Profile
His batting style earned him comparisons with the great Sri Lankan legend, Aravinda De Silva, but Chamara Silva failed to live up to the promise and has constantly found himself on the fringes of the national team.
Silva debuted for Panadura Sports Club in 1996 and was a consistent performer in the domestic circuit. He made his ODI debut for Sri Lanka against Australia in 1999, scoring 55 in a losing cause. But he failed to sustain the early momentum and after a string of low scores, was dropped from the team. His consequent comeback was also less fruitful and between 2000 and 2005, he featured in only three ODI’s. Though he continued to score big domestically, the selectors ignored him because they felt that he had not justified his chances earlier.
It was Sri Lanka’s then coach Tom Moody who recognised Chamara’s talent and insisted that he be part of his team. His faith was reposed and Chamara slammed his maiden century against India on his comeback. He also made his Test debut in 2006 against New Zealand with a golden pair but made 61 and 152 in the next match. He was consequently selected for the 2011 ICC Cricket World Cup and averaged an impressive 43.75 playing part in Sri Lanka’s road to the final. He has since then been in and out of the team but is still considered an asset to the team because of his vast experience.
Statistics
Show:
| |
Matches |
Innings |
Runs |
NO |
Avg. |
SR |
100's |
50's |
HS |
| Test |
11 |
17 |
537 |
1 |
33.56 |
62.88 |
1 |
2 |
152* |
| ODI |
75 |
62 |
1587 |
7 |
28.85 |
70.40 |
1 |
13 |
107* |
| T20 |
16 |
15 |
175 |
2 |
13.46 |
98.87 |
0 |
0 |
38 |
| IPL |
3 |
3 |
40 |
1 |
20 |
153.84 |
0 |
0 |
23* |
| |
Matches |
Innings |
Balls |
Runs |
Wickets |
BBI |
BBM |
Avg. |
Econ. |
4w |
5w |
10w |
Extras |
| Test |
11 |
3 |
102 |
65 |
1 |
1/57 |
/ |
65 |
3.82 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| ODI |
75 |
2 |
42 |
33 |
1 |
1/21 |
/ |
33 |
4.71 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
| T20 |
16 |
2 |
18 |
15 |
1 |
1/4 |
/ |
15 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| IPL |
3 |
1 |
6 |
21 |
0 |
0/21 |
/ |
- |
21 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| |
Catches |
Stumpings |
Runouts |
| Test |
7 |
0 |
1 |
| ODI |
20 |
0 |
5 |
| T20 |
5 |
0 |
2 |
| IPL |
3 |
0 |
1 |
Career
Span:
- Test:
- 2006-2008
- ODI:
- 1999-2011
- T20:
- 2006-2011
- IPL:
- 2008-2008
- Test
-
- Debut:
- Sri Lanka Vs New Zealand at Jade Stadium (Lancaster Park), Christchurch - Dec 07, 2006
- Last played:
- Sri Lanka Vs West Indies at Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain - Trinidad - Apr 03, 2008
- ODI
-
- Debut:
- Sri Lanka Vs Australia at R.Premadasa Stadium (Khettarama), Colombo - Aug 26, 1999
- Last played:
- Sri Lanka Vs Pakistan at Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi - Nov 23, 2011
- T20
-
- Debut:
- Sri Lanka Vs New Zealand at WestpacTrust Stadium,Wellington - Dec 22, 2006
- Last played:
- Sri Lanka Vs Pakistan at Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi - Nov 25, 2011
- IPL
-
- Debut:
- Deccan Chargers Vs Mumbai Indians at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad - May 18, 2008
- Last played:
- Deccan Chargers Vs Royal Challengers Bangalore at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad - May 25, 2008
