Asanka Gurusinha

Infobox Cricketer


nationality = Sri Lankan
country = Sri Lanka
country abbrev = SL
name = Asanka Gurusinha
picture = Cricket_no_pic.pngbatting style = Left-handed batsman (LHB)
bowling style = Right-arm medium
tests = 41
test runs = 2452
test bat avg = 38.92
test 100s/50s = 7/8
test top score = 143
test overs = 234
test wickets = 20
test bowl avg = 34.04
test 5s = 0
test 10s = 0
test best bowling = 4/68
test catches/stumpings = 33/0
ODIs = 147
ODI runs = 3902
ODI bat avg = 28.27
ODI 100s/50s = 2/22
ODI top score = 117*
ODI overs = 264
ODI wickets = 26
ODI bowl avg = 52.07
ODI 5s = 0
ODI best bowling = 2/25
ODI catches/stumpings = 49/0
date = 8 February
year = 2006
source = http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/ci/content/player/49005.html

Asanka Pradeep Gurusinha (born 16 September 1966 in Colombo) is a former Sri Lankan cricketer who enjoyed an 11-year international career, playing 41 Tests and 147 One Day Internationals for Sri Lanka. He was a specialist batsman who helped win the 1996 World Cup final with 65 in a partnership of 125 with the final's Man of the Match, Aravinda de Silva. He could have easily gone on to make a hundred in the final had he not charged down the wicket to a pace bowler and losing his stumps in the process. He studied at Nalanda College Colombo & now domiciled in Australia.

Gurusinha was called up at 19 as a wicket-keeper, a role he took in a further two ODIs and one Test. He gradually established himself as a No. 3 batsman, playing 33 Tests and 109 ODIs in that position, and was described by Simon Wilde of Cricinfo as "the rock on which Sri Lankan batting was founded". He was also known for his big stature and wide stance when batting. When he retired in 1996, only Sri Lanka's captain Aravinda de Silva had made more Test hundreds, with eight compared to Gurusinha's seven.

Asanka is the 32nd Sri Lanka Test Cap [Pakistan Vs Sri Lanka at Karachchi Pakistan 1985/86]

[ [http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/srilanka/engine/match/63720.html?view=averages Cricinfo - Career averages - 2nd Test: Sri Lanka v Zimbabwe at Colombo (SSC), Sep 18-21, 1996] , from Cricinfo, retrieved 26 August 2006] He was also a useful part-time bowler, with Michael Atherton, Sunil Gavaskar, Dean Jones, Steve Waugh and Inzamam-ul-Haq among his 20 Test wickets. [ [http://statserver.cricket.org/guru?sdb=player;playerid=1789;class=testplayer;filter=basic;team=0;opposition=0;notopposition=0;season=0;homeaway=0;continent=0;country=0;notcountry=0;groundid=0;startdefault=1985-11-07;start=1985-11-07;enddefault=1996-09-21;end=1996-09-21;tourneyid=0;finals=0;daynight=0;toss=0;scheduledovers=0;scheduleddays=0;innings=0;result=0;followon=0;seriesresult=0;keeper=0;captain=0;dnp=1;recent=;runslow=;runshigh=;batposition=0;dismissal=0;viewtype=bow_dismissallist;bowposition=0;ballslow=;ballshigh=;bpof=0;overslow=;overshigh=;conclow=;conchigh=;wicketslow=;wicketshigh=;dismissalslow=;dismissalshigh=;caughtlow=;caughthigh=;caughttype=0;stumpedlow=;stumpedhigh=;csearch=;submit=1;.cgifields=viewtype Cricinfo - Statsguru - AP Gurusinha - Test Bowling] , from Cricinfo, retrieved 26 August 2006]

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References

* [http://www.sundayobserver.lk/2008/04/20/spo01.asp "'Gura’ Observer Schoolboy Cricketer of 1985 starred in Lanka’s World Cup triumph in 1996:by Leslie Fernando"]