Deshamanya Arjuna Ranatunga (Sinhala: අර්ජුන රණතුංග; Tamil: அர்ஜூன ரணதுங்க; born 1 December 1963), is a Sri Lankan politician and former cricketer, who was the 1996 Cricket World Cup winning captain for Sri …

Stocky left-hand batter Arjuna Ranatunga led Sri Lanka to their greatest cricketing triumph, the 1996 World Cup win. Ranatunga made his debut in Sri Lanka's inaugural Test at the age of 18, and...

Arjuna Ranatunga's leadership was solely responsible for lifting a tiny sleepy island nation to dizzying heights of world domination on the cricket field with the pinnacle culminating in the form ...

Dec 1, 2020 · Arjuna Ranatunga led Sri Lanka to World Cup glory in 1996 and later elevated their Test status with a win in England in 1998. He was named a Wisden Cricketer of the Year in 1999. Arjuna Ranatunga played his final Test in August 2000 and finished with 5,105 runs at 35.69, while in 269 ODIs he aggregated 7,456 runs at 35.84.

Oct 17, 2000 · Arjuna Ranatunga was a brilliant batsman capable of scoring heavily against any bowling anywhere, which he often did. He batted with power and timing.

Dec 2, 2014 · Arjuna Ranatunga, born on December 1, 1963, is one of Sri Lanka’s greatest captains. He changed the face of Sri Lanka cricket by leading them to victory in the 1996 World Cup.

May 17, 2023 · Sri Lanka’s analytical skipper Arjuna Ranatunga was no philosopher, Buddhist monk, or mercenary, in the general, or accepted, sense. Yet, his psychology wasn’t perplexed, or too esoteric. It was straight and simple.

Arjuna Ranatunga, the stocky left-hand batter from Sri Lanka, will be forever remembered as the inspirational leader who guided his team to their greatest cricketing triumph – the 1996 World Cup win.

Born December 1, 1963, Arjuna Ranatunga was one of the early architects of Sri Lankan cricket’s fortunes. Abhishek Mukherjee looks back at the rotund figure who was as ruthless on bowlers as he...

Jul 20, 2000 · Arjuna Ranatunga, Sri Lanka's most capped Test player and the country's most successful captain, announced his retirement from the game on Thursday morning.