chamara silva Profile - ICC Profile, Age, Career Info & Stats.
chamara silva is a cricketer(sportsman) from Sri Lanka. His ICC profile, age, career info & stats are given below.
Full Name
Lindamlilage Prageeth Chamara Silva
Born
December 14, 1979, Panadura
Age
43 years old
Batting Style
Right hand Bat
Bowling Style
Legbreak
Playing Role
Batter
Batting Stats
Test | ODI | T20I | IPL | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Mat | 11 | 75 | 16 | 3 |
Inn | 17 | 62 | 15 | 3 |
Runs | 537 | 1587 | 175 | 40 |
Avg | 33.56 | 28.85 | 13.46 | 20.0 |
SR | 62.88 | 70.41 | 98.87 | 153.85 |
HS | 152 | 107 | 38 | 23 |
NO | 1 | 7 | 2 | 1 |
100s | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
50s | 2 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
4s | 68 | 139 | 19 | 5 |
6s | 1 | 10 | 3 | 1 |
Bowling Stats
Test | ODI | T20I | IPL | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Mat | 11 | 75 | 16 | 3 |
Inn | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Balls | 102 | 42 | 18 | 6 |
Runs | 65 | 33 | 15 | 21 |
Wkt | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
BBI | 57 / 1 | 21 / 1 | 4 / 1 | 21 / 1 |
BBM | 57 / 1 | 21 / 1 | 4 / 1 | 21 / 1 |
Eco | 3.82 | 4.71 | 5.0 | 21.0 |
Avg | 65.0 | 33.0 | 15.0 | 0.0 |
5W | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
10W | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Teams he has played for:
- Sri Lanka
- Basnahira South
- Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club
- Deccan Chargers
- Kandurata Maroons
- Panadura Sports Club
- Sebastianites Cricket and Athletic Club
- Sinhalese Sports Club
- Sri Lanka A
Heres what CricBuzz says about him.
It was a struggle though for the flamboyant batsman as he struggled to find a permanent place in the Sri Lankan squad. His strong performances at the domestic level finally caught the eyes of the then Sri Lankan coach, Tom Moody.
He was a surprise inclusion for the tour to New Zealand and could not hope for a worse start as he recorded a pair. He showed his class immediately though as he scored 61 and his maiden Test century, an unbeaten 152 in the very next Test match. He followed it up with his maiden ODI century against England just before the 2007 World Cup.
With Russel Arnold, calling it quits, Chamara Silva was identified as an able middle order batsman for Sri Lanka. He extended the good form with 350 runs in the World Cup at a healthy average to help propel Sri Lanka into the finals.
Chamara Silva has not managed to nail in a permanent position in the Sri Lankan squad and played his last Test match in 2008. He was a more of a regular in one day cricket though, representing the island nation in two World Cups. He was also a part of the inaugural IPL season after being bought by the Hyderabad based Deccan Chargers.
However, his sporadic Test performances rubbed off on limited overs cricket, giving the selectors some food for thought. He played 75 ODIs before being dumped. He would have been far better off had he blended flamboyance with calm temperament.
Interesting Fact: Chamara Silva is one amongst 37 batsmen to be dismissed for a pair on their debuts in Test cricket.
By Pradeep Krishnamurthy
Heres what ESPNcricinfo says about him.
Chamara Silva first arrived on the scene as a slightly-built 19-year-old in 1999, a beneficiary of the youth policy adopted by Sidath Wettimuny, the chairman of the selectors at the time. He began with a promising 54 on his ODI debut against Australia. His mannerisms while batting - particularly bow-legged stance and the flamboyant cover drives - immediately attracted comparisons with the great Aravinda de Silva. But despite being prodigiously talented, he failed to nail down a regular place during tours to Sharjah (1999), Zimbabwe (1999), Pakistan (2000) and England (2002). After the England tour he dropped out of the selectors' radar and returned to domestic cricket where he captained Panadura Cricket Club. Over the next four years he was a prolific run-scorer, especially after a move to Sebastianites for the 2004-05 season. Eventually he caught the eye of Tom Moody, who could not understand why he was not in the national squad. A quick promotion back into the Sri Lanka A team followed and after a successful tour to India he won a long overdue international recall. Still just 27, he was a surprise selection for the New Zealand tour and was handed his maiden cap in the first Test at Christchurch. It was an inauspicious start as he bagged a pair and Sri Lanka lost by five wickets. Sri Lanka's team management, however, kept faith for the second Test in Wellington and he rewarded them handsomely, scoring 61 in the first innings and a magnificent unbeaten 152 in the second. His maiden one-day century followed in India, just three weeks before the World Cup.
Charlie Austin February 2007