Lalith Kaluperuma
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| Full name | Lalith Wasantha Silva Kaluperuma | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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25 June 1949 (age 69) Colombo, Sri Lanka | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed batsman | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right arm off break | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Test debut (cap 6) | 17 February 1982 v England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Test | 14 March 1982 v Pakistan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ODI debut (cap 4) | 7 June 1975 v West Indies | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last ODI | 13 February 1982 v England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 22 July 2014 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Lalith Wasantha Silva Kaluperuma (born 25 June 1949, Colombo) is a former Sri Lankan Test cricketer and ODI cricketer, who played first-class cricket from 1970 to 1983. He is the 6th Sri Lankan Test cap.
Early days
He was educated at Kalutara Vidyalaya & Nalanda College Colombo.
International career
He was recognised as a good off spinner in Sri Lankan domestic cricket before their elevation to Test status, and played in Sri Lanka's inaugural Test against England at Colombo in 1981/82. However, Kaluperuma bowled 21 wicketless overs, followed by six wicketless overs in the next Test. It was evident that the captain Duleep Mendis had little faith in him, and he never returned to international cricket. He joined an unofficial Sri Lankan tour of South Africa in 1982/83, which led to a ban from international cricket.
Beyond cricket
In 2003, he joined the board of national selectors in Sri Lanka, and two years later he was made chairman of the board.
Sources
- Cricinfo page
- Cricinfo - de Mel removed from selection panel
- Launching a series of articles 'Cricket step by step with Nelson Mendis
- "Lalith Kaluperuma - Present Chairman of Selectors played in the First Test - 1982 and the First World Cup - 1975"an article called Life and times in sports by Premasara Epasinghe
- Ananda-Nalanda
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