Asanka Gurusinha
Sri Lanka
Personal Information
BornSeptember 16, 1966 (59 years)
Birth PlaceColombo
Height-
RoleBatsman
Batting StyleLeft Handed Bat
Bowling StyleRight-arm medium
ICC Rankings
Batting
Bowling
All-Rounder
| Format | Current Rank | Best Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Test | -- | 18 |
| ODI | -- | 19 |
| T20I | -- | -- |
Batting Career Summary
| Format | M | Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | BF | SR | 100 | 200 | 50 | 4s | 6s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Test | 41 | 70 | 7 | 2452 | 143 | 38.92 | 6109 | 40.14 | 7 | - | 8 | 248 | 11 |
| ODI | 147 | 143 | 5 | 3902 | 117 | 28.28 | 6409 | 60.89 | 2 | - | 22 | 279 | 42 |
| T20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| IPL | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Bowling Career Summary
| Format | M | Inn | B | Runs | Wickets | BBI | BBM | Econ | Avg | SR | 5w | 10w |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Test | 41 | 39 | 1408 | 681 | 20 | 2/7 | 4/68 | 2.9 | 34.05 | 70.4 | - | - |
| ODI | 147 | 55 | 1585 | 1354 | 26 | 2/25 | 2/25 | 5.13 | 52.08 | 60.96 | - | - |
| T20 | - | - | - | - | - | -/- | -/- | - | 0.0 | 0.0 | - | - |
| IPL | - | - | - | - | - | -/- | -/- | - | 0.0 | 0.0 | - | - |
Profile Summary
Born on September 16, 1966, Asanka Gurusinha was one of the lesser known names who played a stellar role in helping Sri Lanka clinch the 1996 WC. An accomplished No.3, Gurusinha was the pivot around which the middle order shaped itself.
Gurusinha started his career as a wicket keeper batsman before converting himself into a full fledged one. A gutsy cricketer, Gurusinha received praise for his one man shows in some losing causes like scoring 52 in a team score of 82 against India in Chandigarh, 1990. His career best score was an unbeaten 143 in a losing effort against Australia at the MCG. This was almost half of the entire team's score.
Gurusinha's brightest moment was the WC victory in 1996. He scored 3 fifties which included one in the finals against Australia and ended the tournament with a tally of 307 runs at 51.17. It took Gurusinha 9 years to score his first century in One Day International cricket, but he was always a picture of consistency. Gurusinha's career ended prematurely after he refused to return back home for a training camp after a season of club cricket in Melbourne.
Gurusinha now resides permanently in Melbourne. He has now made his career as group sales manager for Trader Classifieds, a company that publishes magazines and websites around Australia.
By Pradeep Krishnamurthy
Gurusinha started his career as a wicket keeper batsman before converting himself into a full fledged one. A gutsy cricketer, Gurusinha received praise for his one man shows in some losing causes like scoring 52 in a team score of 82 against India in Chandigarh, 1990. His career best score was an unbeaten 143 in a losing effort against Australia at the MCG. This was almost half of the entire team's score.
Gurusinha's brightest moment was the WC victory in 1996. He scored 3 fifties which included one in the finals against Australia and ended the tournament with a tally of 307 runs at 51.17. It took Gurusinha 9 years to score his first century in One Day International cricket, but he was always a picture of consistency. Gurusinha's career ended prematurely after he refused to return back home for a training camp after a season of club cricket in Melbourne.
Gurusinha now resides permanently in Melbourne. He has now made his career as group sales manager for Trader Classifieds, a company that publishes magazines and websites around Australia.
By Pradeep Krishnamurthy