(1966-05-31) 31 May 1966 (age 57) Colombo, Dominion of Ceylon
Nickname
Maha
Batting
Right-handed
Role
Batsman
International information
National side
Sri Lanka (1986–1999)
Test debut (cap 36)
14 March 1986 v Pakistan
Last Test
27 March 1998 v South Africa
ODI debut (cap 45)
2 March 1986 v Pakistan
Last ODI
30 May 1999 v Kenya
Domestic team information
Years
Team
1988/89–1992
Colombo Cricket Club
1994/95–1998/99
Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club
Career statistics
Competition
Test
ODI
FC
LA
Matches
52
213
137
253
Runs scored
2,576
5,162
6,698
6,472
Batting average
29.27
29.49
34.40
30.96
100s/50s
4/11
4/35
12/31
6/42
Top score
225
119*
225
119*
Catches/stumpings
56/–
109/–
136/-
121/–
Medal record
Men's Cricket
Representing Sri Lanka
ICC Cricket World Cup
Winner
1996 India-Pakistan-Sri Lanka
Source: ESPNCricinfo, 30 November 2015
Deshabandu Roshan Siriwardene Mahanama (Sinhala: රොෂාන් මහානාම; born 31 May 1966) is a former Sri Lankan cricketer and a former ICC match referee.[1] He was a key member for 1996 Cricket World Cup winning team for Sri Lanka. He is the first man to have stood as a match referee in a day-night test match in Test history.[2]
In September 2015, Mahanama said that he would step down from the ICC match referee panel at the end of the year; he will spend his time with his family and his businesses.[3][4] He was regarded as one of the finest match referees at international cricket and was also deemed one of the finest fielders during his playing days.[5] He was popularly nicknamed as the Jonty Rhodes of Sri Lanka.[6] In 2021, he was appointed as one of the members in the selection committee and technical advisory committee panel of Sri Lanka Cricket led by Aravinda de Silva.[7][8]
^Fernando, Leslie (28 June 2009). "Observer schoolboy cricketers Madugalle and Mahanama now International Match Referees!". Sunday Observer. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
^Choudhari, Suraj (31 May 2016). "Roshan Mahanama: 10 facts about the Sri Lankan cricketer who donned many hats". Cricket Country. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
^"Mahanama to step down from ICC match referee panel". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN Inc. 15 September 2015. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
^"Roshan Mahanama to step down at the end of the year". International Cricket Council. 15 September 2015. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
^Tripathi, Sudheendra (15 June 2017). "Roshan Mahanama: Once a top fielder himself, Roshan regrets dip in Sri Lanka fielding standards". The Times of India. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
^"Cricket Archives: 8 best catches by Roshan Mahanama - 'the Jonty Rhodes of Sri Lanka'". NewsWire. 24 September 2020. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
^"Aravinda de Silva to head Sri Lanka's cricket committee". Sportstar. The Hindu. 5 February 2021.
^"Four-member Technical Advisory Committee appointed". Daily News. 5 February 2021. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
Deshabandu Roshan Siriwardene Mahanama (Sinhala: රොෂාන් මහානාම; born 31 May 1966) is a former Sri Lankan cricketer and a former ICC match referee. He...
and composer RoshanMahanama (born 1966), Sri Lankan cricketer Shantha Bandara (1951–1990), alias Mahanama, Sri Lankan politician Mahanama College in Colombo...
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in 1997. This effort was part of a second-wicket partnership with RoshanMahanama that set the then all-time record for any partnership in Test history...
highest partnership for the second wicket by Sanath Jayasuriya and RoshanMahanama. The Test series ended without a result, with both Test matches drawn...
Ruchira Palliyaguruge Shozab Raza Tariq Rasheed Ali Naqvi Muhammad Javed RoshanMahanama The season's logo variant was revealed on 8 December 2023 with the...
Rauf and Simon Taufel Third umpire: Kumar Dharmasena Match referee: RoshanMahanama Reserve umpire: Krishnaraj Srinath Toss: Super Kings elected to bat...
Madugalle 22 April 1959 Right hand Right-arm offbreak Nondescripts RoshanMahanama 31 May 1966 Right-hand - Colombo CC Arjuna Ranatunga 1 December 1963...
came as a blessing in disguise as he came as an injury replacement to RoshanMahanama who was injured in a batting session in the nets. He was initially...
Jayasuriya 30 June 1969 99 Left hand Slow left arm orthodox Bloomfield RoshanMahanama 31 May 1966 136 Right-hand - Bloomfield Muttiah Muralitharan 17 April...
Kalpage 19 February 1970 2 Left hand Right-arm offbreak Nondescripts RoshanMahanama 31 May 1966 58 Right-hand - Colombo CC Champaka Ramanayake 8 January...
with de Silva; the other two members were Muttiah Muralitharan and RoshanMahanama. Sangakkara has worked for Sky Sports since 2018 as a cricket commentatator...
Celebrities also joined in the condemnation of the government, with RoshanMahanama accusing "incompetent power-hungry rulers" of creating an economic...
members of the Elite Panel of ICC Referees: David Boon Ranjan Madugalle RoshanMahanama Javagal Srinath The on-field responsibilities for officiating the tournament...
code of conduct relating to the spirit of the game. Match referee RoshanMahanama said: "This ban should serve as a message to players that this type...
opened alongside RoshanMahanama. A useful pace-bowler, Hathurusingha was not called into the Test side until an injury to Mahanama stopped him from playing...
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