Until he was 16, he primarily focused on batting, but this changed when he was selected for the national fast-bowling academy under then-head coach Hashan Tillakaratne. Under Tillakaratne’s watchful ...

However, Ajinkya Rahane’s team has struggled with batting collapses this season, often relying on the lower middle order — Shams Mulani, Tanush Kotian, and Shardul Thakur — to stabilise the ...

Several Australia players have privately expressed surprise that Kusal – who has spent a bulk of his 71 Tests since his debut in 2015 batting in Sri Lanka's top four – has been relegated to ...

On paper, Big Boys looks like a heavy batting outfit featuring the likes of Chris Gayle, Tillakaratne Dilshan, Antony Devcich, Chirag Gandhi, and Robin Bist. Destructive batter Chris Gayle will ...

Performances in matches that overlap decades are credited to the year in which they occurred - this results in some unknown data, especially in regard to bowling figures Performances in matches ...

Before walking off, he shook hands with Nathan Lyon and Steve Smith and shared a hug with long time batting partner Dinesh Chandimal ... fourth for Sri Lanka alongside Marvan Atapattu, Tillakaratne ...

The much-anticipated Legend 90 League is set to make its debut in February 2025, bringing together former cricketing greats in an exciting new format. The tournament will be played in Raipur ...

His 16 Test centuries are the joint-fourth highest for Sri Lanka, alongside Marvan Atapattu, Tillakaratne Dilshan, Dinesh Chandimal, and Angelo Mathews. Earlier in the day, Australia dominated as ...

It was not coming on. It was a bit two-paced and it had a bit of lateral movement. Also, to add salt to the wound, (Tillakaratne) Dilshan's injury – he was batting so well, and unfortunately, he got ...

World Cup-winner Asanka Gurusinha and pioneer of the innovative 'Dil-scoop', Tillakaratne Dilshan. But while Karunaratne concedes a combination of indifferent recent form and a dearth of ...