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Tillakaratne Dilshan

1976 - Today

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Tillakaratne Mudiyanselage Dilshan (Sinhala: තිලකරත්න මුදියන්සේලාගේ ඩිල්ෂාන්; born 14 October 1976), commonly known as TM Dilshan (Sinhala pronunciation: [tilakaratna dilṣān]) is a former Sri Lankan cricketer and former captain of the Sri Lanka national cricket team. He is often regarded as the best rated Sri Lankan player in run-chases in ODI history and one of the most innovative players of all time.He had a unique moustache style which gives him a remarkable personality.He is the top run scorer in 2011 ICC Cricket World Cup with 500 runs, and scored century against England in semi final of ICC 2011 world cup. 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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Tillakaratne Dilshan has received more than 1,427,334 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Tillakaratne Dilshan is the 61st most popular cricketer, the 44th most popular biography from Sri Lanka and the 6th most popular Sri Lankan Cricketer.

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Among CRICKETERS

Among cricketers, Tillakaratne Dilshan ranks 61 out of 68Before him are Brett Lee, Waqar Younis, Jhulan Goswami, Phillip Hughes, Hashim Amla, and Shane Watson. After him are Jasprit Bumrah, Kevin Pietersen, Robin Uthappa, Steve Smith, David Warner, and Mohammed Shami.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1976, Tillakaratne Dilshan ranks 1,043Before him are Brett Lee, Marcos Bonifacio da Rocha, Kenji Kitahara, Evan McMullin, Cat Deeley, and Matt Harpring. After him are Kelly Sotherton, Paul Nuttall, Breaux Greer, Seiichi Saito, Ro Khanna, and Mark Delaney.

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In Sri Lanka

Among people born in Sri Lanka, Tillakaratne Dilshan ranks 44 out of 44Before him are Muttiah Muralitharan (1972), Sanath Jayasuriya (1969), David Wilkie (1954), Kumar Sangakkara (1977), Mahela Jayawardene (1977), and Lasith Malinga (1983).

Among CRICKETERS In Sri Lanka

Among cricketers born in Sri Lanka, Tillakaratne Dilshan ranks 6Before him are Muttiah Muralitharan (1972), Sanath Jayasuriya (1969), Kumar Sangakkara (1977), Mahela Jayawardene (1977), and Lasith Malinga (1983).