Tillakaratne Mudiyanselage Dilshan (born October 14, 1976 in Kalutara, Sri Lanka) is a Sri Lankan cricketer and member of the Sri Lankan national cricket team since November1999. Known as Tuwan Mohammad Dilshan prior to his conversion from Islam toBuddhism, an aggressive right-hand batsman, he is also a capable spin bowler and his off breaks are mostly used in the one-day arena.
Personal life
Born to a Malay family, Dilshan converted from Islam to Buddhism at an early age. He has a five year old son from his first marriage. He is now married to Sri Lankan teledrama actressManjula Thilini. The marriage was celebrated in India during IPL 2008 series, following Indian rituals.
Career
Dilshan made his Test debut against Zimbabwe in 1999. He scored his maiden Test hundred in the series with a 163. Dilshan also made his One day international debut againstZimbabwe before spending the next 15 months in and out of the side. Even when he played he never knew his place in the side as he was constantly being pushed up and down the order.
His revival as an international cricketer came in 2003. In four consecutive Test innings he scored 63, 100, 83 and 104. The latter came against the world champion Australian side atGalle. In September 2005 Dilshan scored his most recent Test century, an innings of 168 off just 179 balls against Bangladesh.
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