Dulip Samaraweera
- January 9, 2024
- Cricketer
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Dulip Samaraweera Biography
| Name | Dulip Samaraweera |
| Birthday | Feb 12 |
| Birth Year | 1972 |
| Place Of Birth | Colombo |
| Birth Country | Sri Lanka |
| Birth Sign | Aquarius |
| Siblings | Thilan Samaraweera |
Dulip Samaraweera is one of the most popular and richest Cricketer who was born on February 12, 1972 in Colombo, Sri Lanka. Dulip Prasanna Samaraweera (born 12 February 1972 in Colombo) is a former Sri Lankan cricketer who played in 7 Tests and 5 ODIs for his country from 1993 to 1995. He was a right-handed opening batsmen and occasional right arm off-spinner.
He continued his first-class career for Colts until retiring in 2003. A strike rate of 53 in ODIs and 26 in Tests indicated that he was a dour player who did not score quickly. Although he never bowled at international level, he had 41 wickets to his name at first class level with an excellent average of 20. He scored over 7000 runs at first-class level including 16 centuries and 34 half centuries but never established himself at international level.
He was selected for the ODI team for his debut against the West Indies in Sharjah in November 1993, in which he only managed three runs. He played four more times, aggregating 91 runs and making his top-scoring of 49 in a successful run-chase against India in Jalandhar in early 1994. Despite top- scoring, he never played ODIs for Sri Lanka again.
Dulip Samaraweera Net Worth
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Source Of Income | Cricketer |
| House | Living in own house. |
Dulip Samaraweera is one of the richest Cricketer from Sri Lanka. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Dulip Samaraweera 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
Playing for the Colts Cricket Club in Sri Lanka, Samaraweera made his first class debut in the 1991-92 season.
He made his Test debut against the West Indies at Moratuwa in December 1993, after replacing Chandika Hathurusingha as an opener. He made a slow 16 from 107 balls on debut. He made his top score of 42 in his next Test against India in Lucknow and played the whole India series, before touring New Zealand in early 1995 when he played his final two Test matches. He was dropped, ending his international career, in which he failed to pass 50 in any of his 14 innings.
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Facts & Trivia
Dushyant Ranked on the list of most popular Cricketer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Sri Lanka. Dulip Samaraweera celebrates birthday on February 12 of every year.