Dilshan retires from international cricket

[viriya]

Tillakaratne Dilshan to retire from ODIs and T20Is | Cricket | ESPN Cricinfo

Great career. Underrated especially in limited form. Top 5 SL ODI batsman.

 

[mr_mister]

He'd be exactly 5th

 

[Zinzan]

Top knock Dilshan. Very good test bat & excellent ODI one.

 

[vic_orthdox]

Was always great to watch him get on a roll.

 

[andruid]

They should retire the Dilscoop also

 

[91Jmay]

Yeah fabulous player. Could win you an ODI with bat, ball or in the field.

 

[cnerd123]

I know he's like 40 years old, but this is still rather surprising.

Great player.

 

[viriya]

He'd be exactly 5th

I'd put him at #4 after Sanga, Aravinda and Sanath.

 

[Zinzan]

They should retire the Dilscoop also

You mean the shot he never invented but got credit for?

 

[viriya]

You mean the shot he never invented but got credit for?

The popularizer gets the credit.. and afaik he did invent it?

 

[Noble One]

1999-2009: Mat: 152, Runs: 2994, HS: 117*, Av.: 29.06, 100: 1
2009-2016: Mat 177, Runs: 7254, HS: 161*, Av.: 45.91, 100: 21

His record subsequent to becoming a permanent opening batsman is even more ridiculous when you consider how middling his career was over his first decade in international cricket.

 

[viriya]

1999-2009: Mat: 152, Runs: 2994, HS: 117*, Av.: 29.06, 100: 1
2009-2016: Mat 177, Runs: 7254, HS: 161*, Av.: 45.91, 100: 21

His record subsequent to becoming a permanent opening batsman is even more ridiculous when you consider how middling his career was over his first decade in international cricket.

Very Jayasuriya-esque.

 

[Migara]

Better than Jayasuriya with the consistency. Jaya was special because he was murderous when he was in the zone, and single handedly won matches. Dilshan has lesser such ability with bat, but consistent than Jayasuriya. There's no competition with the ball, and equals in the field. Dilshan's keeping ability and Jayasuriya's silent, but superb captaincy are the difference between the players. While Sanath was a shy laid back player during his playing days, Dilshan had bit of a nasty streak in him.

Jaysuriya and Dilshan opening batting for SL in ODIs would be one hell of a proposition for any bowler.

 

[Black_Warrior]

I understand Matthews and co opting to build a team for WC2019 but Dilshan could have at least played till Champions Trophy next summer.

 

[OverratedSanity]

Terrific batsman, especially in ODIs. Wonderful fielder too, his catch to remove Kohli in the WC final was a gem.

 

[honestbharani]

Great career. Well done.

But it will always be the Marillier scoop, dammit..


Seriously though, really good player and made a difference to his side by his mere presence. It doesn't always get too much better than that. Guy can field anywhere, bowl pretty decent offies, keep to a decent level when required and bat really well when in form. Surely someone who will be tough to replace for the Lankans.

 

[viriya]

I understand Matthews and co opting to build a team for WC2019 but Dilshan could have at least played till Champions Trophy next summer.

The article suggests Jayasuriya pushed him to it.

 

[harsh.ag]

Came into form at just the right team to lift Sri Lanka to a nice peak before Sanga's and Mahela's retirements. Fantastic in ODIs. Think I will remember him more for how much pain his face seemed to display when batting in tests.

 

[viriya]

Great career. Well done.

But it will always be the Marillier scoop, dammit..

Marillier's scoop was done differently and went to a different spot in the field.

 

[marc71178]

He was the first to do it though.