Dhammika Prasad birthday special: Destroyed India top order on debut

May 30, 2021 at 9:11 AM

Former Sri Lanka fast bowler Dhammika Prasad turns 38 today.

A promising fast bowler who played his 1st ODI in 2006 and took 2 wickets in 2 balls in his first over against Bangladesh before injury set him back for over a year after playing only a few games.

After making a comeback, In his debut Test match against India in 2008, Prasad had match figures of 5 for 142, picking up crucial top order wickets in both innings.

Dhammika battled with injury throughout his career until he called it a day earlier this year after having taken 107 international wickets for his country.

On his birthday, we take a look at the wickets he took on his debut test match: