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Tillakaratne Dilshan


Full name Tillakaratne Mudiyanselage Dilshan

Born October 14, 1976, Kalutara

Current age 37 years 216 days

Major teams Sri Lanka, Asia XI, Royal Challengers Bangalore

Also known as Tuwan Mohamad Dilshan

Playing role Allrounder

Batting style Right-hand bat

Bowling style Right-arm offbreak

Batting and fielding averages

	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	BF	SR	100	50	4s	6s	Ct	St
Tests	87	145	11	5492	193	40.98	8379	65.54	16	23	677	24	88	0
ODIs	277	252	39	8025	160*	37.67	9363	85.70	17	34	840	46	105	1
T20Is	61	60	10	1452	104*	29.04	1217	119.30	1	9	168	27	29	2
First-class	227	373	22	13725	200*	39.10			38	57			354	23
List A	383	352	52	11703	188	39.01			24	56			184	8
Twenty20	162	158	21	3710	104*	27.08	3087	120.18	1	25	446	77	68	3

       

Bowling averages

	Mat	Inns	Balls	Runs	Wkts	BBI	BBM	Ave	Econ	SR	4w	5w	10
Tests	87	76	3385	1711	39	4/10	4/10	43.87	3.03	86.7	1	0	0
ODIs	277	162	4508	3565	76	4/4	4/4	46.90	4.74	59.3	3	0	0
T20Is	61	20	216	274	6	2/4	2/4	45.66	7.61	36.0	0	0	0
First-class	227		6309	3150	87	5/49		36.20	2.99	72.5		1	0
List A	383		6211	4806	119	4/4	4/4	40.38	4.64	52.1	4	0	0
Twenty20	162	78	1040	1206	39	3/16	3/16	30.92	6.95	26.6	0	0	0

With his relentless aggression, strong wrists and natural timing, Tillakaratne Dilshan is one of the most exciting batsmen in the game today. He is technically sound, but, much like Virender Sehwag, he uses the defensive option only as a last resort, after all the attacking alternatives have been explored. He loves to make room and thrash the ball through the off side, but the stroke that bears his signature more than any other is the one he developed for the 2009 ICC World Twenty20 - the eponymously named "Dilscoop" shot over his head, which confounded bowlers and experts alike.

In fact, 2009 was a watershed year in his career, and a huge factor was his move up the batting order to open the innings in all three forms of the game. It was a move that proved his making, as he exploited attacking fields and amassed huge scores in all formats: he scored 11 international hundreds in the year, and won the World Twenty20 Player of the Series prize.

Dilshan's abundant talent was never in doubt from the moment he made his debut, but he went through several early troughs, most notably when he was dropped from 2001 to 2003. Having burst onto the international scene with an unbeaten 163 against Zimbabwe in his first series in November 1999, Dilshan's career remained largely unfulfilled until he cemented his place as one of the most destructive openers in the modern era. Add his electric fielding, especially at backward point, and his underrated offspin, and Dilshan is a quality package.

In 2011 he was named Sri Lanka's captain, after the resignation of Kumar Sangakkara, but his reign lasted less than a year, with Mahela Jayawardene replacing him after Sri Lanka's tour to South Africa in 2011-12. Like his team, Dilshan had had a poor run of form while he was captain, but his batting enjoyed a revival after being relieved of leadership, particularly in ODI cricket, where he was 2012's second-heaviest scorer, with 1119 runs.

Tillakaratne Dilshan

Tillakaratne Dilshan