Nuwan Pradeep

Nuwan Pradeep

Personal information
Full name	Aththachchi Nuwan Pradeep Roshan Fernando
Born	19 October 1986 (1986-10-19) (age 25) Negambo, Sri Lanka
Batting style	Right-hand batsman
Bowling style	Right-arm fast-medium
Role	Bowler
Only Test (cap 119)	18 Oct 2011 v Pakistan
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2007–08	Burgher Recreation Club
2008–11	Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club
2009–10	Basnahira North
2011	Ruhuna
Career statistics
Competition	T	FC	LA	T20
Matches	1	36	27	7
Runs scored	1	87	23	5
Batting average	0.50	3.22	3.83	2.50
100s/50s	0/0	0/0	0/0	0/0
Top score	1	16	6*	5*
Balls bowled	168	3304	991	144
Wickets	0	60	37	6
Bowling average	–	36.58	23.56	29.50
5 wickets in innings	0	1	1	0
10 wickets in match	0	0	n/a	n/a
Best bowling	0/3	5/36	5/30	2/40
Catches/stumpings	0/-	17/-	6/0	0/0
Source: CricketArchive, 23 October 2011

Aththachchi Nuwan Pradeep Roshan Fernando (born 19 October 1986), commonly known as Nuwan Pradeep, is a Sri Lankan cricketer.

Career

Pradeep didn't play with a cricket ball till he was 20 but less than three years later he was in Sri Lanka's Test squad. He won a pace contest in 2007, impressing the talent scouts in a soft-ball event, and was sent straight to Sri Lanka Cricket's academy. He follows in the Sri Lankan tradition of maverick bowlers with unconventional actions. Like Lasith Malinga, he has a slinging action and has troubled many batsmen in domestic cricket with his pace, generated from a long run-up. Pradeep toured Sri Lanka A to Australia in 2010, where he was among the quickest bowlers from both sides though he didn't bag many wickets. Less than a month later, he was rewarded with a call-up to the national squad for the second Test against India. In 2011 he was again selected to the national Test squad, in the tournament against Pakistan in the UAE.^[1][2] He made his Test debut against Pakistan in October 2011, but did not take a wicket on debut.^[3]

Reference

1. ^ "Sri Lankan test squad". http://www.espncricinfo.com/pakistan-v-sri-lanka-2011/content/squad/533236.html. Retrieved 24 September 2011. 
2. ^ "Samaraweera dropped for Pakistan Tests". http://www.espncricinfo.com/pakistan-v-sri-lanka-2011/content/story/533237.html. Retrieved 24 September 2011. 
3. ^ First Test: Pakistan v Sri Lanka – espncricinfo.com. Retrieved 23 October 2011.

External Links

• Player profile: Nuwan Pradeep from ESPNcricinfo