Tillakaratne Dilshan Cricketer

Tillakaratne Mudiyanselage Dilshan born October 14, 1976 in Kalutara, Sri Lanka is a Sri Lankan cricketer and former captain of the Sri Lanka national cricket team. He has been a member of the team since November 1999, and was also known as Tuwan Mohammad Dilshan. He is an aggressive right-hand batsman and also a capable in spin bowling, his off breaks are mostly used in the one-day arena. Dilshan won the award of Twenty20 International Performance of the Year at the 2009 ICC Awards for his 96 off 57 balls against West Indies in the semi-final of the 2009 ICC World Twenty20 in England. He also won man of the series trophy for his indiviual batting performances in the 2009 ICC World Twenty20 tournament.

Personal facts

Tillakaratne Dilshan
Birth dateOctober 14, 1976
Birth place
Sri Lanka , Kalutara

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External resources

  1. http://www.espncricinfo.com/srilanka/content/player/48472.html
  2. http://www.nation.lk/2011/05/08/sports4.htm
  3. http://www.royalchallengers.com/t-m-dilshan