Maheesh Theekshana made his international debut for Sri Lanka in September 2021.
17 Facts About Maheesh Theekshana
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Maheesh Theekshana repaid the faith by winning the All Island Best All Rounder Award during his final year at St Benedict's College.
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Maheesh Theekshana joined the Sri Lanka Army, following basic training he served as a Private in the Gajaba Regiment and played for the Sri Lanka Army cricket team.
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Maheesh Theekshana subsequently impressed the spin bowling coaches and director of cricket at National Cricket Academy, Simon Willis with his control, accuracy, bounce, variations in addition to his Ajantha Mendis alike bowling action.
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Maheesh Theekshana was omitted from Sri Lankan U-19 squad for the 2018 Under-19 Cricket World Cup on the basis of fitness issues.
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Maheesh Theekshana joined Sri Lanka Army in 2020 and transformed him completely as he began adhering to strict food diets and worked hard on improving his fitness levels.
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Maheesh Theekshana subsequently reduced his weight as per the level of expectations levelled on him in order to pursue his cricketing ambitions.
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Maheesh Theekshana improved his two-kilometer run within 10 minutes and improved his YOYO test maximum from 16.1 to 19.2.
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Maheesh Theekshana trained under Ajantha Mendis who was his first coach with Sri Lanka Army when he joined Army's U-23 side.
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Maheesh Theekshana was picked in 2020 Lanka Premier League on the back with his impressive performances at 2020 Army Commander's Cup.
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Maheesh Theekshana made his ODI debut on 7 September 2021, for Sri Lanka against South Africa.
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Maheesh Theekshana became the first Sri Lankan international cricketer to be born in the 21st century.
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Maheesh Theekshana made his T20I debut on 10 September 2021, for Sri Lanka against South Africa.
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Later the same month, Maheesh Theekshana was named in Sri Lanka's squad for the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup.
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Maheesh Theekshana ended the tournament as second highest wicket taker for Sri Lanka with eight scalps.
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Maheesh Theekshana made his Test debut on 8 July 2022, for Sri Lanka against Australia.
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Maheesh Theekshana made consistent wicket taking option for skipper Dasun Shanaka, where he ended the tournament with 6 wickets for 162 runs with an economy of 6.75.