Professional Details
Role | Batter |
Bats | right handed . middle order |
Bowls | right-arm offbreak . Spinner |
Teams played for
Sri Lanka
Personal Details
Name | Aravinda de Silva |
Gender | Male |
Birth | 17 Oct 1965 |
Birth Place | Colombo, Ceylon |
Height | 5 ft 5 in |
Nationality | Sri Lankan |
Deshabandu Pinnaduwage Aravinda de Silva (born 17 October 1965) is a former Sri Lankan cricketer and former captain. He has also played in English county cricket. Widely considered as one of the greatest batsmen ever produced by Sri Lanka, De Silva helped Sri Lanka to win the 1996 Cricket World Cup and brought Sri Lanka from underdog status to present day form. He has held various posts in Sri Lanka Cricket after his retirement in 2003