Brendon Kuruppu, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Brendon Kuruppu

Sri Lankan cricketer

Date of Birth: 05-Jan-1962

Place of Birth: Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka

Profession: cricketer

Nationality: Sri Lanka

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn


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About Brendon Kuruppu

  • Don Sardha Brendon Priyantha Kuruppu (born 5 January 1962) is a former Sri Lankan wicket-keeper and opening batsman.
  • He was often played in ODIs, as he played 54 from 1983 to 1990, but his Test career was largely unremarkable but for one productive innings in Colombo that he scored 201 to be the first Test century as well as double century scored on debut for Sri Lanka.He is still the only test player for Sri Lanka to score a double ton on debut for Sri Lanka, and the only wicketkeeper in the World to do so.
  • His 201* is still the highest test score made by a debutant for Sri Lanka in test history, and the highest score by a wicketkeeper on Test debut.Kuruppu is the current coach of the Maldives national cricket team.
  • In November 2018, he was named on Sri Lanka Cricket's National Selection Panel.

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