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Russel Arnold
Sri Lankan cricketer · Sri Lanka · On the map · Athletes · Born 1973 · age 53
Russel Premakumaran Arnold, or Russel Arnold, is a Sri Lankan cricket commentator and former cricketer of Tamil descent, who played all forms of the game. He played as the finisher role in the Sri Lankan team batting down the order at international level.
Russel Arnold is read about 30 times a day, in 10 languages.
A typical day, 30 days to 23 June 2026
The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 60 days, one point a day.
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Muttiah Muralitharan Teammate at Sri Lanka national team, 1997-2004
Tillakaratne Dilshan Teammate at Sri Lanka national team, 1999-2004
Mahela Jayawardene Teammate at Sri Lanka national team, 1997-2004
Sanath Jayasuriya Teammate at Sri Lanka national team, 1997-2004
Chaminda Vaas Teammate at Sri Lanka national team, 1997-2004
Aravinda de Silva Teammate at Sri Lanka national team, 1997-2002
Marvan Atapattu Teammate at Sri Lanka national team, 1997-2004
Rangana Herath Teammate at Sri Lanka national team, 1999-2004- Kumar Dharmasena Teammate at Sri Lanka national team, 1997-2004
- Romesh Kaluwitharana Teammate at Sri Lanka national team, 1997-2004
- Hashan Tillakaratne Teammate at Sri Lanka national team, 1997-2004
- Upul Chandana Teammate at Sri Lanka national team, 1999-2004
- Malinga Bandara Teammate at Sri Lanka national team, 1998-2004
- Avishka Gunawardene Teammate at Sri Lanka national team, 1999-2004
- Nuwan Zoysa Teammate at Sri Lanka national team, 1997-2004
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About this person
He was the first Twenty20 International cap for Sri Lanka as he was part of Sri Lanka's first ever T20I team. With Sri Lanka, he was a part of the team which were joint-winners with India at the 2002 ICC Champions Trophy. He retired from cricket in 2007 after playing the final in 2007 ICC Cricket World Cup.
