Geoff Marsh was our coach and he set up a plan ahead of the next match. Rangana Herath is an orthodox left-arm spinner who has taken over from Muttiah Muralitharan as Sri Lanka's main wicket-taking bowler in Tests. I think it was 3AM. See more of Cricinfo Sri Lanka on Facebook. It a testament to his mental strength and fitness that more than 80% of Herath's Test scalps came after he turned 33 - an age where most of the sub-continent bowlers' careers start to wind down. We did that too and then knew the game was in the bag. The first left-arm spinner in Test history to claim 400 wickets ©Getty, Herath has been a central figure in lots of Sri Lanka's overseas wins ©Getty, Herath has his sights set on playing 100 Tests, but only if his knees hold up ©Getty, © 2021 Cricbuzz.com, Times Internet Limited. Herath's purple-patch was in 2012, wherein he finished with 60 Test scalps, saw him pip his more illustrious compatriot and former skipper, Kumar Sangakkara, to be conferred with the Cricketer of the year honour in SLC awards 2013. So the comeback Test in 2009, who called you up and gave the message that you were required back at home for a Test match, which was less than 48 hours away? In the post Murali era, Herath took 205 wickets in Sri Lanka's 26 Test wins at 16.79 and a wicket every 6.5 overs. Would you agree on the same? 2nd ODI-Eng vs Aus Live Scorecard Cricinfo| Cricbuzz; About; Tag Archives: Rangana Herath SL vs Pak 5th ODI-Sri Lanka v Pakistan Who won the Toss? Herath has represented Sri Lanka in 71 ODIs and 17 T20Is. Herath has been Sri Lanka's main match winner since July 2009, and he proved that by helping his side script a famous win, taking 11 wickets as Sri Lanka beat Pakistan in Abu Dhabi by 21 runs. I took nine wickets true, but there were some other terrific performances. He took six wickets in the second innings including last man Mohammad Abbas to complete 400 Test wickets, becoming the second Sri Lankan to do so. Rangana Herath is very approachable to anyone. Among the 23 spinners with at least 50 wickets, his average of 26.26 is only behind that of the Indian duo of Ravindra Jadeja (23.50) and R Ashwin (25.45) while he has the third best strike rate of 57.20 per wicket behind Keshav Maharaj (52.82) and Ashwin (53.11). Harsha Bhogle explains why the 39-year-old's achievement deserves so much credit. Fortunately, my wife and kid were with me. A decade ago, one question bothered all Sri Lankan fans. This feat was achieved by him when he took a 5-wicket haul against Zimbabwe in the second Test match of the series. Then he said that there were rumours on social media that I had died in a car crash. Sections of this page. sort of feeling on Dilruwan's face. Herath started off at the age of six, doing everything possible on the cricket field. Rangana Herath has taken his rightful place among bowling legends, becoming the first left-arm spinner to enter the elite 400-wicket club in Tests. When you have a certain Muttiah Muralitharan, you may get to play at home, but when you go overseas, generally we play only one spinner. The greatest left-armer in Test history ©Cricbuzz, England's maiden caps of providence and promise, Yet to hit peak form, Stokes continues to stretch limits, A timely silver lining lulls Sri Lanka's defeat for the ages, Difference between the teams was very little - Hathurusingha, England primed for a stint at the top after SL whitewash, © 2021 Cricbuzz.com, Times Internet Limited. His memorable fourth innings efforts include 7/48 against India in Galle in 2015, 6/43 in Abu Dhabi which helped Sri Lanka defend their lowest fourth innings target, 6/97 against the then No. Let's see how it goes. Find out more in our, England tour of Sri Lanka, 2018, 1st Test, Where Joe Root is now, is no surprise to Nadeem Khan, Bad weather force Lions, Dolphins to share Momentum One-Day Cup, India hit by new realities in tough homecoming, Nortje on Asia's map of South Africa's quicks, When the Blackwood blueprint worked in Chattogram, Root targets "600, 700" after a great opening day. I told him of course, I am ready. The one botch in an otherwise memorable career. Rangana Herath has taken his rightful place among bowling legends, becoming the first left-arm spinner to enter the elite 400-wicket club in Tests. How did you take that? Everyone has to come together and back us. + His figures of 9/127 vs Pak at Colombo SSC in 2014 is the best innings returns for a left-arm bowler in Test cricket. Every third wicket taken by Sri Lanka in this period belonged to Herath, with Dilruwan Perera a far cry at second with 125 scalps. Since his comeback to the side in 2009, the left-armer has taken 369 wickets in 71 Tests at 26, and ensured Sri Lanka always had a storming wicket-taker to call upon. On the cricket side, once Murali retired his numbers tell the story. Not that I didn't get my chances. It doesn't matter how many wickets you have taken, but how many matches you have won. Thankfully, it never happened to me. It just happened that way. There was a flight from London Heathrow to Colombo at about 9:30PM. That is because the level of competition those days was so high. Sydney 2013. When you come into the international set-up, everything changes - the rewards and everything around you. WILY OLD FOX: Rangana Herath recently became the first left-arm spinner to take 400 Test wickets. + Herath is the only bowler to take 100-plus wickets against Pakistan - 106 in 21 Tests, nearly a fourth of his career wickets. People want us to win and I can understand how disappointed they were and they just expressed their feelings. The victory was an outcome of that. As I said before, when the target is small, the camaraderie in the team is greater. The undisputed champion in fourth innings. We fought really, really hard. As Rangana Herath is all set to retire from Tests, we look back at the Sri Lankan spin … Related Pages . I think I answered calls till 6:00AM. It wasn't perhaps the ideal preparation for a Test match. On that occasion, all that he told me was to do what you can and don't put pressure on yourself. That win is something similar to the one against India in 2015 where you set a target of 176 and bowled them out for 112? It paid off. Log In. It wasn't Rangana Herath's fault that what would have been the prime of his career overlapped with the era of the … All your former and current captains are urging you to play on beyond 40. Sign Up. Forgot account? What I thought was these guys had trusted me and I can't let them down. The older Herath got, the wiser and wilier he became. Facebook. It was important to have him in a good frame of mind because he was bowling brilliantly that day. It was disappointing to collapse in the second innings, but we all wanted to win that match badly - everyone, the captain, the players, even the reserves and the entire coaching staff. To help the youngsters with that, Herath has played a big role. 3,004 likes. We watch videos of other players and I had not detected much. Tilan Samaraweera. It was a decision that was taken going out of their way as I was not in the system. The litmus Test for any spinner from the modern era is how he fares against India. Chasing 244, West Indies crumbled as Rangana Herath and Milinda Siriwardana shared seven wickets between them to secure a 72-run win. Cricbuzz provides the fastest ball-by-ball commentary and score that is at par with live action, along with the best updated cricket news, photo-galleries and insightful editorials Rangana Herath's age-defying exploits Pakistan vs Sri Lanka | Cricbuzz.com - Cricbuzz I took a look at the phone and it was Dilhara Fernando. I asked myself why he was calling at this time of the night. It includes many awe inspiring performances, including 9/128 in Sri Lanka's only Test win in South Africa in 2011, 14/184 against Pakistan at the SSC in 2014; a fourth innings 7/48 against India in Galle in 2015 which enabled a Sri Lankan win after conceding a 192-run first innings lead; 13 wickets against Australia at the SSC in 2016 and another ten-fer inAbu Dhabi last year which paved way for Pakistan's first ever series defeat in their adopted home - UAE, among various other performances. Headingley 2014, you won in the penultimate ball. + Herath is currently tenth in the list of highest wicket takers with 430 victims. For someone who played just a handful of Tests in the first decade of his career, it is certainly an over achievement. His match figures in that Test read 14/184 which happens to be the best for a left-arm bowler in Tests in the post war era. I thought if I am good enough to play Test cricket at the age of 21 that means I have some talent. Do you feel you could have done better if you had cemented your place in the side earlier? Jeffrey Vandersay added to the squad.” You weren't even part of the Inter-Provincial First Class tournament. As a … But you have to be realistic. The second over I bowled, we made a breakthrough and a big one too as Mohammad Yousuf played me on the back foot and was ruled leg before wicket. I still had a contract, which was on a lower scale. But the important point is that our cricket at that time was so competitive. #SLvIND In his final Test he has Kapil Dev (434) and Richard Hadlee (431) within his sights. Rangana Herath. The team I played in was captained by Mahela Jayawardene and we had three spinners - Kumar Dharmasena, Upul Chandana and I. Some say that destiny had it in such a way that whatever Dilruwan did, he wasn't going to get that wicket because the cricketing gods wanted the match-winning wicket to be your 400th? The data from the table depicts all the spinners from the modern era have struggled against India and Herath was no exception. It wasn't Rangana Herath's fault that what would have been the prime of his career overlapped with the era of the most successful bowler in Test cricket - Muttiah Muralitharan. His match figures of 13/152 in Harare is the third best for a player leading his side. Angelo told me we need to put up some runs. (Playing 100 Tests) all depends on how my knees feel. Let's finish this series and the Indian series and see how I feel. Then I was dropped in 2000. It was Sanga (Kumar Sangakkara). + He has taken 99 wickets from 18 Tests in Galle and 84 from 14 Tests at the SSC - fifth and sixth in the list of most wickets at a single venue. That match, what I felt was no one gave away an inch. I do. Everyone knows that there is no room for error and everyone is keen to cut down every single run. JUST IN: Massive blow for Sri Lanka as Rangana Herath is ruled out of the Pallekele Test with a back injury. With Murali retiring the next summer, Herath was all set to transform from supporting cast to Sri Lanka's lead bowler. It was as if the destiny had presented me a chance to win that game and cement my place in the side. or. Sydney, Mon, Mar 16 2015. Harsha Bhogle explains why the 39-year-old's achievement deserves so much credit. I knew this was my last chance. Winning that Test match, what did it do to the team's confidence? Accessibility Help. Rangana Herath has written himself into the history books in the simplest, yet most endearing way, becoming the first ever left-arm spinner to take … Then we should be grateful to be part of this superb team called Sri Lanka. If I wasn't good enough, they wouldn't have played me at the age of 21. But I was worried for my other family members as they would get upset. From being the chief wicket taker in the post Murali era, he has single-handedly carried a side that is getting weakened series after series after the retirement of Jayawardene, Sangakkara and Tillakaratne Dilshan. While the numbers don't give a spectacular read, it isn't very different from what other lead spinners of the modern era have achieved. I always wanted to get back there and play cricket. You have to react positively to that. So Kumar and Upul were picked ahead of me simply because they were better batsmen. Calculating the ratio of average and strike rates against India and other sides for these 11 bowlers, only one player falls behind Herath - the inimitable Shane Warne. Well, cricket is a great sport. Jump to. The club, they kept telling me that something similar would happen to me too and that's exactly what happened. It pains a lot at times. He has taken 12 five-wicket hauls in the fourth innings, five more than the next best of seven each by Warne and Murali. The most successful left-arm bowler in the history of Test cricket. Rangana Herath has written himself into the history books in the simplest, yet most endearing way, becoming the first ever left-arm spinner to take 400 Test wickets. That's why I feel that was the best domestic cricket that we played. What I have experienced all these years is that any side goes through these tough patches. Log In. His 360 wickets from 71 matches in the current decade is dwarfed only by James Anderson who has 416 wickets in 28 more Tests while Broad also has 360 wickets from 99 Tests. Rangana Herath picked up 27th fifer to give Sri Lanka a big lead. Read: … The two spinners who have done well against India compared to other opponents are Richie Benaud and Lance Gibbs. He told me there is nothing called impossible. In recent times, I felt that people were too distraught. The members and players message me frequently. In Abu Dhabi you had only 136 to defend, did you think it was possible? “BREAKING: Rangana Herath ruled out of third #INDvSL Test after a back complaint. I was actually part of one of the Inter-Provincial sides, but I played little cricket. We dismissed their openers cheaply and then the next challenge was to get Asad Shafiq and Azhar Ali out. You will turn 40 in March. Herath will retire from Test cricket after Sri Lanka's first Test against England, Cricbuzz reports. We were down. Herath Mudiyanselage Rangana Keerthi Bandara Herath, commonly known as Rangana Herath (Sinhala: රංගන හේරත්;Tamil: ரங்கன ஹெரத்;born 19 March 1978), is a former Sri Lankan cricketer, who played all forms of the game and a former Test captain for Sri Lanka. I think I would have reached the airport only by 8:00PM or so. Look, I didn't think I could take 11 wickets in the match. Among the 11 spinners who have taken 200-plus wickets in their career and played at least five Tests against India, all barring two have a poorer average and strike rate against India compared to other oppositions. He tormented the opposition batsman in the fourth innings, taking 115 wickets at 18.08 with 12 five-wicket hauls. Among active players, only Anderson (564) and Broad (433) have more wickets than him. Sri Lanka have successfully defended fourth innings targets less than 200 thrice and it goes without saying Herath was the wrecker in chief all three times. Email or Phone: Password: Forgot account? The team was struggling with injuries and stuff, we had lost senior players and we were continuously losing. When you went to England in 2009 to play league cricket at Staffordshire league, other spinners like Ajantha Mendis, Suraj Randiv and Malinga Bandara had emerged. You take two wickets early and then the opposition is under pressure. Cricket. Fortunately for me, at that point Chandika Hathurusingha was with the team. Then I remember when we won the World T20 in 2014, it was the same sort of expectations. Finally, when playing Under-15 cricket, Herath was asked to focus on spin by one Mr. Lal Dinapurna. I managed to do it. It was a very pleasing effort to win against a very strong South African side. Rangana Herath believes that after three years of rebuilding, Sri Lanka have finally struck upon an ideal blend of youth and experience. Rangana Herath is in doubt for the quarter-final against South Africa due to a finger injury. Rangana Herath - Player Profile - ICC Ranking, Age Career Biography Info On Www.scorecricbuzz.com Before going out, we said, let's take two early wickets. He asked, 'Are you in good shape? The most successful left-arm bowler in the history of Test cricket. Rangana Herath (Sri Lanka) Profile & Statistics Summary Sri Lankan cricket fan waves flag for over 30 years Percy Abeseykera, the famous cricket fan has seen the story of Sri Lankan cricket, at exceptionally short proximity for almost 60 years, cutting a specialty for himself as an encapsulation of the difficulties, enthusiasm, and unmatched accomplishment of Sri Lankan … We had a few issues. Barring the match winning spell of 7/48 in Galle in 2015, Herath has little to show for his efforts against India. Ⓒ Cricbuzz … Menu . All Sri Lankan captains whether it be Jayasuriya, Sangakkara, or Chandimal... All of them hail you as a wonderful team man. November 08 2016 by Cricbuzz Staff. + He is one of the four bowlers to take five-fers against the complete set of opponents (excluding Ireland and Afghanistan) along with Murali, Dale Steyn and Shakib Al Hasan. But the decision to bring you back was criticized and some people even questioned as to why Sri Lanka was taking a step backward. He deserves a lot of credit for that win. For someone who played just a handful of Tests in the first decade of his career, it is certainly an over achievement. Rangana Herath announces limited-overs retirement April 17 2016 by Cricbuzz Staff. Among the 20 bowlers with 50-plus wickets in fourth innings, Herath's average of 18.08 is only behind Bishan Bedi's 14.46 and Curtly Ambrose's 16.13. He took the wickets of Steve Waugh and Ricky Ponting in the only innings he bowled and finished with figures of 4/97, behind Murali's 5/71. Rotund, slightly pot-bellied, and with a left-arm that delivers magic time and again. Ⓒ Cricbuzz … (He asked me) to make my arrangements with the league in such a way. Home; Matches; News; More; ICC Cricket World Cup 2015. You went over the wicket to Hasan Ali, had made some runs against you in the first innings, when you dismissed him. But I am happy that my 400th wicket won us a Test match to end a terrible losing streak. Everything that he hit cleared the ropes. There was quite a bit of criticism when the team was losing not too long ago. Herath in doubt for quarter-final: Reports. Sanga scored a hundred, Thilan Samaraweera scored a hundred. Read: What I wanted to do was to grab that opportunity and I was well prepared. These things you can't achieve on your own and I am forever grateful to all my teammates, coaches, board officials, the fans and my family for backing me all the way. Brief scores: Sri Lanka 504 & 102/4 (Dimuth Karunaratne 54*; Carl Mumba 3-31) lead Zimbabwe 272 (Brian Chari 80, Craig Ervine 64; Rangana Herath 5-89) by 334 runs. You went up to him and chatted. He asked, 'Matchan, are you okay?' Since your comeback in July 2009, you have played 70 Test matches (71 now) and taken 364 (369) wickets. 11 Tests against the neighbours fetched him only 33 wickets at 48, a far cry from his overall career average of 27.95. Even if I took a taxi, it would take me some five hours to get to London. Herath made his debut in the second Test of the rain-marred Test series against Australia in what later turned out to be fortress for him - Galle - in 1999. Leave a reply. In September 2016, Rangana Herath was appointed as the Test captain for the series against Zimbabwe. It was a brilliant South African attack too - Steyn, Morkel, Marchant de Lange and Kallis. Yes, I could not play consistently but I have absolutely no regrets. He has one last outing at his favourite Galle, and the Sri Lankan team owe him more than a farewell win. He's had a great impact, and Sri Lanka are going to miss him … Immediately afterwards, Salman Butt played a rash shot - even I couldn't imagine how he got out. Angelo Mathews is fit for the quarter-final after recovering from an … They feel dejected. NEW ERA BECKONS? Rangana Herath - From Galle to Galle . What is in store after Murali? What happens when you have played lot of First Class cricket is that you have been in similar situations before. Rangana Herath put the doubts to rest. Building on the momentum garnered from the morning session where Sri Lanka picked up three wickets, including half-centurions, Brian Chari and Craig Ervine, Sri Lanka drove in the nail further with Dilruwan Perera joining the party with three wickets post lunch, adding to the damage already done by Rangana Herath … + He also led Sri Lanka in five Tests with three wins and two losses. I was trying to see whether I could take a flight from Manchester, but that wasn't possible as there were no connecting flights. We added 149 runs I think for the eighth wicket and we managed to set them a target of 350 and we won. Herath was easily Sri Lanka's single biggest match winner in the post Murali era despite them boasting the names such as Kumar Sangakkara, Mahela Jayawardene and Angelo Mathews. Just asked him to calm down. That happened exactly the way we wanted. Rangana Herath has taken his rightful place among bowling legends, becoming the first left-arm spinner to enter the elite 400-wicket club in Tests. I answered the call. Rangana HerathCricket Player Profile from Sri Lanka at NDTV Sports. ANALYSIS The 40-year-old made his Test debut in September 1999 and over the past 20 years, currently sits at No. Then he said, 'Just wanted to find out whether you were okay.' Brief scores: Sri Lanka 504 & 102/4 (Dimuth Karunaratne 54*; Carl Mumba 3-31) lead Zimbabwe 272 (Brian Chari 80, Craig Ervine 64; Rangana Herath 5-89) by 334 runs. I started playing Test cricket at the age of 21. Before the match, we wanted to win. In 2004, when Murali was injured, you had a decent Test against South Africa and then you were overlooked for several years. 10 in terms of most wickets and is second, behind only Muttiah Muralitharan and his 800 Test wickets, for Sri Lankan bowlers. Before me, Imran Tahir had played there and he was so good that Warwickshire offered him a contract. "In the next eight months or so, we're scheduled to play something like 12 Test matches. Rangana Herath. I must tell you that even Murali played a big role in getting me back and I must thank all of them. The name of the club is Moddershall CC. I have to take regular injections to ease off the pain. I had a roaming number and the phone rang. The foundation for a sleeping giant who would later take on, and often conquer, the world had been laid. (I) answered every single call, told everyone that I am safe. by Deepu Narayanan • Last updated on. Of the 11 Man of the Match awards to his credit, ten came after he turned 33. I knew that I would get an opportunity somewhere down the line. I had no national contract with SLC at that point. Get Rangana HerathCricket rankings info, individual records, photos, videos, stats, and all about Rangana Herath But Angelo was positive. However, by criticizing the players or by running them down, you are not going to see the team doing well. This was possible because all of these people supported me. It continued to be a pattern in Herath's illustrated Test career. People tend to give up the sport when they get dropped. Only James Anderson has done better than you, having played 92 games in that period. He also gets his 1️⃣️0️⃣️0️⃣️th wicket at Galle. Considered as one of the greatest spin bowlers of all time, Herath is the most successful left … So what I tried to do was to change the angle, make it harder for him and see how he would adapt. And while Galle will celebrate the left-armer's fabulous journey, the future will only look more uncertain for the Sri Lankan team that's rapidly losing relevance in world cricket. If the knees are fine, I should be fine, too. Murali has taken more wickets against Indian than any other spinner but his wickets cost 32.62 with one every 66.86 balls with the same parameters reading 21.23 and 53.26 respectively against other sides. We represent 21 million people. A series that at one stage seemed competitive has all of a sudden begun to feel like a one-sided one. I had played a lot of First Class cricket with him. See more of Cricinfo Sri Lanka on Facebook. Ashantha de Mel was the Chairman of Selectors and I wrote him a letter. Find out more in our. He told that Murali had hurt his knee. 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