| An
opening
batsman
with
a
compact
style
and
steadfast
nature,
Hathurusingha
forged
a
steady
opening
partnership
with
Roshan
Mahanama.
Capable
of
playing
lengthy
innings
when
the
situation
warranted
,Hathurusingha
possessed
a
variety
of
strokes.
A
handy
medium-pace
bowler,
capable
of
genuine
movement
through
the
air.
Called
into
the
side
against
New
Zealand
at
Hamilton
as
a
replacement
for
the
injured
Mahanama,
he
responded
by
making
three
half-centuries
in
his
first
three
Tests.
Despite
some
handy
contributions
in
following
series,
after
an
arduous
time
against
the
pace
of
South
Africans
he
found
himself
left
out.
After
a
period
on
the
sidelines,
during
which
no
other
opener
could
establish
a
permanent
position,
he
was
selected
to
tour
Pakistan
and
responded
with
an
excellent
series.
After
the
emergence
of
Sanath
Jayasuriya
on
the
proceeding
tour
of
Australia,
Hathurusingha
was
again
left
out.
Sri
Lanka's
failure
to
develop
a
competent
allrounder
saw
Hathrurusingha
reincarnated
as
a
middle-order
batsman
and
medium-pace
bowler
during
the
tour
of
England
and
The
Asian
Test
Championship,
though
this
experiment
was
shortlived.
Chosen
for
the
1999
World
Cup,
Hathurusinghe
was
not
called
upon
to
play
a
single
match,
and
the
selectors'
policy
of
picking
younger
players
singled
the
end
to
his
international
career. |
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