Tillakaratne Dilshan
[2] 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.Dilshan was under-estimated[12] in the cricket world as an ordinary player when he batted at number 6 and 7, unlike his revered teammates Mahela Jayawardene and Kumar Sangakkara.He also participated in a number of entertainment shows, due to his wife's status as a popular Sri Lankan actress.[26] After retiring from international cricket, Dilshan and his wife released a video song titled Hema Sansaraye.Until retirement, he slotted as the permanent opening batsman for Sri Lanka, as well as operating as a handy right-arm off-break bowler in both ODI and T20I matches.Apart from his Dilscoop, Dilshan is a prolific player of width possessing the ability to hit nearly any delivery pitched outside the off-stump for runs, and has perfected a lethal cover drive against pace bowlers.[35] He scored two centuries, two half-centuries, 61 boundaries, and four sixes during the tournament which ended at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai, India, in April 2011."I didn't actually plan to take the captaincy, but the SLC president asked me to take over for six months until we find someone else," Dilshan said.I didn't worry about those personal things, but I was hurt" However, his appointment as captain was questioned by cricket fans and pundits alike.[57] Shehzad was caught on camera telling Dilshan: If you are a non-Muslim and you turn Muslim, no matter whatever you do in your life, straight to heaven.He also took 3 crucial wickets in the match against England and aided Sri Lanka's title claim as the winners of the tournament.[60] On 26 February 2015, he scored an unbeaten 161 runs during the group stage match of 2015 ICC Cricket World Cup against Bangladesh.[63] During a group match against Australia, Dilshan scored 24 runs off a Mitchell Johnson over by hitting six consecutive 4s, a first in World Cup history.[64] Dilshan's teammates, Sangakkara and Mahela, retired from ODI cricket following Sri Lanka's loss to South Africa in the quarterfinals.When asked about retirement, Dilshan stated that until Sri Lanka found a good opening batsman he would continue to feature in the shorter forms of the game for about 2 years or so.Dilshan got out without scoring in the quarterfinals and Sri Lanka exited the World Cup without making the semifinals for the first time since 2003.With this feat, Dilshan also became the first Sri Lankan and third overall to pass 1,500 T20I runs, milestone achieved after Brendon McCullum, and JP Duminy.The veteran of 39 years of age, Dilshan showcased incredible all-around ability and had no mercy for the bowlers for all nations, got 4 hundreds and 6 fifties.Sri Lanka reached the winning moment in the 19th over with 6 wickets in hand, courtesy of man of the match performance by Dilshan.[75] After that innings, in rest of the pool matches against West Indies and England, Dilshan got out by poor umpire decisions and Sri Lanka eliminated from the first round.[76] Dilshan finished his last international major event as the highest scorer for Sri Lanka with 133 runs at an average of 44.33.[82] But, some local media stated that, the conflict between Dilshan and Sri Lanka Cricket board for his retirement consideration was the actual cause for the refuse for England tour.The news stated that, due to immense pressure exerted by the selection committee to reform the limited over squad for upcoming World Cup, the team should have many immediate challenges to do.[94] In 2020, Dilshan was announced as the captain of Sri Lanka Legends for the charity T20 cricket tournament titled 2020–21 Road Safety World Series.[96] However, Sri Lanka Legends later won all the league matches against West Indies, Bangladesh, England and South Africa and became the first team to reach semi finals.In the semi-final against South African Legends, Sri Lanka won the match comfortably and reached the finals.[98] On 1 August 2015, Dilshan and fellow Sri Lankan cricketer Muttiah Muralitharan were appointed as the brand ambassadors for the Presidential Task Force to combat kidney disease by the President Maithripala Sirisena."Not only for drugs, it should be implemented for child abuse and rape cases", he said, adding that the decision should have been made a long time ago.[103][104] After retiring from international cricket, Dilshan and his wife released a video song titled Hema Sansaraye.He also participated in a number of entertainment shows, due to his wife's status as a popular Sri Lankan actress.
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