Prabath Nissanka
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Ratnayake Arachchige Prabath Nissanka (born October 25, 1980 in Ambalantota
) is a Sri Lanka
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er. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-fast bowler.
Having had an impressive debut in Sharjah
in October 2001, picking up two wickets in the process, Nissanka (who is prone to suffering from various ailments on his knees) soon found himself subject to an attack by Naved Latif
and Inzamam-ul-Haq
upon the following meeting of the two teams. Nissanka also played List A cricket between 1998 and 2003. He is a member of the MRF Foundation for pace bowlers.
Unfortunately his career was cut short due to his injury problems.Doctors have said that the probability of him playing competitive cricket ever in his life again is minimum.
He is now working on a career as a physical trainer.
Ambalantota
Ambalantota is a coastal town in southern Sri Lanka. It's located inSouthern Province in Hambantota District between Matara and Hambantota.The Walave River meets sea at near place to Ambalantota....
) is a Sri Lanka
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 cricket
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. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-fast bowler.
Having had an impressive debut in Sharjah
Sharjah (city)
Sharjah is the third largest and most populous city in the United Arab Emirates. It is located along the southern coast of the Persian Gulf on the Arabian Peninsula.Sharjah is the seat of government of the emirate of Sharjah...
in October 2001, picking up two wickets in the process, Nissanka (who is prone to suffering from various ailments on his knees) soon found himself subject to an attack by Naved Latif
Naved Latif
Naved Latif is a Pakistani cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-pace bowler. He has played in one Test match, against the West Indies in January/February 2002. During 2004/05 he started playing Twenty20 cricket...
and Inzamam-ul-Haq
Inzamam-ul-Haq
Inzamam-ul-Haq , also known as Inzamam, nicknamed Inzy, is a former Pakistan international cricketer who was national captain between 2003 and 2007. He is a right-handed batsman who has been regarded as one of the greatest batsmen of his era...
upon the following meeting of the two teams. Nissanka also played List A cricket between 1998 and 2003. He is a member of the MRF Foundation for pace bowlers.
Unfortunately his career was cut short due to his injury problems.Doctors have said that the probability of him playing competitive cricket ever in his life again is minimum.
He is now working on a career as a physical trainer.