Tillakaratne Mudiyanselage Dilshan, (Sinhalese:තිලකරත්න ඩිල්ෂාන්; born 14 October 1976) or popularly as Tillakaratne Dilshan, is a professional Sri Lankancricketer and a former captain of the Sri Lanka national cricket team in all formats. Dilshan made his Test and ODI debut during the Sri Lankan cricket team's tour to Zimbabwe in 1999. He is regarded as one of the most innovative batsmen of the modern game. He is an aggressive right-hand batsman who invented the scoop, which has come to be known as a dilscoop, that hits the ball behind the keeper. An all-rounder, he is also a capable off-break bowler. He also was a test wicket-keeper.