Full name Kaushik Naginda Amalean
Born April 7, 1965, Colombo
Current age 53 years 288 days
Major teams Sri Lanka
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm fast-medium
| Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s | Ct | St | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tests | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 7* | 9.00 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| ODIs | 8 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 9 | 7.50 | 26 | 57.69 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| First-class | 5 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 7* | 6.50 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||
| List A | 14 | 5 | 1 | 22 | 9 | 5.50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tests | 2 | 2 | 244 | 156 | 7 | 4/97 | 4/97 | 22.28 | 3.83 | 34.8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| ODIs | 8 | 8 | 318 | 207 | 9 | 4/46 | 4/46 | 23.00 | 3.90 | 35.3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| First-class | 5 | 640 | 362 | 13 | 4/97 | 27.84 | 3.39 | 49.2 | 0 | 0 | |||
| List A | 14 | 594 | 385 | 12 | 4/46 | 4/46 | 32.08 | 3.88 | 49.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Test debut | Sri Lanka v Pakistan at Colombo (PSS), Mar 22-27, 1986 scorecard |
| Last Test | Australia v Sri Lanka at Perth, Feb 12-15, 1988 scorecard |
| Test statistics | |
| ODI debut | Sri Lanka v Pakistan at Moratuwa, Mar 8, 1986 scorecard |
| Last ODI | New Zealand v Sri Lanka at Sharjah, Mar 29, 1988 scorecard |
| ODI statistics | |
| First-class span | 1985/86 - 1987/88 |
| List A span | 1984/85 - 1987/88 |
Kaushik Amalean was selected to play for Sri Lanka as a twenty year old in the final Test of the 1985-86 home series against Pakistan. An impressive display against an England B team had brought his name to the selectors attention. A right-arm fast-medium bowler, he was capable of bowling at a sharp pace gaining inswing with his action. Given the new ball he responded by taking 3 for 59, including the wickets of Moshin Khan and Javed Miandad. Amalean's only other Test match was played on the 1987-88 tour to Australia, when Sri Lanka were crushed at Perth in the one-off Test, though Amalean took a respectable 4 for 97 in Australia's only innings.
Johann P Jayasekera