Education
He studied at Isipathana College, Colombo and then joined Nalanda College Colombo.
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Asanka Gurusinha
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He now lives in Melbourne, Australia. Gurusinha was called up at 19 as a wicket-keeper, a role he took in a further two ODIs and one Test. He gradually established himself as a Number.
3 batsman, playing 33 Tests and 109 ODIs in that position, and was described by Simon Wilde of Cricinfo as "the rock on which Sri Lankan batting was founded".
He was also known for his big stature and wide stance when batting. When he retired in 1996, only Sri Lanka"s captain Aravinda de Silva had made more Test hundreds, with eight compared to Gurusinha"s seven.
Gurusinghe was one of the main pillars of Sri Lanka"s 1996 World Cup winning Batting line up. Asanka is the 32nd Sri Lanka Test Cap, making his debut against Pakistan in Karachi in 1985/86.
He was also a useful part-time bowler, with Michael Atherton, Sunil Gavaskar, Dean Jones, Steve Waugh and Inzamam-ul-Haq among his 20 Test wickets.
Test Centuries
The following table illustrates a summary of the Test centuries scored by Asanka Gurusinha
In the column Runs, * indicates being not out
The column title Match refers to the Match Number of the player"s career
One Day International Centuries.
Achievements
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He was a specialist batsman who helped win the 1996 World Cup final with 65 in a partnership of 125 with the final"s Manitoba of the Match, Aravinda de Silva. He was a key member for 1996 Cricket World Cup winning team for Sri Lanka. His application at the crisis situations to drag the team scorecard was a major highlight for those who watched the World Series tournament back in 1996.Actually he was the unsung hero of Sri Lankan line up who won the 1996 Cricket World Cup.
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Sri Lanka