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Deshabandu Asanka Pradeep Gurusinha (Sinhala: අසංක ප්රදීප් ගුරුසිංහ, ; born 16 September 1966) is a Sri Lankan Australian former international who had an 11-year international career, playing 41 Test cricket and 147 One Day Internationals for Sri Lanka. He was a key member for 1996 Cricket World Cup winning team for Sri Lanka, who is a specialist batsman helped to win the final with 65 in a partnership of 125 with the final's Man of the Match, Aravinda de Silva.
He was educated at Isipathana College, Colombo & Nalanda College Colombo and had been residing in Melbourne., from Cricinfo. Retrieved 26 August 2006 He was formerly the manager of the Sri Lanka national cricket team and a member of the selection committee. In December 2020, he was appointed as head coach of Nigeria national cricket team. In 2022 he was announced as the senior coach of Victorian Premier Cricket club Essendon.
During the 1992-93 season, Sri Lanka received many international sides. In the first test against Australia, Gurusinha scored his fourth Test century with 137 runs in Sinhalese Sports Club Ground. In the match, Romesh Kaluwitharana and captain Arjuna Ranatunga also made centuries, the first time where three Sri Lankan batsmen scored centuries in the same innings. In the meantime, the total went pass 500 for the first time in Sri Lankan cricket history. He batted for nine hours and built a partnership of 230 with Ranatunga, then second-highest partnership for any wicket for Sri Lanka. However, Sri Lanka finally lost the match.
His application at the crisis situations to drag the team scorecard was a major highlight for those who watched the World Series tournament back in 1996. Gurusinha was one of the main pillars of Sri Lanka's 1996 World Cup winning batting line up., from Cricinfo. Retrieved 26 August 2006 He retired from the format after the match against Pakistan on 8 November 1996., from Cricinfo. Retrieved 26 August 2006
He was the first Sri Lankan to score a Test century at Seddon Park.
In December 2020, he was appointed as head coach of Nigeria national cricket team. He resigned in April 2022.
| * | Remained not out |
| Lost | The match was lost by Sri Lanka. |
| Won | The match was won by Sri Lanka. |
| Draw | The match was drawn. |
| +Test centuries of Asanka Gurusinha !No. !Score !Against !City !Ground !Date !Result !Ref | |||||||
| 1 | 116* | Colombo, Sri Lanka | P Sara Oval Stadium | 22 March 1986 | Draw | ||
| 2 | 119 | Hamilton, New Zealand | Seddon Park | 22 February 1991 | Draw | ||
| 3 | 102 | Hamilton, New Zealand | Seddon Park | 22 February 1991 | Draw | ||
| 4 | 137 | Colombo, Sri Lanka | Sinhalese Sports Club Ground | 17 August 1992 | Lost | ||
| 5 | 128 | Harare, Zimbabwe | Harare Sports Club | 11 October 1994 | Draw | ||
| 6 | 127 | Dunedin, New Zealand | Carisbrook | 18 March 1995 | Draw | ||
| 7 | 143 | Melbourne, Australia | Melbourne Cricket Ground | 26 December 1995 | Lost |
| +ODI centuries of Asanka Gurusinha !No. !Score !Against !City !Ground !Date !Result !Ref | |||||||
| 1 | 117* | Sharjah, UAE | Sharjah Cricket Stadium | 18 April 1994 | Lost | ||
| 2 | 108 | Auckland | Eden Park | 1 April 1995 | Won |
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