Kaushal Lokuarachchi

Kaushal Lokuarachchi

Personal information
Full name	Kaushal Samaraweera Lokuarachchi
Born	(1982-05-20) 20 May 1982 Ratnapura, Sri Lanka
Nickname	Loku
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right arm leg spin
Role	All-rounder
International information
National side	Sri Lanka (2003-2012)
Test debut (cap 94)	25 April 2003 v New Zealand
Last Test	16 March 2004 v Australia
ODI debut (cap 115)	6 April 2003 v Kenya
Last ODI	13 October 2007 v England
T20I debut (cap 6)	1 June 2012 v Pakistan
Last T20I	3 June 2012 v Pakistan
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2000/01–2004/05	Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club
2005/06–present	Sinhalese Sports Club
2013 –	Dhaka Gladiators
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI T20I Matches 4 21 2 Runs scored 94 210 11 Batting average 23.50 14.00 5.50 100s/50s 0/0 0/1 0/0 Top score 28* 69 11 Balls bowled 594 1,011 36 Wickets 5 31 2 Bowling average 59.00 23.38 24.00 5 wickets in innings 0 0 0 10 wickets in match 0 0 0 Best bowling 2/47 4/44 2/31 Catches/stumpings 1/– 5/– 1/–
Source: Cricinfo, 27 September 2016

Kaushal Samaraweera Lokuarachchi (born 20 May 1982), or Kaushal Lokuarachchi, is a former Sri Lankan cricketer, who played all formats. He is a right-handed batsman and a leg-break bowler. In 2014, he was banned by BPL anti-corruption tribunal for 18 months and has not been involved in cricket since then.

International career

Having made an exceptional start to his career as an allrounder when he was a schoolboy, Lokuarachchi was made part of the Sri Lankan squad after the 2003 Cricket World Cup. He is primarily a leg-spinner, and it was thought that he would be able to capture a regular place in the team. However, having suffered from a car crash in August 2003 which killed a woman [1], he was given a four-month disciplinary ban by the Sri Lankan cricket board.

Having made his return steadily in the 2004 Provincial Tournament, he drifted back into the team, and having seen Muttiah Muralitharan suffer from a shoulder injury he captured a place in the team for the one-day series against South Africa in the Champions Trophy.

Arrest

Lokuarachchi was arrested after being involved in a motor vehicle accident which killed a pedestrian and injured her son in April 2003. He claimed that he had fallen asleep while driving. He was subsequently banned for four months by BCCSL.

Ban

In June 2014, Lokuarachchi was banned from cricket for 18 months by the Bangladesh Premier League Anti Corruption Tribunal for failing to report an approach by a bookie.[2]

See also

• List of bowlers who have taken a wicket with their first ball in a format of international cricket

External links

• Kaushal Lokuarachchi at ESPNcricinfo
• Cricinfo Article on his Arrest
• Cricinfo Article on his banning