# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/upul-tharanga
# Generated: 2026-08-14T01:29:24.471Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/upul-tharanga"
name: "Upul Tharanga"
slug: "upul-tharanga"
description: "Warushavithana Upul Tharanga, commonly known as Upul Tharanga is a former professional Sri Lankan cricketer. A former limited-overs captain, Tharanga played all formats of the game. He was a left-handed opening batsman and an occasional wicket-keeper. On 23 February 2021, Upul announced his retirement from international cricket. He is the current national chief selector of both Sri Lanka men's and women's cricket teams."
tagline: "Sri Lankan cricketer"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Upul-Tharanga%2C_Sri_Lanka_vs_Pakistan%2C_1st_ODI%2C_2017.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
category:
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  slug: "athletes"
profileType:
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  slug: "athlete"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2066131"
birthDate: "1985-02-02"
livingStatus: "LIVING"
scores:
  popularity:           48.17
  momentum:             2.254283137962128
  historical:           9.582257333333335
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     65
  profileCompleteness:  65
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
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  country:  null
  category: null
platforms:
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    handle:    "upultharanga44"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump