Arjuna Ranatunga

Quick Facts

Full Name	Arjuna Ranatunga
Occupation	Cricket Player
Date Of Birth	Dec 1, 1963(1963-12-01)
Age	61
Birthplace	Gampola
Country	Sri Lanka
Birth City	Central Province
Horoscope	Sagittarius

Arjuna Ranatunga Biography

Arjuna Ranatunga is one of the most popular and richest Cricket Player who was born on December 1, 1963 in Gampola, Central Province, Sri Lanka. Former cricketer dubbed “Captain Cool” who is often credited with helping create Sri Lanka a major force in cricket. He was the captain who led his nation to victory in the 1996 Cricket World Cup. After his retirement from the sport and entering the world of politics as minister for Highways, Ports & Shipping.

He was on the team with He was teammates with Chaminda Vaas at the 1996 Cricket World Cup. during the 1996 Cricket World Cup.

Deshamanya Arjuna Ranatunga (Sinhala: අර්ජුන රණතුංග ; born 1 December 1963) is a former Sri Lankan cricketer and 1996 Cricket World Cup winning captain for Sri Lanka. He is regarded as the pioneer to lift Sri Lankan cricket from underdog status to one of great forces in cricketing world. After retirement, he worked in many posts of Sri Lanka Cricket administration. By entering his father’s stream of politics, Ranatunga started his political career in 2005, and is now the cabinet minister of Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation.

Ranatunga went on to captain the Sri Lanka national cricket team in 1988, taking control of it for the next 11 years, transforming it from a weak, routinely defeated team into a competitive and successful unit. He led the team to win the 1996 World Cup. His innovative captaincy took a Sri Lanka team, given little chance prior to the competition, for cricket’s greatest prize. His strategies was commended by many cricketing greats and followed by ther teams. He was the brain behind the strategy of scoring as many runs as possible in the first 15 overs of an ODI match in which there are field restrictions. This strategy was still followed by the batsmen in the Powerplays. He was widely recognised as a belligerent leader and was famous for defending his players at all costs regardless of what they did.

He got married to a woman called Samadara with a child called Dhyan.

Arjuna Ranatunga Net Worth

Arjuna Ranatunga is one of the richest Cricket Player from Sri Lanka. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Arjuna Ranatunga 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He took part in the first Test match of Sri Lanka at the age of 18.

He was the first batsman in history to record more than 4,500 ODI run while batting from five positions.

Arjuna Ranatunga is the son of Reggie Padmasena Rantunga, the third Governor of Sabaragamuwa, serving between June 2005 and February 2008. He has five siblings; cricketer Sanjeeva Ranatunga, along with Dammika Ranatunga, Nishantha Ranatunga, Prasanna Ranatunga, and Ruwan Ranatunga. He was born on 1 December 1963 in Gampaha near Colombo. He has a son Dhyan Ranatunga who is also a cricketer.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Who is Arjuna Ranatunga Dating?

According to our records, Arjuna Ranatunga married to Samadara Ranatunga. As of December 1, 2023, Arjuna Ranatunga’s is not dating anyone.

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Upon retirement from playing cricket he entered politics, joining the Sri Lanka Freedom Party and entered parliament, from Colombo District, in the 2001 elections. He served a tenure as deputy minister for tourism, and also served as the president of Sri Lanka Cricket until December 2008. He joined the Democratic National Alliance in 2010 and contested the 2010 elections.

Facts & Trivia

Arjuna Ranked on the list of most popular Cricket Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Sri Lanka. Arjuna Ranatunga celebrates birthday on December 1 of every year.

“You can’t be mates with everyone,” Warne wrote in his 2008 book Shane Warne’s Century, serialised by The Times in September, “and if there was any way I could knock him down to number 101 for the purposes of this book, I’d be delighted to do so. But having taken on the task, I want to do it seriously, and the fact is that Ranatunga helped to put Sri Lanka on the cricket map. And you know what? Deep down, I’ll quietly admit that I rated him as a cricketer.”

Top Facts about Arjuna Ranatunga

1. Arjuna Ranatunga is a former Sri Lankan cricketer and politician.
2. He captained the Sri Lankan cricket team to their 1996 World Cup victory.
3. Ranatunga played in 93 Test matches and scored over 5,000 runs.
4. He was known for his aggressive batting style and astute captaincy.
5. Ranatunga served as a Member of Parliament in Sri Lanka from 2001-2010.
6. He was appointed as the Minister of Ports and Shipping in 2018.
7. Ranatunga has been involved in various controversies throughout his career.
8. In 2019, he was arrested for allegedly assaulting a security guard at a cricket match.
9. Despite this, he remains one of Sri Lanka’s most iconic cricketers.
10. Ranatunga’s legacy continues to inspire young cricketers in Sri Lanka today.

What is Arjuna Ranatunga doing now?

After retirement, he worked in many posts of Sri Lanka Cricket administration. By entering his father’s stream of politics, Ranatunga started his political career in 2005, and is now the former cabinet Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation.

How old is Arjuna Ranatunga?

58 years (December 1, 1963)

Is prasanna Ranatunga Arjuna Ranatunga brother?

Prasanna’s wife, who was also a co-accused, was acquitted of charges. He is the younger brother of the legendary Sri Lankan cricketer Arjuna Ranatunga , under whose captaincy the island nation won the 1996 Cricket World Cup held in India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka.

How old is Aravinda de Silva?

56 years (October 17, 1965)

What is the achievement of Radhika Coomaraswamy?

She has also received the International Law Award of the American Bar Association, the Human Rights Award of the International Human Rights Law Group, the Bruno Kreisky Award of 2000, the Leo Ettinger Human Rights Prize of the University of Oslo, Archbishop Oscar Romero Award of the University of Dayton, the William J.