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Tillakaratne Dilshan

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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 1,414,518 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). Tillakaratne Dilshan is the 85th most popular cricketer (down from 61st in 2019), the 48th most popular biography from Sri Lanka (down from 44th in 2019) and the 6th most popular Sri Lankan Cricketer.

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  • 24.76

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  • 18

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.26

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.83

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Tillakaratne Dilshans by language

Over the past year Tillakaratne Dilshan has had the most page views in the with 222,168 views, followed by Hindi (4,835), and Bengali (2,963). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Volapük (95.86%), Sinhalese (52.97%), and Urdu (48.33%)

Among CRICKETERS

Among cricketers, Tillakaratne Dilshan ranks 85 out of 136. Before him are Brett Lee, Dinesh Karthik, Lasith Malinga, Ashish Nehra, Gary Kirsten, and Mahela Jayawardene. After him are Jhulan Goswami, Smriti Mandhana, Quinton de Kock, Ambati Rayudu, Misbah-ul-Haq, and Kevin Pietersen.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1976, Tillakaratne Dilshan ranks 1,125. Before him are Mitsutoshi Watada, Hines Ward, Shinji Makino, Takashi Umeda, Evan McMullin, and Takeshi Nakashima. After him are Michael Blackwood, Shusuke Shimada, Toru Kaburagi, Yoshiyuki Morisaki, Minoru Takenaka, and Samaki Walker.

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In Sri Lanka

Among people born in Sri Lanka, Tillakaratne Dilshan ranks 48 out of 51. Before him are Shehan Karunatilaka (1975), Sanath Jayasuriya (1969), David Wilkie (1954), Kumar Sangakkara (1977), Lasith Malinga (1983), and Mahela Jayawardene (1977). After him are Chaminda Vaas (1974), Pooja Umashankar (1981), and Ajantha Mendis (1985).

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Among CRICKETERS In Sri Lanka

Among cricketers born in Sri Lanka, Tillakaratne Dilshan ranks 6. Before him are Muttiah Muralitharan (1972), Sanath Jayasuriya (1969), Kumar Sangakkara (1977), Lasith Malinga (1983), and Mahela Jayawardene (1977). After him are Chaminda Vaas (1974).

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