Praveen Jayawickrama, Charith Asalanka, Maheesh Theekshana, Ramesh Mendis and Pathum Nissanka are among the nominations for ESPNcricinfo’s 2021 debutant of the year award. Five of the ten players on this year’s shortlist are from Sri Lanka. Ishan Kishan, Suryakumar Yadav, Sajid Khan, Ollie Robinson and Rachin Ravindra are the the other players who have been nominated for this award.
The ESPNcricinfo Awards recognise the best individual batting and bowling performances in cricket over the previous calendar year. They are voted on by an independent jury of former cricketers, commentators, and ESPNcricinfo’s senior writers. Previous winners have included Dale Steyn, Lasith Malinga, Harmanpreet Kaur, Glenn Maxwell, Alyssa Healy, Shahid Afridi and Kumar Sangakkara.
Charith Asalanka Stats for 2021
Tests: 29 runs at 14.50 (1 match)
ODIs: 326 runs at 40.75 (8 matches)
T20Is: 295 runs at SR 132.88 (9 matches)
Praveen Jayawickrama Stats for 2021
Tests: 18 wickets at 18.22 (3 matches)
ODIs: 5 wickets at 35.40 (5 matches)
Pathum Nissanka Stats for 2021
Tests: 427 runs at 42.70 (6 matches)
ODIs: 86 runs at 9.55 (9 matches)
T20Is: 302 runs at 117.05 SR (12 matches)
Maheesh Theekshana Stats for 2021
ODIs: 4 wickets at 9.25 (1 match)
T20Is: 9 wickets at 6.21 Econ (10 matches)
Ramesh Mendis Stats for 2021
Tests: 26 wickets at 21.53 (4 matches)
ODIs: 2 wickets at 24.00 (3 matches)
T20Is: 1 wicket at 5.50 Econ (2 matches)