Marvan Samson Atapattu is a professional Sri Lankan coach and a former cricketer who played tests and ODIs for seventeen years. Atapattu is awarded the third-highest national honor, Deshbanu, Deshbanu for meritorious contribution to sport (Cricket). Fomer Sri Lankan cricketer is considered one of the most technically sound batters in his era.
Marvan Samson Atapattu aka Marvan Atapattu was born 22 November 1970 in the place called Kalutara Ceylon, Sri Lanka. He is a right-handed batsman and right-arm leg-spin bowler. The Sri Lankan former cricketer was an open batsman on the team. Currently, he is in the coaching line, and he is 51 years of age.
Delhi Giants right-arm leg-spin, Marvan Atapattu, is a married guy. He is married to his beautiful wife, Neluni Atapatt; a professional Sri Lankan chartered accountant. The Atapattu family is well settled. Their actual wedding date is still not revealed.
Marvan and his wife Neluni SOURCE: Facebook They are the proud parents of two daughters. Thier details are also under the radar.
Talking about his international cricket career, his tests debuted in November 1990 just after his 20th birthday celebration. Atapattu was the first Sri Lankan batsman to be dismissed for a pair on debut. He also led Sri Lanka in the one-day team in April 2003. He was considered one of the most delicate batters and skillful fielders with an accurate throw.
The Kalutara-born Sri Lankan coach Atapattu scored his first test century in 1997 against India with 108 runs and his highest test ODI score is 249 against Zimbabwe. Marvan played his last ODI match on 17 February 2007. The highest career top in his career was 249 runs. As a cricketer, he played in overall 90 test matches, 268 ODI, 228 FC and 32 LA.
Atapattu's past good days in ODI game SOURCE: Facebook After he retired from cricket, he then decided to set into the coaching line. The Sri Lankan descent coach, Marvan, was appointed as the head coach of the Singapore cricket team for a year and has also coached Sri Lanka national team as a batting coach. His coaching career is also successful as his cricketer career.
Marvan Atapattu, the Sri Lankan nationality, is doing well as a coach. He has been in this field for more than three decades. According to our research, he has an estimated net worth of $1O Million. He has earned massive income from his cricket and coaching career.
As a Cricketer, he received a total sum of $8,04,000 just playing ODI games in his entire career. We can imagine how much he had credited to his bank from cricket. In addition to that, he also raises his net worth from the coaching line. The Atapattu family currently lives a healthy and comfortable life, and all credit goes to his hard work and dedication.
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