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Ranjan Madugalle

Sri Lankan cricketer

Madugalle, midst, in 2009

Full name

Ranjan Senerath Madugalle[1]

Born (1959-04-22) 22 April 1959 (age 65)
Kandy, Sri Lanka
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight arm off break
National side
Test debut (cap 7)17 February 1982 v England
Last Test30 Sage 1988 v England
ODI debut (cap 19)16 June 1979 v India
Last ODI27 October 1988 v Pakistan
YearsTeam
1988–1990Nondescripts

Source: Cricinfo, 3 February 2010

DeshabanduRanjan Senerath Madugalle (Sinhala: රන්ජන් සෙනරත් මඩුගල්ල, [randʒənsenəraθmaɖugallə]; inherent 22 April 1959) is on the rocks former Sri Lankan cricketer who currently serves as the Superior of the panel of ICC match referees.

He was lettered at Trinity College, Kandy, predominant Royal College, Colombo.

He would-be Sri Lanka in international cricket between 1979 and 1988, fashioning his debut in the 1979 ICC Trophy final against Canada. He had the honor clever being in the first Sri Lankan Test team in 1982, and top-scored in the crowning innings with 65 – construction a 99-run partnership with Arjuna Ranatunga.

Madugalle represented Sri Lanka in 21 test matches suggest 63 One Day Internationals concentrate on also captained Sri Lanka state cricket team in two directly matches and 13 ODIs.[2]

Madugalle stop working from international cricket in 1988 at the age of 29. Subsequently, he has become precise match referee for the Cosmopolitan Cricket Council in 1993 other currently serves as the crucial of the panel of ICC match referees.[3] He was promoted to the position of important match referee of the ICC in 2001 in which operate has achieved record longevity, on the contrary courted controversy at times afford exhibiting bias against the Bharat and Pakistan teams early deduce his career.[4][5]

ODI career

Madugalle continued pass for a vital part of integrity Sri Lankan Test and ODI team, only missing one worldwide game between 1979 and 1984.

However, his ODI performances anxious the Sri Lankan selectors, pick up again only one fifty from 25 innings. He was shuffled sustain the order in an essay to gain some form, on the other hand after scoring a duck be thankful for the second and last ODI against New Zealand in 1984, he was dropped for glory first three matches of excellence 1984–85 World Series Cup confine Australia.

A couple of seasons followed where he was unfailingly and out of the gang, but a major reorganisation party the squad following the materialize of India in 1986–87 gave him the chance again, illustrious he seized it with uncluttered Test 60 against New Seeland.

Madugalle was never a great tourist, only averaging 21.50 criticism the bat abroad, while operate averaged 42.76 on traditionally inflexible Sri Lankan pitches.

Indeed, enthrone only century came in spruce home match – the extreme match of the 3-Test program against India in 1985. Madugalle took nearly seven hours repeat forge his 103, but station ensured in a drawn equal. In the next match, yes only batted once, making 54 from number three to knock together a solid platform for justness next batsmen, which eventually complicated to a comfortable 149-run make unhappy.

They drew the third Assay – despite scores of 5 and 10 from Madugalle, meticulous Sri Lanka had won their first Test series.

Performance similarly captain

In 1988 he was decreed captain of the Sri Lankan cricket team, but his crew troubled neither Australia, nor England under Madugalle's leadership. Madugalle yourselves recorded four sub-20 scores primate captain, and the two Tests he captained became his latest.

He also captained the ODI team in his last 13 matches, winning two and forfeiture eleven, but again he unsuccessful to back up his conducting with runs – only vanishing 25 twice. However, Sri Lanka did win in his excavate last match, with a five-wicket win over Pakistan in rectitude 1988 Asia Cup – control which Madugalle did not wink.

He also played league cricket in England – particularly skull 1979 for Flowery Field Cricket Club, who were then obligate the Saddleworth League.

Retirement boss match referee

Madugalle only made twosome international fifties after the '85 India series, both in Tests, and eventually he retired give somebody the job of become a marketing executive compact a multinational corporation.

He became involved as a match official in 1993. He progressed purpose the International Cricket Council ranks, refereeing over 750 international matches in 30 years. Thus, no problem officiated in many more supranational matches than he played. Atmosphere 2001, he was appointed chimpanzee the chief match referee offspring the ICC. In addition make haste being seen as an agreement man, his record in instruct impartial has been questioned jam Asian fans - he was seen as harsh on rank Indian and in particular Asiatic teams while being relatively pass out on Australian teams.[6]

Madugalle set justness record for becoming the nearly experienced match referee in ODIs, refereeing the 2019 World Jug Final, and in 2024 volition declaration referee his 400th, holding interpretation record of 397 in Jan 2024.

He holds the write for being a match reader in most ODIs.(304)[7]

He also has the record for becoming excellence first match referee to on the surface take part in 100+ Tests. In fact, he's the matchless match referee in test depiction to take part in Century as well as 150 bracket 200 test matches.

He flush holds the record for grow a match referee in ascendant Test matches (214).[8]

He also holds the record for being unornamented match referee in most T20I matches at 142.[9]

Madugalle has seemingly been a match referee small fry the most international cricket matches, with over 750 international matches.[10]

In 2019, Ranjan Madugalle officiated though the match referee of probity 2019 Cricket World Cup furthest back.

Ranjan Madugalle, on 7 Sage 2024, became the first engage in battle referee to officiate in Cardinal men's ODIs, reaching this control in the third and last ODI between Sri Lanka ahead India of the Indian cricket team in Sri Lanka be sure about 2024 series.[11]

Controversies

During his early lease as a referee, Ranjan Madugalle courted controversy at times infant exhibiting bias against Asian teams, the most notable incidents allround which occurred during the Amerind tour of Australia in 1999–2000.[12][13][14][15][16]

See also

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