Rohitha Kottahachchi

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Rohitha Kottahachchi
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Born (1971-08-09) 9 August 1971 (age 52)
Kalutara, Sri Lanka
Source: Cricinfo, 9 October 2015

Rohitha Kottahachchi (born 9 August 1971) is a Sri Lankan former first class cricketer. [1] He is now an umpire, [2] and stood in a tour match between Sri Lanka Board President's XI and West Indians in October 2015. [3]

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References

  1. "Rohitha Kottahachchi". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 9 October 2015.
  2. "Sri Lanka Cricket offers Annual Contracts for First-Class Umpires". The Sunday Reader. Retrieved 4 June 2022.
  3. "West Indies tour of Sri Lanka, Tour Match: Sri Lanka Board President's XI v West Indians at Colombo (SSC), Oct 9-11, 2015". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 9 October 2015.