Nishantha Ranatunga

Nishantha Ranatunga (born 22 January 1966) is a former Sri Lankan cricketer who played two One Day Internationals in 1993. An all-rounder of note in domestic cricket, he is the brother of former Sri Lanka captain Arjuna Ranatunga, Sanjeeva Ranatunga, Dammika Ranatunga and Prasanna Ranatunga.

Nishantha Ranatunga
Personal information
Born (1966-02-22) 22 February 1966
Gampaha, Sri Lanka
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium-fast
RelationsArjuna Ranatunga (brother)
Sanjeeva Ranatunga (brother)
Dammika Ranatunga (brother)
Prasanna Ranatunga (brother)
International information
National side
ODI debut (cap 69)3 February 1993 v Zimbabwe
Last ODI4 February 1993 v Pakistan
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1988/89–1989Sinhalese Sports Club
1989/90Moratuwa Sports Club
1989/90–1993/94Colts Cricket Club
Career statistics
Competition ODI FC
Matches 2 92
Runs scored 0 3,078
Batting average 0.00 29.03
100s/50s 0/0 3/18
Top score 0 212*
Balls bowled 102 9,773
Wickets 1 217
Bowling average 82.00 22.12
5 wickets in innings 0 10
10 wickets in match 0 1
Best bowling 1/33 7/22
Catches/stumpings 0/– 49/–
Source: Cricinfo, 26 November 2015

After cricket

Ranatunga was the former honorable secretary of Sri Lanka Cricket, the governing body of cricket in Sri Lanka.

He also served as the secretary of the government-appointed interim-committee that was in charge of the cricket board when stadiums were built and renovated for the ICC Cricket World Cup 2011.[1]

Ranatunga was previously appointed by the UPFA government as the director general of the state-owned Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporation.[2]

In January, 2012, he was elected uncontested as the secretary of the cricket board.[3][4][5][6]

There has been a lot of controversy over Ranatunga's role as CEO of a television channel, which is owned by president Mahinda Rajapaksa's family, that the cricket board awarded broadcast rights to.[7] Critics say that Ranatunga's role as the CEO of Carlton Sports Network while being the secretary at Sri Lanka Cricket is a conflict of interest.

Now he is serving as the Chairman of National Water Supply and Drainage Board since 2019 December

References
  1. "Sri Lankan sports minister retains interim committee heads".
  2. ":: Daily Mirror on the Web - Front Page ::". Archived from the original on 1 April 2013. Retrieved 19 July 2012.
  3. "Tillakaratne alleges political interference in SLC polls".
  4. "Dharmadasa elected unopposed in SLC elections".
  5. "Political meddling ruining Sri Lankan cricket - Ranatunga".
  6. "'SL board confident of facing any charges'".
  7. "The Island". www.island.lk. Archived from the original on 19 August 2014.
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