Roshan Abeysinghe
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Lincoln Clement Roshan Abeysinghe |
| Born | 10 February 1963 Colombo, Dominion of Ceylon |
| Batting | right-handed |
| Bowling | right arm off break |
| Role | middle order batsman |
| Relations | Chrishanthi Abeysinghe (spouse) |
| Domestic team information | |
| Years | Team |
| Ragama Cricket Club | |
Source: Cricinfo, 12 December 2017 | |
Lincoln Clement Roshan Abeysinghe (Sinhala: ලිංකල්න් ක්ලෙමන්ට් රොෂාන් අඛෙසිංහ: born 10 February 1963) is a Sri Lankan businessperson and a current international cricket commentator. He is also working as a marketing professional in a skincare company.[1]
Biography[]
Roshan Abeysinghe was born on February 10, 1963 in Colombo. He educated and played school cricket at the St. Joseph's College. He is one of the fewest Sri Lankan cricketers to have played for St. Joseph's College in the Big match contests against St. Peter's College[citation needed]. Apart from school level cricket, he has also played first-class cricket matches for the Ragama Cricket Club.[2][dead link]
Career as a commentator[]
Presently, Roshan has been regarded as one of the very few international cricket commentators from Sri Lanka along with Russel Arnold and Ranjit Fernando.[3] He is working as an international cricket commentator in Test Match Special, a British radio programme covering about England related cricket matches and for the Ten Sports Network (now known as Sony Ten Network) from 2010 mainly related to Sri Lankan cricket matches. In 2016, he was named the Wisden Cricket Personality of the Month for his commentary services. Roshan Abeysinghe is a professional marketing personality apart from being a cricket commentator.[4]
References[]
- ^ "In the box: Roshan Abeysinghe - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)". mobile.abc.net.au. Retrieved 2017-12-12.
- ^ "Sri Lanka 5: Badureliya and Ragama | Taking the Field". www.takingthefield.com. Retrieved 2017-12-12.
- ^ "WisdenVideo". content.dailymirror.lk. Retrieved 2017-12-12.
- ^ "Meet Roshan Abeysinghe". Island Cricket. Retrieved 2017-12-12.
External links[]
- Roshan Abeysinghe at ESPNcricinfo
- Roshan Abeysinghe at CricketArchive (subscription required)
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