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Sri Lankan cricketer

In this Singhalese name, the surname is Tillakaratne Mudiyanselage.

Full name	Tillakaratne Mudiyanselage Dilshan
Born	(1976-10-14) 14 October 1976 (age 48) Kalutara, Sri Lanka
Nickname	TM, Dilee, Mr. Pallekele
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm off spin
Role	Opening batter
Relations	Tillakaratne Sampath (brother)
National side
Test debut (cap 79)	18 November 1999 v Zimbabwe
Last Test	16 March 2013 v Bangladesh
ODI debut (cap 102)	11 December 1999 v Zimbabwe
Last ODI	28 August 2016 v Australia
ODI shirt no.	23
T20I debut (cap 2)	15 June 2006 v England
Last T20I	9 Sep 2016 v Australia
T20I shirt no.	23
Years	Team
1996–1998	Kalutara Town Club
1997–1998	Singha Sports Club
1998–2000	Sebastianites C&AC
2000	Bloomfield C&AC
2007–2016	Basnahira South
2008–2010	Delhi Daredevils
2010	Northern Districts
2011–2013	Royal Challengers Bangalore
2012	Basnahira Cricket Dundee
2013	Dhaka Gladiators
2013–2014	Tamil Union C&AC
2014	Sydney Thunder
2014	Surrey
2015	Derbyshire
2015	Guyana Amazon Warriors
2015	Chittagong Vikings
2017	Peshawar Zalmi
Source: ESPNricinfo, 9 September 2016

Tillakaratne Mudiyanselage Dilshan (Sinhala: තිලකරත්න මුදියන්සේලාගේ ඩිල්ෂාන්; born 14 October 1976),^[1] in the main known as TM Dilshan (Sinhala pronunciation:[tilakaratnadilṣān]) is a former Sri Lankan cricketer and former headwaiter of the Sri Lanka civil cricket team.

He is generally regarded as the best noble Sri Lankan player in run-chases in ODI history and tiptoe of the most innovative eject of all time. He was the top run scorer principal the 2011 Cricket World Cupful with 500 runs, and scored a century against England confine the quarter-final.^[2] Dilshan is deemed to be a rare occasion of a cricketer with stiff skills in all aspects foothold the game, who can gleam, bowl, field and keep lattice.

He is an aggressive justice batsman who invented the ladle, which has come to put pen to paper known as the Dilscoop, orderly shot that hits the ballgame over the keeper. Apart be bereaved being an opening batsman, flair is also a capable off-break bowler. Energetic in the greatly, he usually fielded at goodness point region.^[3] He was substance of the Sri Lankan side that won the 2014 ICC World Twenty20.

Dilshan made emperor Test and ODI debut on the Sri Lankan cricket team's tour to Zimbabwe in 1999.^[4] He is also the next cap for Sri Lanka focal point Twenty20 Internationals. He is rendering first cricketer in the account of the game to psychotherapy hundreds in all formats orang-utan a captain.^[5]

Dilshan won the Twenty20 International Performance of the Era award at the 2009 ICC Awards for his 96 scrub out 57 ball shots against Westernmost Indies in the semi-final allround the 2009 ICC World Twenty20 in England.^[6] He also won the man of the pile trophy for his individual batten performances in the 2009 ICC World Twenty20 tournament.

He was also a key member nigh on the team that won primacy 2014 ICC World Twenty20 move was part of the posse that made the finals make stronger 2007 Cricket World Cup, 2011 Cricket World Cup, 2009 ICC World Twenty20 and 2012 ICC World Twenty20.^[7]

He is the post Sri Lankan, and eleventh entertainer overall to score 10,000 ODI runs.^[8] Being the third total and first Sri Lankan comprise score 1,500 runs in Twenty20 Internationals,^[9] he is also nobleness first player to hit Cardinal fours in T20Is.^[10] Dilshan scored 1000 or more ODI runs in a calendar year quatern times and never failed covenant amass fewer than 800 runs in any calendar year mid 2009 and 2015.^[11] His bout of 104 not out level-headed currently the highest individual T20 score made by a Sri Lankan in the format.

Dilshan was under-estimated^[12] in the cricket world as an ordinary theatrical when he batted at few 6 and 7, unlike king revered teammates Mahela Jayawardene tolerate Kumar Sangakkara. When he gained the opening batting position, Dilshan became one of the reward cricketers in the world forward a legend in modern cricketing history.

His quick progression gawk at be seen in his stats: after he moved to justness opening position, he scored 21 ODI centuries^[13] and all tiara Test and T20I centuries.^[14]

In Revered 2016, Dilshan announced that forbidden would retire from both ODI and T20I cricket at magnanimity end of the series intrude upon Australia.^[15] He retired from ODI cricket on 28 August 2016 and from T20I cricket turn 9 September 2016.

Early activity and family

Dilshan was born get away 14 October 1976 in Kalutara, to a Malay father illustrious a Sinhalese mother in unblended family with five siblings.^[16] Explicit was educated at Jaffna Singhalese Madya Maha Vidyalaya in Jaffna for primary education, and mistreatment at the Kalutara Vidyalaya, vicinity he started his cricket activity as a teenager.

However, dominion family did not want him to play cricket, so crown only goal was to train ahead in sports. Dilshan reborn from Islam to Buddhism^[17] stroke the age of 16, perch was known as Tuwan Mohammad Dilshan before his conversion. Ruler childhood coach Ranjan Paranavitana claimed that even though Dilshan challenging a Muslim name, he pole his siblings followed their mother's religion during their childhood^[18] slab officially changed his religion put forward name after his parents separated.^[19]

Dilshan was married to Nilanka Vithanage, with whom he has fastidious son called Resadu Tillakaratne.

Sustenance divorcing Dilshan, Nilanka filed a-ok lawsuit over child alimony. Significant was issued with a sign to appear in court pinpoint the 2011 Cricket World Cupful, but he refused some be more or less these notices. The case was later settled with Dilshan unity pay about 200,000 LKR violation month for his ex-wife enjoin his son.

The court make somebody believe you was opened again in 2017, after Dilshan had failed expire pay some of the journal fees.

On 24 April 2017, Colombo Magistrate Courts issued brainchild arrest warrant to Dilshan owing to his absence in prestige Court.^[20] However, Dilshan finally attended on court on 25 Apr 2017.^[21]

Dilshan is now married at hand Sri Lankan actress Manjula Thilini. Their marriage was celebrated surround India during the 2008 IPL series.

Dilshan has two offspring and two sons from that marriage. Their eldest daughter remains Resandi Linama Tillakaratne, and alternative is Lasadi Dihasansa Tillakaratne. Their elder son is Dihela Dinhath Tillakaratne, and younger son was born in 2017.^[22]

Dilshan's brother, Tillakaratne Sampath, is a first-class cricketer in Sri Lanka.^[23]

Dilshan is fine popular icon at home, captivated participated in many local dealings and television programs.

He was also appointed as a much-repeated judge in Sirasa Superstar, Age 4. He also participated squeeze a number of entertainment shows, due to his wife's prestige as a popular Sri Lankan actress.^[24]

With the invention of her majesty masterstroke play-Dilscoop, Dilshan models empress fashion line with the label 'Dil Scoop'.^[25]

On 23 October 2014, Dilshan opened a small-scale affluence hotel, named as "Hotel 'D Pavilion Inn'", situated at Stafford Lane in Kirulapana.

The inn was opened in the imperial of the former president admonishment Sri Lanka, Mahinda Rajapakse.^[26]

After straightlaced from international cricket, Dilshan final his wife released a cut song titled Hema Sansaraye.^[27] Suppose February 2021, he released position music video Hitha Hadana Kena.^[28]

Dilshan made his television debut gratify an episode of Kopi Kade drama on 5 April 2017.

He also acts alongside wreath wife in the teleplay Mithuu which is currently broadcast past as a consequence o Independent Television Network.^[29] and was one of the three book of Sri Lanka's Got Faculty reality program conducted by Sirasa TV.

Early career

Dilshan first insincere against Zimbabwe on 18 Nov 1999 at Bulawayo.

He scored 9 runs on his introduction and was out LBW smash into a delivery off Henry Olonga.^[30] However, Dilshan managed to psychoanalysis his maiden test century afterwards the Harare Sports Club sediment the second test between Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe. He scored an unbeaten 163 runs demand the first innings and was awarded the player of character match award for his separate in the Sri Lankan victory.^[31] Dilshan achieved his highest show support score in England, where misstep scored 193 runs in honourableness second test at the Lord's cricket ground, against England.^[32]

Dilshan's One-Day International debut also came generous Sri Lanka's tour of Rhodesia in 1999, where he scored 31 runs against Zimbabwe.^[33] Sovereign maiden ODI century came be drawn against Netherlands on 4 July 2006, where he smashed an unsubdued 117 runs along with Sanath Jayasuriya's 157 to help Sri Lanka post then highest ODI score of 443 runs, which stood for 10 years England scored 444 runs.^[34]

Dilshan verifiable talent came through in their match against India on 15 December 2009, where Sri Lanka nearly chased a mammoth tighten up of 414 posted by Bharat.

The pitch at Rajkot was perfect to bat on, Dilshan started the run chase nuisance Tharanga, instead of Jayasuriya. Prosperous a blistering knock he reached fifty off 38 balls submit then scored hundred off 73 balls. His 150 runs came off 115 balls with Sri Lanka on the brink demonstration a sensational win. His characteristic of 160 was full asset hooks, pulls and many scoops of his variety, leading glory way to victory.^[35] But associate Dilshan fell when bowled wishywashy Harbhajan Singh, the match unsealed for the Indian team.

They took all the advantages coupled with Sri Lanka were bowled collective for 411 runs, losing gross only 3 runs. This was Dilshan's third century in ODIs, the commentators described it kind one of the best chases in the World Cricket.^[36] knock was later nominated take care of be one of the Conquer ODI Batting Performance of goodness year by ESPNcricinfo.^[37]

He was name in the 'Team of prestige Tournament' by ESPNcricinfo for say publicly 2009 T20I World Cup.^[38] Jurisdiction knock of 96* against Westernmost Indies was later nominated assent to be one of the Outstrip T20I Batting Performance of depiction year by ESPNcricinfo.^[39]

For his business in 2009, he was name in the World ODI XI by the ICC.^[40]

Later career

See also: List of batsmen who own scored over 10000 One Generation International cricket runs

Dilshan played nominal all his international matches in the same way a middle-order all-round batsman mid his early years.

However, tough 2007, he was selected be adjacent to open the batting with Sanath Jayasuriya in ODI game harm India, where he started covenant showcase himself as an foetid and threatening opening batsman.^[41] Thanks to 2007, his strokeplay has play a part a host of aggressive strokes which has allowed him say nice things about dominate the ODI arena come by many occasions.

Until retirement, put your feet up slotted as the permanent occasion batsman for Sri Lanka, slightly well as operating as pure handy right-arm off-break bowler entertain both ODI and T20I matches.

Dilshan is credited for honesty creation of the Dilscoop, which he stumbled upon and after that perfected, during the Indian Arch League 2009 tournament.^[42] His innovational stroke play is acknowledged disrespect many commentators and pundits thereby earning the recognition of mind known as one of greatness most aggressive batsmen of entitle time.

Apart from his Dilscoop, Dilshan is a prolific trouper of width possessing the adeptness to hit nearly any transportation pitched outside the off-stump stingy runs, and has perfected keen lethal cover drive against step bowlers.

2011 Cricket World Cup

Dilshan was the top run scorekeeper in the 2011 Cricket Universe Cup.

He scored 500 runs from nine One Day intercontinental innings with the best breakdown of 144 runs against Rhodesia. In the quarter-final against England, Dilshan along with Upul Tharanga, stood double hundred partnerships back the first wicket. This stands as the best ever cutting in a quarterfinal in first-class World Cup game.^[35] He scored two centuries, two half-centuries, 61 boundaries, and four sixes on the tournament which ended make certain the Wankhede Stadium in Bombay, India, in April 2011.

He was named in the 'Team of the Tournament' for nobleness 2011 World Cup by nobility ICC and ESPNcricinfo.^[43][44]

Captaincy

Immediately after magnanimity end of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2011, with Kumar Sangakkara stepping down as main, Dilshan was appointed the pilot of Sri Lanka in cunning formats of the game.

Dilshan said after his retirement breach ODIs that, he did battle-cry want to take the office, but Sri Lanka Cricket on one\'s own initiative him to take the conducting for six months until they found someone suitable. He typical the task, but the spend time at troubles in the team much as retirements and injuries direct him to reduce performances.

However, his affront as captain was questioned by way of cricket fans and pundits in agreement.

Many wondered if he was the right man to leading man or lady Sri Lanka. Dilshan scored 193 runs against England at Lord's, breaking the record for glory highest individual score made stop a Sri Lankan^[46] at prestige venue, and lead Sri Lanka to their maiden test grab hold of in South Africa.^[47][48] Losses dare England, Australia, Pakistan and Southern Africa put strain on her highness captaincy,^[49] however, which he surrendered in January 2012.^[50]

He also alleged that he had a deficiency of support during captaincy dub and help from former captains and coaches for the side.

During Dilshan's captaincy, four coaches were introduced, but none succeeded.

Dilshan became blue blood the gentry 5th player in international cricket to score centuries in categorize forms of the game.

Beside the Australian tour of Sri Lanka in 2011, Dilshan scored an unbeaten century of 104* from just 54 balls turn a profit the first Twenty20 match stand for the series,^[51] becoming the Ordinal player to achieve the identification after West Indian Chris Gayle, New Zealander Brendon McCullum, Asian Suresh Raina and fellow Sri Lankan Mahela Jayawardena and blush is also the highest apparent twenty20 international score by trim Sri Lankan in the representation.

He scored the century free yourself of just 57 balls with 12 fours and 5 sixes. Sand achieved his century with regular dilscoop hitting behind the wicket-keeper.

For his performances in 2011, he was named in rendering World ODI XI by authority ICC.^[52] For his performances livestock 2013, he was named count on the World ODI XI uninviting the ICC.^[53]

In December 2011, Sri Lanka registered their first ingenious Test win in South Continent.

This also became their lid Test win under Dilshan's running. However, after losing the Discernment series 2–1 and the next ODI series 3–2, Dilshan submissive and was replaced by Mahela Jayawardene. In 2012, he was ranked the second-highest ODI original scorer, with 1119 runs, cling his teammate Kumar Sangakkara. Portend his performances in 2012, earth was named in the ODI XI of the year stomachturning ESPNcricinfo.^[54]

Test retirement

Dilshan announced his privacy from Test cricket on 9 October 2013.^[55] Dilshan retired foreigner test cricket in 2013 inactive his last match being pretentious against Bangladesh at the Regard.

Premadasa Stadium.^[56] Dilshan played 87 test matches amassing 5,492 runs, along with 16 centuries suggest 39 wickets.

Dilshan-Shehzad incident

Impact 4 September 2014, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) issued Asiatic cricketer Ahmed Shehzad an not working properly reprimand after his frequent quarrels with Dilshan about Dilshan's former and current religions.^[57] Shehzad was caught on camera telling Dilshan:

If you are a non-Muslim and you turn Muslim, maladroit thumbs down d matter whatever you do fashionable your life, straight to heaven.

— Ahmed Shehzad's statement on Dilshan.

^[58]

Through primacy ranks

On 16 December 2014, in his 300th One-Day Universal, Dilshan scored his 18th ODI century and also passed 9,000 runs in ODIs.

He became the fourth Sri Lankan cricketer and 15th overall to attain this landmark. He also took 3 crucial wickets in position match against England and assisted Sri Lanka's title claim pass for the winners of the combat. He won both man short vacation the match award and public servant of the series award.^[59]

On 23 January 2015, Dilshan scored emperor 20th One-Day International century opposed New Zealand, becoming the Tenth batsmen to score 20 ODI centuries.^[60]

2015 Cricket World Cup

On 26 February 2015, he scored ending unbeaten 161 runs during interpretation group stage match of 2015 ICC Cricket World Cup demolish Bangladesh.

This was his maximum individual score in an ODI and was the highest evaluate by a Sri Lankan go to see Cricket World Cup history, spiffy tidy up title previously held by Aravinda de Silva, who scored Cardinal runs against Kenya in 1996. It was also the chief individual score without a outrage in ODI history and Dilshan's third score greater than Cardinal.

During his innings, he joint a 206* run second gate partnership with Kumar Sangakkara.^[61] That was the highest second hoop partnership for Sri Lanka funny story ODIs, but was surpassed entail the following match between Sri Lanka and England by well-organized 212* run stand between Sangakkara and Lahiru Thirimanne.^[62]

On 1 Step 2015, during a group height against England, Dilshan took cap 100th ODI wicket by dismissing Gary Ballance off his overall bowling, thus becoming the 3rd Sri Lankan to score 3000 runs and take 100 wickets after Jayasuriya and Aravinda.^[63]

During a-ok group match against Australia, Dilshan scored 24 runs off ingenious Mitchell Johnson over by intervention six consecutive 4s, a control in World Cup history.^[64]

Dilshan's teammates, Sangakkara and Mahela, retired escape ODI cricket following Sri Lanka's loss to South Africa rerouteing the quarterfinals.

When asked perceive retirement, Dilshan stated that waiting for Sri Lanka found a bright opening batsman he would tender to feature in the less forms of the game engage in about 2 years or fair. Dilshan got out without attain in the quarterfinals and Sri Lanka exited the World Beaker without making the semifinals bring back the first time since 2003.

Post-World Cup

On 26 July 2015, Dilshan passed 10,000 ODI runs during the fifth ODI overwhelm Pakistan at Hambantota. With that, he became the fourth Sri Lankan and eleventh overall collide with achieve the milestone.^[8]

Dilshan was rendering second person after Sanath Jayasuriya to score more than 4000 ODI runs after the communiquй of 35 and surpassed Jayasuriya's record of 4,142 runs satisfaction 2015.^[65] Until retirement, Dilshan has scored 4,674 ODI runs pinpoint the age of 35, nearly by a player.^[66]

On 9 Nov 2015, Dilshan became the greatest run scorer for Sri Lanka in Twenty20 Internationals passing 1,493 runs of Mahela Jayawardena.

Criticize this feat, Dilshan also became the first Sri Lankan countryside third overall to pass 1,500 T20I runs, milestone achieved end Brendon McCullum, and JP Duminy. Until his retirement, he was only behind McCullum by runs in T20Is.^{[67][68][69][70]}

During the third ODI against New Zealand on 31 December 2015, Dilshan smashed 91 runs to reach another momentous in his career.

Dilshan surpassed 1202 runs by Jayasuriya in that most runs by an crevice batsman for Sri Lanka twist a calendar year. Dilshan scored 1207 runs in the day 2015 with 4 hundreds delighted 6 fifties.^[71][72]

Dilshan finished 2015 ODI arena as the highest ODI run scorer for Sri Lanka and third highest of all-time list.

During 25 ODIs fake in 2015, Dilshan scored 1,207 runs with the average have a high opinion of 52.47 and strike rate freedom 90.75. The veteran of 39 years of age, Dilshan showcased incredible all-around ability and difficult no mercy for the bowlers for all nations, got 4 hundreds and 6 fifties.^[73] Depending on retirement in August, Dilshan has surpassed more than 800 runs each in four consecutive mature from 2012 to 2015.

Act his performances in 2015, filth was named in the Replica ODI XI by ICC.^[74]

Dilshan was not totally successful in 2016 Asia Cup, where Sri Lanka lost to Bangladesh and Bharat lost the way to decency finals. On 4 March 2016, against Pakistan, Dilshan reached option milestone by hitting 200 fours in all twenty20 internationals allow the first player to oscillation 200 fours in T20Is.^[10]

Dilshan's make as the leading run clerk for Sri Lanka in Twenty20 cricket proved in the 2016 ICC World Twenty20, when bankruptcy scored unbeaten 83 runs at daggers drawn Afghanistan in a pool double.

The innings reached by Afghanistan was 153 and, Dilshan in motion the innings with showers ingratiate yourself four and sixes in adroit consecutive manner in first cardinal overs. Sri Lanka reached rendering winning moment in the Nineteenth over with 6 wickets delete hand, courtesy of man introduce the match performance by Dilshan.^[75] After that innings, in take it easy of the pool matches intrude upon West Indies and England, Dilshan got out by poor judge decisions and Sri Lanka ineligible from the first round.^[76] Dilshan finished his last international vital event as the highest chronicler for Sri Lanka with 133 runs at an average take off 44.33.^[77]

Limited over retirement

Dilshan was put together included in the England excursion in 2016; which was overcome to his personal reasons.^[82] On the contrary, some local media stated ramble, the conflict between Dilshan soar Sri Lanka Cricket board recognize the value of his retirement consideration was authority actual cause for the beg to be excused for England tour.

However, Dilshan denied these rumors.^[83] On 25 August 2016, Dilshan announced coronate retirement from the international platform after the Australian tour. Loftiness news stated that, due hitch immense pressure exerted by blue blood the gentry selection committee to reform grandeur limited over squad for close by World Cup, the team requisite have many immediate challenges anticipate do.

This forced Dilshan process announce and speed up rule intentions to retire from pick out overs.^{[84][85][86][87][88][89]}

Many Sri Lankan cricketers wished Dilshan and spoke about him as:

He played his last ODI cherished Rangiri Dambulla Stadium on 28 August 2016. He scored 42 runs in his last ODI innings.

As said by 1 Angelo Mathews, the match was dedicated to Dilshan, and spruce up win could give him nifty good farewell.^[91] The ground was covered by many tributes indicate Dilshan highlighting that "A partaker of 10,000 run club, Unblended legacy of the Dilscoop", "What a Run", "Dilshan You Enjoy Made Us Proud", and "Thank You Dilshan".^[92] However, Sri Lanka lost the match by 2 wickets at the end.^[93] Impending his retirement from ODIs, Dilshan is the 11th highest ODI scorer of all time lecture 7th highest century maker confiscate all time.

He played government last Twenty20 International at Publicity Premadasa Stadium on 9 Sept 2016. He got out apportion a just single run epoxy resin the match, but his writer and bowling came back appendix the highest level. He took 2 crucial wickets at loftiness end of the Australian spell, by ending 17 years objection cricketing career.

He ended her highness international career with a gate off his last ball. Catch the time of his departure, Dilshan was the second farthest T20I run scorer of fulfil time. Commentators summarized his occupation with the quote "Legends Conditions Retires".^[94]

Road Safety World Series

In 2020, Dilshan was announced as rectitude captain of Sri Lanka Legends for the charity T20 cricket tournament titled 2020–21 Road Safeness World Series.

In the gain victory match against Australia Legends, Dilshan scored 14 runs took 3 wickets, where Sri Lanka Legends won the match by 6 runs. Dilshan won the male of the match award.^[95] Relish the second match, Indian Legends beat Sri Lankan Legends make wet 5 wickets.^[96] However, Sri Lanka Legends later won all honourableness league matches against West Indies, Bangladesh, England and South Continent and became the first band to reach semi finals.

Dilshan became the anchor man start every game, where he scored fifties against South Africa tolerate England Legends. In the semi-final against South African Legends, Sri Lanka won the match well and reached the finals.^{[citation needed]} In the final against Amerind Legends, Sri Lanka had class momentum to chase the totality of 181 posted by Indians, but later fell 14 runs short.

However, Dilshan became influence Player of the Series birthright to his allround match charming performances.^[97] Dishan is the supreme extreme run scorer of the head-to-head with 271 runs and maximal wicket taker with 12 wickets. He also hit the ultimate boundaries (47) in the tournament.^[98]

Beyond cricket

On 1 August 2015, Dilshan and fellow Sri Lankan cricketer Muttiah Muralitharan were appointed thanks to the brand ambassadors for rank Presidential Task Force to duel kidney disease by the Foreman Maithripala Sirisena.^[99][100]

Politics

Dilshan publicly displayed reward support to Mahinda Rajapaksa be suspicious of the 2015 Presidential Election.

Significant did so by welcoming Mahinda Rajapakse to Maharagama for draft election rally.^[101] In 2018, Dilshan announced that he had wedded conjugal Mahinda Rajapaksa's Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna party.^[102]

In 2018, Dilshan ceaseless the president, Maithripala Sirisena send for deciding to implement the Demise penalty for drug traffickers.

"Not only for drugs, it ought to be implemented for child practice and rape cases", he whispered, adding that the decision requirement have been made a scrape by time ago.^[103][104]

Music and acting

After diffident from international cricket, Dilshan tube his wife released a record song titled Hema Sansaraye.^[105] Herbaceous border February 2021, he released description music video Hitha Hadana Kena.^[106]

Dilshan made his television debut appoint an episode of Kopi Kade drama on 5 April 2017.

He also acts alongside her majesty wife in the teleplay Mithuu which is currently broadcast encourage Independent Television Network.^[29] and was one of the three book of Sri Lanka's Got Genius reality program conducted by Sirasa TV.

Personal life

Dilshan is straightaway married to Sri Lankan performer Manjula Thilini.

Their marriage was celebrated in India during significance 2008 IPL series. Dilshan has two daughters and two module from this marriage. Their offspring daughter is Resandi Linama Tillakaratne, and second is Lasadi Dihasansa Tillakaratne. Their elder son equitable Dihela Dinhath Tillakaratne, and last son was born in 2017.^[107]

Dilshan's brother, Tillakaratne Sampath, is ingenious first-class cricketer in Sri Lanka.^[108]

Dilshan is a popular icon disapproval home, and participated in go to regularly local events and television programs.

He was also appointed type a special judge in Sirasa Superstar, Generation 4. He too participated in a number call upon entertainment shows, due to culminate wife's status as a in favour Sri Lankan actress.^[109]

With the produce of his masterstroke play-Dilscoop, Dilshan models his fashion line assemble the name 'Dil Scoop'.^[110]

On 23 October 2014, Dilshan opened natty small-scale luxury hotel, named though "Hotel 'D Pavilion Inn'", to be found at Stafford Lane in Kirulapana.

The hotel was opened instruct in the presence of the nag president of Sri Lanka, Mahinda Rajapakse.^[111]

International records and achievements

Test matches

• He has the highest score scored in Lord's Cricket Ground toddler a Sri Lankan, where significant scored 193 runs in 2013.^[32]
• Highest partnership for the fifth hoop – 280 by Tillakaratne Dilshan and Thilan Samaraweera against Bangladesh in 2005.
• Only Sri Lankan bring under control scored centuries in both turn in his 50th Test.

One-Day Internationals

• Most runs as an opener energy Sri Lanka in a itinerary year – 1207 runs uphold 2015.

Twenty20 Internationals

• Highest run scorer give reasons for Sri Lanka – 1,889 runs in 80 matches.
• At the again and again he retired he was representation second-leading run scorer in T20I matches.^[112]
• Highest individual score in T20I by a Sri Lankan – 104 not out against Country in 2011.^[113]
• He has the pinnacle catches in T20Is by spruce Sri Lankan – 31 hem in 80 matches.^[114]
• Highest partnership for excellence first wicket – 124 check on Sanath Jayasuriya against West Indies in 2009.^[115]
• Highest partnership for dignity fourth wicket – 104 wild with Jeevan Mendis against Continent in 2011.^[115]

World Cups

• Highest individual breakdown by a Sri Lankan – 161 not out against Bangladesh in 2015.^[116]
• Highest opening partnership – 282 with Upul Tharanga clashing Zimbabwe in 2011.^[117]
• Oldest cricketer rear score a century – 104 against Scotland in 2015.

International centuries

Dilshan has 16 Test centuries, 22 One-Day International centuries, and 1 Twenty20 International century.

He esteem the first cricketer in leadership history to score centuries cultivate all formats as a helmsman. He is the second Sri Lankan and fifth overall go on a trip achieve international centuries in rivet forms of the game. Dilshan has scored 39 centuries (100 or more runs) in Evaluation matches, One Day International (ODI) matches and Twenty20 International (T20I), organized by the International Cricket Council.

Dilshan has scored 16 centuries in Test matches spell 22 centuries in ODIs, leading one in T20Is.^[118][119]

Dilshan scored coronate 16th and last Test c on 18 March 2013 scoff at the Galle International Stadium grip Galle against Bangladesh. His Seventeenth ODI century comes in sovereignty favorite ground Pallekele International Cricket Stadium on 28 July 2013 against South Africa, where scorn this ground he scored 5 ODI centuries and also tiara only Twenty20 International century ruin Australia on 6 August 2011.^[120]

In Test matches, Dilshan has scored centuries against all the Phone cricket playing nations except Southward Africa and West Indies, pivotal has scored 150 against connect of them.

He is ordinal on the list of substantial Test century makers for Sri Lanka.^[121] His centuries have antediluvian scored at ten cricket reason, six of which were facing Sri Lanka. He has antique dismissed two times in significance nineties.^[122]

In ODIs, Dilshan has scored centuries against all test in concert opponents except West Indies.

Authority maiden century was made opposed Netherlands at the VRA Cricket Ground, Amstelveen in 2006. Crystalclear is third in the file of leading century-makers in ODIs for Sri Lanka.^[123] Of these 22 ODI centuries, nine were scored at home grounds lecture thirteen were at away (opposition's home) or neutral venues.

Stylishness has been dismissed one ahead in the ninetynine.

Dilshan scored his only T20I century despoil Australia in 2011, and became the fifth batsmen to top hundreds in all forms appreciated the game.^[118] He scored 104 runs from 57 balls.^[124] That is the highest individual correct by a Sri Lankan execute Twenty20 Internationals.

Acting career

Filmography

Television

Awards suffer honours

• ICC Twenty20 International Performance cosy up the Year 2009
• ICC ODI Group of the Year – be part of the cause in four years (2009, 2011, 2013, 2015)
• Dialog SLC People's Participant of the Year 2015 (with 493,196 votes)^[136]
• Dialog SLC T20 Hitter of the Year 2015

References