# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/rangana-herath
# Generated: 2026-08-13T14:30:45.624Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/rangana-herath"
name: "Rangana Herath"
slug: "rangana-herath"
description: "Herath Mudiyanselage Rangana Keerthi Bandara Herath, known as Rangana Herath is a former Sri Lankan cricketer, who played all forms of cricket and was a former Test cricket captain for Sri Lanka. Considered one of the best spinners ever, Herath is the most successful left arm bowler in Test cricket history. Herath was a member of the Sri Lankan team that won the 2014 ICC World Twenty20."
tagline: "Sri Lankan cricketer"
image: "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Lords_-_June_2011_-_E_v_SL_-_Rangana_Herath_Delivers_%285858562848%29.jpg/330px-Lords_-_June_2011_-_E_v_SL_-_Rangana_Herath_Delivers_%285858562848%29.jpg"
gender: "male"
category:
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  slug: "athletes"
profileType:
  name: "Athlete"
  slug: "athlete"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2066131"
birthDate: "1978-03-19"
livingStatus: "LIVING"
scores:
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  momentum:             9.003753895058242
  historical:           8.920846666666668
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     65
  profileCompleteness:  65
  trendDirection:       "RISING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
platforms:
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    handle:    "herathrsl"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump