Prabath Nissanka
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Full name | Ratnayake Arachchige Prabath Nissanka | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Ambalantota, Sri Lanka | 25 October 1980|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Right-arm medium-fast | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Role | Bowler | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Test debut (cap 95) | 25 April 2003 v New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last Test | 27 June 2003 v West Indies | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
ODI debut (cap 109) | 27 October 2001 v Pakistan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last ODI | 8 June 2003 v West Indies | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 9 February 2017 |
Jayawardane Ratnayake Arachchige Prabath Nissanka (born October 25, 1980), or Prabath Nissanka, is a former Sri Lankan
He hailed from St. Thomas College, Matara and one of the quickest bowlers produced by Sri Lanka.
Domestic career
He had an impressive debut in
International career
Nissanka was a part of Sri Lanka's ICC Cricket World Cup squad in 2003 and his 4/12 helped Sri Lanka to restrict Canada to 36 runs which is a World Cup record.
In Nissanka's last match, he took 5/64 against West Indies.[2] Nissanka is prone to suffering from various ailments on his knees and had to undergo surgery after his last match. Doctors have said that the probability of him playing competitive cricket ever in his life again is minimum.
After cricket
After playing competitive cricket, he was the strength and conditioning coach for the under-19 Sri Lankan National Team. He qualified as a level 3 high performance coach and became the assistant national bowling coach for Sri Lanka Cricket. He resigned from Sri Lanka Cricket in 2013 and moved to Australia to complete Level 3 and 4 in fitness. He is currently working as a cricket coach and a personal fitness trainer.
References
- ^ "Prabath Nissanka". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 27 May 2022.
- ^ "Nissanka fires but Test on knife-edge". The Wisden Bulletin. 28 June 2003. Retrieved 27 May 2022 – via ESPNcricinfo.