Cricketoria: Tillakaratne Dilshan Sri Lankan Cricketer

Tillakaratne Mudiyanselage Dilshan (born October 14, 1976 in Kalutara, Sri Lanka) is a Sri Lankan cricketer and captain of the Sri Lanka national cricket team since April 2011. He has been a member of the team since November 1999, and was also known as Tuwan Mohammad Dilshan prior to his conversion from Islam to Buddhism. He is an aggressive right-hand batsman and also a capable in spin bowler, his off breaks are mostly used in the one-day arena. T.M. Dilshan won the award of Twenty20 International Performance of the Year at the 2009 ICC Awards for his 96 off 57 balls against West Indies in the semi-final of the 2009 ICC World Twenty20 in England. He also won man of the series trophy for his indiviual batting performances in the 2009 ICC World Twenty20 tournament.

Full Name : Tillakaratne Mudiyanselage Dilshan

Gender: Male

Date of Birth: 14th October,1976

Place of Birth: Kalutara, Sri lanka

Nationality: Sri lankan

Major teams: Sri Lanka, Asia XI, Basnahira South,

Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club, Delhi Daredevils,

Kalutara Town Club, Northern Districts,

Sebastianites Cricket and Athletic Club, Singha Sports Club

Playing role: Allrounder

Batting style: Right-hand bat

Bowling style: Right-arm offbreak