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Who is Isuru Udana? කවුද මේ ඉසුරු උදාන?

Published

5 years ago

July 31, 2021

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33 හැවිරිදි ඉසුරු උදාන ශ්‍රී ලංකාව වෙනුවෙන් තරඟ 56 කට ක්‍රීඩා කර ඇති අතර කඩුලු 45 ක් දවාගෙන ඇත. ඉන්දියාව සමඟ පැවති තරඟාවලි ක්‍රීඩකයන් සංචිතයටද ඔහු ඇතුලත්ය . මෙම T20 තරඟාවලියේන් ජයග්‍රහණය කළේය. නමුත් ඔවුන්ට එක්දින ජාත්‍යන්තර තරගාවලිය 2-1 ලෙස අහිමි විය

උදාන පවෙසුවේ, තමන් තරුණ ක්‍රීඩකයන්ට ඉඩ දීමට මෙම තීරණය ගත් බවයි. “I believe the time has come for me to make way for the next generation of players,’’

‘’It is with immense pride and passion, and unfathomable commitment that I have represented and served my country.” තව දුරටත් ඉසුරු උදාන පැවසුවේ “මට මගේ රට නියෝජනය කළේ ඉතා ආඩම්බරයකින්, දැඩි ආශාවකින් සහ අප්‍රමාණ කැපවීමකින් ” යනුවෙනි.

ඔහුගේ මංගල තරඟය ලෙස 2009 දී ලංකාව වෙනුවෙන් සහභාගී උවද ඔහු උපරිම දක්ෂතාවයන් පෙන් වූයේ 2015 වසරේදීය.

ඔහු එක්දින සහ විස්සයි 20 තරඟ දෙකේදීම අර්ධ ශතකයක් වාර්තා කරමින් ඉතා හොඳ පිතිකරුවෙක් විය. ඔහු දැවැන්ත පිතිකරණයේ යෙදී පන්දු 48 කට ලකුණු 84ක් දකුණු අප්‍රිකාවට එරෙහිව 2009 දී ලබාගත්තේය.

උදාන ට්විටර් වෙබ් අඩවියේ ප්‍රකාශයක් කරමින් කියා සිටියේය. “Cricket was, is and always will be my greatest love, and I have given my 100% both on and off the field, respecting and upholding the spirit of cricket and national pride always”

“I am proud to have served my nation, and Sri Lanka Cricket with utmost dedication, commitment and passion to my fullest with a bunch of people who have touched my soul with the relationship of never-ending friendship.

“However, I believe the time has come for me to retire from international cricket and in order to make way for the next generation of players.” තව දුරටත් පැවසුවේය.

Batting & Fielding

Format	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	BF	SR	100s	50s	4s	6s	Ct
ODI	21	18	4	237	78	16.92	249	95.18	0	1	17	10	6
T20I	35	25	11	256	84*	18.28	186	137.63	0	1	16	14	4
FC	92	121	18	2539	109*	24.65	3033	83.71	2	12	256	99	59
List A	126	98	27	1513	78	21.30	1611	93.91	0	4	97	69	55
T20	164	104	37	1062	84*	15.85	820	129.51	0	1	59	56	59

Bowling

Format	Mat	Inns	Balls	Runs	Wkts	BBI	BBM	Ave	Econ	SR	4w	5w
ODI	21	21	909	950	18	3/82	3/82	52.77	6.27	50.50	0	0
T20I	35	32	631	915	27	3/11	3/11	33.88	8.70	23.30	0	0
FC	92	148	10138	6095	200	7/58	7/69	30.47	3.60	50.60	8	3
List A	126	123	5023	4556	154	5/59	5/59	29.58	5.44	32.60	4	1
T20	164	158	3172	4274	168	4/31	4/31	25.44	8.08	18.80	2	0

Cricket

Sunil Kumara Gamage Accepts SLC Resignations, Ministry Steps In

Published

12 hours ago

April 29, 2026

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Sri Lanka’s cricket administration has entered a period of transition after the government stepped in to take temporary control of the sport’s governing body.

Sports Minister Sunil Kumara Gamage has accepted the resignation of Shammi Silva and the Executive Committee of Sri Lanka Cricket, marking a significant shift in leadership.

Following the resignations, the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports announced that it would assume oversight of cricket administration under the authority granted by the Sports Law No. 25 of 1973. The decision places all operational and administrative matters of SLC under ministerial supervision with immediate effect.

Authorities indicated that the arrangement is temporary and part of a broader effort to stabilise the sport’s administration. A new committee is expected to be appointed in the coming days to examine existing issues and propose structural reforms aimed at improving governance and accountability.

The leadership’s decision to step down was communicated to the government earlier, prompting swift action to ensure continuity in the management of Sri Lanka’s most prominent sport.

Cricket

SLC President Shammi Silva and Executive Committee Step Down Effective Today

Published

15 hours ago

April 29, 2026

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The President of Sri Lanka Cricket, Shammi Silva, has officially resigned from his position with immediate effect, according to an announcement released by the board today (29).

In a significant development, all office-bearers and members of the Executive Committee have also stepped down from their respective roles, signaling a complete leadership transition within the governing body.

Sri Lanka Cricket confirmed that the decision has been formally conveyed to Anura Kumara Dissanayake and the Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports, Sunil Kumara Gamage.

No further details were immediately provided regarding the reasons behind the mass resignation or the process for appointing new leadership.

Cricket

Sri Lanka Cricket Grants Rs. 10 Million to Rising Javelin Athlete Rumesh Tharanga

Published

1 day ago

April 28, 2026

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Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) today provided a financial grant to rising javelin thrower Rumesh
Tharanga Pathirage.

This support was extended under the direction of the SLC President Mr. Shammi Silva and
the Executive Committee of Sri Lanka Cricket, following a request made by the Minister of
Youth Affairs and Sports, Sunil Kumara Gamage.

Rumesh Tharanga received the grant this evening at the SLC headquarters.
This initiative is part of SLC’s ongoing efforts to support and promote sports beyond cricket,
as well as to assist promising athletes in achieving success at the international level.