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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 different languages on Wikipedia. Tillakaratne Dilshan is the 87th most popular cricketer (down from 86th in 2019), the 48th most popular biography from Sri Lanka (up from 49th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Sri Lankan Cricketer.

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Among CRICKETERS

Among cricketers, Tillakaratne Dilshan ranks 87 out of 136. Before him are Dinesh Karthik, Shreyas Iyer, Smriti Mandhana, Mushfiqur Rahim, Babar Azam, and Bhuvneshwar Kumar. After him are Mustafizur Rahman, Mahela Jayawardene, Ajinkya Rahane, Irfan Pathan, Anjum Chopra, and Ashish Nehra.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1976, Tillakaratne Dilshan ranks 1,173. Before him are Samaki Walker, Deon Burton, Tom Pappas, Iain Percy, Dawn Martin, and Marco De Nicolo. After him are Don Hertzfeldt, Kim Zmeskal, Rory Sabbatini, Pat Garrity, Cecil Mamiit, and Ron Mercer.

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In Sri Lanka

Among people born in Sri Lanka, Tillakaratne Dilshan ranks 48 out of 51. Before him are Susanthika Jayasinghe (1975), David Wilkie (1954), Muttiah Muralitharan (1972), Shehan Karunatilaka (1975), Pooja Umashankar (1981), and Sanath Jayasuriya (1969). After him are Mahela Jayawardene (1977), Lasith Malinga (1983), Chaminda Vaas (1974), Niluka Karunaratne (1985), Ajantha Mendis (1985), and Mathilda Karlsson (null).

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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), and Chaminda Vaas (1974).

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