Tillakaratne Dilshan

Quick Facts

Full Name	Tillakaratne Dilshan
Occupation	Cricket Player
Date Of Birth	Oct 14, 1976(1976-10-14)
Age	48
Birthplace	Kalutara
Country	Sri Lanka
Birth City	Western
Horoscope	Libra

Tillakaratne Dilshan Biography

Tillakaratne Dilshan is one of the most popular and richest Cricket Player who was born on October 14, 1976 in Kalutara, Western, Sri Lanka. Sri Lankan cricket and former captain who is a ferocious right-handed batsman who invents a technique known as “dilscoop,” which involves getting down one knee and scooping the ball up over the head of the wicket-keeper.

He has played alongside cricketer He has played alongside cricketer Sanath Jayasuriya..

Tillakaratne Mudiyanselage Dilshan (Sinhala: තිලකරත්න ඩිල්ෂාන් ; born on October 14, 1976) is a former Sri Lankan cricketer and former captain of the Sri Lanka national cricket team. As the best rated Sri Lankan player in run- chases in ODI history, he is often regarded as one of the most innovative ODI batsmen of all time. Dilshan is considered to be a rare example of a cricketer with notable skills in all aspects of the game, who can bat, bowl, field and keep wicket. He is an aggressive right-hand batsman who invented the scoop, which has come to be known as the Dilscoop, a shot that hits the ball over the keeper. Apart from being an opening batsman, he is also a capable off-break bowler. Energetic in the field, he usually fields at the point region.

Dilshan first played against Zimbabwe on 18 November 1999 at Bulawayo. He scored 9 runs on his debut and was out LBW to a delivery off Henry Olonga. However, Dilshan managed to score his maiden test century at the Harare Sports Club in the second test between Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe. He scored an unbeaten 163 runs in the first innings and was awarded the player of the match award for his role in the Sri Lankan victory. Dilshan achieved his highest test score in England, where he scored 193 runs in the second test at the Lord’s cricket ground, against England.

He married Manjula Thilini in 2008.

Tillakaratne Dilshan Net Worth

Tillakaratne Dilshan is one of the richest Cricket Player from Sri Lanka. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Tillakaratne Dilshan 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He attended Kalutara Vidyalaya National School in Kalutara, Sri Lanka.

Hus Brother Tillakaratne Sampath is a first-class cricketer from Sri Lanka.

Dilshan was born on 14 October 1976 in Kalutara, to a Malay father and a Sinhalese mother. He was educated at Jaffna Sinhala Madya Maha Vidyalaya in Jaffna for a few years, and then at the Moratu Maha Vidyalaya Kalutara Vidyalaya, where he started his cricket career as a teenager. Dilshan converted from Islam to Buddhism at the age of 16, and was known as Tuwan Mohammad Dilshan before his conversion. His childhood coach Ranjan Paranavitana stated that even though Dilshan had a Muslim name, he and his siblings followed their mother’s religion during their childhood and officially changed his religion and name after his parents separated.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Who is Tillakaratne Dilshan Dating?

According to our records, Tillakaratne Dilshan married to Manjula Thilini. As of December 1, 2023, Tillakaratne Dilshan’s is not dating anyone.

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Dilshan is now married to Sri Lankan teledrama actress Manjula Thilini. Their marriage was celebrated in India during the 2008 IPL series. Dilshan has two daughters and two sons from this marriage. Their eldest daughter is Resandi Linama Tillakaratne, and second is Lasadi Dihasansa Tillakaratne. Their elder son is Dihela Dinhath Tillakaratne, and younger son was born in 2017.

Facts & Trivia

Tillakaratne Ranked on the list of most popular Cricket Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Sri Lanka. Tillakaratne Dilshan celebrates birthday on October 14 of every year.

For his performances in 2009, he was named in the World ODI XI by the ICC.

Where is Tillakaratne Dilshan now?

Tillakaratne Dilshan laughs when he explains what the young players he coaches most want to be taught. “When I am training all the kids, they want to learn how to play the ‘Dilscoop’,” says the former Sri Lankan captain, who now lives in Beaconsfield in Melbourne’s outer southeastern suburbs.

What did Shehzad say to Dilshan?

The Pakistani batsman was caught on camera telling Dilshan “ if you are a non-Muslim and you turn Muslim, no matter whatever you do in your life, (you will go) straight to heaven.” The senior Sri Lanka player’s reply was not audible, following which Shehzad said “then be ready for the fire”.

Why did Dilshan change his religion?

Dilshan was born to a Muslim father and his mother was a Buddhist. Initially, his full name was Tuwan Mohammed Dilshan but he chose to change to Buddhism after his international cricket debut in 1999.

Is Dilshan a Buddhist?

 Dilshan was born to a Muslim father and a Buddhist mother and was known as Tuwan Mohamed Dilshan.  He shed his Muslim name shortly after his international debut in 1999 and took up the name Tillakaratne Mudiyanselage Dilshan with an ethnic Sinhalese-Buddhist identity.

What happened to Wayne Parnell?

In September 2018, Parnell signed a Kolpak deal with Worcestershire, making him unavailable to play international cricket. He was released by Worcestershire at the end of the 2020 season following the abolition of Kolpak status.