Warnakulasuriya Patabendige Ushantha Joseph Chaminda Vaas was born on 27 January 1974 and is a former Sri Lankan international cricketer who represented the Sri Lanka national cricket team.
44 Facts About Chaminda Vaas
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Chaminda Vaas is a fast medium pace bowler and one of the most sucessful bowler in the international cricket.
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Chaminda Vaas was selected for the World Test XI in 2005.
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Chaminda Vaas has set a number of national and international records as a bowler.
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Chaminda Vaas is the youngest bowler to take 300 wickets in ODI cricket.
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Chaminda Vaas was the first Sri Lankan to take a hat-trick in the ODI format of the game which he did in 2001 against Zimbabwe, and at a Cricket World Cup, which he did against Bangladesh in the 2003 tournament.
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Chaminda Vaas has one of the longest names among international cricketers.
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Chaminda Vaas joined Colts Cricket Club after leaving school and made his first-class debut against Galle Cricket Club in December 1990 aged 16.
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Chaminda Vaas joined Middlesex County Cricket Club for the 2007 cricket season as an overseas player.
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Chaminda Vaas played 4 matches for the Deccan Chargers team and picked 4 wickets at an average of 26.61.
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Chaminda Vaas joined Northamptonshire County Cricket Club for the 2010 T20 competition and found himself in the unusual position of opening the batting although he did well recording three half centuries.
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Chaminda Vaas subsequently signed a contract to join Northants for the entire 2011 and 2012 seasons.
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Chaminda Vaas was released by Northants at the end of the 2012 season due to persistent injury problems throughout the year.
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Chaminda Vaas was a regular member of the ODI side during the 1996 World Cup, playing in all six matches including the Final, where Sri Lanka defeated Australia to become world champions for the first time.
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At the 2003 Cricket World Cup, held in South Africa, Chaminda Vaas picked up 23 wickets, becoming the leading wicket taker in the tournament.
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Chaminda Vaas was named in the ICC ODI Team of the Year in 2004 and 2007.
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Chaminda Vaas had the rare opportunity to captain Sri Lankan ODI team in 2006, which was restricted to only one match.
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Chaminda Vaas scored a half century not out in the second innings.
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Chaminda Vaas notably dismissed all-rounder Chris Gayle for a record seventh time in as many tests, bowling him out for a duck during the first test.
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On 27 August 2008, Chaminda Vaas bowled Yuvraj Singh for a duck in his final ODI match, the fourth match of the ODI series against India, to achieve his milestone 400th ODI wicket.
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Chaminda Vaas joined Wasim Akram, Waqar Younis and his teammate Muttiah Muralitharan as only the fourth bowler in international cricket to have taken 400 ODI wickets.
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Chaminda Vaas retired from Test Cricket after the 3rd Test against Pakistan in July 2009.
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Chaminda Vaas was a left arm swing bowler known for his accuracy and consistent line and length, which his former captain Aravinda de Silva once described as "accurate, nagging, hard to get away".
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Chaminda Vaas became noted for his inswinger and well-disguised off cutter and, as his pace dropped over the years, later added reverse swing to his armoury.
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Chaminda Vaas is a useful lower order batsman, and has reached 3,000 Test runs, including 13 Test half-centuries and a century.
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Chaminda Vaas is Sri Lanka's most successful pace bowler, having taken 355 Test wickets from 111 tests.
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Chaminda Vaas led the Sri Lankan new ball attack for over a decade.
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Chaminda Vaas achieved his 300th test wicket on 12 December 2005 against India, becoming one of the three Sri Lankan bowlers to pass this milestone, along with Muttiah Muralitharan and Rangana Herath.
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Chaminda Vaas has taken 400 One Day International wickets, only the second Sri Lankan to do so, after Muralitharan.
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Chaminda Vaas has completed the All-rounder's treble of 3000 runs and 300 wickets in Tests.
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Chaminda Vaas holds the record for the best bowling performance in one-day international cricket with his 8 for 19 off eight overs against Zimbabwe at the Sinhalese Sports Club Ground in December 2001.
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Chaminda Vaas took the first eight wickets of Zimbabwe's then record-lowest ODI innings of 38, with Muralitharan taking the final two wickets in his first over.
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Chaminda Vaas holds the record for the quickest five wicket haul in ODIs, when he took the fifer against Bangladesh within 16 balls.
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Chaminda Vaas has taken two ODI hat-tricks in his career, the third of only four players to have achieved the feat.
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Chaminda Vaas is one of only two bowlers to take two five-wicket hauls at McLean Park.
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Chaminda Vaas served as Sri Lanka's bowling coach until April 2015.
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In January 2016, Chaminda Vaas was named as Ireland cricket team bowling coach.
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On 21 July 2017, Chaminda Vaas replaced Champaka Ramanayake as Sri Lanka's bowling coach.
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On 19 February 2021, Chaminda Vaas replaced David Saker as Sri Lanka's fast bowling coach.
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Chaminda Vaas is Roman Catholic and was known to pray before every game.
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Chaminda Vaas intended to become a priest at a young age but believed that God wanted him to play cricket instead.
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Chaminda Vaas is married to Wasana whom he married in 1999 and the couple has three children, a daughter and two sons.
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Chaminda Vaas was awarded the 3rd highest award in 1996 by the Sri Lankan government when he received the Deshabandu for his contribution to winning the world cup.
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The "Murali-Chaminda Vaas Trophy", awarded to the winner of the annual cricket match between St Joseph's and historic rivals St Anthony's College, Kandy, was named after him and St Anthony's alumnus Muttiah Muralitharan.