Roshan Abeysinghe

Lincoln Clement Roshan Abeysinghe (Sinhala: ලින්කන් ක්ලෙමන්ට් රොෂාන් අබේසිංහ: born 10 February 1963) is a Sri Lankan businessperson and international cricket commentator. He is also working as a marketing professional in a skincare company.[1]

Roshan Abeysinghe
Personal information
Full name
Lincoln Clement Roshan Abeysinghe
Born (1963-02-10) 10 February 1963
Colombo, Dominion of Ceylon
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm off break
RoleBatsman
Source: Cricinfo, 12 December 2017

Biography

Roshan Abeysinghe was born on 10 February 1963, in Colombo. He was educated and played school cricket at the St. Joseph's College. He is one of the first school boys to have played for St. Joseph's College in the Big match contests against St. Peter's College.

Career as a commentator

Presently, Roshan has been regarded as one of the very few international cricket commentators from Sri Lanka along with Russel Arnold and Ranjit Fernando.[2] He is working as an international cricket commentator in Test Match Special, a British radio programme covering about England related cricket matches and for the Ten Sports Network (now known as Sony Ten Network) from 2010 mainly related to Sri Lankan cricket matches. In 2016, he was named the Wisden Cricket Personality of the Month for his commentary services. Roshan Abeysinghe is a professional marketing personality apart from being a cricket commentator.[3]

References
  1. "In the box: Roshan Abeysinghe - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)". mobile.abc.net.au. Retrieved 12 December 2017.
  2. "WisdenVideo". content.dailymirror.lk. Retrieved 12 December 2017.
  3. "Meet Roshan Abeysinghe". Island Cricket. Retrieved 12 December 2017.


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