Nuwan Kulasekara
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Full name | Kulasekara Mudiyanselage Dinesh Nuwan Kulasekara | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born |
Nittambuwa, Sri Lanka | 22 July 1982|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nickname | Kule | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting style | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling style | Right arm fast-medium | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Role | bowler | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Test debut (cap 100) | 4 April 2005 v New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last Test | 16 March 2013 v Bangladesh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
ODI debut (cap 118) | 18 November 2003 v England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last ODI | 27 November 2016 v Zimbabwe | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
ODI shirt no. | 92 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
T20I debut (cap 25) | 11 October 2008 v Pakistan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last T20I | 17 March 2016 v Afghanistan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2002–2004 | Galle Cricket Club | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2004–2011 | Colts Cricket Club | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2011–2012 | Chennai Super Kings | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2015-present | Comilla Victorians | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 27 November 2016 |
Kulasekara Mudiyanselage Dinesh Nuwan Kulasekara (Sinhalese: කුලසේකර මුදියන්සේලාගේ නුවන් කුලසේකර ; born 22 July 1982 in Nittambuwa) is a professional Sri Lankan cricketer. He was educated at the Bandaranayake College, Gampaha. A useful and effective medium pace bowler, who can swing the ball in first few overs, and also can bat in late overs, Kulasekara is regarded as one of the best swing bowlers in the world, who once ranked number one in the ODI bowlers rankings as well.
In June 2016 he retired from Test cricket, due to major concern to play limited over cricket.[1]
International debut
Kulasekara made his One Day International debut against England at Dambulla on 18 November 2003. He took 2–19 as England were bowled out for 88, and Sri Lanka took less than 14 overs to win by 10 wickets.
He made his Test cricket debut against New Zealand at Napier on 4 April 2005. He took only one wicket, and scored a duck, as the match was drawn.
IPL 2011
Kulasekara joined the Chennai Super Kings for a price of $100,000 to play for their team in the IPL 2011.[2]
Bowling style
Kulasekara, who hustles in from a long run–up, has a lovely smooth action which helps him to hurl the ball at a lively pace, getting enough seam movement both ways to trouble the batsman. His skills lie in his ability to produce inswing, and he is well known for his moderate nature to the batsmen, seldom being overly aggressive.[3]
Breakthrough
He gained attention to international scene in 2008, when he took 47 wickets, which propelled him to the top spot in the ICC ODI rankings for bowlers. The retirement of Chaminda Vaas and the inconsistency of Lasith Malinga proved to be a boon for Kulasekara, as he leapfrogged them, to emerge as the strike bowler of the Lankan side.
He scored his first Test fifty against England in the 1st Test at Lord's in May 2006, batting out much of the fifth day to save the match.
He was the No. 1 ranked ODI bowler for a few months in 2009, when he reached his highest ratings (727).[4]
He is currently ranked in sixth place of bowling both in the world ODI and T20I formats due to his ability to swing the ball both in and out.
He picked up his first five-wicket haul in 3rd ODI against Australia at Brisbane on 18 January 2013, which was recorded as his best bowling figures 5/22 in ODI career.[5]
Batting
Kulasekara has often played some late order cameos in the shorter format of the game and employs a daring approach with the willow at the crease. A sturdy batsman, he has proved to be quite a tough man to dislodge in the Test format. In ODI's, he is occasionally sent in as a pinch hitter for Sri Lanka, notably with a score of 58* in the 2013 ICC Champions Trophy to assist Kumar Sangakkara in beating England, in the second group game[6] and a thrilling score of 74 against Australia for a close defeat.[7]
Arrest
Kulasekara was detained by Kadawatha police on 19 September 2016, after being involved in a road accident.[8][9] However, Kulasekara produced before the Mahara Magistrate and has been released on bail of five lakhs due to the death of a 28-year-old motorcycle rider from the accident.[10][11] The accident occurred near the Kirillawella junction in Kadawatha in the afternoon, where the rider was coming opposite side to the Kulasekara's vehicle and has overtaken a bus and then crashed onto its bund, where he thrown onto patch of Kulasekara's vehicle.[12] After the incident, of Kulasekara's father paid his condolences to the dead rider's family, where his mother then told that both Kulasekara and his son went to the same school. His mother also told that his son was very fond of sports and also a fan of Kulasekara.[13]
International performances
One Day International half-centuries
ODI half-centuries of Nuwan Kulasekara | ||||||
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Runs | Balls | Against | City/country | Venue | Year | |
[1] | 57* | 56 | ![]() | Johannesburg, South Africa | New Wanderers Stadium | 2009 |
[2] | 73 | 43 | ![]() | Brisbane, Australia | Brisbane Cricket Ground | 2012 |
[3] | 58* | 38 | ![]() | London, England | Kennington Oval | 2013 |
[4] | 58 | 169 | ![]() | Christchurch, New Zealand | Hagley Oval | 2015 |
International five-wicket hauls
ODI 5-wicket hauls
# | Figures | Match | Opponent | Venue | City | Country | Year |
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1 | 5/22 | 129 | ![]() | The Gabba | Brisbane | Australia | 2013 |
International awards
Test Cricket
Player of the Series awards
- In this table Ct., refers to the Catches.
S No | Series | Season | Match Performance | Result |
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1 | Pakistan in Sri Lanka Test Series | 2009 | 75 runs ; 17 wickets (3 Matches). | ![]() |
Man of the match awards
- In this table Ct., refers to the Catches.
S No | Series | Season | Match Performance | Result |
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1 | 2nd Test – Pakistan in Sri Lanka Test Series | 2009 | 1st Innings – 11 ; 4/21. 2nd Innings - DNB ; 4/37. |
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One-Day International Cricket
Man of the Match awards
S No | Opponent | Venue | Date | Match Performance | Result |
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1 | India | R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo | 29 August 2008 | 9–2–40–4; DNB. 1 ct. | ![]() |
2 | India | Shere Bangla National Stadium, Dhaka | 13 January 2010 | DNB; 10-0-48-4 | ![]() |
3 | India | The Gabba, Brisbane | 21 February 2012 | DNB; 9-0-40-3. 2 ct. | ![]() |
4 | Australia | The Gabba, Brisbane | 18 January 2013 | DNB; 10-2-22-5. | ![]() |
5 | Australia | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney | 20 January 2013 | DNB; 10-2-30-3. 1 ct. | No result.[20] |
Player of the series awards
S No | Series | Season | Series Performance | Result |
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1 | Commonwealth Bank Series | 2012 | 32 runs & 11 wickets with a fifer. (5 Matches) | Series drawn as 2-2.[21] |
Twenty20 International Cricket
Man of the match awards
# | Series | Date | Opponent | Match Performance | Result |
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1 | New Zealand v Sri Lanka in USA | 23 My 2010 | New Zealand | DNB ; 3-1-4-3. | ![]() |
Player of the series awards
# | Series | Season | Match Performance | Result |
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1 | Sri Lanka in Bangladesh | 2014 | 33 runs & 4 wickets (2 matches) | ![]() |
References
- ↑ "Nuwan Kulasekara retires from Test cricket". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 1 June 2016.
- ↑ "Forty-seven uncapped Sri Lankans in preliminary IPL 2011 auction list". ESPNcricinfo. December 22, 2010.
- ↑ "Kulasekara gets into the swing". ESPNcricinfo. July 14, 2009.
- ↑ "Hand of Kulasekara". ESPNcricinfo. September 2, 2009.
- ↑ "Kulasekara sets up low-scoring Sri Lanka win". ESPNcricinfo. January 18, 2013.
- ↑ "Sangakkara's stunning hundred keeps Sri Lanka alive". ESPNcricinfo. June 13, 2013.
- ↑ "Warner sets up 15-run victory". ESPNcricinfo. 4 March 2012.
- ↑ "Nuwan Kulasekara arrested over road accident". Cricket Country. Retrieved 19 September 2016.
- ↑ "Sri Lankan cricketer Nuwan Kulasekara arrested for fatal road accident". Colombo Page. Retrieved 21 September 2016.
- ↑ "Nuwan Kulasekara released on bail". ESPNcricinfo. 19 September 2016. Retrieved 21 September 2016.
- ↑ "Kulasekara released on bail after fatal accident". Daily Sports. Retrieved 21 September 2016.
- ↑ "Kulasekara 'shaken', says fatal accident 'unfortunate'". Daily News. Retrieved 21 September 2016.
- ↑ ""My son gone now you save yours" Aravinda's mother says to Nuwan Kulasekara's father". Hiru Gossip. Retrieved 21 September 2016.
- ↑ "Pakistan in Sri Lanka Test Series, 2009". ESPNcricinfo.
- ↑ "Pakistan in Sri Lanka Test series 2009 – Scorecard of 2nd Test". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 23 December 2014.
- ↑ "India tour of Sri Lanka, 5th ODI: Sri Lanka v India at Colombo (RPS), Aug 29, 2008". ESPNcricinfo.
- ↑ "Tri-Nation Tournament in Bangladesh, Final: India v Sri Lanka at Dhaka, Jan 13, 2010". ESPNcricinfo.
- ↑ "Commonwealth Bank Series, 8th Match: India v Sri Lanka at Brisbane, Feb 21, 2012". ESPNcricinfo.
- ↑ "Sri Lanka tour of Australia, 3rd ODI: Australia v Sri Lanka at Brisbane, Jan 18, 2013". ESPNcricinfo.
- ↑ "Sri Lanka tour of Australia, 4th ODI: Australia v Sri Lanka at Sydney, Jan 20, 2013". ESPNcricinfo.
- ↑ "Sri Lanka in Australia ODI Series, 2012-13". ESPNcricinfo.
- ↑ "2nd T20I: New Zealand v Sri Lanka at Lauderhill, May 23, 2010". ESPNcricinfo.
- ↑ "Sri Lanka in Bangladesh T20I Series, 2013-14". ESPNcricinfo.
External links
- Player profile: Nuwan Kulasekara from ESPNcricinfo
- Player profile: Nuwan Kulasekara from CricketArchive