Full name Asanka Pradeep Gurusinha
Born September 16, 1966, Colombo
Current age 54 years 164 days
Major teams Sri Lanka, Nondescripts Cricket Club, Sinhalese Sports Club
Batting style Left-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm medium
Fielding position Wicketkeeper
| Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 6s | Ct | St | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tests | 41 | 70 | 7 | 2452 | 143 | 38.92 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 33 | 0 | ||
| ODIs | 147 | 143 | 5 | 3902 | 117* | 28.27 | 6409 | 60.88 | 2 | 22 | 49 | 0 | |
| First-class | 124 | 183 | 19 | 7169 | 162 | 43.71 | 20 | 32 | 89 | 0 | |||
| List A | 173 | 169 | 6 | 4365 | 117* | 26.77 | 2 | 23 | 56 | 0 |
| Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tests | 41 | 39 | 1408 | 681 | 20 | 2/7 | 4/68 | 34.05 | 2.90 | 70.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ODIs | 147 | 55 | 1585 | 1354 | 26 | 2/25 | 2/25 | 52.07 | 5.12 | 60.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| First-class | 124 | 5142 | 2298 | 107 | 5/54 | 21.47 | 2.68 | 48.0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| List A | 173 | 2035 | 1676 | 39 | 3/36 | 3/36 | 42.97 | 4.94 | 52.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Test debut | Pakistan v Sri Lanka at Karachi, Nov 7-11, 1985 scorecard |
| Last Test | Sri Lanka v Zimbabwe at Colombo (SSC), Sep 18-21, 1996 scorecard |
| Test statistics | |
| ODI debut | Pakistan v Sri Lanka at Hyderabad (Sind), Nov 3, 1985 scorecard |
| Last ODI | Pakistan v Sri Lanka at Sharjah, Nov 8, 1996 scorecard |
| ODI statistics | |
| First-class span | 1984/85 - 1996/97 |
| List A span | 1984/85 - 1996/97 |
| Bat & Bowl | Team | Opposition | Ground | Match Date | Scorecard |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | SL Masters | v WI Masters | Bridgetown | 27 Nov 2009 | Other T20 |
Wisden overview
A technically accomplished No. 3, Asanka Gurusinha was the rock on which the Sri Lankan batting was founded for 11 years. His gutsy lone battles earned the respect of opponents around the world: a Sri Lankan total of 82 in Chandigarh in 1990-91 contained an unbeaten Gurusinha half-century; at Melbourne in 1995-96, he scored 143 to his team-mates' 144; and with Aravinda de Silva's help, he turned the tables on Australia in the 1996 World Cup final with another half-century. He started Test cricket as a teenager as a wicketkeeper-batsman, but retired prematurely a year after the World Cup triumph after refusing to return home for training from a season of club cricket in Melbourne, where he now lives. He was badly missed. Simon Wilde
- Asanka Gurusinha appointed head coach of Nigeria (Dec 1, 2020)
- Chandika Hathurusingha, Graeme Labrooy part of new Cricket Advisory Committee (Nov 5, 2018)
- Chandimal to miss four more games over spirit of cricket breach (Jul 16, 2018)
- Chandimal, Hathurusingha out of South Africa Tests (Jul 11, 2018)
- Sri Lanka to ask ICC for leniency in Chandimal case (Jun 30, 2018)
Jun 16, 2018
Sri Lanka team manager Asanka Gurusinha speaks with a match official
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Aug 11, 2017
Asanka Gurusinha, Sanath Jayasuriya, and Dinesh Chandimal have a chat
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Apr 3, 2017
Chief selector Sanath Jayasuriya talks to captain Upul Tharanga and cricket manager Asanka Gurusinha
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