Rumesh Ratnayake

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Rumesh Ratnayake
රුමේෂ් රත්නායක
Personal information
Full name
Rumesh Joseph Ratnayake
Born (1964-01-02) 2 January 1964 (age 60)
BattingRight-hand bat
BowlingRight-arm fast-medium
RoleBowler, Coach
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 21)4 March 1983 v New Zealand
Last Test2 January 1992 v Pakistan
ODI debut (cap 28)26 September 1982 v India
Last ODI1 December 1993 v West Indies
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI
Matches 23 70
Runs scored 433 612
Batting average 14.43 16.54
100s/50s -/2 -/-
Top score 56 33*
Balls bowled 4961 3575
Wickets 73 76
Bowling average 35.10 35.68
5 wickets in innings 5 1
10 wickets in match - n/a
Best bowling 6/66 5/32
Catches/stumpings 9/- 11/-
Source: Cricinfo, 3 March 2016

Rumesh Joseph Ratnayake (born January 2, 1964), is a former Sri Lankan cricketer who played in 23 Tests and 70 ODIs from 1982 to 1993. He is the current fast bowling coach of Sri Lanka national cricket team.[1]

Ratnayake was born in Colombo. During a career often blighted by injury, he was a strapping right arm fast-medium bowler who was capable of swinging the new ball and generating considerable pace and bounce.[citation needed] He was also a more than useful hard-hitting lower order batsman, as Test match fifties against Pakistan and England testify.

International career

One of Ratnayake's best performances came in the 1985/86 series against India, taking 20 wickets at 22 for the series. In the 2nd Test he managed 9 wickets in the match which gave Sri Lanka a rare Test win, and inaugural series victory. Other good hauls include 6 for 66 against Australia at Hobart in 1990/91 and 5 for 69 against England at Lord's.

After retirement

In July 2001 Ratnayake became the administrative team manager for the Sri Lankan national cricket team.[2]

In 2003 Ratnayake was a development officer for the Asian Cricket Council[3] and was a coach and selector for the Asian Dream Team, a composite team of lesser Asian cricketing nations that played 6 matches in Sri Lanka that year.[4]

Ratnayake was in May 2007 linked with the Sri Lankan national cricket team assistant coaching job[5] with some saying he had been given the interim coaching job.[6] Ultimately it was the deputy's job that he was offered, and later declined in June 2007.:[7]

He has also advised cricket hopefuls in Canada.[8]

In August 2011, he became the head coach of Sri Lankan national team.[9] In 8 August 2017, after Champaka Ramanayake resigned, Ratnayake was again appointed as the fast bowling coach of the national team.[10][11]

References

  1. ^ "Ratnayake to head SL's fast-bowling programme". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 8 March 2017.
  2. ^ Rediff.com July 25th, 2001 Retrieved on June 17th, 2008
  3. ^ Monsoon Rains force Reschedule Cricinfo.com, July 18th, 2003 Retrieved on June 17th, 2008
  4. ^ [1]Retrieved on June 17th, 2008
  5. ^ Rumesh to take over as assistant coach Sunday Times newspaper (Sri Lanka) Sunday May 20th, 2007 Retrieved on June 17th, 2008
  6. ^ Rumesh Ratnayake: Interim Coach of Sri Lanka SouthAsiabiz.com, May 20th, 2007 Retrieved on June 17th, 2008
  7. ^ Whither the future, Marvan, Rumesh? The Sunday Leader Vol. 14 Issue 2, July 1, 2007 Retrieved on June 17, 2008
  8. ^ Ratnayake conducts camp Caledon Enterprise newspaper (Ontario, Canada), June 5th, 2008 Retrieved on June 17th, 2008
  9. ^ [2] Cricinfo.com, Aug 3rd, 2011 Retrieved on Aug 3rd, 2011
  10. ^ "Rumesh Ratnayake to be Sri Lanka's head fast bowling coach". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 8 March 2017.
  11. ^ "Ratnayake to head SLC's fast bowling program". CricBuzz. Retrieved 8 March 2017.

External links

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