Upul Chandika Hathurusingha ( si, උපුල් චන්දික හතුරුසිංහ; born 13 September 1968) is a former

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er. He was also the former head coach of the

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. Hathurusingha also worked as the head coach of the

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between 2014 and 2017. He has also coached the

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, the

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and

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. A right-handed

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who bowled

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, Hathurusingha played 26

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and 35

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s for the Sri Lankan national side, and also had a successful domestic career for

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and

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Playing career

An opening batsman, Hathurusingha most often opened alongside

Roshan Mahanama Deshabandu Roshan Siriwardene Mahanama ( si, රොෂාන් මහානාම; born 31 May 1966) is a former Sri Lankan cricketer and a former ICC match referee. He was a key member for 1996 Cricket World Cup winning team for Sri Lanka. H ...

. A useful pace-bowler, Hathurusingha was not called into the Test side until an injury to Mahanama stopped him from playing. Hathurusingha started his career by piecing together a trio of half-centuries in his first three matches. After a long layoff from the side when other players took over in the opening batsman position, and the subsequent discovery of

Sanath Jayasuriya Deshabandu Sanath Teran Jayasuriya ( si, සනත් ජයසූරිය, ta, சனத் ஜெயசூர்யா; born 30 June 1969), is a former Sri Lankan cricketer and a captain. He is credited for having revolutionized one-day in ...

in just that position, Hathurusingha began to play once again, but this time as a strong middle-order batsman and medium-pace bowler. This was not to prove overly effective, though, and when Hathurusingha was not called upon to play in the

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in 1999, this brought about an end to his international career. He played once again in the Premier Tournament and became Player of the Tournament three seasons running (2001–02, 2002–03, 2003–04). His Twenty-20 career began in 2005–06. He has not played international cricket since 1999.

Coaching career

Having retired from

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at the end of the 2004–05 season, and

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at the end of the following season, Hathurusingha was appointed coach of the

in December 2005 on a one-year contract. Following the completion of this contract, he was named coach of Sri Lanka A on a three-year contract with

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. In 2009, he was named senior assistant to Sri Lanka's national coach,

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, but he was fired in June 2010 due to disciplinary reasons, after returning early from a tour of Zimbabwe to attend a coaching course in Australia. Despite a request from

Kumar Sangakkara Kumara Chokshananda Sangakkara ( si, කුමාර් චොක්ශනාද සංගක්කාර; born 27 October 1977) is a Sri Lankan cricket commentator, former professional cricketer, businessman, ICC Hall of Fame inductee and ...

, the national team's

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at the time, for him to be retained in the position, Hathurusingha was not reappointed, and subsequently obtained

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in Australia. He was a coaching consultant for the

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at the 2011 World Cup, Hathurusingha was appointed assistant coach of

in September 2011, on a two-year contract. When senior coach Anthony Stuart was dismissed from the position in December 2012, midway through the 2012–13 season, Hathurusingha was named acting coach for the remainder of the season.

was appointed coach of New South Wales for the 2013–14 season, with Hathurusingha remaining as senior assistant and also taking over from Shane Duff as coach of the

in the

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, as part of a restructure of

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's coaching system.

Bangladesh

In May 2014, Hathurusingha was named as coach of the Bangladesh national side, replacing

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, who had resigned following the

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. Up to 2017, he is the most successful coach to ever get involved in Bangladesh cricket, with ODI series victories against India, Pakistan and South Africa, and Test victories against Sri Lanka (away), England and Australia. During his tenure, Bangladesh moved higher in Team Rankings and qualified for the

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and directly qualified for

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as well.

Sri Lanka

On 9 November 2017, Hathurusingha resigned from coaching the Bangladesh team. On 8 December Sri Lanka Cricket announced that he would be the head coach of the national team after their 2018 tour in India. ''Updated: 28 June 2019''

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Hathurusingha, Chandika 1968 births Living people Alumni of Ananda College Coaches of the Bangladesh national cricket team Cricketers at the 1992 Cricket World Cup Cricketers at the 1998 Commonwealth Games Moors Sports Club cricketers Sri Lankan cricket coaches Sri Lankan cricketers Sri Lanka One Day International cricketers Sri Lanka Test cricketers Sri Lankan emigrants to Australia Tamil Union Cricket and Athletic Club cricketers Coaches of the United Arab Emirates national cricket team Big Bash League coaches Commonwealth Games competitors for Sri Lanka