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Kaushik Amalean played for SL as a 20-year-old in the final Test of the 1985-86 home series against Pakistan. An impressive display against an England B team had brought his name to the selectors’ attention. A right-arm fast-medium bowler, he was capable of bowling at a sharp pace gaining in-swing with his action. Given the new ball, he responded by taking 3/59, including the wickets of Moshin Khan and Javed Miandad. Amalean’s only other Test was played on the 1987-88 tour to Australia, when SL were crushed at Perth in the one-off Test, though Amalean took a respectable 4/97 in Australia’s only innings. Amaleen celebrates his 56th birthday today[/caption]
Kaushik Amalean played for SL as a 20-year-old in the final Test of the 1985-86 home series against Pakistan. An impressive display against an England B team had brought his name to the selectors’ attention. A right-arm fast-medium bowler, he was capable of bowling at a sharp pace gaining in-swing with his action. Given the new ball, he responded by taking 3/59, including the wickets of Moshin Khan and Javed Miandad. Amalean’s only other Test was played on the 1987-88 tour to Australia, when SL were crushed at Perth in the one-off Test, though Amalean took a respectable 4/97 in Australia’s only innings. Amaleen celebrates his 56th birthday today[/caption]
1943 - Birth of prolific English batsman Dennis Amiss
1962 - Indian great batsman and Captain Poly Umrigar slams 172 versus West Indies at Port-of-Spain in 248 minutes
1963 - 27th Golf Masters Championship: Jack Nicklaus wins, shooting a 286
1973 - Australian all-rounder Doug Walters’ best Test bowling, 5/66 versus West Indies in Georgetown
1996 - Sanath Jayasuriya hits fastest ODI fifty off 17 balls versus Pakistan in Singapore
1965 - Birth of Kaushik Amalean, who played two Tests for Sri Lanka during 1986-88