Thisara Perera

Narangoda Liyanaarachchilage Thisara Chirantha Perera,(Sinhalese: තිසර පෙරේරා; born 3 April 1989 in Colombo) is a professional Sri Lankan cricketer who represents Sri Lanka, Colts Cricket Club, Rising Pune Supergiants and the Wayamba Wolves. Primarily a batting all-rounder, he is an aggressive left-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-fast bowler. Perera was a part of the Sri Lankan team that won the 2014 World T20. 12 February 2016, he join with Brett Lee to take hat-tricks in both ODI & T20I.

In Australia he is known by his nickname "panda", which was bestowed upon him by George Bailey during his stint at BBL with the Brisbane Heat, although he prefers "TP".

Early career

Thisara Perera started his cricket career as a teenager at St. Anthony's College, Wattala. He later attended the prestigious St. Joseph's College, Colombo, which has produced Sri Lankan cricketers such as Chaminda Vaas, Angelo Mathews and Dimuth Karunaratne. He represented Sri Lanka at various youth levels, and was selected for the 2008 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup. In November 2008, he made his first class debut for the Colts Cricket Club.