Chandika Hathurusingha
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Upul Chandika Hathurusingha (born September 13, 1968 in Colombo
) is a former Sri Lanka
n cricket
er. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-fast bowler.
An opening batsman, Hathurusingha was most often one of the opening batsmen alongside Roshan Mahanama
. A useful pace-bowler, Hathurusingha was not called into the Test side until an injury to Mahanama stopped him from playing. Hathurusingha started his career by piecing together a trio of half-centuries in his first three matches. After a long layoff from the side when other players took over in the opening batsman position, and the subsequent discovery of Sanath Jayasuriya
in just that position, Hathurusingha began to play once again, but this time as a strong middle-order batsman and medium-pace bowler.
This was not to prove overly effective, though, and when Hathurusingha was not called upon to play in the Cricket World Cup
in 1999, this brought about an end to his international career. He played once again in the Premier Tournament and became Player of the Tournament three seasons running (2001-02, 2002-03, 2003-04). His Twenty-20 career began in 2005-06.
Hathurusingha was appointed in 2009 as an understudy to Sri Lanka's national coach, Trevor Bayliss, but was later fired due to disciplinary reasons. Disappointed, Hathurusingha then moved to Australia.
In 2011 Hathurusingha joined Cricket Canada as a coaching consultant at the 2011 Cricket World Cup
Colombo
Colombo is the largest city of Sri Lanka. It is located on the west coast of the island and adjacent to Sri Jayawardenapura Kotte, the capital of Sri Lanka. Colombo is often referred to as the capital of the country, since Sri Jayawardenapura Kotte is a satellite city of Colombo...
) is a former Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka is a country off the southern coast of the Indian subcontinent. Known until 1972 as Ceylon , Sri Lanka is an island surrounded by the Indian Ocean, the Gulf of Mannar and the Palk Strait, and lies in the vicinity of India and the...
n cricket
Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
er. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-fast bowler.
An opening batsman, Hathurusingha was most often one of the opening batsmen alongside Roshan Mahanama
Roshan Mahanama
Roshan Siriwardene Mahanama is a former Sri Lankan cricketer and currently an ICC match referee.Although he averaged less than 30 at Test cricket, he did score four centuries, including a top score of 225 for the Sri Lankan cricket team against India at Colombo, where he shared a then world record...
. A useful pace-bowler, Hathurusingha was not called into the Test side until an injury to Mahanama stopped him from playing. Hathurusingha started his career by piecing together a trio of half-centuries in his first three matches. After a long layoff from the side when other players took over in the opening batsman position, and the subsequent discovery of Sanath Jayasuriya
Sanath Jayasuriya
Sanath Teran Jayasuriya is a former Sri Lankan cricketer. An all-rounder, he played for the Sri Lankan cricket team from 1989 to 2011...
in just that position, Hathurusingha began to play once again, but this time as a strong middle-order batsman and medium-pace bowler.
This was not to prove overly effective, though, and when Hathurusingha was not called upon to play in the Cricket World Cup
Cricket World Cup
The ICC Cricket World Cup is the premier international championship of men's One Day International cricket. The event is organised by the sport's governing body, the International Cricket Council , with preliminary qualification rounds leading up to a finals tournament which is held every four years...
in 1999, this brought about an end to his international career. He played once again in the Premier Tournament and became Player of the Tournament three seasons running (2001-02, 2002-03, 2003-04). His Twenty-20 career began in 2005-06.
Hathurusingha was appointed in 2009 as an understudy to Sri Lanka's national coach, Trevor Bayliss, but was later fired due to disciplinary reasons. Disappointed, Hathurusingha then moved to Australia.
In 2011 Hathurusingha joined Cricket Canada as a coaching consultant at the 2011 Cricket World Cup
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