Arjuna Ranatunga
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Arjuna Ranatunga is a former Sri Lankan cricketer and influential captain who famously led Sri Lanka to its first Cricket World Cup title in 1996.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cricket captain
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cricketer ⓘ human ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| achievement | captained Sri Lanka to its first Cricket World Cup win in 1996 ⓘ |
| battingStyle | left-handed batsman ⓘ |
| bowlingStyle | right-arm medium ⓘ |
| captaincyStyle |
aggressive
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tactical ⓘ |
| captained | Sri Lanka national cricket team NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continentRepresented | Asia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Sri Lanka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | late 20th century cricketer ⓘ |
| familyName | Ranatunga NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formatDebut |
One Day International cricket
ⓘ
Test cricket ⓘ |
| fullName | Deshamanya Arjuna Ranatunga NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | Arjuna NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasWon | Cricket World Cup as captain ⓘ |
| influenced | development of Sri Lankan cricket ⓘ |
| knownFor |
building Sri Lanka into a major force in world cricket
ⓘ
innovative captaincy ⓘ strong leadership in limited-overs cricket ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
English
ⓘ
Sinhala ⓘ |
| leadershipRole | national team captain ⓘ |
| ledToTitle | 1996 Cricket World Cup NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | Sri Lankan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | 1996 World Cup final victory over Australia ⓘ |
| occupation |
politician
ⓘ
sports administrator ⓘ |
| odiDebutFor | Sri Lanka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| playedFor | Sri Lanka national cricket team NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalOffice |
Cabinet minister of Sri Lanka
ⓘ
Member of Parliament of Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| regionOfActivity | South Asia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| role |
captain
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middle-order batsman ⓘ |
| sport | cricket ⓘ |
| sportingDiscipline | international cricket ⓘ |
| status | retired cricketer ⓘ |
| teamAchievement | first Cricket World Cup title for Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| teamType | international team ⓘ |
| testDebutFor | Sri Lanka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| worldCupWinner | 1996 Cricket World Cup NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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