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Ambidextrous bowlers

sudden 6/18/25, 5:18:14 PM
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debut: 11/27/06
54,274 runs

do we have any in the WI?

"I don't know which arm I've taken more wickets with," says Tharindu Rathnayake of his wicket tally in domestic cricket. "I've never looked at it properly. I've bowled a lot with both my arms."

If this seems like bragging, Rathnayake continues to speak as if being able to bowl with either arm is a normal experience to which anyone could relate. It must seem natural to him, though - he has 337 first-class wickets, and 122 List A dismissals.

"When I started first-class cricket, I bowled a lot with my left arm. But later, after a couple of years, it became about 60% right arm, and 40% left arm."
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StumpCam 6/18/25, 6:50:33 PM
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debut: 1/1/04
12,947 runs

In reply to sudden

Obviously he needed to utilize his legs as well to make an impact.
Figures against BANGLADESH 49 - 3 - 196 - 3
razz
Curtis 6/18/25, 11:42:28 PM
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debut: 12/4/02
16,557 runs

What do you think Amby was short for?
Halliwell 6/19/25, 1:29:37 PM
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debut: 5/14/05
24,650 runs

In reply to Curtis

Ambivalent?