Nishantha Ranatunga (born 22 January 1966) is a former Sri Lankan cricketer who played two One Day Internationals in 1993. An all-rounder of note in domestic cricket, he is the brother of former Sri Lanka captain Arjuna Ranatunga, Sanjeeva Ranatunga, Dammika Ranatunga and Prasanna Ranatunga.
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| Born | 22 February 1966 Gampaha, Ceylon now Sri Lanka | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm medium-fast | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Relations | Arjuna Ranatunga (brother) Sanjeeva Ranatunga (brother) Dammika Ranatunga (brother) Prasanna Ranatunga (brother) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| National side | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ODI debut (cap 69) | 3 February 1993 v Zimbabwe | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last ODI | 4 February 1993 v Pakistan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1988/89–1989 | Sinhalese Sports Club | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1989/90 | Moratuwa Sports Club | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1989/90–1993/94 | Colts Cricket Club | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 26 November 2015 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
After cricket
editRanatunga was the former honorable secretary of Sri Lanka Cricket, the governing body of cricket in Sri Lanka.
He also served as the secretary of the government-appointed interim-committee that was in charge of the cricket board when stadiums were built and renovated for the ICC Cricket World Cup 2011.[1]
Ranatunga was previously appointed by the UPFA government as the director general of the state-owned Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporation.[2]
In January, 2012, he was elected uncontested as the secretary of the cricket board.[3][4][5][6]
There has been a lot of controversy over Ranatunga's role as CEO of a television channel, which is owned by president Mahinda Rajapaksa's family, that the cricket board awarded broadcast rights to.[7] Critics say that Ranatunga's role as the CEO of Carlton Sports Network while being the secretary at Sri Lanka Cricket is a conflict of interest.
Now he is serving as the Chairman of National Water Supply and Drainage Board since 2019 December
References
edit- ^ "Sri Lankan sports minister retains interim committee heads".
- ^ ":: Daily Mirror on the Web - Front Page ::". Archived from the original on 1 April 2013. Retrieved 19 July 2012.
- ^ "Tillakaratne alleges political interference in SLC polls".
- ^ "Dharmadasa elected unopposed in SLC elections".
- ^ "Political meddling ruining Sri Lankan cricket - Ranatunga".
- ^ "'SL board confident of facing any charges'".
- ^ "The Island". www.island.lk. Archived from the original on 19 August 2014.