Gamini Wickremasinghe

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Gamini Wickremasinghe
Personal information
Full name
Anguppulige Gamini Dayantha Wickremasinghe
Born27 December 1965 (1965-12-27) (age 58)
Colombo, Sri Lanka
BattingRight-handed
BowlingWicket-keeper
International information
National side
Test debut(cap  44)8 December 1989 v  Australia
Last Test6 December 1992 v  New Zealand
ODI debut(cap  68)4 December 1992 v  New Zealand
Last ODI2 February 1993 v  Pakistan
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI
Matches34
Runs scored172
Batting average 8.502.00
100s/50s0/00/0
Top score13*2
Catches/stumpings 9/12/4
Source: Cricinfo, 1 May 2006

Anguppulige Gamini Dayantha Wickremasinghe (born 27 December 1965), or Gamini Wickremasinghe, is a former Sri Lankan cricketer who played three Test matches and four One Day International between 1989 and 1993. He was born at Colombo and studied at Nalanda College Colombo.

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Selection committee

On 15 September 2017, Wickremasinghe was appointed as one of the selectors of the Sri Lanka national cricket team. He along with former selector, Asanka Gurusinha and three new persons included former national team manager Jeryl Woutersz, and former domestic Sri Lankan cricketer, Sajith Fernando was appointed to the committee with the chief selector Graeme Labrooy. [1]

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References

  1. "Gurusinha reappointed selector after resigning". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 19 September 2017.