Man of the Match of the first test.[21] He notably dismissed all-rounder Chris Gayle for a record seventh time in as many tests,[22] bowling him out for a duck during the first test.[23][24]
Late career
On 27 August 2008, Vaas bowled Yuvraj Singh for a duck in his final ODI match, the fourth match of the ODI series against India, to achieve his milestone 400th ODI wicket. He joined Wasim Akram, Waqar Younis and his teammate Muttiah Muralitharan as only the fourth bowler in international cricket to have taken 400 ODI wickets.[25]
He retired from Test Cricket after the 3rd Test against Pakistan in July 2009.[26][6]
Playing style
Vaas was a left arm
Vaas is also a useful lower order batsman,[2][30] and has reached 3,000 Test runs, including 13 Test half-centuries and a century. Only 11 bowlers in Test history with 200 wickets have scored more runs than Vaas.[37]
World records
Chaminda Vaas is Sri Lanka's most successful pace bowler,[36] having taken 355 Test wickets from 111 tests. He led the Sri Lankan new ball attack for over a decade. He achieved his 300th test wicket on 12 December 2005 against India, becoming one of the three Sri Lankan bowlers to pass this milestone, along with Muttiah Muralitharan and Rangana Herath. Vaas has also taken 400 One Day International wickets,[25] only the second Sri Lankan to do so, also after Muralitharan. Only three bowlers have taken more wickets in ODI cricket history.[3] His partnership with Muralitharan is statistically one of international cricket's most productive bowling duos across all formats.[32][38][39][40] Vaas has completed the All-rounder's treble of 3000 runs and 300 wickets in Tests.
Vaas holds the record for the
Vaas has taken two ODI hat-tricks in his career, the third of only four players to have achieved the feat. The first was taken as part of his 8/19 spell in 2001. Vaas is also one of only two bowlers to take two five-wicket hauls at McLean Park.[45]
Coaching career
In October 2012, he was contracted to coach the New Zealand fast bowlers during their tour of Sri Lanka, which included two Test matches.[46] In May 2013, he was appointed as bowling coach for the Sri Lankan side participating in the Champions Trophy competition in England.[10] He served as Sri Lanka's bowling coach until April 2015.[47]
In January 2016, Vaas was named as
On 21 July 2017, Vaas replaced Champaka Ramanayake as Sri Lanka's bowling coach. Sri Lanka Cricket announced that Vaas will mentor the team during India's tour of Sri Lanka in 2017.[51]
On 19 February 2021, Vaas replaced David Saker as Sri Lanka's fast bowling coach.[52] However, Vaas resigned on 21 February on the eve of Sri Lanka's departure for their tour of West Indies citing salary issues.[53]
Personal life
Vaas is
He is married to Wasana whom he married in 1999 and the couple has three children, a daughter and two sons.[60][61]
According to Bill Frindall, scorer and statistician for BBC Radio's Test Match Special, Chaminda is actually his penultimate given name, therefore his initials should read WPUJC. Vaas' full name is often cited in lists of longest names in the cricket world.[62][63][64]
Vaas was awarded the 3rd highest award in 1996 by the Sri Lankan government when he received the Deshabandu for his contribution to winning the world cup.
A native of Mattumagala, a village near Wattala on the outskirts of Colombo, Vaas attended St. Anthony's College, Wattala for primary school[65] and is an alumnus of St. Joseph's College, Colombo, which is well known as the alma mater of many cricketers and politicians.[66] The "Murali-Vaas Trophy", awarded to the winner of the annual cricket match between St. Joseph's and historic rivals St. Anthony's College, Kandy, was named after him and St. Anthony's alumnus Muttiah Muralitharan.[67]
In 2015, Vaas and former Sri Lanka captain Marvan Atapattu were awarded Honorary Life Membership of the Marylebone Cricket Club.[68]
See also
Notes
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