10 Facts About Avishka Gunawardene

Avishka Gunawardene served as the Sri Lanka A team coach for many years, and was later appointed batting coach of the national team in 2017.

Avishka Gunawardene is an explosive left-handed opening batsman who first came into the public eye during the 1998 Commonwealth Games, when he scored a half century and achieved the highest score in the South African defeat.

Avishka Gunawardene did not succeed in the longer version of the game.

Avishka Gunawardene made his Test debut against Pakistan during the Asian Championship in 1999 with 43 which remains his highest individual score in his 6 Tests.

Avishka Gunawardene's opportunity arose in the Asia Cup in 2004 when Marvan Atapattu was rested for a game.

Avishka Gunawardene made his Twenty20 debut on 17 August 2004, for Sinhalese Sports Club in the 2004 SLC Twenty20 Tournament.

In May 2019, Avishka Gunawardene was charged by the ICC with involvement in match fixing during the 2019 T10 League, but he was cleared of all charges in May 2021, allowing him to resume participation in cricket related activities.

Avishka Gunawardene has functioned as the director of Cricket at Royal College Colombo.

Avishka Gunawardene was born in Colombo and was educated at Ananda College where he played for the school's cricket team alongside.

Avishka Gunawardene serves as a director at Legacy Travels Ltd.