Russel Arnold

Russel Arnold
Personal information
Full name
Russel Premakumaran Arnold
Born (1973-10-25) 25 October 1973
Colombo, Sri Lanka
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingRight-arm off break
RoleAll-rounder
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 68)19 April 1997 v Pakistan
Last Test1 July 2004 v Australia
ODI debut (cap 91)6 November 1997 v South Africa
Last ODI28 April 2007 v Australia
Only T20I (cap 1)15 June 2006 v England
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI T20I
Matches 44 180 1
Runs scored 1,821 3,950 7
Batting average 28.01 35.26 7.00
100s/50s 3/10 1/28 0/0
Top score 123 103 7
Balls bowled 1,334 2,157
Wickets 11 40
Bowling average 54.36 43.47
5 wickets in innings 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 0
Best bowling 3/76 3/47
Catches/stumpings 51/– 48/– 0/–
Medal record
Men's Cricket
Representing  Sri Lanka
ICC Cricket World Cup
Runner-up 2007 West Indies
ICC Champions Trophy
Winner 2002 Sri Lanka
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 2 May 2016

Russel Premakumaran Arnold (Tamil: ரசல் பிரேம்குமாரன் அர்னால்ட்; born 25 October 1973), or Russel Arnold, is a Sri Lankan cricket commentator and former cricketer of Tamil descent, who played all forms of the game. He played as the finisher role in the Sri Lankan team batting down the order at international level. He was the first Twenty20 International cap for Sri Lanka as he was part of Sri Lanka's first ever T20I team. With Sri Lanka, he was a part of the team which were joint-winners with India at the 2002 ICC Champions Trophy. He retired from cricket in 2007 after playing the final in 2007 ICC Cricket World Cup.