Chaminda Vaas

Quick Facts

Full Name	Chaminda Vaas
Occupation	Cricket Player
Date Of Birth	Jan 27, 1974(1974-01-27)
Age	50
Country	Sri Lanka
Horoscope	Capricorn

Chaminda Vaas Biography

Chaminda Vaas is one of the most popular and richest Cricket Player who was born on January 27, 1974 in Sri Lanka. A retired cricketer is widely regarded as the greatest fast bowler to hail out of Sri Lanka. He represented his home nation at the Cricket World Cup four times between 1996 and 2007, with a hat-trick in 2003.

The duo of Muttiah Muralitharan were the Sri Lankans’ first two to take 300 wickets in the Test game.

Vaas joined Colts Cricket Club after leaving school and made his first-class debut against Galle Cricket Club in December 1990 aged 16. He joined Middlesex County Cricket Club for the 2007 cricket season as an Overseas registration. In 2008, he signed with the Indian Premier League (IPL) side Deccan Chargers on a contract worth $200,000. He played 4 matches for the Deccan Chargers team and picked 4 wickets at an average of 26.61. In 2009 he played some matches in P.Sen trophy for Mohun Bagan. He also joined Northamptonshire County Cricket Club for the 2010 T20 competition and found himself in the unusual position of opening the batting although he did well recording three half centuries. He subsequently signed a contract to join Northants for the entire 2011 and 2012 seasons. At the end of 2011 he was named their ‘Player of the season’ following a great all-round performance, having topped the bowling averages by taking 70 first-class wickets at an average of 21.44 apiece and also scoring 403 runs at an average of 26.9. Vaas was released by Northants at the end of the 2012 season due to persistent injury problems throughout the year.

Nearly 4 years after his first-class debut, after just 13 matches, Vaas made his Test debut for the Sri Lankan cricket team against Pakistan at Kandy in August 1994. Within his first year in the national side, he made a great impact guiding Sri Lanka to their maiden Test Match away victory against New Zealand at Napier, taking 5–47 & 5–43 and scoring 33 & 36 and being nominated Man of the Match. In the second test at Dunedin, only his sixth Test, he took his third five-wicket haul and was again named Man of the Match.

His full name is Warnakulasuriya Patabendige Ushantha Joseph Chaminda Vaas. He was married to a woman called Wasana.

Chaminda Vaas Net Worth

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

The place of birth was Mattumagala, Sri Lanka and made his debut in the first class of Colts Cricket Club in 1990.

He is among the few cricketers who have recorded 3000 runs and taken 300 wickets in the Test match throughout their career.

Warnakulasuriya Patabendige Ushantha Joseph Chaminda Vaas (born 27 January 1974) is a former Sri Lankan international cricketer, who played all forms of the game, and a former ODI captain. Often described as the greatest fast bowler Sri Lanka has produced’ Vaas currently holds the record for the best bowling figures in ODI history, and only bowler to take an 8 wicket-haul in ODIs.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Who is Chaminda Vaas Dating?

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Vaas holds the record for the best bowling performance in one-day international cricket with his 8 for 19 off eight overs against Zimbabwe at the Sinhalese Sports Club Ground in December 2001. Vaas took the first eight wickets of Zimbabwe’s then record-lowest ODI innings of 38, with Muralitharan taking the final two wickets in his first over. It remains the only eight- wicket haul in ODI cricket history.

Facts & Trivia

Chaminda Ranked on the list of most popular Cricket Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Sri Lanka. Chaminda Vaas celebrates birthday on January 27 of every year.

For his performances in 2004 and 2005, he was named in the World Test XI by ICC . He was also named in the World ODI XI by the ICC in 2004 and 2007.

When did Chaminda Vaas retired?

He retired from Test Cricket after the 3rd Test against Pakistan in July 2009.

Which country did Chaminda Vaas belong to?

NameChaminda Vaas
Born| January 27, 1974
| Mattumagala
Age| 48 years 243 days
Teams| Sri Lanka , Asia XI, Deccan Chargers, Middlesex, Northamptonshire, Wayamba United, Sri Lanka Legends, Asia Lions

Which cricketer has the longest name?

1. UWMBCA Welegedara – 6 initials: Uda Walawwe Mahim Bandaralage Chanaka Asanga Welegedara or simply Chanaka Welegedara is the man with the longest name in the cricketing world. The left arm fast bowler made his Test debut in 2007 and has become a sort of a regular member of the Sri Lankan Test squad in recent years.

When did Chaminda Vaas retire from Test matches?

In July 2009 , Vaas announced his retirement from Tests but said he will continue to play one-dayers and Twenty20s till the 2011 World Cup.

Who is the fastest bowler in Sri Lanka?

Dubbed as the female ‘Slinga Malinga’, Shayani Senarathna , who hails from Kandy, currently clocks a scorching speed of 104 km/h. During the preliminary stages of Airtel Sri Lanka’s Fastest, the island-wide quest to discover Sri Lanka’s next generation of pace bowling talent, Shayani clocked a bowling speed of 88 km/h.