Pubudu Dassanayake

Pubudu Dassanayake
	File:Pubudu Dassanayake.jpg Dassanayake at Ncell NPL press conference 2014
Personal information
Born	July 11, 1970 (age 54); Kandy, Central Province, Sri Lanka
Batting	Right-hand bat
Bowling	-
Role	Wicketkeeper Batsman
Career statistics
	Source: Cricinfo, 9 February 2006

Pubudu Bathiya Dassanayake (born July 11, 1970; Kandy) is a Sri Lankan cricketer who played in 11 Tests and 16 ODIs from 1993 to 1994 and is the former head coach of Nepal National Cricket Team.^[1]

Sri Lanka Career

Chosen as the wicket keeper for the 1993 home Test series against South Africa he made his debut in the first match without making much of an impression, keeping solidly behind the wickets while making seven in his only turn at batting.

Promoted up the batting order in an effort to negate the South African fast bowlers in the last match of the series he stepped up bravely, but was ineffective, making only eight runs in the process. Although he was the first choice wicket keeper for Sri Lanka from 1993 to 1994, the selectors soon realised that his batting was not up to international standards.

He was subsequently dropped for the tour of New Zealand in 1994/95 season. He continued to play First Class cricket in Sri Lanka, and made a return onto the international scene with the Sri Lanka A cricket team in 1998.

Canada Career

He has played for Canada in the ICC Trophy averaging 15.20 with the bat and accounting for eight dismissals with 5 catches/3 stumpings.

Coaching Career

Canada Career

In August 2007 he was named as permanent coach of Canada, having been in temporary charge since June, replacing Andy Pick. Dassanayake coached Canada for almost 4 years leading them to the 2011 Cricket World Cup where the country won only its second ever World Cup Match. Following the world cup, Dassanayake elected not to renew his contract with Cricket Canada.

Nepal Career

Cricket Association of Nepal (CAN) appointed him as the coach of Nepal national cricket team on August 23, 2011, for six months.^[2] Fellow Sri Lankan Roy Dias coached Nepal cricket team for 9 years before leaving in 2011.

Dassanayake has been a prolific sculptor in shaping Nepalese cricket. On his coaching Nepal has clinched [2013 ICC World Cricket League Division Three]]. So far Dassannayake has been true to his words about Nepalese cricket. Three years back he had mentioned in a press conference at the Tribhuvan International Airport that he would make Nepal cricket team play ICC Cricket World Cup so far on his coaching, Nepal cricket team has made a place in the 2014 ICC World Twenty20 held at Bangladesh.

He believed of Nepal being in division l but Nepal could only manage not being relegated from 2015 ICC World Cricket League Division Two under his coaching Nepal will be playing the ICC Cricket World Cup with the associate teams.

In October 2015, Dassanayake stepped down as Nepal coach, citing personal reasons, ending his four year tenure in the role. His last game was against Papua New Guinea in November 2015.^[3]

References

^ "Cricket coach Dassanayake's term extended by a year Govt to look after coach's expenses". The Kathmandu Post. Retrieved 4 July 2014.
^ http://nepaliblogger.com/?p=3611
^ "Dassanayake steps down as Nepal coach". ESPN. 6 October 2015.

External links

Template:Nepal Squad 2014 ICC World Twenty20

[1] "Cricket coach Dassanayake's term extended by a year Govt to look after coach's expenses". The Kathmandu Post. Retrieved 4 July 2014.

[2] ttp://nepaliblogger.com/?p=3611

[3] "Dassanayake steps down as Nepal coach". ESPN. 6 October 2015.

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