Nuwan Kulasekara
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Kulasekara Mudiyanselage Dinesh Nuwan Kulasekara, නුවන් කුලසේකර (born 22 July 1982 in
Nittambuwa) is a
Sri Lankan cricketer. He was educated at the
Bandaranayake College,
Gampaha. He is generally considered as a useful and effective medium
pace bowler, who can swing the ball in first few overs, and also a
perfect batman who can bat.
International debut
Kulasekera made his
One Day International debut against
England at
Dambulla
on 18 November 2003. He took 2–19 as England were bowled out for 88,
and Sri Lanka took less than 14 overs to win by 10 wickets.
He made his
Test cricket debut against
New Zealand at
Napier on 4 April 2005. He took only one wicket, and scored a duck, as the match was drawn.
IPL 2011
Kulasekara joined the
Chennai Super Kings for a price of $100,000 to play for their team in the IPL 2011.
Bowling style
Kulasekara, who hustles in from a long run – up, has a lovely smooth
action which helps him to hurl the ball at a lively pace, getting enough
seam movement both ways to trouble the batsman . He skills lie in his
ability to produce inswing and he is well known for his moderate nature
to the batsmen, seldom being overly aggressive. He is regarded as one of
the best swing bowlers currently playing cricket.
Break through
He came of age in the year 2008, when he took 47 wickets – which
propelled him to the top spot in the ICC ODI rankings for bowlers. The
retirement of Chaminda Vaas and the inconsistency of Lasith Malinga
proved to be a boon for Kulasekara as he leapfrogged them to emerge as
the strike bowler of the Lankan side.
He scored his first Test fifty against England in the 1st Test at
Lord's in May 2006, batting out much of the fifth day to save the match.
He was the No. 1 ranked ODI bowler for a few months in 2009 when he reached his highest ratings (727).
He is currently ranked in sixth place of bowling both in the world
ODI and T20I formats due to his ability to swing the ball both in and
out.
He picked up his first five wicket haul in 3rd ODI against Australia
at Brisbane on 18 January 2013. He recorded his best bowling figures
5/22 in this match.
Batting
Kulasekara has often played some late order cameos in the shorter
format of the game and employs a daring approach with the willow at the
crease. A sturdy batsman, he has proved to be quite a tough man to
dislodge in the Test format . In ODI's, he is occasionally sent in as a
pinch hitter for Sri Lanka, notably with a score of 58* in the 2013 Champions Trophy to assist
Kumar Sangakkara in beating England, in the second group game.
International performances
One Day International half-centuries
International five-wicket hauls
ODI 5 wicket hauls
International Awards
Test Cricket
Player of the Series awards
- In this table Ct., refers to the Catches.
Man of the match awards
- In this table Ct., refers to the Catches.
| S No |
Series |
Season |
Match Performance |
Result |
| 1 |
2nd Test – Pakistan in Sri Lanka Test Series |
2009 |
1st Innings – 11 ; 4/21. 2nd Innings - DNB ; 4/37. |
 Sri Lanka Won by 7 wickets[2] |
One-Day International Cricket
Player of the series awards
One Day Internationals - Man of the Match awards
Twenty20 International Cricket
Man of the series awards
Twenty20 International Cricket – Man of the match awards
References
New Zealand
Australia
England
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