Kalutarage Eric Amila Upashantha (commonly known as Eric Upashantha; born 10 June 1972) is a former Sri Lankan

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er, who played two Test matches and 12 One Day Internationals for Sri Lanka. He was educated at

Maliyadeva College ''විද්‍යා භූෂනං පුරුෂ භූෂනම්'' ''Vidya Bhūshanam Purusha Bhūshanam'' , motto_translation = Science is the jewel of man , location = Negombo Rd, Kurunegala , city ...

, Kurunegala. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-fast bowler. He bowls a considerable line and length, and plays well against seam bowlers. Upashantha played Twenty20 cricket in 2004 and List A cricket the following season. He made his

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debut on 17 August 2004, for

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in the

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International career

Upashantha had been at the edge of the Sri Lankan team for several years, having made his

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debut in 1995–1996. Without action in the intervening three years, he reappeared in the 1999 Asian Test Championship before his debut Test against

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. He has also participated in the Pepsi Cup and 1999 Cricket World Cup. Since 2000 he has only sporadically played for Sri Lanka, being generally second choice in his position in the team to

Dilhara Fernando Congenige Randhi Dilhara Fernando ( si, දිල්හාර ප්‍රනාන්දු; born 19 July 1979) is a former professional Sri Lankan international cricketer. He played as a right-handed pace bowler and was a key member of the Sr ...

as the back-up to

Chaminda Vaas Warnakulasuriya Patabendige Ushantha Joseph Chaminda Vaas (born 27 January 1974) is a former Sri Lankan international cricketer, who played all forms of the game, and a former ODI captain who is often described as the greatest fast medium bowl ...

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* 1972 births Living people Sri Lanka One Day International cricketers Sri Lanka Test cricketers Sri Lankan cricketers Colts Cricket Club cricketers Kurunegala Youth Cricket Club cricketers Cheshire cricketers Wayamba cricketers Alumni of Maliyadeva College Sri Lankan cricket coaches Sportspeople from Kurunegala {{SriLanka-cricket-bio-1970s-stub