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| Full name | Muthumudalige Pushpakumara | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1981-09-26) 26 September 1981 (age 43) Colombo, Sri Lanka | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Left-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm off break | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| ODI debut (cap 142) | 27 December 2009 v India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last ODI | 5 January 2010 v India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Only T20I (cap 32) | 9 December 2009 v India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2008–2009 | Basnahira North | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2007–present | Tamil Union Cricket and Athletic Club | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2000–2007 | Colts Cricket Club | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Source: CricInfo, 10 January 2010 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Muthumudalige Pushpakumara (born 26 September 1981) is a Sri Lankan cricket coach and former international player. A left-handed batsman and right-arm off break bowler, he played three One Day International (ODI) and one Twenty20 International (T20I) matches for the Sri Lanka national cricket team between 2009 and 2010.
Early life
Pushpakumara studied at Ananda College, Colombo.
International career
He made his One Day International (ODI) debut in late 2009 against India, which was abandoned because of dangerous pitch. Pushpakumara made his only T20I appearance in the same tour in India, where Sri Lanka won the match by 29 runs.
Coaching career
Pushpakumara was appointed head coach of the Kuwait national cricket team in 2019. He was additionally appointed spin bowling coach of the Jaffna Kings for the 2021 Lanka Premier League.
Notes
- ^ "Muthumudalige Pushpakumara Joins Jaffna Kings as Spin Bowling Coach". Daily News. 24 November 2021. Retrieved 19 December 2021.
- "Match abandoned because of dangerous pitch". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
- "Sri Lanka tour of India, 1st T20I: India v Sri Lanka at Nagpur, Dec 9, 2009". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
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