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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Tillakaratne Dilshan canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4573870 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Tillakaratne Dilshan Context triple: [Sri Lanka national cricket team, notablePlayer, Tillakaratne Dilshan]
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A.
Lasith Malinga
Lasith Malinga is a Sri Lankan fast bowler renowned for his distinctive sling-arm action, toe-crushing yorkers, and record-breaking feats in limited-overs cricket.
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B.
Dhananjaya
Dhananjaya is a celebrated epithet of the Pandava prince Arjuna, renowned in the Mahabharata for his unmatched archery skills and heroic valor.
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C.
Mahela Jayawardene
Mahela Jayawardene is a former Sri Lankan cricketer renowned as one of the game's most elegant and prolific batsmen and a highly successful captain in international cricket.
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D.
Kumar Sangakkara
Kumar Sangakkara is a legendary Sri Lankan cricketer widely regarded as one of the greatest wicket-keeper–batsmen and most influential leaders in the history of the sport.
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E.
Sanath Jayasuriya
Sanath Jayasuriya is a former Sri Lankan cricketer renowned as one of the most destructive opening batsmen in limited-overs cricket and a key figure in Sri Lanka’s 1996 World Cup triumph.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Tillakaratne Dilshan Target entity description: 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.
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A.
Lasith Malinga
Lasith Malinga is a Sri Lankan fast bowler renowned for his distinctive sling-arm action, toe-crushing yorkers, and record-breaking feats in limited-overs cricket.
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B.
Dhananjaya
Dhananjaya is a celebrated epithet of the Pandava prince Arjuna, renowned in the Mahabharata for his unmatched archery skills and heroic valor.
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C.
Mahela Jayawardene
Mahela Jayawardene is a former Sri Lankan cricketer renowned as one of the game's most elegant and prolific batsmen and a highly successful captain in international cricket.
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D.
Kumar Sangakkara
Kumar Sangakkara is a legendary Sri Lankan cricketer widely regarded as one of the greatest wicket-keeper–batsmen and most influential leaders in the history of the sport.
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E.
Sanath Jayasuriya
Sanath Jayasuriya is a former Sri Lankan cricketer renowned as one of the most destructive opening batsmen in limited-overs cricket and a key figure in Sri Lanka’s 1996 World Cup triumph.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Sri Lankan cricketer
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cricketer ⓘ human ⓘ |
| battingApproach |
attacking opening batsman in ODIs
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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
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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
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Tamil Union Cricket and Athletic Club NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| playedFor | Sri Lanka national cricket team NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| playedForIPLTeam |
Delhi Daredevils
NERFINISHED
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Royal Challengers Bangalore NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| playedInLeague | Indian Premier League NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| playedInTournament |
ICC Cricket World Cup
NERFINISHED
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ICC World Twenty20 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| popularized | Dilscoop NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Buddhism ⓘ |
| retiredFrom | international cricket ⓘ |
| role |
all-rounder
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opening batsman ⓘ part-time wicket-keeper ⓘ |
| sport | cricket ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Subject: Tillakaratne Dilshan Description of subject: 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.
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