1. Kariyawasam Tirana Gamage Dhammika Prasad, or simply Dhammika Prasad, is a former Sri Lankan cricketer, and current bowling coach of the Nepal national cricket team.
16 Facts About Dhammika Prasad
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Dhammika Prasad has represented Sri Lanka in Test, One Day International and Twenty20 cricket and played domestic cricket for the Sinhalese Sports Club and Basnahira North.
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Dhammika Prasad had to wait until August 2008 to make his Test debut, taking five wickets over both innings of the third Test of India's tour of Sri Lanka, including those of Sachin Tendulkar, who Prasad said was his favourite player, Rahul Dravid, and Virender Sehwag.
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Dhammika Prasad played Test cricket sporadically over the following seasons.
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Dhammika Prasad took four wickets in the first Test of Sri Lanka's tour of Bangladesh in December 2008, but was dropped for the second Test.
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In 2010, Dhammika Prasad played in one Test against India and another against the West Indies, failing to take any wickets on either occasion.
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In June 2011, Dhammika Prasad was recalled to Sri Lanka's ODI squad for the tour of England and Scotland.
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Dhammika Prasad played in two ODIs on the tour, taking two wickets against England and three against Scotland.
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Dhammika Prasad did make his international Twenty20 debut against Australia, before playing in two Tests of Sri Lanka's series against Pakistan in the United Arab Emirates.
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Dhammika Prasad played in the third and deciding Test of the series, which Sri Lanka lost, taking two wickets for 156 runs, and played in two ODIs.
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Dhammika Prasad was part of Sri Lanka test team which secured their historic first ever test series win against England in England in 2014.
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Dhammika Prasad was selected for the 2015 Cricket World Cup original squad, but was unable play due to injury.
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Dhammika Prasad provided the basis for the win and he earned the man of the match award for his impressive bowling performance in the second Test at P Sara Oval.
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Dhammika Prasad was the highest wicket taker for Sri Lanka in the series with 15 wickets.
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Dhammika Prasad attended De Mazenod College in Kandana, where he started playing cricket as a top order batsman.
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On 24 August 2016 Dhammika Prasad announced on his Twitter account that he and his wife were parents to a baby boy.