ruwan kalpage Profile - ICC Profile, Age, Career Info & Stats.
ruwan kalpage is a cricketer(sportsman) from Sri Lanka. His ICC profile, age, career info & stats are given below.
Full Name
Ruwan Senani Kalpage
Born
February 19, 1970, Kandy
Age
53 years old
Batting Style
Left hand Bat
Bowling Style
Right arm Offbreak
Playing Role
Batting Allrounder
Batting Stats
Test | ODI | T20I | IPL | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Mat | 11 | 86 | - | - |
Inn | 18 | 69 | - | - |
Runs | 294 | 844 | - | - |
Avg | 18.38 | 20.59 | - | - |
SR | 41.53 | 63.94 | - | - |
HS | 63 | 51 | - | - |
NO | 2 | 28 | - | - |
100s | 0 | 0 | - | - |
50s | 2 | 1 | - | - |
4s | 35 | 29 | - | - |
6s | 4 | 4 | - | - |
Bowling Stats
Test | ODI | T20I | IPL | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Mat | 11 | 86 | - | - |
Inn | 16 | 81 | - | - |
Balls | 1576 | 3960 | - | - |
Runs | 774 | 2975 | - | - |
Wkt | 12 | 73 | - | - |
BBI | 27 / 2 | 36 / 4 | - | - |
BBM | 167 / 4 | 36 / 4 | - | - |
Eco | 2.95 | 4.51 | - | - |
Avg | 64.5 | 40.75 | - | - |
5W | 0 | 0 | - | - |
10W | 0 | 0 | - | - |
Teams he has played for:
- Sri Lanka
- Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club
- Nondescripts Cricket Club
- Tamil Union Cricket and Athletic Club
Heres what CricBuzz says about him.
Kalpage's spell of 3 for 34 in an ODI against England in Colombo in 1993 helped the hosts to beat a listless English set-up. When the West Indies toured Sri Lanka later that year, Kalpage picked up a four-for in Colombo and that in turn resulted in the home team upsetting the applecart, and overcoming a formidable Caribbean outfit. He was in fine form in the ODI series against Pakistan in 1994, though Sri Lanka lost that series at home.
However, with the emergence of Muttiah Muralitaran and Kumar Dharmasena, he could play for Sri Lanka only sporadically. He hung up his spiked boots in 1999. In Test cricket, Kalpage had a modest record. There were occasions, when he shone brightly with the bat, especially it is hard to forget his battling fifty in a losing cause against India in Bangalore in 1994. But, looked largely ineffective with the ball.
After retiring from the game, Kalpage has been involved in coaching. He was appointed as the assistant fielding coach of Sri Lanka till 2001, before taking over as the fielding coach. He served in that position up to 2005. He has also served as the coach of Under-15, Under-19 and Sri Lanka's A team. Interestingly, he was even a computer analyst for the Sri Lankan team in 2004. So, it is clear that he has donned many roles during his career.
By Bharath Ramaraj
Heres what ESPNcricinfo says about him.
A combative allround cricketer Kalpage has been a handy performer in the shorter format of the game where his allround skill makes him a valuable utility player. In the Test arena his appearances have been far more infrequent as he has struggled to find a defining role in the team, not being strong enough to warrant a position as either a batsman or bowler.
A left-hand batsman capable of playing some forceful knocks in the lower order, at domestic level he can be regarded as a genuine batsman. His canny offspin provides a useful option for the captain, with the ability to maintain a tidy line and length, though at international level his bowling lacks penetration. Kalpage compliments his tidy allround skills by being a solid performer in the field.
At Test level his bowling has not been an effective weapon failing to take more than two wickets in an innings in 11 matches. With the bat he played some belligerent innings but is considered a lower-order batsman. He remained on the fringes of the international arena, and his opportunities were limited by the emergence of Upal Chandana.
After quitting the game in 1999, he assisted Trevor Chappell as Sri Lanka's fielding coach the same year before taking over his role in 2001. He continued the task till 2005, but in 2004 he played a dual role when he was also appointed as the computer analyst of the team. He became the head coach of the Spinners Clinic in April 2006 and also coached the A team, and Under-19 and U-15 teams. In March 2008, he was appointed the high performance head coach of Bangladesh's National Cricket Academy.He left that job in 2010 to become the Sri Lanka team's fielding coach.
Johann P Jayasekera and Sa'adi Thawfeeq