Chamindu Wickramasinghe
Chamindu Wickramasinghe is a professional Sri Lankan cricketer who plays Twenty20 Internationals for the national team and all formats for Sinhalese Sports Club and Dambulla Sixers in domestic cricket. He plays as an all-rounder.
Early life
Wickramasinghe became a cricketer due to the influence of his grandfather, a former football player. He began his career as a school cricketer, representing St. Anthony's College, Kandy. Some of the milestones of his career as a school cricketer include a century on his First XI debut and scoring the fastest century in the inter-school limited-overs tournament. Later, he played under-19 cricket for Sri Lanka.Domestic career
He made his Twenty20 debut on 4 March 2021, for Sinhalese Sports Club in the 2020–21 SLC Twenty20 Tournament. He made his List A debut for Team Colombo against Team Galle, on 5 July 2022 in the 2022–23 Major Clubs Limited Over Tournament. He made his first-class debut for Sinhalese Sports Club against Nugegoda Sports and Welfare Club, on 25 August 2023 in the Major League Tournament.Franchise Cricket
In LPL 2024, Chamindu played his first franchise tournament with Dambulla Sixers. He scored 181 runs in 6 inning with a couple of half centuries and picked up 7 wickets in 8 innings.International career
In July 2024, he earned maiden call-up for Sri Lanka national team for the T20I series against India.Honours
Individual
- LPL Emerging Player of the Season: 2024