Kumar Chokshanada Sangakkara is a cricket commentator, former cricketer and captain of the Sri Lankan national team. He is regarded as one of the greatest batsmen of all time. Sangakkara scored 28,016 runs in international cricket across all formats in a career that spanned 15 years. At retirement, he was the second-highest run-scorer in ODI cricket and sixth-highest run scorer in Test cricket.
Tillakaratne Mudiyanselage Dilshan is a former Sri Lankan cricketer and former captain of the Sri Lanka national cricket team. As the best rated Sri Lankan player in run-chases in ODI history, he is often regarded as one of the innovative and greatest ODI batsmen of all time. Dilshan is considered to be a rare example of a cricketer with notable skills in all aspects of the game, who can bat, bowl, field and keep wicket. He is an aggressive right-hand batsman who invented the scoop, which has come to be known as the Dilscoop, a shot that hits the ball over the keeper. Apart from being an opening batsman, he is also a capable off-break bowler. Energetic in the field, he usually fields at the point region.
Herath Mudiyanselage Rangana Keerthi Bandara Herath, commonly known as Rangana Herath, is a former Sri Lankan cricketer, who played all forms of the game and a former Test captain for Sri Lanka. Considered as one of the greatest spin bowlers of all time, Herath is the most successful left arm bowler in Test Cricket history.
Denagamage Praboth Mahela de Silva Jayawardene, known as Mahela Jayawardene, is a Sri Lankan cricket coach and former cricketer. Jayawardene made his Test cricket debut in 1997 and his One Day International (ODI) debut the following season. In 2006 he made the highest ever score by a Sri Lankan in Test cricket, scoring 374 in the second Test of Sri Lanka's home series against South Africa. He has a test cricket average of just under 50 and a One Day average in the 30s. He is the first player in the history of Sri Lankan cricket to score over 10,000 Test runs. He is also the second Sri Lankan player to score more than 10,000 runs in ODIs.
Roy Luke Dias is a former Sri Lankan cricketer who played Tests and ODIs for Sri Lanka.
Bandula Warnapura is a former Sri Lankan cricketer and captain of the Sri Lankan cricket team. He played 4 Test matches and 12 One Day Internationals (ODI) during his international cricketing career from 1975 to 1982. He was a right-handed opening batsman and a right-handed medium pace bowler.
Amunugama Rajapakse Rajakaruna Abeykoon Panditha Wasalamudiyanse Ralahamilage Rajith Krishantha Bandara Amunugama, better known as Rajith Amunugama is a former Sri Lankan cricketer. He was a left-handed batsman and bowled right-arm medium pace. His first-class cricket career consisted of 102 matches played mainly for the Tamil Union Club and Kurunegala Youth.
Chamara Kantha Kapugedera, commonly Chamara Kapugedera is a former professional Sri Lankan cricketer who played limited over internationals, and was a former ODI captain. He was a permanent member in the national team from the debut match to until 2010, and finally poor performances dropped him from the squad, until comeback in 2015. He is an alumnus of Dharmaraja College, Kandy. He was also a member of the first Twenty20 International match for Sri Lanka, and capped no. 6. Kapugedara re-entered the national side in the mid-2015 and played the role of a middle order batsmen. In December 2019, he retired from all forms of cricket.
Mahawaduge Dilruwan Kamalaneth Perera or Dilruwan Perera, is a professional Sri Lankan cricketer, who currently plays for Tests and ODIs. He plays domestically for the Colts Cricket Club. An allrounder, Perera is a right-arm offbreak bowler and right-handed batsman. He is the quickest Sri Lankan bowler to reach both 50 and 100 Test wickets and 100 Test wickets in Sri Lanka. Dilruwan is a past student of Sri Sumangala College.
Malintha Krishantha Gajanayake is a Sri Lankan first class cricketer. He is a right-handed middle order batsman.
Ranasinghe Arachchige Suranga Lakmal, commonly Suranga Lakmal, is a professional Sri Lankan cricketer, who plays in all formats of the game and is a former Test cricket captain. He is a right-arm fast bowler and right-handed batsman. He started his cricket life in Debarawewa National School, Tissamaharama. He was first included in the national squad for the tour of Pakistan in 2008-2009 and was reported to have been injured in the attack on the Sri Lankan team by terrorists.
Lokuge Dinesh Chandimal is a professional Sri Lankan cricketer of the Sri Lanka national cricket team and a former captain of all formats. A handy and agile right-handed batsman who sometimes plays as the wicket-keeper middle order batsman, Chandimal was the first captain to lead Sri Lanka in their first day-night Test match.
Hettige Don Rumesh Lahiru Thirimanne, known as Lahiru Thirimanne is a professional Sri Lankan cricketer, and a former ODI captain. He is a left-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-fast bowler, and also acted as the vice-captain of the Sri Lanka One Day International team, when he was dropped from the team after poor performances. He was recalled in 2018 for the national team.
Pramod Bhanuka Bandara Rajapaksa, popularly as Bhanuka Rajapaksa(born 24 October 1991), is a professional Sri Lankan cricketer, who plays Twenty20 Internationals for Sri Lanka. He is a left-handed batsman who bowls right-arm medium-fast. He was born in Colombo. Even though with a prolific domestic career for many years, Rajapaksa had to wait for 10 years for international debut he was called for the Pakistan series in 2019.
Frank Dimuth Madushanka Karunaratne, popularly known as Dimuth Karunaratne, is a professional Sri Lankan cricketer and current captain of the Sri Lanka Test and One-Day International (ODI) cricket teams. He is a left-handed red ball specialist who represents the country in both Tests and ODIs, and plays first-class cricket for the Sinhalese Sports Club. Karunaratne is the opening batsman for Sri Lanka in Test cricket.
Eldenia Medagedara Dilshan yasika Munaweera, commonly known as Dilshan Munaweera, is a professional Sri Lankan cricketer, who plays limited over formats for the national side. He is a member of 2012 ICC World Twenty20 for Sri Lanka,He is a right-handed batsman, who can hit very hard and a handy [off break]] bowler.
Sir Ukwatte Acharige Jayasundera was a prominent Ceylonese criminal lawyer and politician.
Lahiru Dilshan Madushanka, is a professional Sri Lankan cricketer, who plays for limited over internationals. A handy right handed batsman, Madushanka bowls right-arm medium-fast. He was born in Elahera, Polonnaruwa. He is an old Thomian of St. Thomas' College, Matale.
Athula Krishantha is a Sri Lankan cricketer. He made his List A debut for Vauniya District in the 2016–17 Districts One Day Tournament on 19 March 2017. He made his Twenty20 debut for Police Sports Club in the 2018–19 SLC Twenty20 Tournament on 15 February 2019.
Romesh Krishantha is a Sri Lankan cricketer. He made his List A debut for Puttalam District in the 2016–17 Districts One Day Tournament on 25 March 2017.
