Asanka Gurusinha
Sri Lanka
Asanka Pradeep Gurusinha
Born: 19 June 1966, ColomboMajor Teams: Sri Lanka, Sinhalese Sports Club.
Known As: Asanka Gurusinha
Pronounced Asanka Gurusinha
Batting Style: Left Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Medium
ODI Debut: 3 November 1985 v Pakistan, Hyderabad
Career Record (at 1996 World Cup):
TESTS
M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct St
Batting 39 68 7 2312 143 37.90 7 6 30 -
O M R W Ave Best 5w 10w Econ
Bowling 227.4 46 674 20 33.70 2-7 - - 2.96
ONE-DAY INTERNATIONALS
M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct St
Batting 128 126 5 3345 117* 27.64 2 18 45 -
O M R W Ave Best 5w Econ
Bowling 262.1 8 1337 26 51.42 2-25 - 5.09
WORLD CUP
M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct St
Batting 12 11 0 181 37 16.45 - - 2 -
O M R W Ave Best 5w Econ
Bowling 53 0 307 7 43.85 2-67 - 5.79
1996 World Cup Profile:
Widely reknowned and often remembered for his dour and dogged determination, Asanka Gurusinha has proven to be as important to Sri Lanka's One Day XI as he is to their Test team. The highly-experienced left hand batsman has made the problematic number 3 position his own. He lends to the team a solidity which is essential against a framework of dashing stroke players, but to suggest that he is a 'strokeless wonder' as some have done is to do him a grave injustice. His fluent driving on both sides of the wicket is particularly notable, and once set he rarely fails to provide Sri Lanka with a solid foundation, which he often builds upon himself. Gurusinha is also a more than useful medium pace swing bowler, and given the right conditions his crafty in-dippers are not easy for opposing batsmen to handle.help@cricinfo.com