Dulip Liyanage
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Dulip Kapila Liyanage is a Sri Lanka
n cricketer. He is a left-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-fast bowler.
Liyanage made his Test debut in the same Test as Muttiah Muralitharan
in 1992-93, and when bowling, captured the wicket of Tom Moody
with his third ball. He went wicketless during the summers against India
in 1993-94, and didn't return until 1997. Following this he played in several One-day internationals before injury in Pakistan
ruled him out again.
Dulip continued to dominate in 1st Class Cricket representing Colts Cricket Club in Colombo, Sri Lanka as an attacking All-Rounder, which earned him the opportunity of representing Sri Lanka in Hong Kong International Cricket Sixes tournament(2003) as Captain/Manager.
Since 2006/07 Australian season, Dulip has been contracted as a coach/player at the East Ivanhoe Saints Cricket Club in Victoria. Being an ECB Level-2 qualified coach, Dulip is currently associated with Cricket Victoria in a coaching capacity.
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka is a country off the southern coast of the Indian subcontinent. Known until 1972 as Ceylon , Sri Lanka is an island surrounded by the Indian Ocean, the Gulf of Mannar and the Palk Strait, and lies in the vicinity of India and the...
n cricketer. He is a left-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-fast bowler.
Liyanage made his Test debut in the same Test as Muttiah Muralitharan
Muttiah Muralitharan
Muttiah Muralitharan , often referred to as Murali, is a former Sri Lankan cricketer who was rated the greatest Test match bowler ever by Wisden Cricketers' Almanack in 2002...
in 1992-93, and when bowling, captured the wicket of Tom Moody
Tom Moody
Thomas Masson Moody is a former Australian cricketer and coach of the Sri Lankan cricket team. Today he is the coach for the IPL team Kings XI Punjab...
with his third ball. He went wicketless during the summers against India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
in 1993-94, and didn't return until 1997. Following this he played in several One-day internationals before injury in Pakistan
Pakistan
Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...
ruled him out again.
Dulip continued to dominate in 1st Class Cricket representing Colts Cricket Club in Colombo, Sri Lanka as an attacking All-Rounder, which earned him the opportunity of representing Sri Lanka in Hong Kong International Cricket Sixes tournament(2003) as Captain/Manager.
Since 2006/07 Australian season, Dulip has been contracted as a coach/player at the East Ivanhoe Saints Cricket Club in Victoria. Being an ECB Level-2 qualified coach, Dulip is currently associated with Cricket Victoria in a coaching capacity.