Russel Arnold
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| Full name | Russel Premakumaran Arnold | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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25 October 1973 Colombo, Sri Lanka | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname | Guppiya[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting style | Left-handed batsman (LHB) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling style | Right-arm off break | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Batsman | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Test debut (cap 68) | 19–23 April 1997 v Pakistan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Test | 1–3 July 2004 v Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ODI debut (cap 91) | 6 November 1997 v South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last ODI | 28 April 2007 v Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Only T20I (cap 1) | 15 June 2006 v England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Russel Premakumaran "Rusty" Arnold (Tamil: ரசல் அர்னால்ட், Sinhala: රසල් ආනල්ඩ්; born 25 October 1973, Colombo) is a former Sri Lankan cricketer of Tamil descent and currently an international commentator.
He is the first Twenty20 International cap for Sri Lanka.
International career
Arnold made his Test debut against Pakistan in 1997 and his One day international debut against South Africa later in the year. Originally an opening batsmen, Arnold has since moved down the batting order. He is most famous in the pearl island as a utility and very versatile player, making him ideally suitable for the limited over version of the game. However, when he started his career, he was seen primarily as a solid top order batsmen where he impressed against Australia during the AIWA cup of 1999, as well as the subsequent Test series against them, where he batted at No. 3. Failure in the 2003 Cricket World Cup saw him sidelined for many months. However, he fought his way back into the side with a string of good scores in domestic cricket for his club, Nondescripts. A calm and cool player in a crisis situation, Arnold has dragged Sri Lanka out of many sticky situations. He is highly valued for his gritty qualities and is considered an unselfish team man. He is considered an ideal No. 6; he is a Methodist Christian of Tamil descent[2] as is Muttiah Muralitharan.
Nicknamed "Rusty" by Roshan Mahanama and Pramodya Wickramasinghe, due to it being a very common nickname for the name Russel, and also it complemented his batting style as tough and durable- though not really pretty. His late cut shot is admired by many critics at that time where he used the shot so often to spin bowling.
During a match against India at Sharjah, Arnold helped Sanath Jayasuriya to post his highest individual score of 189. Sanath and Arnold had a good partnership until Sanath stumped after a brilliant 189.
Retirement
During April 2007 he announced, through team manager Michael Tissera, that he intended to retire from international cricket after the 2007 ICC Cricket World Cup final, which came as a shock to Sri Lankan cricket. He cited the pressure of too much travel as his reason.
After retirement, he played A-grade cricket in Sydney for Hornsby District Cricket Club and has also played numerous games for the Melbourne Super Kings in Melbourne. He was also coaching at Barker College, a prestigious private school in Sydney's north.
Current career
Arnold is now a popular television commentator and also writes a weekly Q+A column on Island Cricket.[3] Russel also keeps his fans entertained using his iPhone app 'Ask Rusty' launched in 2012. It was launched in 2012 along with the T20 World cup. The iPhone app allows Russel's fans to ask questions directly from Russel Arnold. In addition, it consists of feeds of Russel's match predictions where the user can actively participate in voting.
International centuries
Test centuries
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| # | Runs | Match | Against | City/Country | Venue | Scorecard | Result |
| 1 | 123 | 5 |  Pakistan | Lahore, Pakistan | Gaddafi Stadium | Scorecard | Drawn |
| 1 | 104* | 12 |  Zimbabwe | Harare, Zimbabwe | Harare Sports Club | Scorecard | Drawn |
| 1 | 109 | 40 |  England | Manchester, England | Old Trafford | Scorecard | Lost |
One Day International centuries
| One Day International centuries by Russel Arnold | |||||||
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| # | Runs | Match | Against | City/Country | Venue | Scorecard | Result |
| 1 | 103 | 14 | Zimbabwe | Bulawayo, Zimbabwe | Queens Sports Club | Scorecard | Won |
Career highlights
Test cricket
- Debut: 1st Test, Sri Lanka vs. Pakistan, Colombo, April 1997.
- Highest score: 123 vs. Pakistan, Lahore, March 1999.
One-day cricket
- Debut: Sri Lanka vs. South Africa, Lahore, November 1997.
- Highest score: 103 vs. Zimbabwe, Bulawayo, December 1999.
References
- ↑ https://twitter.com/russelarnold69/status/440711166533189632
- ↑ "'Jayasuriya is King Midas'". http://www.rediff.com Rediff.com. 18 July 2003. Retrieved 17 December 2008. External link in
|publisher=(help) - ↑ http://www.islandcricket.lk/columns/russel-arnold/content
External links
- Cricinfo Player Profile: Russel Arnold
- Russel Arnold at Cricket Archive
- Russel Arnold's weekly column
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