Nuwan Pradeep

Aththachchi Nuwan Pradeep Roshan Fernando, commonly known as Nuwan Pradeep, is a Sri Lankan former international cricketer, currently playing in Lanka Premier League from Dambulla Sixers Franchise. Despite being a national cricketer, he had never actually played the game until he was 20 and most importantly never played with leather ball until his 20s. He shot into prominence after winning a bowling speed contest in 2007 and he was sent to Sri Lanka's Cricket Academy and also went onto earn a national test call up less than 3 years later. He is regarded as the most unconventional find of Sri Lanka cricket.