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Nishantha Ranatunga

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Nishantha Ranatunga
Personal information
Born (1966-02-22) 22 February 1966 (age 58)
Gampaha, Ceylon now Sri Lanka
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium-fast
RelationsArjuna Ranatunga (brother)
Sanjeeva Ranatunga (brother)
Dammika Ranatunga (brother)
Prasanna Ranatunga (brother)
International information
National side
ODI debut (cap 69)3 February 1993 v Zimbabwe
Last ODI4 February 1993 v Pakistan
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1988/89–1989Sinhalese Sports Club
1989/90Moratuwa Sports Club
1989/90–1993/94Colts Cricket Club
Career statistics
Competition ODI FC
Matches 2 92
Runs scored 0 3,078
Batting average 0.00 29.03
100s/50s 0/0 3/18
Top score 0 212*
Balls bowled 102 9,773
Wickets 1 217
Bowling average 82.00 22.12
5 wickets in innings 0 10
10 wickets in match 0 1
Best bowling 1/33 7/22
Catches/stumpings 0/– 49/–
Source: Cricinfo, 26 November 2015

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.

After cricket

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Ranatunga 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

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  1. ^ "Sri Lankan sports minister retains interim committee heads".
  2. ^ ":: Daily Mirror on the Web - Front Page ::". Archived from the original on 1 April 2013. Retrieved 19 July 2012.
  3. ^ "Tillakaratne alleges political interference in SLC polls".
  4. ^ "Dharmadasa elected unopposed in SLC elections".
  5. ^ "Political meddling ruining Sri Lankan cricket - Ranatunga".
  6. ^ "'SL board confident of facing any charges'".
  7. ^ "The Island". www.island.lk. Archived from the original on 19 August 2014.
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