Niroshan Dickwella

Niroshan Dickwella
Personal information
Full name
Dickwella Patabendige Dilantha Niroshan Dickwella
Born (1993-06-23) 23 June 1993 (age 31)
Kandy, Sri Lanka
NicknameDick sulaga
BattingLeft-handed
RoleWicket-keeper-batter
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 127)24 July 2014 v South Africa
Last Test9 March 2023 v New Zealand
ODI debut (cap 161)16 November 2014 v India
Last ODI21 June 2022 v Australia
T20I debut (cap 61)9 February 2016 v India
Last T20I26 June 2021 v England
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2012–presentNondescripts Cricket Club
2020Dambulla Viiking
2024Galle Marvels
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI T20I
Matches 51 55 28
Runs scored 2,668 1,604 480
Batting average 32.14 31.45 18.46
100s/50s 0/21 2/9 0/1
Top score 96 116 68
Catches/stumpings 126/26 41/11 12/1
Source: Cricinfo, 11 March 2023

Dickwella Patabendige Dilantha Niroshan Dickwella, known as Niroshan Dickwella (born 23 June 1993), is a professional Sri Lankan cricketer, who plays all formats of the game for Sri Lanka. A left-hand batsman, he also plays as a wicket-keeper of the team. Dickwella is known for hitting left handed Dilscoops.[1] In November 2017, he was named the emerging cricketer of the year for the 2016–17 season at Sri Lanka Cricket's annual awards.[2]

On 16 August 2024, Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) announced in a media release that Dickwella has been suspended from all forms of cricket due to an alleged anti-doping rule violation. The suspension was to be effective until further notice.[3][4] Following the conclusion of the disciplinary inquiry,[5][6] he was subsequently banned from all forms of cricket for a period of three years, effective from 13 August 2024.[7]

  1. ^ Kishore, Shashank (23 November 2016). "When Dickwella played the 'Dilscoop'". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN Inc. Archived from the original on 26 November 2022. Retrieved 26 November 2022.
  2. ^ Balasuriya, Madushka (1 November 2017). "Gunaratne wins big at SLC's annual awards". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN Inc. Retrieved 26 November 2022.
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