Romesh Kaluwitharana
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| Full name | Romesh Shantha Kaluwitharana | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 24 November 1969 Colombo, Ceylon | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname | Little Kalu, Little Dynamite | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Wicket-keeper-batsman | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Test debut (cap 52) | 17 August 1992 v Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Test | 28 October 2004 v Pakistan | |||||||||||||||||||||
| ODI debut (cap 61) | 8 December 1990 v India | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Last ODI | 22 February 2004 v Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sebastianites Cricket and Athletic Club | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colts Cricket Club | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 9 February 2016 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Deshabandu Romesh Shantha Kaluwitharana (Sinhala: රොමේෂ් ශාන්ත කලුවිතාරණ; born 24 November 1969) is a former Sri Lankan cricketer who represented the Sri Lanka national cricket team from 1990 to 2004. He was a key member and wicket-keeper for the 1996 Cricket World Cup winning team and renowned for his aggressive batting style.
Kaluwitharana along with Sanath Jayasuriya, are credited for revolutionizing one-day international cricket with explosive batting in the mid-1990s. He made his Twenty20 debut on 17 August 2004, for Colts Cricket Club in the 2004 SLC Twenty20 Tournament. He was appointed as the interim cricket coach of Malaysia on 17 May 2008. He was educated at St. Sebastian's College, Moratuwa.