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==Move to umpiring==
==Move to umpiring==
Following his retirement from playing in November 2006, Dharmasena announced plans to become a competitive umpire, as he wished to remain "close to the game which I love so dearly".<ref name="umpireannounce">{{cite web | url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/267959.html | title=Kumar Dharmasena to pursue umpiring career | publisher=ESPNcricinfo | date=15 November 2006 | accessdate=16 December 2012 | author=Thawfeeq, Sa'adi}}</ref> Prior to his retirement, he had already umpired several domestic matches in the Sara Trophy, the major first-class cricket tournament in Sri Lanka.<ref name="umpireannounce"/> He umpired his first international match in 2009, overseeing the [[one-day international]] between India and Sri Lanka at the Rangiri International Stadium in [[Dambulla]]:<ref>{{cite book | title=[[Wisden Cricketer's Almanack]] | publisher=John Wisden & Co | year=2010 | location=36 [[Soho Square]], London | pages=1333 | chapter=Sri Lanka v. India, 2008–09 | isbn=978-1-4081-24642}}</ref> he remains the youngest ever Sri Lankan to umpire any international match.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.icc-cricket.com/the-icc/match_officials/panel_of_umpires.php | title=Match Officials – Emirates Elite Panel of Umpires | publisher=[[International Cricket Council]] | accessdate=16 December 2012 | archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/6Cx1LIOxs | archivedate=16 December 2012}}</ref> He umpired at the [[2011 Cricket World Cup]], and was appointed to the [[Elite Panel of ICC Umpires]] later that year.<ref name="Cricinfo-profile"/> Dharmasena was named the Umpire of the Year at the [[2012 ICC Awards]], for which he received the David Shepherd Trophy.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci-icc/content/story/582366.html | title=Kumar Dharmasena voted Umpire of the Year | publisher=ESPNcricinfo | date=15 September 2012 | accessdate=16 December 2012}}</ref>Up to date,he's the only Sri Lankan to receive this precious award.
Following his retirement from playing in November 2006, Dharmasena announced plans to become a competitive umpire, as he wished to remain "close to the game which I love so dearly".<ref name="umpireannounce">{{cite web | url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/267959.html | title=Kumar Dharmasena to pursue umpiring career | publisher=ESPNcricinfo | date=15 November 2006 | accessdate=16 December 2012 | author=Thawfeeq, Sa'adi}}</ref> Prior to his retirement, he had already umpired several domestic matches in the Sara Trophy, the major first-class cricket tournament in Sri Lanka.<ref name="umpireannounce"/> He umpired his first international match in 2009, overseeing the [[one-day international]] between India and Sri Lanka at the Rangiri International Stadium in [[Dambulla]]:<ref>{{cite book | title=[[Wisden Cricketer's Almanack]] | publisher=John Wisden & Co | year=2010 | location=36 [[Soho Square]], London | pages=1333 | chapter=Sri Lanka v. India, 2008–09 | isbn=978-1-4081-24642}}</ref> he remains the youngest ever Sri Lankan to umpire any international match.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.icc-cricket.com/the-icc/match_officials/panel_of_umpires.php |title=Match Officials – Emirates Elite Panel of Umpires |publisher=[[International Cricket Council]] |accessdate=16 December 2012 |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/6Cx1LIOxs?url=http://www.icc-cricket.com/the-icc/match_officials/panel_of_umpires.php |archivedate=16 December 2012 |deadurl=yes |df= }}</ref> He umpired at the [[2011 Cricket World Cup]], and was appointed to the [[Elite Panel of ICC Umpires]] later that year.<ref name="Cricinfo-profile"/> Dharmasena was named the Umpire of the Year at the [[2012 ICC Awards]], for which he received the David Shepherd Trophy.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci-icc/content/story/582366.html | title=Kumar Dharmasena voted Umpire of the Year | publisher=ESPNcricinfo | date=15 September 2012 | accessdate=16 December 2012}}</ref>Up to date,he's the only Sri Lankan to receive this precious award.


He was selected as one of the twenty umpires to stand in matches during the [[2015 Cricket World Cup]]<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.icc-cricket.com/news/2014/media-releases/83319/icc-announces-match-officials-for-icc-cricket-world-cup-2015|title= ICC announces match officials for ICC Cricket World Cup 2015|publisher=ICC Cricket|date= 2 December 2014|accessdate= 12 February 2015}}</ref> and umpired in [[2015 Cricket World Cup Final|the final]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc-cricket-world-cup-2015/engine/match/656495.html |title=ICC Cricket World Cup, Final: Australia v New Zealand at Melbourne, Mar 29, 2015 |publisher=ESPN Cricinfo |date=29 March 2015 |accessdate=29 March 2015}}</ref> In doing so he became the first to play in and to umpire World Cup finals.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.smh.com.au/sport/cricket/cricket-world-cup-kumar-dharmasena-first-to-play-and-umpire-in-final-20150327-1m9mne.html|title=Cricket World Cup: Kumar Dharmasena first to play and umpire in final|work=[[Sydney Morning Herald]]|author=Jesse Hogan|date=28 March 2015|accessdate=25 January 2016}}</ref> He stood in the [[2016 ICC World Twenty20 Final|final]] of the [[2016 ICC World Twenty20]].<ref name="2016T20">{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/951373.html |title=World T20, Final: England v West Indies at Kolkata, Apr 3, 2016 |accessdate=10 April 2016 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}}</ref>
He was selected as one of the twenty umpires to stand in matches during the [[2015 Cricket World Cup]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.icc-cricket.com/news/2014/media-releases/83319/icc-announces-match-officials-for-icc-cricket-world-cup-2015 |title=ICC announces match officials for ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 |publisher=ICC Cricket |date=2 December 2014 |accessdate=12 February 2015 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150330201852/http://www.icc-cricket.com/news/2014/media-releases/83319/icc-announces-match-officials-for-icc-cricket-world-cup-2015 |archivedate=30 March 2015 |df= }}</ref> and umpired in [[2015 Cricket World Cup Final|the final]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc-cricket-world-cup-2015/engine/match/656495.html |title=ICC Cricket World Cup, Final: Australia v New Zealand at Melbourne, Mar 29, 2015 |publisher=ESPN Cricinfo |date=29 March 2015 |accessdate=29 March 2015}}</ref> In doing so he became the first to play in and to umpire World Cup finals.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.smh.com.au/sport/cricket/cricket-world-cup-kumar-dharmasena-first-to-play-and-umpire-in-final-20150327-1m9mne.html|title=Cricket World Cup: Kumar Dharmasena first to play and umpire in final|work=[[Sydney Morning Herald]]|author=Jesse Hogan|date=28 March 2015|accessdate=25 January 2016}}</ref> He stood in the [[2016 ICC World Twenty20 Final|final]] of the [[2016 ICC World Twenty20]].<ref name="2016T20">{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/951373.html |title=World T20, Final: England v West Indies at Kolkata, Apr 3, 2016 |accessdate=10 April 2016 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}}</ref>


Kumar Dharmasena has worked as an umpire in 18 matches of ICC World T20,the most by any umpire from Sri Lanka.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/individual/most_matches_umpire.html?id=89;type=trophy|title=Cricket Records {{!}} Records {{!}} World T20 {{!}} Most matches as an umpire {{!}} ESPN Cricinfo|newspaper=Cricinfo|access-date=2017-02-25}}</ref>
Kumar Dharmasena has worked as an umpire in 18 matches of ICC World T20,the most by any umpire from Sri Lanka.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/individual/most_matches_umpire.html?id=89;type=trophy|title=Cricket Records {{!}} Records {{!}} World T20 {{!}} Most matches as an umpire {{!}} ESPN Cricinfo|newspaper=Cricinfo|access-date=2017-02-25}}</ref>

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Kumar Dharmasena
File:Kumar Dharmasena umpiring.png
Kumar Dharmasena umpiring in the 2015 Cricket World Cup
Personal information
Full name
Handunnettige Deepthi Priyantha Kumar Dharmasena
Born (1971-04-24) 24 April 1971 (age 53)
Colombo, Sri Lanka
Height1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm offbreak
RoleAll-rounder, Umpire
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 59)6 September 1993 v South Africa
Last Test8 March 2004 v Australia
ODI debut (cap 82)24 August 1994 v Pakistan
Last ODI25 February 2004 v Australia
ODI shirt no.66
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1988–2006Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club
1992Nondescripts Cricket Club
1994Moratuwa Cricket Club
Umpiring information
Tests umpired45 (2010–2017)
ODIs umpired76 (2009–2017)
T20Is umpired22 (2009–2016)
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI FC LA
Matches 31 141 155 206
Runs scored 868 1222 6550 2281
Batting average 19.72 22.62 36.18 26.21
100s/50s 0/3 0/4 9/37 0/9
Top score 62* 69* 157 94*
Balls bowled 6939 7009 25549 9747
Wickets 69 138 495 234
Bowling average 42.31 36.21 20.77 28.62
5 wickets in innings 3 0 30 3
10 wickets in match 0 – 5 –
Best bowling 6/72 4/37 7/30 5/14
Catches/stumpings 14/– 34/– 78/– 50/–
Source: Cricinfo, 16 March 2017

Handunnettige Deepthi Priyantha Kumar Dharmasena (born 24 April 1971) more commonly known as Kumar Dharmasena or by his nickname Unanduwa,[1] is a Sri Lankan cricket umpire and former international cricketer, who played Tests and ODIs for Sri Lanka. He was a key member of the Sri Lanka team that won the 1996 Cricket World Cup.

He was a right-handed batsman and a right-arm off break bowler.

Playing career

Dharmasena started his cricketing career as a teenager at Nalanda College Colombo. His first foray into international cricket was in 1994 against South Africa.

His obscure action made him perfect for bowling in one-day matches, yet Dharmasena also proved a useful batsman, especially after he was investigated in 1998 by the ICC for overstretching his bowling action to illegal proportions. Having been cleared in July 2000, he played for the one-day team on several occasions since, but rarely played Test cricket.

Dharmasena was the 59th Sri Lankan cricketer to receive a Test cap (Sri Lanka v South Africa at Colombo Sinhalese Sports Club 1993).

Kumar Dharmasena has the record for playing the most number of ODI innings before being dismissed for a duck (72 innings).[2]

He along with Dulip Liyanage set the record for the highest 8th wicket runstand for Sri Lanka in ODI cricket (91)[3][4]

Move to umpiring

Following his retirement from playing in November 2006, Dharmasena announced plans to become a competitive umpire, as he wished to remain "close to the game which I love so dearly".[5] Prior to his retirement, he had already umpired several domestic matches in the Sara Trophy, the major first-class cricket tournament in Sri Lanka.[5] He umpired his first international match in 2009, overseeing the one-day international between India and Sri Lanka at the Rangiri International Stadium in Dambulla:[6] he remains the youngest ever Sri Lankan to umpire any international match.[7] He umpired at the 2011 Cricket World Cup, and was appointed to the Elite Panel of ICC Umpires later that year.[1] Dharmasena was named the Umpire of the Year at the 2012 ICC Awards, for which he received the David Shepherd Trophy.[8]Up to date,he's the only Sri Lankan to receive this precious award.

He was selected as one of the twenty umpires to stand in matches during the 2015 Cricket World Cup[9] and umpired in the final.[10] In doing so he became the first to play in and to umpire World Cup finals.[11] He stood in the final of the 2016 ICC World Twenty20.[12]

Kumar Dharmasena has worked as an umpire in 18 matches of ICC World T20,the most by any umpire from Sri Lanka.[13]

DRS which is the shortened form of Decision review system,is often humorically called as Dharmasena Review System for his umpiring.Eventhough he was ranked number 1 in the world for his umpiring,has slightly struggled in providing the judgements in recent past.Especially in the English cricket team in Bangladesh in 2016–17 series, in the first test at Chittagong Dharmasena judged that Moeen Ali was out on three occasions in the same test, also in the same innings and also off the same bowler,Shakib Al Hasan and in the end Moeen Ali appealed against Dharmasena's all three decisions and survived.This was the first time in cricketing history, that a batsman successfully managed to overtune the umpire's decisions for 3 times in a row in the same innings.[14]

International record

Test 5 Wicket hauls

# Figures Match Opponent Venue City Country Year
1 6/99 3  Pakistan P. Sara Oval Colombo Sri Lanka 1994
1 5/57 17  India Wankhede Stadium Mumbai India 1997
1 6/72 18  New Zealand Galle International Stadium Galle Sri Lanka 1998

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Austin, Charlie. "Kumar Dharmasena". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 16 December 2012.
  2. ^ "Records | One-Day Internationals | Batting records | Most innings before first duck | ESPN Cricinfo". Cricinfo. Retrieved 22 February 2017.
  3. ^ "Cricket Records | Records | Sri Lanka | One-Day Internationals | Highest partnerships by wicket | ESPN Cricinfo". Cricinfo. Retrieved 28 March 2017.
  4. ^ "Only ODI: West Indies v Sri Lanka at Port of Spain, Jun 6, 1997 | Cricket Scorecard | ESPN Cricinfo". Cricinfo. Retrieved 28 March 2017.
  5. ^ a b Thawfeeq, Sa'adi (15 November 2006). "Kumar Dharmasena to pursue umpiring career". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 16 December 2012.
  6. ^ "Sri Lanka v. India, 2008–09". Wisden Cricketer's Almanack. 36 Soho Square, London: John Wisden & Co. 2010. p. 1333. ISBN 978-1-4081-24642.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location (link)
  7. ^ "Match Officials – Emirates Elite Panel of Umpires". International Cricket Council. Archived from the original on 16 December 2012. Retrieved 16 December 2012. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  8. ^ "Kumar Dharmasena voted Umpire of the Year". ESPNcricinfo. 15 September 2012. Retrieved 16 December 2012.
  9. ^ "ICC announces match officials for ICC Cricket World Cup 2015". ICC Cricket. 2 December 2014. Archived from the original on 30 March 2015. Retrieved 12 February 2015. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  10. ^ "ICC Cricket World Cup, Final: Australia v New Zealand at Melbourne, Mar 29, 2015". ESPN Cricinfo. 29 March 2015. Retrieved 29 March 2015.
  11. ^ Jesse Hogan (28 March 2015). "Cricket World Cup: Kumar Dharmasena first to play and umpire in final". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 25 January 2016.
  12. ^ "World T20, Final: England v West Indies at Kolkata, Apr 3, 2016". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 10 April 2016.
  13. ^ "Cricket Records | Records | World T20 | Most matches as an umpire | ESPN Cricinfo". Cricinfo. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
  14. ^ "Dharmasena's unwanted record". Cricinfo. Retrieved 22 February 2017.

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