Chaminda Vaas
March 4, 2007
Chaminda Vaas or Warnakulasuriya Patabendige Ushantha Joseph Chaminda Vaas, was born 27 January 1974 in Mattumagala and is SriLanks’s team fast bowler. Pass out from the prestigious St. Joseph’s College in Colombo, he made his debut for the Sri Lankan cricket team in 1994.He is their most successful fast bowler having taken 300 Test wickets on December 12, 2005, one of only a few handful of players to do so. His wicket taking abilities led Sri Lanka to their first Test win against New Zealand in 1994 at Napier, taking 5-47 in the first innings and 5-43 in the second innings.
Vaas has also taken over 300 one-day international wickets, including 2 hat tricks, against Zimbabwe and Bangladesh. The first was in the middle of a devastating spell of 8 for 19, the best bowling figures for any one-day internationals, and the latter is the famous hat-trick of wickets in the first three balls of the game.Vaas is also a very useful batsman in down order and has reached score of 2500 Test runs including 11 half-centuries. As a fieldsman, he is known for his strong arm.In 2004, he gained recognition for his bowling talent when hegot selected for the World Test and one-day XI at the inaugural ICC Awards. He again got selected for the World Test XI from 2005 awards.He is joining Middlesex County Cricket Club in 2007 cricket season as an Overseas registration.
He is a left arm swing bowler very much similar to Wasim Akram and Arham Karim style.
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