suraj randiv Profile - ICC Profile, Age, Career Info & Stats.
suraj randiv is a cricketer(sportsman) from Sri Lanka. His ICC profile, age, career info & stats are given below.
Full Name
Hewa Kaluhalamullage Suraj Randiv Kaluhalamulla
Born
January 30, 1985, Matara
Age
38 years old
Also Known As
Suraj Mohamed
Batting Style
Right hand Bat
Bowling Style
Right arm Offbreak
Playing Role
Bowler
Height
6ft
Education
Rahula College, Matara
Batting Stats
Test | ODI | T20I | IPL | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Mat | 12 | 31 | 7 | 8 |
Inn | 17 | 18 | 2 | 1 |
Runs | 147 | 280 | 8 | 2 |
Avg | 9.19 | 17.5 | 4.0 | 2.0 |
SR | 30.62 | 73.3 | 133.33 | 50.0 |
HS | 39 | 56 | 6 | 2 |
NO | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
100s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
50s | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
4s | 16 | 28 | 1 | 0 |
6s | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Bowling Stats
Test | ODI | T20I | IPL | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Mat | 12 | 31 | 7 | 8 |
Inn | 21 | 29 | 7 | 8 |
Balls | 3146 | 1437 | 126 | 174 |
Runs | 1614 | 1214 | 139 | 223 |
Wkt | 43 | 36 | 7 | 6 |
BBI | 82 / 5 | 42 / 5 | 20 / 3 | 24 / 3 |
BBM | 162 / 9 | 42 / 5 | 20 / 3 | 24 / 3 |
Eco | 3.08 | 5.07 | 6.62 | 7.69 |
Avg | 37.53 | 33.72 | 19.86 | 37.17 |
5W | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
10W | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Teams he has played for:
- MM Rasmijinan
- Sri Lanka
- Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club
- Chennai Super Kings
- Kandurata
- Kandurata Maroons
- Matara Sports Club
- Nondescripts Cricket Club
- Rahula College
- Ruhuna
- Sinhalese Sports Club
- Sri Lanka A
- Sri Lanka Under-15s
- Sri Lanka Under-19s
Heres what CricBuzz says about him.
With the emergence of mystery spinners such as Mendis and Herath, Randiv was almost forgotten before another strong domestic season in 2008-09 - where he picked up 43 wickets - along with an injury to Murali saw him being picked in the squad to play Pakistan at home in July 2009. He did not, however, get to play in any matches then as Herath and Mendis were preferred over him.
Randiv is from the old school of spin bowling, relying on flight and dip to tease the batsmen. His strengths are that he gives the ball a good rip and has a sharply spinning off break. So far, he has not mastered other variations like the doosra or the top-spinner, preferring to concentrate on his stock delivery. Randiv's main aim is to choke the batsmen with his tight bowling and he has the ability to bowl long spells - an essential facet for a spinner.
Randiv was again selected to play for Sri Lanka against India in Dec 2009 after Murali had to return home with an injury. Randiv made his ODI debut in the 2nd ODI at Nagpur and immediately made his presence felt on a belter of a track. He picked up 3/51 as the rest of the Lankan bowlers were caned. Randiv is also an useful lower order bat who can chip in with timely cameos.
His Test debut came to pass in the following year, after the retirement of the talismanic Muttiah Muralitharan, against the visiting Indian team at Colombo. He has occasionally foxed batsmen with his loop and turn but has struggled to master consistency. The emergence of Ajantha Mendis, Sachitra Senanayake and a whole lot of other spinners has meant restricted opportunities for Randiv.
He was called up as an emergency replacement for Mathews for the 2011 World Cup final. He was subsequently picked for the marquee clash but failed to make an impact.
He was picked up by the Chennai IPL franchise for the 2011 season before being released the next year.
by Srivathsa
Heres what ESPNcricinfo says about him.
A tall offspinner with gentle action, Suraj Randiv has eschewed the mystery balls many of his colleagues deal in and has instead forged a career reliant on flight, dip and, importantly, bounce. The topspinner and the arm ball are his only variations, and even his offbreak is not given to excessive turn.
He had begun his career as a right-arm fast bowler at junior level, until his school found that they had no spinner in their Under-15 side and he was called on to fill the void. Starting as a part-time bowler, he was soon picking up wickets on a regular basis and started representing Matara SC while still at school. Twenty-three wickets in four matches in the U-23 tournament in 2003-04 did not go unnoticed by Marvan Atapattu and Mahela Jayawardene, who brought him over to SSC. He benefited immensely in the presence of Atapattu and Jayawardene, learning how to bowl under pressure and to different fields.
He picked up 55 first-class wickets in 2005-06 but fell away in the next three seasons. However, he struck form again in 2008-09, taking 43 wickets and an injury to Murali before the Galle Test against Pakistan led to a national call-up, and made himself the Test side's second-choice spinner. Though a wonderful fielder and a handy lower order batsman, Randiv has not been able to nail down a place in the limited overs sides, perhaps other slow bowlers have been more committed to developing a wider variety of deliveries, which are more highly valued in the shorter formats. His position in the Test side has lately come under increasing pressure from a talented group of chasing spinners, led by Tharindu Kaushal.
Saadi Thawfeeq and ESPNcricinfo staff