Angelo Mathews

Full Name            : Angelo Davis Mathews 

Date of Birth        : Born 2 June 1987

Place of Birth       : Colombo, Sri Lanka 

Nick Name            : Angie & Kaputa 

Height               : 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 

Batting Style        : Right-Handed 

Bowling Style        : Right-Arm Fast-Medium 

Role                 : All-Rounder 

Test Debut (cap 112) : 4 July 2009 v Pakistan 

ODI Debut (cap 137)  : 28 November 2008 v Zimbabwe 

Angelo Davis Mathews  is a Sri Lankan cricketer. Like Chaminda Vaas Angelo Mathews had his formal education in St. Joseph's College, Colombo. Born in Colombo, he captained the Sri Lankan cricket team team in the 2006 U-19 Cricket World Cup in Sri Lanka.

Angelo Mathews made his international debut in a One Day International against Zimbabwe in November 2008.

In the Indian Premier League, he originally played for the Kolkata Knight Riders team. In the fourth season of the Indian Premier League, he was contracted by Sahara Pune Warriors for US$950,000.  Angelo Mathews  was ruled out of IPL, for up to 8 weeks, due to injury sustained during the 2011 Cricket World Cup.

In November 2010, he was named 'Personality of the Year' by Living Magazine in Sri Lanka.

After Kumar Sangakkara stepped down as captain following the ICC Cricket World Cup 2011, Mathews was widely tipped to be Sri Lanka's next captain.

Angelo Mathews has been praised by former Sri Lankan captain Kumar Sangakarra to having good leadership qualities; Sangakarra had also tipped him to take over as captain after his resignation. Dilshan was later named as captain. However, Mathews was strangely overlooked as vice captain, with the selectors naming Thilina Kandamby, who had not played for Sri Lanka regularly or for a prolonged period as vice captain for Sri Lanka's 2011 ODI and T20 tour of England. But the move backfired on Duleep Mendis's selection panel, when Kandamby fared miserably with the bat, forcing them to drop the new vice captain.At the end of July 2011, Mathews was named as Dilshan's vice-captain.  Angelo Mathews  was retained in the role after Dilshan resigned and was replaced by Mahela Jayawardene in January 2012.

Product and Brand Endorsement

Angelo Mathews endorses the following products.

Samsung Telecommunications: 2008–Present

Hewlett-Packard: 2011–Present

Ceylon cold stores: 2011–Present

Dineli Mathews iPhones