lastodiyear testdebutagainst deliveries odishirt testcap catches/stumpings year birth_date odidebutdate lasttidate bowling tenfor ticap lasttiagainst country club heightft fivefor batting image odicap tidebutyear name lasttestyear fullname birth_place column international nickname odidebutagainst role lastodidate testdebutdate clubnumber lasttestagainst lasttiyear source lastodiagainst tidebutagainst date runs testdebutyear tidebutdate lasttestdate wickets s/s matches heightinch odidebutyear article_title
2008 pakistan 23,438 15,775 41,266 19,411 22 63 31 83 / -- / -- 60 / -- 57 / -- 1990/91 / 10 2010 -- 2012 1994 -- 2011-12 2003 2003/04 2005 2007 2007/08 -2009 27 january 1974 15 february 20 september left arm fast medium 2 n/a 4 n/a 15 australia sri lanka colts northamptonshire cricket club hampshire uva worcestershire middlesex deccan chargers 5 12 4 34 4 left-handed chaminda_vaas . jpg 75 2006 chaminda vaas 2009 warnakulasuriya patabendige ushantha josu chaminda vaas mattumagala , sri lanka test odis fc la true vasy india opening bowler 27 august 26 august 6 pakistan 2007 http://www.cricketarchive.com/archive/players/2/2165/2165.html cricketarchive india new zealand 1974 1 27 yes 3,089 2,025 6,223 3,220 1994 22 december 20 july 355 400 772 506 1/13 0/1 4/29 0/8 111 322 227 412 10 1994 chaminda vaas

chaminda vaas

warnakulasuriya patabendige ushantha joseph chaminda vaas -lrb- born 27 january 1974 -rrb- , usually known as chaminda vaas , is a former sri lankan cricketer regarded as the best fast bowler to have come out of the country .
he has been described as the ` most penetrative and successful new-ball bowler sri lanka have produced ' .
in 2004 he gained international recognition when he was selected for the world test and one-day xi at the inaugural icc awards .
he was once again selected for the world test xi at the 2005 awards .
as of 22 february 2015 , only 3 bowlers have taken more odi wickets than vaas .
