I don't know how it came up. All your former and current captains are urging you to play on beyond 40. You have to be physically fit to play Test cricket. + He also led Sri Lanka in five Tests with three wins and two losses. We fought for everything. The greatest left-armer in Test history ©Cricbuzz, England's maiden caps of providence and promise, Yet to hit peak form, Stokes continues to stretch limits, A timely silver lining lulls Sri Lanka's defeat for the ages, Difference between the teams was very little - Hathurusingha, England primed for a stint at the top after SL whitewash, © 2021 Cricbuzz.com, Times Internet Limited. Angelo Mathews is fit for the quarter-final after recovering from an … + Herath is the only bowler to take 100-plus wickets against Pakistan - 106 in 21 Tests, nearly a fourth of his career wickets. The usual thing batsmen tell you is that, I will score runs and you hang around. I think I answered calls till 6:00AM. The most successful left-arm bowler in the history of Test cricket. In September 2016, Rangana Herath was appointed as the Test captain for the series against Zimbabwe. It was touch and go though. Herath made his debut in 1999 against Australia, but was back in the wilderness after three Tests, following a wicket-less Test against Pakistan in 2000 when they scored in excess of 600. It was another love affair which went on to blossom, but more on that later. We set them a target above 400 and the job of the bowlers was easy. Then he said, 'Just wanted to find out whether you were okay.' by Deepu Narayanan • Last updated on. Rangana Herath - From Galle to Galle . Rangana Herath has written himself into the history books in the simplest, yet most endearing way, becoming the first ever left-arm spinner to take 400 Test wickets. Rangana Herath, Sri Lanka's veteran spinner, announced his retirement from limited-overs cricket on Sunday (April 17), with a view to extend his Test career. Even if I took a taxi, it would take me some five hours to get to London. People want us to win and I can understand how disappointed they were and they just expressed their feelings. So I was pretty confident that my time will come. All rights reserved |, We use cookies to improve your experience on our site and to show you non-personalized ads. … As stated earlier, it was his 4/15 against Pakistan in Galle in 2009 which gave Herath his first big break in Test cricket. When you come into the international set-up, everything changes - the rewards and everything around you. Read: We have to respect the sport. But the decision to bring you back was criticized and some people even questioned as to why Sri Lanka was taking a step backward. With Murali retiring the next summer, Herath was all set to transform from supporting cast to Sri Lanka's lead bowler. Individually, you may have regrets but in the end what matters is your team. … Yes, I could not play consistently but I have absolutely no regrets. Herath in doubt for quarter-final: Reports. He has taken 12 five-wicket hauls in the fourth innings, five more than the next best of seven each by Warne and Murali. You will turn 40 in March. Only Shane Warne has taken more wickets than him in the final innings of a Test, but that came in 13 more outings compared to Herath. I was at a place called Stoke-on-Trent (closer to Manchester). There was a time, soon after we had won the World Cup (1996), people wanted us to win every single match. That's why I feel that was the best domestic cricket that we played. Playing him in fourth innings was nearly impossible especially at Galle and SSC, which accounted for more than 50% of his fourth innings wickets. Rangana Herath is very approachable to anyone. Sri Lanka have successfully defended fourth innings targets less than 200 thrice and it goes without saying Herath was the wrecker in chief all three times. Sri Lanka cricket team captain Angelo Mathews was lavish in his praise of Dinesh Chandimal and Rangana Herath - the protagonists of home team's 63-run win that helped them take a 1-0 lead. WILY OLD FOX: Rangana Herath recently became the first left-arm spinner to take 400 Test wickets. In the post Murali era, Herath took 205 wickets in Sri Lanka's 26 Test wins at 16.79 and a wicket every 6.5 overs. WILY OLD FOX: Rangana Herath recently became the first left-arm spinner to take 400 Test wickets. The team was struggling with injuries and stuff, we had lost senior players and we were continuously losing. He deserves a lot of credit for that win. They feel dejected. Ⓒ Cricbuzz … Herath started off at the age of six, doing everything possible on the cricket field. How did you take that? You could see this 'what have I done?' Considered as one of the greatest spin bowlers of all time, Herath is the most successful left … He was then picked for the 'A' side for the tour of South Africa and Kenya in … Since your comeback in July 2009, you have played 70 Test matches (71 now) and taken 364 (369) wickets. Rangana Herath - From Galle to Galle November 04 2018 by Deepu Narayanan. Get Rangana HerathCricket rankings info, individual records, photos, videos, stats, and all about Rangana Herath I was actually part of one of the Inter-Provincial sides, but I played little cricket. Then I was dropped in 2000. I started playing Test cricket at the age of 21. Finally, when playing Under-15 cricket, Herath was asked to focus on spin by one Mr. Lal Dinapurna. The foundation for a sleeping giant who would later take on, and often conquer, the world had been laid. Jump to. Rangana Herath believes that after three years of rebuilding, Sri Lanka have finally struck upon an ideal blend of youth and experience. Look, I didn't think I could take 11 wickets in the match. In 2004, when Murali was injured, you had a decent Test against South Africa and then you were overlooked for several years. But when he was batting, I realized that he had a strong bottom hand. I knew that I would get an opportunity somewhere down the line. ANALYSIS The 40-year-old made his Test debut in September 1999 and over the past 20 years, currently sits at No. Then I decided to go to London to get the direct flight to Colombo. See more of Cricinfo Sri Lanka on Facebook. You take two wickets early and then the opposition is under pressure. Immediately afterwards, Salman Butt played a rash shot - even I couldn't imagine how he got out. What happens when you have played lot of First Class cricket is that you have been in similar situations before. + His figures of 9/127 vs Pak at Colombo SSC in 2014 is the best innings returns for a left-arm bowler in Test cricket. On that occasion, all that he told me was to do what you can and don't put pressure on yourself. Barring the match winning spell of 7/48 in Galle in 2015, Herath has little to show for his efforts against India. Brief scores: Sri Lanka 504 & 102/4 (Dimuth Karunaratne 54*; Carl Mumba 3-31) lead Zimbabwe 272 (Brian Chari 80, Craig Ervine 64; Rangana Herath 5-89) by 334 runs. He took the wickets of Steve Waugh and Ricky Ponting in the only innings he bowled and finished with figures of 4/97, behind Murali's 5/71. I must tell you that even Murali played a big role in getting me back and I must thank all of them. From being the chief wicket taker in the post Murali era, he has single-handedly carried a side that is getting weakened series after series after the retirement of Jayawardene, Sangakkara and Tillakaratne Dilshan. The most successful left-arm bowler in the history of Test cricket. We fought really, really hard. Then there were a couple of other calls asking similar questions. On the cricket side, once Murali retired his numbers tell the story. He has one last outing at his favourite Galle, and the Sri Lankan team owe him more than a farewell win. 11 Tests against the neighbours fetched him only 33 wickets at 48, a far cry from his overall career average of 27.95. Among specialist bowlers, Anil Kumble is the next most with five such awards after turning 33. Rangana Herath, Sri Lanka's veteran spinner, announced his retirement from limited-overs cricket on Sunday (April 17), with a view to extend his Test career.A long-time injury to both his knees had forced him to opt out of several limited-overs series in the last couple of years. Some say that destiny had it in such a way that whatever Dilruwan did, he wasn't going to get that wicket because the cricketing gods wanted the match-winning wicket to be your 400th? So Kumar and Upul were picked ahead of me simply because they were better batsmen. We have played a lot of cricket against each other at school level. Ashantha de Mel was the Chairman of Selectors and I wrote him a letter. It was a very pleasing effort to win against a very strong South African side. We watch videos of other players and I had not detected much. Brief scores: Sri Lanka 504 & 102/4 (Dimuth Karunaratne 54*; Carl Mumba 3-31) lead Zimbabwe 272 (Brian Chari 80, Craig Ervine 64; Rangana Herath 5-89) by 334 runs. I was trying to see whether I could take a flight from Manchester, but that wasn't possible as there were no connecting flights. All rights reserved |, We use cookies to improve your experience on our site and to show you non-personalized ads. Rangana Herath is an orthodox left-arm spinner who has taken over from Muttiah Muralitharan as Sri Lanka's main wicket-taking bowler in Tests. So what I tried to do was to change the angle, make it harder for him and see how he would adapt. Then I remember when we won the World T20 in 2014, it was the same sort of expectations. But you have to be realistic. (Playing 100 Tests) all depends on how my knees feel. 2nd ODI-Eng vs Aus Live Scorecard Cricinfo| Cricbuzz; About; Tag Archives: Rangana Herath SL vs Pak 5th ODI-Sri Lanka v Pakistan Who won the Toss? This was possible because all of these people supported me. Forgot account? Tilan Samaraweera. sort of feeling on Dilruwan's face. Create New Account. When you chase these small targets, it's always tricky. I had no national contract with SLC at that point. He reminded me that when my services were required (for Sri Lanka) I had to (leave England) and come home (immediately). All Sri Lankan captains whether it be Jayasuriya, Sangakkara, or Chandimal... All of them hail you as a wonderful team man. All that we needed to do was to take a couple of wickets early. It wasn't Rangana Herath's fault that what would have been the prime of his career overlapped with the era of the … As a … The name of the club is Moddershall CC. or. Email or Phone: Password: Forgot account? Herath has been Sri Lanka's main match winner since July 2009, and he proved that by helping his side script a famous win, taking 11 wickets as Sri Lanka beat Pakistan in Abu Dhabi by 21 runs. Another memorable effort came with the bat when he scored 48 in Leeds, putting on a crucial 149 with skipper Mathews for the eighth wicket which helped Sri Lanka to win a series in England. 10 in terms of most wickets and is second, behind only Muttiah Muralitharan and his 800 Test wickets, for Sri Lankan bowlers. We knew if we could set them a target beyond 250, it was game on. His match figures in that Test read 14/184 which happens to be the best for a left-arm bowler in Tests in the post war era. At stumps overnight, I think they were 67 for one or something. We dismissed their openers cheaply and then the next challenge was to get Asad Shafiq and Azhar Ali out. See more of Cricinfo Sri Lanka on Facebook. It doesn't matter how many wickets you have taken, but how many matches you have won. (He asked me) to make my arrangements with the league in such a way. In recent times, I felt that people were too distraught. Would you agree on the same? His 360 wickets from 71 matches in the current decade is dwarfed only by James Anderson who has 416 wickets in 28 more Tests while Broad also has 360 wickets from 99 Tests. + Herath finishes with the longest playing career for Sri Lanka in Test cricket - over 19 years by the time he finishes his final Test. Not that I didn't get my chances. The litmus Test for any spinner from the modern era is how he fares against India. I took a look at the phone and it was Dilhara Fernando. Then he went on to play for South Africa. Among the 11 spinners who have taken 200-plus wickets in their career and played at least five Tests against India, all barring two have a poorer average and strike rate against India compared to other oppositions. Accessibility Help. The older Herath got, the wiser and wilier he became. It was a mad rush. It must have been around 11PM in Colombo at that time. Rangana Herath is in doubt for the quarter-final against South Africa due to a finger injury. He tormented the opposition batsman in the fourth innings, taking 115 wickets at 18.08 with 12 five-wicket hauls. Can you talk us through that strategy? Geoff Marsh was our coach and he set up a plan ahead of the next match. Herath Mudiyanselage Rangana Keerthi Bandara Herath, commonly known as Rangana Herath (Sinhala: රංගන හේරත්;Tamil: ரங்கன ஹெரத்;born 19 March 1978), is a former Sri Lankan cricketer, who played all forms of the game and a former Test captain for Sri Lanka. Since his comeback to the side in 2009, the left-armer has taken 369 wickets in 71 Tests at 26, and ensured Sri Lanka always had a storming wicket-taker to call upon. But I am happy that my 400th wicket won us a Test match to end a terrible losing streak. Then we should be grateful to be part of this superb team called Sri Lanka. I think I would have reached the airport only by 8:00PM or so. Find out more in our, England tour of Sri Lanka, 2018, 1st Test, Where Joe Root is now, is no surprise to Nadeem Khan, Bad weather force Lions, Dolphins to share Momentum One-Day Cup, India hit by new realities in tough homecoming, Nortje on Asia's map of South Africa's quicks, When the Blackwood blueprint worked in Chattogram, Root targets "600, 700" after a great opening day. Before going out, we said, let's take two early wickets. I always wanted to get back there and play cricket. In Abu Dhabi you had only 136 to defend, did you think it was possible? While the numbers don't give a spectacular read, it isn't very different from what other lead spinners of the modern era have achieved. Rangana Herath - Test cricket's last connection with the 20th century - will play his last game at the same place he played his first, way back in 1999. The data from the table depicts all the spinners from the modern era have struggled against India and Herath was no exception. The outcome of that was us scoring 400. There was quite a bit of criticism when the team was losing not too long ago. So the comeback Test in 2009, who called you up and gave the message that you were required back at home for a Test match, which was less than 48 hours away? A flatter delivery which skids on and darts back to the right hander was one of his lethal weapons in the last quarter of his career. Rangana Herath announces limited-overs retirement April 17 2016 by Cricbuzz Staff. You weren't even part of the Inter-Provincial First Class tournament. I had played a lot of First Class cricket with him. He asked, 'Are you in good shape? Do you still have contacts with that club? Tell us about the support given to you by Sangakkara... We had known each other since we were 15. I was getting ready to go to the gym. Rangana Herath has taken his rightful place among bowling legends, becoming the first left-arm spinner to enter the elite 400-wicket club in Tests. If the knees are fine, I should be fine, too. Fortunately, my wife and kid were with me. No other bowler has taken as many after turning 33, Murali at a distant second with 268 scalps. But it was a superb display by the whole team. Harsha Bhogle explains why the 39-year-old's achievement deserves so much credit. Herath's numbers against India are very much comparable with that Warne than any other modern day spinner. Let's see how it goes. It was a brilliant South African attack too - Steyn, Morkel, Marchant de Lange and Kallis. I do. He told me there is nothing called impossible. He won ten Man of the Match awards in this period, which is more than any other player in the world and four more than the next most for Sri Lanka (Sangakkara won six). November 08 2016 by Cricbuzz Staff. Cricbuzz provides the fastest ball-by-ball commentary and score that is at par with live action, along with the best updated cricket news, photo-galleries and insightful editorials Rangana Herath's age-defying exploits Pakistan vs Sri Lanka | Cricbuzz.com - Cricbuzz Before me, Imran Tahir had played there and he was so good that Warwickshire offered him a contract. The second over I bowled, we made a breakthrough and a big one too as Mohammad Yousuf played me on the back foot and was ruled leg before wicket. Harsha Bhogle explains why the 39-year-old's achievement deserves so much credit. Herath will retire from Test cricket after Sri Lanka's first Test against England, Cricbuzz reports. The club, they kept telling me that something similar would happen to me too and that's exactly what happened. Leave a reply. Everything that he hit cleared the ropes. Rangana Herath is in doubt for the quarter-final against South Africa due to a finger injury. Would you agree on the same? In the fourth innings, you have defended low scores and you know what to do. When you went to England in 2009 to play league cricket at Staffordshire league, other spinners like Ajantha Mendis, Suraj Randiv and Malinga Bandara had emerged. Rangana Herath has taken his rightful place among bowling legends, becoming the first left-arm spinner to enter the elite 400-wicket club in Tests. Winning that Test match, what did it do to the team's confidence? Menu . He asked, 'Matchan, are you okay?' Pakistan have been terrific with the bat all series before reclaiming their prowess with the ball, while Sri Lanka have … I think it was 3AM. Was that the toughest period for the team? For someone who played just a handful of Tests in the first decade of his career, it is certainly an over achievement. Calculating the ratio of average and strike rates against India and other sides for these 11 bowlers, only one player falls behind Herath - the inimitable Shane Warne. Herath has represented Sri Lanka in 71 ODIs and 17 T20Is. If I wasn't good enough, they wouldn't have played me at the age of 21. I knew this was my last chance. We added 149 runs I think for the eighth wicket and we managed to set them a target of 350 and we won. Everyone knows that there is no room for error and everyone is keen to cut down every single run. We did that too and then knew the game was in the bag. + He is one of the four bowlers to take five-fers against the complete set of opponents (excluding Ireland and Afghanistan) along with Murali, Dale Steyn and Shakib Al Hasan. Not Now. What I wanted to do was to grab that opportunity and I was well prepared. You see, I have gone through multiple surgeries on my knees. However, by criticizing the players or by running them down, you are not going to see the team doing well. Just asked him to calm down. He bowled fast, loved to bat, and tried a bit of spin as well. It was a prototype for the next decade whenever he got to wear the Sri Lankan whites. This feat was achieved by him when he took a 5-wicket haul against Zimbabwe in the second Test match of the series. Having made his debut in the summer of 1999, Herath will hang his boots after one last hurrah against England at his beloved Galle. So I didn't sleep from thereon. His match figures of 13/152 in Harare is the third best for a player leading his side. A series that at one stage seemed competitive has all of a sudden begun to feel like a one-sided one. 3,004 likes. Rotund, slightly pot-bellied, and with a left-arm that delivers magic time and again. To help the youngsters with that, Herath has played a big role. He's had a great impact, and Sri Lanka are going to miss him … Rangana Herath comes into the attack in his final Test and strikes straight away. What is in store after Murali? We need the blessings of our fans for us to move forward. From 71 wickets from his first 22 Tests till then, he went on to add another 359 from his next 70 Tests at a rate of more than five wickets per Test. Rangana Herath put the doubts to rest. Only James Anderson has done better than you, having played 92 games in that period. I had made arrangements like that. + He has taken 99 wickets from 18 Tests in Galle and 84 from 14 Tests at the SSC - fifth and sixth in the list of most wickets at a single venue. Well, cricket is a great sport. It was around 2:30PM. Rangana Herath - From Galle to Galle November 04 2018 by Deepu Narayanan. If I ruin it, that's it for me. I had a roaming number and the phone rang. In this candid interview, the 39-year-old opens up on the joy of claiming 400 Test wickets, missing out on a Test hundred, scripting some of Sri Lanka's famous wins overseas, his dodgy knees and lots more. I must thank him and the selectors for the gamble they took. Herath's purple-patch was in 2012, wherein he finished with 60 Test scalps, saw him pip his more illustrious compatriot and former skipper, Kumar Sangakkara, to be conferred with the Cricketer of the year honour in SLC awards 2013. It was Sanga (Kumar Sangakkara). I managed to do it. There was opportunity only for two spinners. It includes many awe inspiring performances, including 9/128 in Sri Lanka's only Test win in South Africa in 2011, 14/184 against Pakistan at the SSC in 2014; a fourth innings 7/48 against India in Galle in 2015 which enabled a Sri Lankan win after conceding a 192-run first innings lead; 13 wickets against Australia at the SSC in 2016 and another ten-fer inAbu Dhabi last year which paved way for Pakistan's first ever series defeat in their adopted home - UAE, among various other performances. The members and players message me frequently. Rangana Herath (Sri Lanka) Profile & Statistics Summary Sri Lankan cricket fan waves flag for over 30 years Percy Abeseykera, the famous cricket fan has seen the story of Sri Lankan cricket, at exceptionally short proximity for almost 60 years, cutting a specialty for himself as an encapsulation of the difficulties, enthusiasm, and unmatched accomplishment of Sri Lankan … A chance to win and I was at a place called Stoke-on-Trent ( closer to ). 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