Sanath Mohan Silva Kaluperuma (born 22 October 1961) is a former

Sri Lanka Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්‍රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங்கை, Ilaṅkai, translit-std=ISO ()), formerly known as Ceylon and officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an ...

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er who played in four

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and two ODIs from 1984 to 1988.

Life and career

Born in

Colombo Colombo ( ; si, කොළඹ, translit=Koḷam̆ba, ; ta, கொழும்பு, translit=Koḻumpu, ) is the executive and judicial capital and largest city of Sri Lanka by population. According to the Brookings Institution, Colombo me ...

, Kaluperuma studied at

Nalanda College Colombo ''Āpadāna Sobhinī Panñā'' , motto_translation = Character Illumines Wisdom , established = , founder = Patrick de Silva Kularatne , type = National , grades = 1 ...

and represented

Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club is a first-class cricket team based in Colombo, Sri Lanka Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්‍රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங்கை, Ilaṅkai, translit-std=ISO () ...

. A top-order batsman who could open and a handy off-spin bowler, he was also a skilled slip (gully) fielder. Kaluperuma migrated to

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, Australia, in 1989 where he played district cricket and later captain-coached the Mount Waverley, Cheltenham and Keysborough clubs.Aravinda the greatest Sri Lankan batsman – Sanath Kaluperuma
/ref> His elder brother,

Lalith Kaluperuma Lalith Wasantha Silva Kaluperuma (born 25 June 1949, Colombo) is a former Sri Lankan Test cricketer and ODI cricketer, who played first-class cricket from 1970 to 1983. He played in Sri Lanka's first Test team in 1982. Cricket career Kaluperum ...

, represented Sri Lanka in their inaugural Test matches.

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* 1961 births Living people Sri Lanka Test cricketers Sri Lanka One Day International cricketers Sri Lankan cricketers Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club cricketers Alumni of Nalanda College, Colombo Cricketers from Colombo {{SriLanka-cricket-bio-1960s-stub