Champaka Ramanayake
Sri Lankan cricketer
Champaka Priyadarshana Hewage Ramanayake (born 8 January 1965), or Champaka Ramanayake, is a Sri Lankan former cricketer who played in 18 Test matches and 62 One Day Internationals from 1986 to 1995.
Champaka is a cricket coach. He worked as the national fast bowling coach for Sri Lanka Cricket board for 15 years and Bangladesh Cricket Board for two years. One of Champaka's greatest achievements is discovering Lasith Malinga at the age of 16 and coaching him.
He is the current high performance fast bowling coach of the Bangladesh national side.
Early life
Champaka was born at Galle and had his education at Richmond College.
Trivia
Champaka remains the only person to have bowled in international cricket at Ray Mitchell Oval, in Mackay, Australia. The venue hosted its only international match during the 1992 Cricket World Cup, and the match was washed out after his first two deliveries.
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