“This award means a lot to me, after playing cricket for 12 years. It’s for the Sri Lankan umpires and the community who looked after my growth, Honestly, I feel I had a great year on and off the field and I feel having been a cricketer has helped me with my decision making as an umpire and to give better decisions.” Dharmasena said after collecting his award from Graham Gooch.
For the evaluation period Kumar Dharmasena supervised seven tests and 13 ODI matches.