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Place of Birth: Kandy, Central Province, Sri Lanka
About Ranjan Madugalle
- Deshabandu Ranjan Senerath Madugalle (Sinhala: ?????? ???????; born 22 April 1959, Kandy) is a former Sri Lankan cricketer and a former captain of the Sri Lankan cricket team, who became a match referee in 1993.
- He was educated at Trinity College, Kandy, and Royal College, Colombo. He represented Sri Lanka in international cricket between 1979 and 1988, making his debut in the 1979 ICC Trophy final against Canada.
- He had the honor of being in the first Sri Lankan Test team in 1982, and top-scored in the first innings with 65 – making a 99-run partnership with Arjuna Ranatunga.
- Madugalle represented Sri Lanka in 21 test matches and 63 One Day Internationals and also captained Sri Lankan cricket team in two test matches and 13 ODIs.Madugalle retired from international cricket in 1988 at the age of 29.
- Subsequently, he has become a match referee for the International Cricket Council in 1993 and currently serves as the chief of the panel of ICC match referees.
- He was promoted to the position of chief match referee of the ICC in 2001 in which he achieved record longevity.
- However some of his decision making also has been criticized for being biased against Asian teams.
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