Bhanuka Rajapaksa
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Bhanuka Rajapaksa is a Sri Lankan cricket
er. Rajapaksa is a left-handed batsman who bowls right-arm medium-fast
. He was born in Colombo
.
As a student of Royal College, Bhanuka started his cricket career after giving up swimming. Ever since, he has been a legend in the making with extraordinary all-round performance. He was specially recognized for his skills with the bat. Been recognized as one of the best contemporary school level batsmen, he has always been a key strength in the Royal College team as a batsman as well as a dependable medium pace bowler.
Rajapaksa was selected for the 2010 Under-19 World Cup in New Zealand
as one of the team's key batsmen. He lived up to his reputation, by finishing the leading run-scorer for his country with 253 runs. He had an excellent tour of Australia
with the U-19 team in 2009, smashing 154 off 111 balls in a one-dayer and ended the series as the leading run-getter. He compares his batting style to Adam Gilchrist
. His other sporting interests include squash and swimming.
In 2011, Bhanuka became only the third individual to be adjudged as the 'Schoolboy Cricketer of the Year' twice in the country's premier school sector awarding ceremony 'Observer-Mobitel Schoolboy Cricketer of the year'. He was adjudged the Young Emerging Player of Under 19 Category at 'CEAT Sri Lanka Cricket Awards' 2011.
In domestic cricket, Rajapaksa represents the Sinhalese Sports Club
in Sri Lankan domestic cricket and has also played for Barisal Blazers
in Bangladesh's NCL T20 Bangladesh.
Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
er. Rajapaksa is a left-handed batsman who bowls right-arm medium-fast
Seam bowling
Seam bowling is a phrase used for a bowling technique in cricket whereby the ball is deliberately bowled on to its seam, to cause a random deviation. Practitioners are known as seam bowlers or seamers....
. He was born in Colombo
Colombo
Colombo is the largest city of Sri Lanka. It is located on the west coast of the island and adjacent to Sri Jayawardenapura Kotte, the capital of Sri Lanka. Colombo is often referred to as the capital of the country, since Sri Jayawardenapura Kotte is a satellite city of Colombo...
.
As a student of Royal College, Bhanuka started his cricket career after giving up swimming. Ever since, he has been a legend in the making with extraordinary all-round performance. He was specially recognized for his skills with the bat. Been recognized as one of the best contemporary school level batsmen, he has always been a key strength in the Royal College team as a batsman as well as a dependable medium pace bowler.
Rajapaksa was selected for the 2010 Under-19 World Cup in New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
as one of the team's key batsmen. He lived up to his reputation, by finishing the leading run-scorer for his country with 253 runs. He had an excellent tour of Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
with the U-19 team in 2009, smashing 154 off 111 balls in a one-dayer and ended the series as the leading run-getter. He compares his batting style to Adam Gilchrist
Adam Gilchrist
Adam Craig Gilchrist AM , nicknamed "Gilly" or "Churchy", is an Australian international cricketer who currently captains Kings XI Punjab and recently captained Middlesex. He is an attacking left-handed batsman and record-breaking wicket-keeper, who redefined the role for the Australian national...
. His other sporting interests include squash and swimming.
In 2011, Bhanuka became only the third individual to be adjudged as the 'Schoolboy Cricketer of the Year' twice in the country's premier school sector awarding ceremony 'Observer-Mobitel Schoolboy Cricketer of the year'. He was adjudged the Young Emerging Player of Under 19 Category at 'CEAT Sri Lanka Cricket Awards' 2011.
In domestic cricket, Rajapaksa represents the Sinhalese Sports Club
Sinhalese Sports Club
The Sinhalese Sports Club is a first-class cricket club in Sri Lanka. Sinhalese is the most successful club in Sri Lankan domestic cricket, having won the Premier Trophy a record 30 times to 2008.-History:-Honours:...
in Sri Lankan domestic cricket and has also played for Barisal Blazers
Barisal Blazers
Barisal Blazers is the franchise representing Barisal in the Bangladesh NCL Twenty20, a Twenty20 cricket tournament. The team is led by Shahriar Nafees. Shahriar Nafees is the team's Icon Player. The official colors are green and black. The team also has thre players who are iconic...
in Bangladesh's NCL T20 Bangladesh.
External links
- Bhanuka Rajapaksa at Cricinfo
- Bhanuka Rajapaksa at CricketArchiveCricketArchiveCricketArchive is a website that aims to provide a comprehensive archive of records relating to the sport of cricket. It claims to be the most comprehensive cricket database on the internet, including scorecards for all matches of first-class cricket , List A cricket , Women's Test cricket and...