Pathum Nissanka Biography and Career
Pathum Nissanka Silva is a Sri Lankan cricketer who plays for Sri Lanka in all three formats of cricket tournament. In March 2021 he made his international debut for the Sri Lanka cricket team and currently he is the opening batsman of the team. In this article we are going to talk about the biography, career, notable works, games and family of Pathum Nissanka so read the article till the end.
Career
Pathum Nissanka is an international cricketer and he played so many games for his country, state and clubs this biography article is incomplete without talking about his career. So here you will gain info about his achievements and life story.
On 17 March 2017 Nissanka made his List A debut for Hambantota District in the 2016–17 Districts One Day Tournament. On 24 February 2018 he made his 20-20 debut for Badureliya Sports Club in the 2017–18 SLC Twenty20 Tournament.
In domestic cricket he plays for Badureliya Sports Club, Nondescripts Cricket Club and Hambantota District Team.
In January 2019, he was selected in Sri Lanka A’s squad for the first-class series in which match was played against Ireland A. On 21 March 2021 he made his international test debut in which match was played against West Indies. On 10 March 2021 he made his debut in one day international in which match was played against West Indies. On 3 March 2021 he made his debut in T20I in which match was played against West Indies.
Short biography of Pathum Nissanka
Pathum Nissanka was born on 18 May 1998 at Galle, Sri Lanka. Pathum’s father name is Sunil Silva who worked as a ground boy and his income was low. His mother sold flowers near the Kalutara temple. In his early childhood, he was raised up in a poor family background.
Pathum Nissanka Started his cricket career when he was in Kalutara Vidyalaya. He scored unbeaten double century of 205 runs in 190 balls in his School Cricket Championship in which match was played against President’s College, Rajagiriya at Colts ground, Colombo.
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Net worth
Net worth of Pathum Nissanka is approximately $1.5 million. He earned this money from his cricketing career, endorsements, and investments. His performances on cricket ground have made him quite popular among cricket fans. He gets an annual salary of around $250,000 which is approximately INR 1.9 crores. He earned a monthly salary of around $25,000. In the Lankan Premier League, he plays for Colombo Stars and earns a salary of $40,000.
Is Pathum Nissanka a good batsman?
Even though Sri Lanka lost the T20I series 4-1 against Australia in February 2022, Nissanka was named the Player of the Series Due to his performance. In that match he broke the record of the Sri Lankan batsman who scored the most runs in a T20I match series against Australia, by scoring 184 runs in the 5 matches.
We hope this biography article of Pathum Nissanka will be helpful for you to understand his journey and works.
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