Chaminda Vaas

Left-arm seam bowler and Sri Lanka's second highest wicket-taker in ODIs, a highly skilled operator who combined accuracy with subtle variations throughout a long international career.

Chaminda Vaas was Sri Lanka's finest left-arm fast-medium bowler, a tireless workhorse who combined exceptional new-ball bowling with the ability to bowl in all conditions. He holds the record for the best figures in the first over of an ODI innings, taking 8 wickets for 19 runs against Zimbabwe in 2001. His ability to swing the ball both ways and his consistency made him Sri Lanka's most important bowler for over a decade.