# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/tharanga-paranavitana
# Generated: 2026-08-15T09:13:52.161Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/tharanga-paranavitana"
name: "Tharanga Paranavitana"
slug: "tharanga-paranavitana"
description: "Nishad Tharanga Paranavitana is a former Sri Lankan Test cricketer. He is an opening batsman and an off-break bowler. He retired from all forms of cricket in August 2020."
tagline: "Sri Lankan cricketer"
gender: "male"
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birthDate: "1982-04-15"
livingStatus: "LIVING"
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  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     39.99999999999999
  profileCompleteness:  45
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
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    title: "తరంగ పరణవితన"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump