Dilhara Lokuhettige
Loku Hettige Danushka Dilhara (born 3 July 1980), known as Dilhara Lokuhettige, is a Sri Lankan former cricketer, who played limited over cricket. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-fast bowler. Lokuhittege had captained Colombo's Asoka Vidalaya from Under-13s to senior level. Dilhara has contributed to his team and is a very passionate player ever since he was young.
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| Full name | Danushka Dilhara Lokuhettige | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 3 July 1980 (age 42) Colombo, Sri Lanka | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname | Dil | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm fast-medium | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | All-Rounder | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| ODI debut (cap 124) | 30 July 2005 v India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last ODI | 9 July 2013 v India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| T20I debut (cap 6) | 10 October 2008 v Zimbabwe | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last T20I | 12 October 2008 v Canada | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo], 10 April 2017 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Fixing allegations
International career
When he was first picked for the Indian Oil Cup in 2005, there was relative shock, as Lokuhettige was picked practically out of obscurity after moderate domestic performances. However, he proved a quality acquisition, capturing both good batting and bowling statistics. Dilhara moved on to play cricket and had a great flow going.
Domestic career
His big break came when he joined Bloomfield and met Ruchira Palliyaguru in 1999, who recommended him to the cricketing academy. He has Twenty-20 cricket since 2004 and was picked for the national team for the first time in July 2005. He made his Twenty20 debut on 17 August 2004, for Moors Sports Club in the 2004 SLC Twenty20 Tournament.[1]
Retirement
Lokuhettige announced his retirement from Tests and ODIs on 24 September 2016. He criticized captain Angelo Mathews by stating that he cannot enter to the squad until Mathews playing for the team.Dilhara now lives in Australia along with is family since 2016.
References
- "1st Round, Colombo, Aug 17 2004, Twenty-20 Tournament". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 23 April 2021.