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Deshamanya Arjuna Ranatunga ( Sinhala: අර්ජුන රණතුංග; Tamil: அர்ஜூன ரணதுங்க; born 1 December 1963), is a Sri Lankan politician and former cricketer, who was the 1996 Cricket World Cup winning captain for Sri Lanka, and scored the winning boundary in the final.
Stocky left-hand batter Arjuna Ranatunga led Sri Lanka to their greatest cricketing triumph, the 1996 World Cup win.
Arjuna Ranatunga's leadership was solely responsible for lifting a tiny sleepy island nation to dizzying heights of world domination on the cricket field with the pinnacle culminating in the form ...
Aug 9, 2023 · Arjuna Ranatunga, the skipper, hit the winning runs and Sri Lanka won their first title and became the first team to do so chasing in the final. Australia were beaten and Sri Lanka were the World Champions.
Dec 1, 2020 · Arjuna Ranatunga led Sri Lanka to World Cup glory in 1996 and later elevated their Test status with a win in England in 1998. He was named a Wisden Cricketer of the Year in 1999.
Jul 13, 2004 · As an 18-year-old in 1982, Arjuna Ranatunga played in Sri Lanka's very first Test, against England in Colombo. Fourteen years later, in March 1996, he tickled the winning runs to third man, to...
Arjuna Ranatunga's recent matches played across all cricket formats including Tests, ODIs, T20Is and other formats
Nov 6, 2023 · Sri Lanka’s sports minister has appointed former captain Arjuna Ranatunga to head an interim administration of the cricket board after suspending the elected body over allegations of corruption and irregularities.
The portly figure of Arjuna Ranatunga redefined the definition of conservation of energy by walking most of his 5000 odd runs that he scored in Test cricket.
Dec 2, 2014 · Arjuna Ranatunga, born on December 1, 1963, is one of Sri Lanka’s greatest captains. He changed the face of Sri Lanka cricket by leading them to victory in the 1996 World Cup.
