Gihan Rupasinghe Explained

Gihan Rupasinghe
ගිහාන් රූපසිංහ
Country:Sri Lanka
Fullname:Rupasinghe Jayawardene Mudiyanselage Gihan Madushanka Rupasinghe
Birth Date:5 March 1986
Birth Place:Watupitiwala, Sri Lanka
Batting:Left-handed
Bowling:Right arm leg-break
International:true
Internationalspan:2009–present
T20idebutdate:2 September
T20idebutyear:2009
T20idebutagainst:New Zealand
T20icap:30
Lastt20idate:4 September
Lastt20iyear:2009
Lastt20iagainst:New Zealand
Club1:Tamil Union Cricket and Athletic Club
Club2:Basnahira South
Columns:1
Column1:T20I
Matches1:2
Runs1:33
Bat Avg1:16.50
100S/50S1:0/0
Top Score1:18
Deliveries1:
Wickets1:
Bowl Avg1:
Fivefor1:
Tenfor1:
Best Bowling1:
Catches/Stumpings1:1/–
Date:5 September
Year:2009
Source:http://www.espncricinfo.com/srilanka/content/player/218430.html Cricinfo

Rupasinghe Jayawardene Mudiyanselage Gihan Madushanka Rupasinghe (born March 5, 1986, in Watupitiwala) is a professional Sri Lankan T20I cricketer.

International career

Rupasinghe is the 30th Twenty20 International captain for Sri Lanka. He made his T20I debut on 2 September, 2009, against New Zealand.

School and domestic career

He was educated at Nalanda College Colombo. Rupasinghe was OBSERVER-BATA Schoolboy Cricketer in 2006 and also became the best all-rounder in 2006. He captained Nalanda College's first XI team in 2006. Rupasinghe played for Sri Lanka School's under-17 team, at the Asian Schools Cricket Tournament, held in Sri Lanka in 2002; and toured with the Sri Lanka under-19 cricket team to Pakistan in 2005. He was included to the 2004 Under-19 Cricket World Cup Squad as well.

In November 2021, he was selected to play for the Colombo Stars following the players' draft for the 2021 Lanka Premier League.[1]

References

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Kusal Perera, Angelo Mathews miss out on LPL drafts . ESPN Cricinfo . 10 November 2021.