Chaminda Vaas
Sri Lanka
Warnakulasuriya Patabendige Ushantha Chaminda Joseph Vaas
Born: 27 January 1975Major Teams: Sri Lanka.
Known As: Chaminda Vaas
Pronounced Chaminda Vaas
Batting Style: Left Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Left Arm Fast Medium
ODI Debut: 15 February 1994 v India, Rajkot
Career Record (at 1996 World Cup):
TESTS
M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct St
Batting 12 21 2 320 51 16.84 - 1 1 -
O M R W Ave Best 5w 10w Econ
Bowling 466.5 112 1117 48 23.27 6-87 4 1 2.39
ONE-DAY INTERNATIONALS
M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct St
Batting 40 24 13 197 33 17.90 - - 7 -
O M R W Ave Best 5w Econ
Bowling 333 40 1303 50 26.06 4-20 - 3.91
1996 World Cup Profile:
Chaminda Vaas has in many ways been the chief architect of Sri Lanka's upsurge in Test and one-day cricket of late. His incisive left arm pace bowling, which has invited comparisons with Wasim Akram, albeit somewhat prematurely, has given the attack the extra bite it had been missing previously. The first Sri Lankan to take 10 wickets in a Test match, and at 20 still the youngster in the team, Vaas clearly has much to give to the future of Sri Lankan and world cricket. For the moment though, he would be satisfied with a few typically hostile and destructive spells during the World Cup.help@cricinfo.com