Ajit de Silva

{{Short description|Sri Lankan cricketer (born 1952)}}

{{Use Sri Lankan English|date=December 2022}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2020}}

{{BLP sources|date=February 2018}}

{{Infobox cricketer

| name = Ajit de Silva

| image =

| fullname = Ginigalgodage Ramba Ajit de Silva

| birth_date = {{birth-date and age|12 December 1952}}

| birth_place = Ambalangoda, Sri Lanka

| country = Sri Lanka

| batting = Left-handed

| bowling = Slow left-arm orthodox

| international = true

| internationalspan = 1975–1982

| testdebutdate = 17 February

| testdebutyear = 1982

| testdebutagainst = England

| testcap = 3

| lasttestdate = 17 September

| lasttestyear = 1982

| lasttestagainst = India

| odidebutdate = 14 June

| odidebutyear = 1975

| odidebutagainst = Pakistan

| odicap = 13

| lastodidate = 15 September

| lastodiyear = 1982

| lastodiagainst = India

| columns = 4

| column1 = Test

| matches1 = 4

| runs1 = 41

| bat avg1 = 8.19

| 100s/50s1 = 0/0

| top score1 = 14

| deliveries1 = 962

| wickets1 = 7

| bowl avg1 = 55.00

| fivefor1 = 0

| tenfor1 = 0

| best bowling1 = 2/38

| catches/stumpings1 = 0/0

| column2 = ODI

| matches2 = 6

| runs2 = 9

| bat avg2 = 4.50

| 100s/50s2 = 0/0

| top score2 = 6*

| deliveries2 = 305

| wickets2 = 9

| bowl avg2 = 29.11

| fivefor2 = 0

| tenfor2 = 0

| best bowling2 = 3/41

| catches/stumpings2 = 2/0

| column3 = FC

| matches3 = 53

| runs3 = 317

| bat avg3 = 7.73

| 100s/50s3 = 0/1

| top score3 = 75

| deliveries3 = 11,736

| wickets3 = 161

| bowl avg3 = 27.44

| fivefor3 = 4

| tenfor3 = 0

| best bowling3 = 6/30

| catches/stumpings3 = 21/0

| column4 = LA

| matches4 = 15

| runs4 = 20

| bat avg4 = 5.00

| 100s/50s4 = 0/0

| top score4 = 10 *

| deliveries4 = 822

| wickets4 = 19

| bowl avg4 = 27.21

| fivefor4 = 0

| tenfor4 = 0

| best bowling4 = 3/41

| catches/stumpings4 = 0/0

| date = 19 June

| year = 2020

| source = https://www.espncricinfo.com/srilanka/content/player/48458.html ESPNcricinfo

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Ginigalgodage Ramba Ajit de Silva (born 12 December 1952), or Ajit de Silva, is a former Sri Lankan international cricketer, who played four Test matches and six One Day Internationals for Sri Lanka, bowling accurate slow left arm spin.{{Cite news |date=14 August 2012 |author=Nirgunan Tiruchelvam|title=The wasted talent that was Ajit de Silva |language=en |work=ESPNcricinfo |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/22039551/the-wasted-talent-was-ajit-de-silva |access-date=19 June 2020}}{{Cite web |title=Ajit de Silva |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/srilanka/content/player/48458.html |access-date=19 June 2020 |website=ESPNcricinfo}}{{Cite news |last=Silva |first=Revata S. |date=6 November 2005 |title=Ajith de Silva – between Bishen Bedi and N.M. Perera |work=Sunday Island |url=http://www.island.lk/2005/11/06/sports3.html |access-date=2020-06-19}}{{Cite news |date=16 May 2017 |title=Ajith de Silva the best left-arm leg-spinner we ever had |language=en |work=Daily News |url=http://www.dailynews.lk/2017/05/16/sports/115967/ajith-de-silva-best-left-arm-leg-spinner-we-ever-had |access-date=2020-06-19}}