Tillakaratne Dilshan Net Worth, Early Life, Marriage, Cars, Affairs, Property

Tillakaratne Dilshan is a former Sri Lankan cricketer who retired from international cricket in 2016. Born on 14 October 1976 in Kalutara, Sri Lanka. Dilshan is widely considered one of the best cricketers to come out of Sri Lanka.

Tillakaratne Dilshan made his Test debut for Sri Lanka on 18 November 1999 vs Zimbabwe. From then on, the all-rounder went on to have one of the best cricket careers that spanned 17 years.

Dilshan’s best moment as a Sri Lankan player came in 2014 when he helped the national team in winning the T20 World Cup. He is also one of the select few batsmen who have scored a century in all three formats in international cricket

In this article, we will have a look at Tillakaratne Dilshan’s Salary, Net Worth, Personal Information, Career details, Wife, Controversies, FAQs, etc

Tillakaratne Dilshan’s Net Worth

Tillakaratne Dilshan Net Worth: Tillakaratne Dilshan’s net worth is reported to be around $10 million. He has earned his net worth through endorsements, his playing career, etc.

Net Worth	$10 million
Age	47 years
Born	14 October 1976
Country of Origin	Sri Lanka
Playing Role	Allrounder
Fielding Position	Wicketkeeper
Source of Wealth	Professional Cricketer, Sponsorships

Tillakaratne Dilshan’s Salary

It has not been disclosed what Tillakaratne Dilshan’s salary was during his playing career.

Tillakaratne Dilshan’s Endorsements:

Tillakaratne Dilshan used to play with the CA cricket bat during his career. It is not known which other brands the player endorsed.

Tillakaratne Dilshan’s House:

Tillakaratne Dilshan reportedly lives in Australia post his cricketing career. The former Sri Lanka international recently sold his Melbourne home that is located near the Prahran Market.

He currently lives in a home in Beaconsfield, Australia.

Tillakaratne Dilshan’s Personal Information

The following is Sri Lankan star, Tillakaratne Dilshan’s info:

Name	Tillakaratne Mudiyanselage Dilshan
Also Known As	Tuwan Mohamad Dilshan
Date of Birth	14 October 1976
Age	47 years
Place of Birth	Kalutara, Sri Lanka
Parents Name	Not known
Batting Hand	Right-Handed
Bowling Hand	Right-Handed off-spinner
Education	Moratu Maha Vidyalaya Kalutara Vidyalaya
Professional debut for the Sri Lankan team	18 November 1999 v Zimbabwe (Test debut)
Citizenship	Sri Lankan
Height	5’4″
Weight	Not know
Spouse	First Wife Nilantha Vithanage, Manjula Thilini (m. 2008)
Children	Resandi, Lasadi, Resadu, and Dihela Tillakaratne
Siblings	Tillakaratne Sampath, (other 3 brothers’ names are not known)
Hair Colour	Black
Eye Colour	Black
Religion	Buddhism
Known for	Professional Cricketer

Tillakaratne Dilshan’s Cricket Career

Sri Lankan national team: Tillakaratne Dilshan made his ODI and Test debut against Zimbabwe in 1999. From that point on the Sri Lankan took multiple roles for his team. Dilshan was featured as a middle-order batsman, opener, bowler, keeper, and captain of the Sri Lankan national team.

The batsman played a key role for his side as he led the Lankan lions to the finals of the ICC Cricket World Cup in 2007 and 2011. But the Island nation fell short on both occasions as they lost to Australia and India respectively.

The all-rounder earned his payday in 2014 when he along with the Sri Lankan team managed to win the T20 World Cup and establish themselves with the first major trophy in many years.

Since then Dilshan’s career took a downturn. After announcing his test retirement in 2013, the Sri Lankan focused on the shorter formats of the game. He was included in the 2015 World Cup squad but Sri Lanka could not go beyond the Quarterfinals stage. Dilshan did achieve a major feat later in the year as he reached a personal milestone of scoring 10,000 ODI runs.

He is also in an elite group of batsmen who have scored a century in all formats of international cricket. Dilshan eventually bid adieu to international cricket in 2016 after the Australia tour. He played his last ODI match on 9th September 2016.

Tillakaratne Dilshan Career Stats

Batting & Fielding

Format	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	BF	SR	100s	50s	4s	6s	Ct	St
Tests	87	145	11	5492	193	40.98	8379	65.54	16	23	677	24	88	0
ODIs	330	303	41	10290	161*	39.27	11933	86.23	22	47	1111	55	123	1
T20Is	80	79	12	1889	104*	28.19	1567	120.54	1	13	223	33	31	2
FC	233	384	24	13979	200*	38.83	–	–	38	59	–	–	356	23
List A	449	416	54	14314	188	39.54	–	–	30	71	–	–	204	8
T20s	221	217	25	5193	104*	27.04	4228	122.82	1	34	633	110	79	3

Bowling

Format	Mat	Inns	Balls	Runs	Wkts	BBI	BBM	Ave	Econ	SR	4w	5w	10w
Tests	87	76	3385	1711	39	4/10	4/10	43.87	3.03	86.7	1	0	0
ODIs	330	204	5880	4778	106	4/4	4/4	45.07	4.87	55.4	3	0	0
T20Is	80	25	258	313	9	2/4	2/4	34.77	7.27	28.6	0	0	0
FC	233	–	6501	3255	90	5/49	–	36.16	3.00	72.2	–	1	0
List A	449	–	7871	6303	152	4/4	4/4	41.46	4.80	51.7	4	0	0
T20s	221	116	1564	1892	64	3/16	3/16	29.56	7.25	24.4	0	0	0

Tillakaratne Dilshan T20 Stats

Batting & Fielding

Tournament	Teams	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	BF	SR	100s	50s	4s	6s	Ct	St
BPL	2 teams	17	17	2	414	67*	27.60	330	125.45	0	1	47	14	3	0
CPL	GAW	6	6	0	106	39	17.66	89	119.10	0	0	11	2	3	0
Vitality Blast	2 teams	12	12	0	291	54	24.25	243	119.75	0	1	34	6	1	0
Big Bash League	ST	4	4	0	62	46	15.50	49	126.53	0	0	10	1	1	0
IPL	2 teams	52	50	7	1153	76*	26.81	1007	114.49	0	9	140	24	20	0
Champions League	2 teams	9	9	0	195	74	21.66	182	107.14	0	1	25	3	4	0

Bowling

Tournament	Teams	Mat	Inns	Balls	Runs	Wkts	BBI	BBM	Ave	Econ	SR	4w	5w	10w
BPL	2 teams	17	11	162	190	4	2/6	2/6	47.50	7.03	40.5	0	0	0
CPL	GAW	6	5	90	102	5	2/14	2/14	20.40	6.80	18.0	0	0	0
Vitality Blast	2 teams	12	11	192	223	8	2/21	2/21	27.87	6.96	24.0	0	0	0
Big Bash League	ST	4	2	37	57	0	–	–	–	9.24	–	0	0	0
IPL	2 teams	52	25	271	366	5	1/3	1/3	73.20	8.10	54.2	0	0	0
Champions League	2 teams	9	5	108	93	4	2/16	2/16	23.25	5.16	27.0	0	0	0

Tillakaratne Dilshan’s Accomplishments

• Multiple bilateral series wins
• Scored centuries in ODI, Test and T20I formats
• 2014 T20 World Cup winner
• Scored 10,000 ODI runs
• ICC ODI Team of the Year (4 times)

Apart from this, Tillakaratne Dilshan has been granted multiple other individual awards and recognitions by ICC and the Sri Lankan cricket board.

Tillakaratne Dilshan’s Wife

Nilantha Vithanage: Nilanka Vithanage was previously married to cricket star Tillakaratne Dilshan, and their life together seemed to be thriving. They shared a joyful existence and were blessed with a son named Resadu Tillakaratne.

However, things took a turn when Nilanka became involved with Upul Tharanga, a teammate of Dilshan’s. Their relationship developed over time, but when Dilshan discovered this affair, he swiftly initiated divorce proceedings.

According to sources, the rift between Dilshan and Vithanage started when his wife started becoming close to Dilshan’s Sri Lanka opening partner Upul Tharanga. This eventually led to a divorce and Nilantha then went on to get married to Upul Tharanga. Dilshan and his first wife also had a son together.

Manjula Thilni: Dilshan again found love and eventually got married to Manjula Thilni in 2008. Manjula works as a teledrama actress and a singer. The couple has 3 children together.

As of 2024, their relationship is still going strong and we hope they last together till the end.

Tillakaratne Dilshan’s Controversies

Ahmed Shehzad incident: In a game between Sri Lanka and Pakistan, the Pakistani player Ahmed Shehzad reportedly remarked “if you convert into a Muslim, you go straight to heaven”. This was not well received by Dilshan. The Sri Lankan batter’s father is a Muslim and Dilshan himself was a Muslim until his parents divorced.

This made headlines at the time but nothing came of it in the long run.

No-Ball controversy: India had almost won a game against Sri Lanka. They needed just 1 run and had many Balls remaining to get the runs. Indian batter Virender Sehwag was batting on 99 and hence Dilshan asked the bowler Suraj Randiv to bowl a no-ball.

This was against the spirit of the game as the no-ball meant that the runs from Sehwag’s bat won’t be counted as the extra ( 1 run for a no-ball) would result in a victory for India. Virender Sehwag hit to ball for a six but it was not counted and led to a lot of scrutiny towards Dilshan and Randiv after the game.

Tillakaratne Dilshan’s Social Media

The former Sri Lanka cricketer is inactive on social media and it is not known if he has a legit account.

Tillakaratne Dilshan FAQs