Kumar Dharmasena Cricketer

Kumar Dharmasena (born April 24, 1971 in Colombo) is a former Sri Lankan cricketer and current umpire. He was a member of World Cup Winning Cricket Team 1996 for Sri Lanka. He was a right-handed batsman and a right-arm off break bowler. His first foray into international cricket was in 1994 against South Africa. He started his cricketing career as a teenager at Nalanda College Colombo. His obscure action makes him perfect for bowling in one-day matches, yet in recent times Dharmasena has also proved a useful batsman, especially since he was pulled back in 1998 by the ICC for overstretching his action to illegal proportions. Having been cleared in July 2000, he has played for the one-day team on several occasions since, but has rarely played Test cricket. Dharmasena is the 59th Sri Lanka Test Cap (Sri Lanka Vs South Africa at Colombo Sinhalese sports Club 1993) After retiring from cricket in 2006, Dharmasena became an umpire. He umpired at the 2011 World Cup and in the same year was appointed to the Elite Panel of ICC Umpires.