Arjuna Ranatunga

Hon. Deshamanya
Arjuna Ranatunga
අර්ජුන රණතුංග
MP
Ministry of Petroleum Resources Development
Assumed office
22 May 2017
President Maithripala Sirisena
Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe
Preceded by Chandima Weerakkody
Minister of Ports & Shipping
In office
12 January 2015 – 22 May 2017
President Maithripala Sirisena
Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe
Preceded by Mahinda Rajapaksa
Succeeded by Mahinda Samarasinghe
Deputy Minister of Tourism
In office
2005–2008
President Mahinda Rajapaksa
Prime Minister Ratnasiri Wickremanayake
Member of the Sri Lanka Parliament
for Gampaha District
Assumed office
2015
Member of the Sri Lanka Parliament
for Kalutara District
In office
2010–2015
Member of the Sri Lanka Parliament
for Colombo District
In office
2001–2010
President of Sri Lanka Cricket
In office
2008–2009
Personal details
Born (1963-12-01) December 1, 1963
Gampaha, Ceylon (now Sri Lanka)
Nationality Sri Lankan
Political party Democratic National Movement[1][2]
(2015– present)
Sri Lanka Freedom Party
(2001 - 2010, 2015)
Democratic National Alliance
(2010 - 2015)
Other political
affiliations		 United National Front for Good Governance
(2015– present)
United People's Freedom Alliance
(2004–2010,2015)
People's Alliance
(2001–2004)
Alma mater Ananda College Colombo
Occupation Politician, Cricketer
Arjuna Ranatunga
Personal information
Nickname Captain
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Batting Left-hand
Bowling Right-arm medium
Role Batsman
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 9) 17–21 February 1982 v England
Last Test 6–10 August 2000 v South Africa
ODI debut (cap 24) 14 February 1982 v England
Last ODI 30 May 1999 v Kenya
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1982–2001 Sinhalese Sports Club
Career statistics
Competition Tests ODI
Matches 93 269
Runs scored 5,105 7,456
Batting average 35.69 35.84
100s/50s 4/38 4/49
Top score 135* 131*
Balls bowled 2120 4710
Wickets 16 79
Bowling average 65.00 47.55
5 wickets in innings 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 n/a
Best bowling 2/20 4/14
Catches/stumpings 47/– 63/–
Source: Cricinfo, 8 September 2015

Deshamanya Arjuna Ranatunga (Sinhalese: අර්ජුන රණතුංග; born 1 December 1963) is a former Sri Lankan cricketer and 1996 Cricket World Cup winning captain for Sri Lanka. Often nicknamed as Captain Cool[3], he is regarded as the pioneer to lift Sri Lankan cricket from underdog status to one of great forces in cricketing world.[4] After retirement, he worked in many posts of Sri Lanka Cricket administration.[5] Entered his father's stream of politics, Ranatunga started his political career in 2005, and now currently is the cabinet minister of Ports & Shipping.

Upon retirement from playing cricket he entered politics, joining the Sri Lanka Freedom Party and entered parliament, from Colombo District, in the 2001 elections. He served a tenure as deputy minister for tourism, and also served as the president of Sri Lanka Cricket until December 2008.[6] He joined the Democratic National Alliance in 2010 and contested the 2010 elections.

Cricket career

Captaincy

Ranatunga went on to captain Sri Lanka in 1988, taking control of the national team for the next 11 years, transforming it from a weak, routinely defeated team into a competitive and successful unit. He led the team to their greatest cricketing triumph, 1996 World Cup. His innovative captaincy took a Sri Lanka team, given little chance prior to the competition, for cricket's greatest prize. His strategies was commended by many cricketing greats and followed by other teams. He was the brain behind the strategy of scoring as many runs as possible in the first 15 overs of an ODI match in which there are field restrictions. This strategy was perfectly executed by Sanath Jayasuriya. This strategy was still followed by the batsmen in the Powerplays. He was widely recognised as a belligerent leader and was famous for defending his players at all costs regardless of what they did.[7]

Retirement

Ranatunga lost the national team captaincy in 1999 after Sri Lanka's poor showing at the World Cup in England, although he was chosen as one of five Wisden Cricketers of the Year for that year.

In June 2000, Ranatunga played in Sri Lanka's 100th Test match, becoming the only player to represent his country in their first and hundredth Test.[8][9] He retired from playing cricket in 2001.

Controversies

Fitness

Ranatunga was known for controversially calling a runner during long innings due to his level of fitness. After the second final of the One Day triangular series in Australia in the 1995/6 season, when the incident with Healy occurred, Ranatunga instructed his players not to shake the Australian players' hands. During this match, Sanath Jayasuriya and Australian paceman Glenn McGrath were also involved in physical jostling; Jayasuriya accused McGrath of racially abusing him, a claim that the bowler denied.[10]

Defence of Muralitharan

Ranatunga is also remembered for his stand in a One Day International against England. Australian Umpire Ross Emerson called Muttiah Muralitharan for throwing. (Muralitharan was subsequently cleared by bio-mechanical experts hired by the ICC.[11]) Ranatunga exchanged heated words with umpire Emerson and led his team to a point just inside the boundary line, halting play and giving the impression that he was about to forfeit the match, until the Sri Lankan management conferred with him and play resumed. English captain, Alec Stewart, was openly critical of Ranatunga's behaviour. In a comment caught on the stump microphone he was heard to say to Ranatunga "Your conduct today has been appalling for a country's captain". The match was bad-tempered, with instances of shoulder-bumping.[12]

Wrangles with Warne

There has always been between Warne and Ranatunga a grudging mutual admiration. When the former visited Sri Lanka in the aftermath of the 2004 tsunami to aid Muralitharan in his "great work"[13] there, he developed an amiable rapport with his long-time foe: "We even wagged," he confirmed later.[13] Not long after, however, Ranatunga was lambasting him in a scathing newspaper attack.

"You can't be mates with everyone," Warne wrote in his 2008 book Shane Warne's Century, serialised by The Times in September, "and if there was any way I could knock him down to number 101[14] for the purposes of this book, I'd be delighted to do so. But having taken on the task, I want to do it seriously, and the fact is that Ranatunga helped to put Sri Lanka on the cricket map. And you know what? Deep down, I'll quietly admit that I rated him as a cricketer."[13]

Political career

He entered into politics by joining the Sri Lanka Freedom Party led by Chandrika Kumaratunga, and contested the 2001 parliamentary elections with PA from Colombo District. After the UPFA victory in 2004, he was appointed Deputy Minister of Industry, Tourism and Investment Promotion.[15] In 2010, Ranatunga left the UPFA and joined the Democratic Party of the DNA led by Sarath Fonseka, and was made the deputy leader of the Democratic Party.[16][17][18] On November 2012, he resigned from the Democratic Party, but continued his affiliation with DNA.[19][20][21][22] He endorsed Maithripala Sirisena in the 2015 Presidential election, and after Sirisena's victory Ranatunga was appointed Minister of Highways, Ports & Shipping.[23][24]

Career highlights

Tests

Test debut: vs England, Colombo, 1981–1982
Last Test: vs South Africa, Colombo, 2000–2001

  • Ranatunga's highest Test batting score of 135 not out was made against Pakistan, Colombo, 1985–1986
  • His best Test bowling effort of 2 for 17 came against New Zealand, Kandy, 1983–1984
  • Ranatunga's captaincy record was as follows: 56 matches, 12 wins, 19 losses, 25 draws.
One-day Internationals

ODI Debut: vs England, Colombo, 1981–1982
Last ODI: vs Kenya, Southampton, 1999 World Cup

  • He has the record for the most number of runs scored by any batsman in ODI history at number 5 position(4675 runs) and also the first to score over 4500 ODI runs when batting at no 5 position.[25]

International centuries

The following table illustrates a summary of the Test centuries scored by Arjuna Ranatunga

  • the column , * indicates being not out
  • The column title Match refers to the Match Number of the player's career

Test centuries

Test centuries of Arjuna Ranatunga
NoRunsMatchAgainstCity/CountryVenueStart dateResult
[1]11110 IndiaSri Lanka Colombo, Sri LankaSinhalese Sports Club Ground30 August 1985Drawn
[2]135*18 PakistanSri Lanka Colombo, Sri LankaP Sara Oval22 March 1986Drawn
[3]12734 AustraliaSri Lanka Colombo, Sri LankaSinhalese Sports Club Ground17 August 1992Lost
[4]13143 South AfricaSri Lanka Moratuwa, Sri LankaTyronne Fernando Stadium25 August 1993Drawn

ODI centuries

One Day International centuries of Arjuna Ranatunga
NoRunsMatchAgainstCity/CountryVenueDateResult
[1]101*153 PakistanSouth Africa Durban, South AfricaKingsmead2 December 1994Lost
[2]102*166 PakistanPakistan Gujranwala, PakistanMunicipal Stadium29 September 1995Lost
[3]131*215 IndiaSri Lanka Colombo, Sri LankaR. Premadasa Stadium18 July 1997Won
[4]102240 New ZealandSri Lanka Colombo, Sri LankaSinhalese Sports Club Ground5 July 1998Won

International awards

One-Day International Cricket

Man of the Match awards

No Opponent Venue Date Match Performance Result
1 Australia P Sara Oval, Colombo 16 April 1983 9-0-45-1 ; 55* (39 balls: 3x4, 2x6)  Sri Lanka won by 4 wickets.[26]
2 Pakistan Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo 11 March 1986 DNB ; 74* (89 balls: 4x4, 1x6)  Pakistan won by 8 wickets.[27]
3 India Green Park, Kanpur 24 December 1986 31 (49 balls: 2x4) ; 6-1-14-4, 1 Ct.  Sri Lanka won by 117 runs.[28]
4 India Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi 13 January 1987 41 (30 balls: 2x4, 3x6) ; 10-0-42-2, 2 Ct.  India won by 6 wickets.[29]
5 India Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah 25 April 1990 8-0-40-0 ; 85* (77 balls: 4x4, 3x6)  Sri Lanka won by 3 wickets.[30]
6 India Barabati Stadium, Cuttack 28 December 1990 53 (105 balls: 1x4, 1x6) ; 10-0-36-1  Sri Lanka won by 36 runs.[31]
7 South Africa Basin Reserve, Wellington 2 March 1992 6-0-26-2, 1 Ct. ; 64* (73 balls: 6x4)  Sri Lanka won by 3 wickets.[32]
8 Zimbabwe Moin-ul-Haq Stadium, Patna 15 November 1993 59 (64 balls: 7x4) ; 5-0-24-2  Sri Lanka won by 55 runs.[33]
9 West Indies R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo 16 December 1993 2-0-16-0 ; 66* (78 balls: 3x4)  Sri Lanka won by 3 wickets.[34]
10 Pakistan Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo 11 September 1994 8-0-29-0 ; 82* (76 balls: 6x4)  Sri Lanka won by 7 wickets.[35]
11 Australia P Sara Oval, Colombo 13 September 1994 2-0-14-0 ; 59 (71 balls: 2x4, 1x6)  Sri Lanka won by 6 wickets.[36]
12 Pakistan Kingsmead Cricket Ground, Durban 2 December 1994 101* (108 balls: 8x4) ; DNB  Pakistan won by 6 wickets.[37]
13 South Africa Mangaung Oval, Bloemfontein 15 December 1994 60 (52 balls: 7x4) ; DNB, 2 Ct.  Sri Lanka won by 35 runs.[38]
14 Bangladesh Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah 6 April 1995 71 (72 balls: 2x4, 1x6) ; 5-0-24-0, 1 Ct.  Sri Lanka won by 107 runs.[39]
15 Pakistan Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi 3 October 1995 DNB ; 42 (53 balls: 3x4)  Sri Lanka won by 4 wickets.[40]
16 Pakistan Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah 17 October 1995 10-1-21-2, 1 Ct. ; DNB  Sri Lanka won by 8 wickets.[41]
17 West Indies Adelaide Oval, Adelaide 15 December 1995 10-1-24-2 ; 27 (37 balls: 2x4)  Sri Lanka won by 4 wickets.[42]
18 India R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo 18 July 1997 DNB ; 131* (152 balls: 17x4)  Sri Lanka won by 6 wickets.[43]
19 West Indies Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore 1 November 1997 DNB, 1 Ct. ; 87* (92 balls: 8x4)  Sri Lanka won by 7 wickets.[44]
20 Zimbabwe Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo 22 January 1998 DNB ; 58* (79 balls: 4x4, 2x6)  Sri Lanka won by 5 wickets.[45]
21 South Africa St George's Park, Port Elizabeth 13 April 1998 DNB, 1 Ct. ; 93* (118 balls: 9x4, 1x6)  Sri Lanka won by 6 wickets.[46]
22 New Zealand Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo 5 July 1998 102 (98 balls: 6x4, 2x6) ; DNB  Sri Lanka won by 87 runs.[47]

See also

References

Notes

  1. ↑ Edirisinghe, Dasun (21 January 2016), "DNM demands vacant UNP seat", The Island (Sri Lanka), retrieved 16 March 2016
  2. ↑ Gooneratne, Lankesh (2 February 2016), "Ekanayake scotches rumours", Ceylon Today, retrieved 16 March 2016
  3. ↑ "Sports". Sundaytimes.lk. Retrieved 2012-06-13.
  4. ↑ "Arjuna versus". Cricket Monthly. Retrieved 3 April 2017.
  5. ↑ "Ranatunga appointed head of Sri Lanka Cricket". Cricinfo. Retrieved 3 April 2017.
  6. ↑ "Ranatunga takes up Sri Lanka post". BBC News. 2 January 2008. Retrieved 2010-04-25.
  7. ↑ "Arjuna Ranatunga". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 22 Oct 2013.
  8. ↑ Shenton, p.9.
  9. ↑ "England give it a go". ESPN Cricinfo. 10 August 2017. Retrieved 10 August 2017.
  10. ↑ "World Cup final: A history of tension". The Australian. 27 April 2007.
  11. ↑ "ICC biomechanical expert says Murali was right". Cricinfo.com. Retrieved 2012-11-16.
  12. ↑ "The ugly face of cricket (24 January 1999)". Content-uk.cricinfo.com. Retrieved 2012-11-16.
  13. 1 2 3 Warne 2008.
  14. ↑ The book details Warne's selection of the 100 greatest players of his time. Ranatunga found himself at 93.
  15. ↑ "PART I : SECTION (I) — GENERAL Appointments & c., by the President" (PDF). The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Extraordinary. 1339/09. 7 May 2004. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 May 2013.
  16. ↑ "Ceylon Today | 'SF, the only person who can rescue the country'". Ceylontoday.lk. 25 May 2012. Archived from the original on 27 May 2012. Retrieved 2012-11-16.
  17. ↑ "Arjuna Ranatunga joins Gen Fonseka". Sundaytimes.lk. Retrieved 2012-11-16.
  18. ↑ "Arjuna, Tiran also to boycott SF rally?". Dwww.adaderana.lk. 18 October 2012. Archived from the original on 7 February 2015. Retrieved 2012-11-16.
  19. ↑ "Ceylon Today | MP Ranatunga resigns from DP". Ceylontoday.lk. 9 November 2012. Retrieved 2012-11-16.
  20. ↑ "Tell Bandula – Glass Box". Adaderana.lk. Archived from the original on 16 April 2012. Retrieved 2012-11-16.
  21. ↑ "Resignation not valid: SF | Breaking News". Dailymirror.lk. 11 November 2012. Retrieved 2012-11-16.
  22. ↑ "Arjuna resigns from SF's party". Dailymirror.lk. 9 November 2012. Retrieved 2012-11-16.
  23. ↑ "I will contest as the Common Candidate - Maithripala Sirisena". Ada Derana. 21 November 2014. Archived from the original on 16 April 2016. Retrieved 5 April 2016.
  24. ↑ "PART I : SECTION (I) — GENERAL Appointments & c., by the President" (PDF). The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Extraordinary. 1897/16. 18 January 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 January 2015.
  25. ↑ "HowSTAT! ODI Cricket - Most Runs for Each Batting Position". www.howstat.com. Retrieved 2017-02-21.
  26. ↑ "1982-1983 Sri Lanka v Australia - 2nd Match - Colombo".
  27. ↑ "1985-1986 Sri Lanka v Pakistan - 4th Match - Colombo".
  28. ↑ "1986-1987 India v Sri Lanka - 1st Match - Kanpur".
  29. ↑ "1986-1987 India v Sri Lanka - 3rd Match - Delhi".
  30. ↑ "1989-1990 Austral-Asia Cup - 1st Match - India v Sri Lanka - Sharjah".
  31. ↑ "1990-1991 Asia Cup - 2nd Match - India v Sri Lanka - Cuttack".
  32. ↑ "1991-1992 Benson & Hedges World Cup - 14th Match - South Africa v Sri Lanka - Wellington".
  33. ↑ "1993-1994 C.A.B. Jubilee Tournament - 5th Match - Sri Lanka v Zimbabwe - Patna".
  34. ↑ "1993-1994 Sri Lanka v West Indies - 2nd Match - Colombo".
  35. ↑ "1994-1995 Singer World Series - 5th Match - Sri Lanka v Pakistan - Colombo".
  36. ↑ "1994-1995 Singer World Series - 6th Match - Sri Lanka v Australia - Colombo".
  37. ↑ "1994-1995 Mandela Trophy - 1st Match - Pakistan v Sri Lanka - Durban".
  38. ↑ "1994-1995 Mandela Trophy - 8th Match - South Africa v Sri Lanka - Bloemfontein".
  39. ↑ "1994-1995 Pepsi Asia Cup - 2nd Match - Bangladesh v Sri Lanka - Sharjah".
  40. ↑ "1995-1996 Pakistan v Sri Lanka - 3rd Match - Rawalpindi".
  41. ↑ "1995-1996 Singer Champions Trophy - 6th Match - Pakistan v Sri Lanka - Sharjah".
  42. ↑ "1995-1996 Benson & Hedges World Series - 1st Match - Sri Lanka v West Indies - Adelaide".
  43. ↑ "1997-1998 Pepsi Asia Cup - 3rd Match - Sri Lanka v India - Colombo".
  44. ↑ "1997-1998 Wills Quadrangular Tournament - 1st Match - Sri Lanka v West Indies - Lahore".
  45. ↑ "1997-1998 Sri Lanka v Zimbabwe - 1st Match - Colombo".
  46. ↑ "1997-1998 Standard Bank International - 6th Match - South Africa v Sri Lanka - Port Elizabeth".
  47. ↑ "1997-1998 Singer-Akai Nidahas Trophy - 9th Match - Sri Lanka v New Zealand - Colombo".
Preceded by
Ranjan Madugalle		 Sri Lankan Test and ODI Captain
1988 -1999		 Succeeded by
Sanath Jayasuriya
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