dhammika prasad Profile - ICC Profile, Age, Career Info & Stats.
dhammika prasad is a cricketer(sportsman) from Sri Lanka. His ICC profile, age, career info & stats are given below.
Full Name
Kariyawasam Tirana Gamage Dhammika Prasad
Born
May 30, 1983, Ragama
Age
40 years old
Batting Style
Right hand Bat
Bowling Style
Right arm Fast medium
Playing Role
Bowler
Education
De Mazenod College, Kandana
Batting Stats
Test | ODI | T20I | IPL | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Mat | 25 | 24 | 1 | - |
Inn | 39 | 12 | - | - |
Runs | 476 | 128 | - | - |
Avg | 12.86 | 21.33 | - | - |
SR | 53.6 | 87.67 | - | - |
HS | 47 | 31 | - | - |
NO | 2 | 6 | - | - |
100s | 0 | 0 | - | - |
50s | 0 | 0 | - | - |
4s | 54 | 9 | - | - |
6s | 8 | 3 | - | - |
Bowling Stats
Test | ODI | T20I | IPL | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Mat | 25 | 24 | 1 | - |
Inn | 44 | 24 | 1 | - |
Balls | 4327 | 1015 | 18 | - |
Runs | 2698 | 977 | 37 | - |
Wkt | 75 | 32 | 0 | - |
BBI | 50 / 5 | 18 / 3 | 37 / 0 | - |
BBM | 169 / 8 | 18 / 3 | 37 / 0 | - |
Eco | 3.74 | 5.78 | 12.33 | - |
Avg | 35.97 | 30.53 | 0.0 | - |
5W | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
10W | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
Teams he has played for:
- N Kariyawasam
- Sri Lanka
- Basnahira North
- Colombo Kings
- De Mazenod College
- Kandurata Maroons
- New York Warriors
- Sinhalese Sports Club
- Sri Lanka A
- Sri Lanka Schools XI
Heres what CricBuzz says about him.
Prasad started his cricket at De Mazenod College, Kandana. He initially used to be a batsman, but was forced to take up the pace bowling duties as his school did not have anyone, who could bowl with the new ball.
Prasad then, made his debut against India in Colombo (PSS) in 2008. On his Test debut, he bowled with a fair amount of hostility, picking up five wickets in the match - including Virender Sehwag twice, to help Sri Lanka to a series victory. Prasad bowled with fire on a flat wicket to blast out Sehwag, Rahul Dravid and Sachin Tendulkar as the Lankans bowled India out for 249. This came after he had leaked 25 runs in his first three overs and also left the field after trying to stop a Sehwag straight-drive.
Prasad is also a handy batsman as well, with a best of 103 not in a First-Class game. He can use the long handle to good effect and does clout the ball hard. Not known to stick around at the crease, Prasad's batting mantra is simple - if it is there to be hit, just smash it.
He is a bowler who likes to hit the deck hard, generating bounce and pace. He consistently bowls at 140 kmph and has modelled his approach on Glenn McGrath. Like McGrath, Prasad, can bowl a nagging line and length, probing away at the batsman once he settles into a groove. On the hard and lifeless sub-continental wickets, Prasad is the ideal man to have in your side as he can bowl long spells under the unrelenting sun. He often performs the role of the workhorse in the Lankan side.
Prasad was brilliant in the Tests in England in June 2014. In the second Test he picked up a five-wicket haul, setting up a famous series win for his country, their first in England. However, he was not able to replicate the same success in the Tests that followed against Pakistan. Prasad was a part of the Sri Lankan side during the New Zealand tour of 2014-15 and was named in the 15-man squad for the World Cup. Unfortunately for the medium pacer, he was ruled out of the mega-event as he fractured his left hand at practice.
by Cricbuzz staff
Heres what ESPNcricinfo says about him.
A promising career with the national team looked certain when Dhammika Prasad took two wickets in as many balls in his first over of his ODI debut against Bangladesh in 2006. He went on to play two more matches before his career was cut short by a back injury which kept him out of the game for six months. Having recovered, he was selected for the Sri Lanka A tour to England in 2007 where he hoped to perform well and regain his place in the national team. What may have helped him in this quest was his ability to bowl at the death in ODIs, having worked hard to develop subtle variations including a good yorker. Consistent performances on the domestic front earned him a first Test cap against India in August 2008 as Sri Lanka sought to add pace to their attack. He did not disappoint, taking five wickets in the match, including the wicket of India's best batsman, Virender Sehwag, in both innings.
Interestingly, Prasad started his cricket at De Mazenod College, Kandana, as a No.3 batsman. He played in this position till he reached 17 when he was forced to switch
over to bowling fast because the school could not find anyone suitable to bowl with the new ball. He was selected for the Under-19 World Cup in 2002 and his performance paid off when he won a six-month scholarship to play in England. Prasad's best bowling effort was in the now-defunct provincial tournament when he took six wickets for 25 (match bag ten wickets) for Southern Province against Uva Province at the Galle International Stadium in 2004.
Sa'adi Thawfeeq August 2008