3. Handunnettige Deepthi Priyantha Kumar Dharmasena (Sri Lanka) – 69 Test Matches
Handunnettige Deepthi Priyantha Kumar Dharmasena popularly known as Kumar Dharmasena is a Sri Lankan former international cricketer and an ICC elite panel umpire.
Dharmasena was the member of 1996 World Cup winning Sri Lankan team and also featured in a couple of ODIs for his country.
Post his retirement from international cricket in 2006, Dharmasena opted to become an umpire in his very own sport. His decision to become the Umpire came prior to his official retirement as he had officiated several first-class games for Sri Lanka.
He made his ODI debut as an umpire in the game between India and Sri Lanka in 2009.
He took charge in 2011 World Cup games and was inducted to the ICC elite panel of Umpires in the same year.
He also made appearances in the 2015 and 2019 World Cup games. He was one of the two on-field umpires in the 2019 World Cup final between England and New Zealand.
In his 11 years umpiring career, Kumar Dharmasena has officiated in 69 Test games and also won the David Shepherd Trophy in 2018.
