23 Tillakaratne Dilshan

Tillakaratne Dilshan cricket player
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Cricket player Tillakaratne Dilshan is well-known. His birthplace is Kalutara, Sri Lanka, and he was born there on October 14, 1976. He is famous as the former captain of Sri Lankan cricket. He is a right-handed batsman who invented the “DilScoop” shot, which requires going on one knee and scooping the ball over the head of a wicketkeeper.

Tillakaratne Dilshan Bio

Full NameTillakaratne Mudiyanselage Dilshan
Nick NameDilee, Mr.Pallekele
BirthdayOctober 14, 1976
BirthplaceKalutara
Age47 Years
Also KnownTuwan Mohamad Dilshan
Zodiac Sign Libra
Nationality Sri Lankan
Profession Cricket Player
Religion Islam & Buddhism

Tillakaratne Dilshan Family

His mother was a Buddhist, whereas Dilshan’s father was a Muslim. Before his parent’s divorce, he continued to identify as a Muslim under Tuwan Muhammad Dilshan. Later, he changed his name to Tillakaratne Dilshan.

tillakaratne dilshan family

Resadu Tillakaratne was born to Dilshan and Nilanka Vithanage after their first unsuccessful marriage. In 2008, Dilshan wed Manjula Thilini, an actress from Sri Lanka. Dilshan now has three children from his second wife: two daughters and a son.

Father NameUnder Review
Mother NameUnder Review
BrothersTillakaratne Sampath
Mother ReligionIslam
Father ReligionBuddhism
Number of Siblings
5
Wife/SpouseManjula Thilini
Ex-WifeNilanka Vithanage
Children No.4
DaughterResandi Linama Tillakaratne & Lasadi Dihasansa Tillakaratne
SonResadu Tillakaratne & Dihela Dinhath Tillakaratne

Tillakaratne Dilshan Net Worth

Net Worth$1.5 Million
Source of IncomePlaying Cricket
SalaryUnder Review
HouseLiving In Own House.

Dilshan Physical Measurements

HeightIn cm: 173 cm  In Fts: 5 ft 8 in
Weight61 Kg
Eyes ColorBlack
Skin ColorFair
Hair ColorBlack
Body TypeAthletic

Cricket Information

Batting StyleRight-hand bat
RoleAllrounder
Bowling StyleRight arm Off break
Coach & Mentor Ranjan Paranavitana
Jersy & Shirt Number23
Fielding PositionWicketkeeper
TeamsSurrey, Singha Sports Club, Peshawar Zalmi, Karachi Kings, Kalutara Town Club, Delhi Daredevils, Northern Districts, Basnahira South, Asia XI, Sri Lanka, Royal Challengers Bangalore

Tillakaratne Dilshan Education

He received his elementary education at the Jaffna Sinhala Madya Maha Vidyalaya in Jaffna before continuing his schooling at the Kalutara Vidyalaya, where he began playing cricket as a youngster. The only thing on his mind was to succeed in sports because his family did not want him to play cricket.

Primary SchoolJaffna Sinhala Madya Maha Vidyalaya
High ScoolKalutara Vidyalaya
CollegeNot Known
QualificationsNot Known

Career

IPL

The three-year agreement led to Dilshan signing with Delhi Daredevils of the Indian Premier League. Because of the absence of Virender Sehwag, he was selected captain for the second season.

He briefly affiliated with the New Zealand club Northern Districts in the 2010 campaign. He was resaved in 2011 and was purchased by Royal Challengers Bangalore for the 2011–2013 season.

Later, in 2013, he spent a season with the Dhaka Gladiators. In 2014, he played as Sydney Thunders’ opening batter in the Big Bash League. HDerbyshire hired him for the 2013 summer season.

Dilshan participated in Bangladesh Premier League 2015 throughout the entire season 2015. He was selected by Peshawar Zalmi in 2017 as a fill-in player for the campaign.

Post-Retirement

Dilshan entered politics after retiring, publicly endorsing Rajapaksa as a contender for president in Sri Lanka’s 2015 national campaign. He was also chosen to serve as the brand manager for campaigns to increase awareness of renal illnesses during the same year.

Records & Stats

Batting Stats

IPLT20IODITest
Mat528033087
Inn5079303145
Runs11531889102905492
Avg26.8128.1939.2740.99
SR114.5120.4786.2365.54
HS76104161193
NO7124111
100s012216
The 50s9134723
4s1402231111677
6s24335624

Bowling Stats

T20IIPLODITests
Mat805233087
Inn252520476
Balls25827158803385
Runs31336647781710
Wkt9510639
BBI2-Apr2.34-Apr4-Oct
BBM2-Apr2.34-Apr4-Oct
Eco7.288.14.883.03
Avg34.7873.245.0843.85
5W0000
10W0000
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