13 Facts About Pramodya Wickramasinghe

Pramodya Wickramasinghe was a right-handed batsman and a right-arm-fast bowler.

Pramodya Wickramasinghe was a member of 1996 Cricket World Cup winning team.

Pramodya Wickramasinghe is the former national chief selector of both Sri Lanka men's and women's cricket teams.

Pramodya Wickramasinghe made his first-class debut in 1988 playing for Sinhalese Sports Club.

Pramodya Wickramasinghe became internationally known in 1989 after the Youth Asia Cup Championship, and toured England with the Sri Lanka B team in 1991.

Pramodya Wickramasinghe made his test debut on 12 December 1991 against Pakistan.

Pramodya Wickramasinghe represented Sri Lanka in the 1992,1996 and 1999 World Cup tournaments.

Pramodya Wickramasinghe was a member of the Sri Lankan team during the inaugural edition of the ICC Men's Champions Trophy in 1998 where Sri Lanka reached semifinals.

Pramodya Wickramasinghe took his 100th ODI wicket in an ODI against Zimbabwe in 1999 by dismissing Andy Flower.

Pramodya Wickramasinghe made a comeback return to national team in 2002 during the 2002 NatWest Series after a gap of two years following his recovery from shoulder operation.

Pramodya Wickramasinghe became the President of Sri Lanka Cricket Association and later joined the Sri Lankan national selection committee in 2004 which was headed by Ashantha de Mel.

Pramodya Wickramasinghe was included in the newly appointed selection panel headed by Sanath Jayasuriya in 2013.

However, Pramodya Wickramasinghe insisted that he had not made such allegations against the cricketers and he clarified that he blamed only the team selection strategy.