Tillakaratne Dilshan
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Tillakaratne Dilshan is a former Sri Lankan cricketer renowned as an aggressive opening batsman and innovative shot-maker, particularly famous for popularizing the "Dilscoop" stroke in limited-overs cricket.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Sri Lankan cricketer
ⓘ
cricketer ⓘ human ⓘ |
| battingApproach |
attacking opening batsman in ODIs
ⓘ
attacking opening batsman in T20Is ⓘ |
| battingInnovation | scoop shot over the wicketkeeper ⓘ |
| battingPosition | opening batsman in limited-overs cricket ⓘ |
| battingStyle | right-handed batsman ⓘ |
| bowlingStyle | right-arm off break ⓘ |
| captaincyFormat |
One Day International cricket
ⓘ
Twenty20 International cricket ⓘ |
| captained | Sri Lanka national cricket team NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| changedNameTo | Tillakaratne Mudiyanselage Dilshan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continentRepresented | Asia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Sri Lanka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1976-10-14 ⓘ |
| familyName | Dilshan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldingPosition |
point fielder
ⓘ
slip fielder ⓘ |
| fieldingSkill | acrobatic fielding ⓘ |
| formatSpecialization | limited-overs cricket ⓘ |
| formerName | Tuwan Mohammad Dilshan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fullName | Tillakaratne Mudiyanselage Dilshan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | Tillakaratne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| internationalDebutFormat |
One Day International cricket
ⓘ
Test cricket ⓘ Twenty20 International cricket NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Dilscoop shot
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aggressive batting ⓘ innovative shot-making ⓘ |
| nationality | Sri Lankan ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Kalutara NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| playedDomesticTeam |
Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tamil Union Cricket and Athletic Club NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| playedFor | Sri Lanka national cricket team NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| playedForIPLTeam |
Delhi Daredevils
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Royal Challengers Bangalore NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| playedInLeague | Indian Premier League NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| playedInTournament |
ICC Cricket World Cup
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
ICC World Twenty20 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| popularized | Dilscoop NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Buddhism ⓘ |
| retiredFrom | international cricket ⓘ |
| role |
all-rounder
ⓘ
opening batsman ⓘ part-time wicket-keeper ⓘ |
| sport | cricket ⓘ |
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