Know Lahiru Thirimanne, the latest batting sensation from Sri Lanka.

New Delhi: The twelfth edition of Asia Cup has brought out some of the latest cricketing sensations from the Asian region. One such talent has been 24-year-old Lahiru Thirimanne from Sri Lanka.A left-handed batsman and right-arm medium-fast bowler, he made his One Day International (ODI) debut in early 2010.He made his Test debut against England at the Rose Bowl in June 2011.He recently hit two ODI centuries in the Asia Cup and now been seen as the alternative of another Sri Lankan great Kumar Sangakara who is in the twilight of hi s career. Some cricket experts are also commenting that he is showing signs of another Sri Lankan great batsman and opener Sanath Jaysuriya. He hit his second ODI century against Pakistan in this edition of the Asia Cup in the league match on the basis of which Sri Lanka was able to defeat Pakistan by building a huge score batting first.In a tense final of the Asia Cup 2014 Sri Lanka batted second and Thirimanne took the role of anchoring the Sri Lankan innings and in the process also reached his third ODI century.Thirimanne is certainly looking to fit the bill in the top as the three ODI hundreds he have made have come when he's batted in the top three. He has a batting average of 49.08 and these will certainly improve with his present batting form. He made his Test debut against England at Southampton in which he scored mere ten runs but with the passage of time he matured as a cricketer and his highest score in test is that of 155 runs not out against Bangladesh. He made his debut in one day internationals against India in the year 2010. He scored 22 runs before being dismissed by Sreesanth.