# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/chaminda-vaas
# Generated: 2026-08-13T12:34:41.114Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/chaminda-vaas"
name: "Chaminda Vaas"
slug: "chaminda-vaas"
description: "Deshabandu Warnakulasuriya Patabendige Ushantha Joseph Chaminda Vaas is a former Sri Lankan international cricketer who represented the Sri Lanka national cricket team. He is a fast medium pace bowler and regarded as one of the greatest bowlers from Sri Lanka and one of the most successful bowlers in international cricket. He was a part of the Sri Lankan squad which won the 1996 Cricket World Cup, and the 2002 ICC Champions Trophy."
tagline: "Sri Lankan cricketer"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Chaminda_Vaas.jpg?width=1200"
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profileType:
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birthDate: "1974-01-27"
livingStatus: "LIVING"
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  sourceConfidence:     60
  profileCompleteness:  60
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
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  country:  null
  category: null
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump