Charitha Buddhika
Thudellage Charitha Buddhika Fernando (also known as Charitha Buddika; born August 22, 1980 in Panadura) is a former Sri Lankan cricketer, who played Tests and ODIs. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-fast bowler.
Contents
- 1 Early and domestic career
- 2 International career
- 3 See also
- 4 References
- 5 External links
Early and domestic career
Charitha is a past student of St. John's College Panadura. He made his Twenty20 debut on 17 August 2004, for Colombo Cricket Club in the 2004 SLC Twenty20 Tournament.
International career
Buddhika made a good One Day International debut, taking a wicket with his first legal delivery and finishing the match with figures of five wickets for 67 runs, the second-best bowling figures for a Sri Lankan player in their debut match. He subsequently made his debut for the Sri Lankan Test team.
After nine Tests and some inconsistent performances he was dropped.
See also
- List of bowlers who have taken a wicket with their first ball in a format of international cricket
References
External links
- Charitha Buddhika:at CricketArchive (subscription required)
- Charitha Buddhika:at ESPNcricinfo