The Selection Committee headed by Duleep Mendis has named T.M. Dilshan as the Captain of the Sri Lanka cricket team pending the approval of the Sports Minister, Mendis told Ada Derana a short while ago. Secretary SLC Nishantha Ranathunga speaking to Ada Derana stated that Dilshan has been appointed captain for the upcoming English tour.
Tillakaratne Mudiyanselage Dilshan, born in October 1976 in Kalutara, Sri Lanka is a Sri Lankan cricketer and member of the Sri Lankan national cricket team since November 1999. He debuted against Zimbabwe in 1999 where he scored his maiden Test hundred in the series with a 163.
Dilshan is the architect of Dilscoop, played straight over the wicket keeper’s head which he played during the ODI between Sri Lanka and India in August 2010.
source: Adaderana