Lincoln Clement Roshan Abeysinghe (Sinhala: ලින්කන් ක්ලෙමන්ට් රොෂාන් අබේසිංහ: born 10 February 1963) is a Sri Lankan businessperson and international cricket commentator. He is also working as a marketing professional in a skincare company.[1]
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Lincoln Clement Roshan Abeysinghe |
| Born | 10 February 1963 Colombo, Dominion of Ceylon |
| Batting | Right-handed |
| Bowling | Right-arm off break |
| Role | Batsman |
Source: Cricinfo, 12 December 2017 | |
Biography
Roshan Abeysinghe was born on 10 February 1963, in Colombo. He was educated and played school cricket at the St. Joseph's College. He is one of the first school boys to have played for St. Joseph's College in the Big match contests against St. Peter's College.[citation needed]
Career as a commentator
Presently, Roshan has been regarded as one of the very few international cricket commentators from Sri Lanka along with Russel Arnold and Ranjit Fernando.[2] He is working as an international cricket commentator in Test Match Special, a British radio programme covering about England related cricket matches and for the Ten Sports Network (now known as Sony Ten Network) from 2010 mainly related to Sri Lankan cricket matches. In 2016, he was named the Wisden Cricket Personality of the Month for his commentary services. Roshan Abeysinghe is a professional marketing personality apart from being a cricket commentator.[3]