Kusal Perera is a famous cricketer from Sri Lanka, known for his strong batting style and fast wicket-keeping. He played for different international cricket leagues and started playing for Mumbai Indians in 2023, which is one of the best teams in the Indian Premier League (IPL), a world’s best cricket event. In addition to playing IPL, Perera is also part of several teams, which includes Dambulla Sixers and Colombo Stars.
Full Name | Kusal Perera |
Age | 33 Years Old |
Date of Birth | August 17, 1990 |
Zodiac | Leo |
Height | 5ft 6 inches |
Birth Place | Kalubowila, Sri Lanka |
Parents Name | Father Name: Kithsiri Perera Mother Name: Not Publicly Known |
2023 IPL Team | Mumbai Indians |
Role | Left Hand Wicket Keeper Batter |
Net Worth | US $2.6 Million |
Kusal Perera’s Net Worth
As of 2024, Kusal Perera’s net worth stand at approximately 3 million dollars. The left-handed opening batsman possesses his main income sources through Sri Lanka cricket salary, franchise leagues and sponsorship contracts.
Kusal Perera’s Salary
The Srilankan Cricket board estimates Kusal Perera’s salary to be about $65,000. He was in the A2 category contract and had a base pay of $80,000 before being put in the B1 category. Perera has also played in IPL and made ₹1,065,400 (approximately $14,000) while playing for Rajasthan Royals in 2013.
Kusal Perera’s Record
Kusal Perera has appeared in 22 Tests, scoring 1177 runs with a top score of 153 and an average of 30.97, including 2 centuries and 7 fifties. In ODIs, he has played 116 matches, scoring 3237 runs at a best of 135 with an average of 30.53 that includes 6 centuries and 17 half-centuries.
In T20Is Kusal Perera has participated in 66 games where he scored 1677 runs with a top score of 84 as well as an average of 26.61. His First-Class (FC) record consists of 82 matches, where he managed 5140 runs with the highest score being 336 and an average of 40.15.
In List A cricket, he has played 203 matches, scoring 5932 runs with a top score of 161* and an average of 33.13. Perera has had 165 appearances in T20s which amounts to 3911 runs and a maximum score of 102*, plus an average of 26.07 that includes one century and 28 fifties.
Domestic Career
In the beginnings of Kusal Perera’s domestic cricketing journey, there was something that he likely knew very well about and it was this; the Colts Cricket Club offered him amazing opportunities. It is here where Kusal Perera made a name for himself as someone who relied on unfaltering performance even as an attacker who had just landed from nowhere to score runs.
International Career
Perera commenced his Test career against India in Colombo where he recorded twin fifties; he thereby became just the second Sri Lankan cricketer to register two half centuries on debut. His T20I career commenced with the first match against Australia during January 2013 where he scored 33 runs off 22 deliveries.
In the second ODI played against Pakistan (in 2015), he made a 17-ball 50 which matched that of his role model Sanath Jayasuriya. In fact, Perera was a fundamental component in the team that won ICC World T20 Championships held in 2014. Furthermore, his performance made him Sri Lanka’s top run scorer at the 2019 World Cup through which he achieved 3 fifties.
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