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Kaushal Silva

Kaushal Silva

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Kaushal Silva
Personal information
Full name Jayan Kaushal Silva
Born 27 May 1986 (age 30)
Colombo, Sri Lanka
Nickname Kaushi
Height 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)
Batting style Right-handed
Role Wicketkeeper/batsman
Relations Bhagya Hettiarachchi (wife) (m.2014)
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 120) 26 October 2011 v Pakistan
Last Test 19-21 May 2016 v England
Domestic team information
Years Team

Sinhalese Sports Club

Basnahira North
Career statistics
Competition Test FC LA T20
Matches 25 159 130 30
Runs scored 1,429 10,399 3,451 404
Batting average 31.06 47.05 41.08 22.44
100s/50s 2/9 32/45 4/20 0/2
Top score 139 193 126 60*
Balls bowled 0 42 0 0
Wickets 0 1 0 0
Bowling average - 33.00 - -
5 wickets in innings 0 0 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 0 0 0
Best bowling - 1/11 - -
Catches/stumpings 25/1 339/47 141/39 15/17
Source: ESPN Cricinfo, 21 May 2016
Jayan Kaushal Silva (born May 27, 1986, Colombo) is a professional Sri Lanka test cricketer. He plays for the Sinhalese Sports Club and the Sri Lankan Test team. He made his first class debut in the 2001/02 season. He is a right-handed wicket-keeper batsman.

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Early career

Silva started off his cricketing career at S. Thomas' College, Mount Lavinia, where he Captained the Fist XI team in the historic 125th The Battle of the Blues.[1] During his school career he showed his ability to scoring big runs consistently during the seasons and his knack for putting up fighting, gritty innings. Silva received strong support from his father, a well recognized cricket coach, and credits him for the solid batting technique he has developed.[2]

International career

After being a member of the Sri Lanka A side since 2009, Silva made his Test debut in October 2011 in a series against Pakistan.[3] He was selected for Sri Lanka's tour of South Africa at the end of 2011, but was dropped after the First Test.[4]
He scored his maiden test hundred against Bangladesh on 27 January 2014 at Dhaka.[5][6]

Personal life

Kaushal Silva is married to a Sri Lankan teledrama actress and a singer, Bhagya Hettiarachchi. The wedding was held on 18 April 2014 at Jaic Hilton, Colombo.[7][8][9]

Head injury

On 24 April 2016, Kaushal was struck on the head during a practice match at Pallekele cricket stadium. He was immediately airlifted to a Colombo hospital and scans suggested that no real danger occurred by the hit. He was fielded at short leg, when he struck with the ball in his back side of the head.[10] However, next day he was discharged with he recovered quickly from buises and mild injuries.[11]

International centuries

Test centuries

Kaushal Silva's Test centuries
# Runs Match Against City/Country Venue Year Result
1 139 7  Bangladesh Bangladesh Dhaka, Bangladesh Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium 2014 Won
2 125 17  Pakistan Sri Lanka Galle, Sri Lanka Galle International Stadium 2015 Lost

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