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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 was the top run scorer in the 2011 Cricket World Cup with 500 runs, and scored a century against England in the quarter-final. 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

His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2024). Tillakaratne Dilshan is the 96th most popular cricketer (down from 87th in 2024), the 50th most popular biography from Sri Lanka (down from 48th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Sri Lankan Cricketer.

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Among CRICKETERS

Among cricketers, Tillakaratne Dilshan ranks 96 out of 136. Before him are Smriti Mandhana, Mushfiqur Rahim, Shivnarine Chanderpaul, Babar Azam, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, and Ian Healy. After him are Mustafizur Rahman, Mahela Jayawardene, Nilima Jogalekar, Ajinkya Rahane, Irfan Pathan, and Anjum Chopra.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1976, Tillakaratne Dilshan ranks 1,396. Before him are Iain Percy, Dawn Martin, Duško Pavasovič, Marco De Nicolo, Jamaal Bowman, and Simon Dennis. After him are Kei Hoshikawa, Crista Flanagan, Don Hertzfeldt, Adunni Ade, Kim Zmeskal, and Rory Sabbatini.

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In Sri Lanka

Among people born in Sri Lanka, Tillakaratne Dilshan ranks 50 out of 51. Before him are David Wilkie (1954), Muttiah Muralitharan (1972), Shehan Karunatilaka (1975), Pooja Umashankar (1981), Sanath Jayasuriya (1969), and Jayanthi Kuru-Utumpala (1979). After him are Mahela Jayawardene (1977), Lasith Malinga (1983), Chaminda Vaas (1974), Asha de Vos (null), Niluka Karunaratne (1985), and Ajantha Mendis (1985).

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Among CRICKETERS In Sri Lanka

Among cricketers born in Sri Lanka, Tillakaratne Dilshan ranks 4. Before him are Kumar Sangakkara (1977), Muttiah Muralitharan (1972), and Sanath Jayasuriya (1969). After him are Mahela Jayawardene (1977), Lasith Malinga (1983), Chaminda Vaas (1974), and Wanindu Hasaranga (1997).

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