Kusal Perera

Quick Facts

Full Name	Kusal Perera
Occupation	Cricketer
Date Of Birth	Aug 17, 1990(1990-08-17)
Age	34
Birthplace	Kalubowila
Country	Sri Lanka
Horoscope	Leo

Kusal Perera Biography

Kusal Perera is one of the most popular and richest Cricketer who was born on August 17, 1990 in Kalubowila, Sri Lanka.

After the retirement of two cricket legends Kumar Sangakkara and Mahela Jayawardena from ODIs, Kusal was brought to the squad as the permanent opening batsman with Tillakaratne Dilshan during ODI series against Pakistan. He just lost the first match for quick 26 runs in Dambulla. In the second match at Pallekele, Kusal smashed Pakistani pace bowlers to all the parts of the ground and scored the joint second fastest ODI fifty by 17 balls with his legendary master Sanath Jayasuriya 17-ball fifty in 1997. The shots of Kusal was described by the international commentators as the dawn of a new Little Sana, with just the same aggressive batting by Sanath in the past. The strike rate of Kusal’s innings was 272 and it is now the highest strike rate in an innings of 50 or more runs by a Sri Lanka batsman in ODIs, which he also surpassed his master Jayasuriya’s strike rate of 271.42 in 1996 against same opposition.

During the 2nd ODI match against West Indies, Kusal got out to 99 runs, just one short to his third century. He is the fourth Sri Lankan player to get out in 99 in ODIs, the other three are Kaluwitharana single time, Jayasuriya in two times, and Dilshan single time. He is the 29th of all cricketers to dismissed in 99.

Kusal Perera Net Worth

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

Mathurage Don Kusal Janith Perera (Sinhala: කුසල් පෙරේරා ); born 17 August 1990), more commonly known as Kusal Perera, is a professional Sri Lankan cricketer. He plays all forms of the game for the Sri Lanka national cricket team, and currently one of the permanent middle order batsman in all formats. He was a key member of the 2014 ICC World Twenty20 winning team.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Kusal Perera height 5 ft 6 in Rune weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.

Who is Kusal Perera Dating?

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Educated at Kottawa Dharmapala Maha Vidyalaya, and Royal College Colombo, he has represented the later in the prestigious Royal–Thomian annual cricket encounter. Even though Kusal was a right-handed batsman at the younger age of 11 to 13 years, he later switched his stance to become a left-handed batsman. This switch has been influenced by the batting stance of the Sri Lankan legend, Sanath Jayasuriya – his childhood idol and hero.

Facts & Trivia

Rune Ranked on the list of most popular Cricketer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Sri Lanka. Kusal Perera celebrates birthday on August 17 of every year.

Perera initially tested positive for a banned substance and was recalled from the New Zealand tour in December 2015. His urine sample was provided for a random test by the International Cricket Council during the home series against Pakistan in May 2015. He said that he took some medicine for a leech bite. After the A sample became positive, Kusal himself with the help of the Sri Lanka Cricket Board asked for the testing of the B sample, which was tested at Qatar. On 25 December 2015, the results of the B sample came back and it revealed that Kusal was positive for the banned substance. Meanwhile, Sports Minister Dayasiri Jayasekara informed that there is a conspiracy behind this scandal is to withdraw Kusal from 2016 ICC World Twenty20 tournament due to his effectiveness in the format. If the B sample was positive, he was likely to face a four-year ban.

What happen to Kusal Perera?

However, a lean patch with the bat along with Covid infection and a injury to the shoulder has kept Perera out of the game since the T20 World Cup.

Is Kusal Perera retired?

Kusal was included to the original squad for 2017 ICC Champions Trophy and played first two pool games as well. However, during the match against India, Kusal suffered by a hamstring injury and he retired hurt after scoring 47 runs.

What is the age of Kusal Perera?

31 years (August 17, 1990)

Do you think Kusal Perera has batting style like Sanath Jayasuriya?

In a video uploaded on the official T20 World Cup website, Perera asserted: “In my childhood, I used to play as a right-handed batsman. But, obviously, I liked Sanath Jayasuriya and his batting style. So, I switched my batting style from right-handed to left-handed to bat like Jayasuriya.

What does Perera mean?

Perera (Sinhala: පෙරේරා) is a common surname found in Sri Lanka and the Iberian Peninsula. The name was introduced in Sri Lanka by the Portuguese during the period of Portuguese Ceylon, and it derives from the common Portuguese surname Pereira (meaning pear tree ).