Hewa Kaluhalamullage Suraj Randiv Kaluhalamulla was previously known as Mohamed Marshuk Mohamed Suraj, but changed his name in 2009. Randiv is a classical off spinner who has come through the under-15 and under-19 levels and has represented his country at both those levels. It was his consistent performance on the domestic circuit that garnered attention, especially that of Marvan Atapattu who brought him over to the Sinhalese Sports club (SSC). With Muttiah Muralitharan being a certainty for Sri Lanka, Randiv had to wait for his turn in spite of his stellar showing at domestic level.

With the emergence of mystery spinners such as Mendis and Herath, Randiv was almost forgotten before another strong domestic season in 2008-09 - where he picked up 43 wickets - along with an injury to Murali saw him being picked in the squad to play Pakistan at home in July 2009. He did not, however, get to play in any matches then as Herath and Mendis were preferred over him.

Randiv is from the old school of spin bowling, relying on flight and dip to tease the batsmen. His strengths are that he gives the ball a good rip and has a sharply spinning off break. So far, he has not mastered other variations like the doosra or the top-spinner, preferring to concentrate on his stock delivery. Randiv's main aim is to choke the batsmen with his tight bowling and he has the ability to bowl long spells - an essential facet for a spinner.

Randiv was again selected to play for Sri Lanka against India in Dec 2009 after Murali had to return home with an injury. Randiv made his ODI debut in the 2nd ODI at Nagpur and immediately made his presence felt on a belter of a track. He picked up 3/51 as the rest of the Lankan bowlers were caned. Randiv is also an useful lower order bat who can chip in with timely cameos.

His Test debut came to pass in the following year, after the retirement of the talismanic Muttiah Muralitharan, against the visiting Indian team at Colombo. He has occasionally foxed batsmen with his loop and turn but has struggled to master consistency. The emergence of Ajantha Mendis, Sachitra Senanayake and a whole lot of other spinners has meant restricted opportunities for Randiv.

He was called up as an emergency replacement for Mathews for the 2011 World Cup final. He was subsequently picked for the marquee clash but failed to make an impact.

He was picked up by the Chennai IPL franchise for the 2011 season before being released the next year.

by Srivathsa