Articles about Niroshan Dickwella
Niroshan Dickwella is a professional cricket player from Sri Lanka who plays all formats of the game. He also plays as a wicket-keeper for the Sri Lankan team. He is well known for his unorthodox shots, aggressive batting, and for hitting left-handed Dilscoops. Dickwella has played 45 Test matches and 53 ODIs in his cricket career. In 2014, he made his Test debut for Sri Lanka against South Africa where he scored 72 runs. In November 2014, he made his ODI debut against India where he scored just four runs. His Twenty20 International debut against India came in February 2016. During the 2016-17 South African tour, Dickwella was appreciated for his performance. He was also named as the emerging cricketer of the year at Sri Lanka cricket’s annual awards 2016-2017. In his fourth ODI series against South Africa, Dickwella had to pay a fine for engaging in a verbal spat with Kagiso Rabada. During the second T20I against Australia, he was banned for two limited-overs matches for breaching the Code of Conduct. In 2012, he received the title of Sri Lanka’s Schoolboy Cricketer of the Year.
08 Jan 2022
SportsThe trio of Kusal Mendis, Niroshan Dickwella, and Danushka Gunathilaka will be soon available for selection as the Sri Lanka cricket board (SLC) has removed their one-year ban from international games.
16 Jul 2021
SportsThe Sri Lankan cricket team has suffered a blow as senior batter Kusal Perera has been ruled out of both the ODIs and T20Is against India due to a shoulder injury.
28 Jun 2021
SportsSri Lanka cricketers Kusal Mendis, Danushka Gunathilaka and Niroshan Dickwella have been suspended for breaching the bio-bubble in the UK.
25 Mar 2021
SportsAfter taking a crucial 153-run lead on Day 3 of the first Test against West Indies, the Sri Lankan cricket team dominated Day 4.
23 Jan 2021
SportsLegendary England pacer James Anderson showed his brilliance with the ball on Day 2 of the second Test against Sri Lanka.
21 Jan 2021
SportsThe England cricket team will hope to win the Test series against Sri Lanka when the two sides face each other in the second encounter, starting Friday.
13 Jan 2021
SportsSri Lanka Cricket (SLC) has announced a 22-member squad for the upcoming Test series against England.
18 Dec 2020
SportsSri Lanka have named an expanded 22-man squad for the upcoming Test series against South Africa and England.
29 Nov 2019
SportsSri Lanka are all set to tour Pakistan as the country would be hosting a Test series for the first time in 11 years.
11 Sep 2019
SportsSri Lanka are scheduled to tour Pakistan for a limited-overs series, involving three ODIs and T20Is each, from September 27.
04 Sep 2019
SportsNew Zealand continued with their supremacy over Sri Lanka in T20Is.
18 Apr 2019
SportsSri Lanka announced the 15-member squad for the upcoming ICC World Cup 2019 to start from May 30 onwards.
26 Jan 2019
SportsAustralia thrashed sorry Sri Lanka by an innings and 40 runs to take a 1-0 lead in the Test series.
15 Dec 2018
SportsSri Lanka have called back 35-year-old veteran fast bowler Lasith Malinga for the limited-overs series against New Zealand.
18 Nov 2018
SportsEngland overcame Sri Lanka on Day 5 of the second Test to seal a victory by 57 runs.
24 Jul 2018
SportsSri Lanka's opening batsman, Danushka Gunathilaka, has been left out of the squad for the upcoming 5-match ODI series against South Africa, starting July 29.
13 Mar 2018
SportsKagiso Rabada can no longer play a part in the ongoing Test series against Australia, after he was handed a two-match suspension.
13 Jan 2018
SportsIf you are a cricketer, playing in the IPL is definitely a dream.
19 Dec 2017
SportsIndia will aim for another series win after their recent Test and ODI series triumph against the visiting Sri Lankan team.
16 Dec 2017
SportsSri Lanka have announced their T20 squad for the upcoming series against India and some big names have been given a miss.
16 Dec 2017
SportsAfter a crushing defeat in the 1st ODI, India bounced back in style, riding on Rohit Sharma's double hundred in 2nd ODI. Now, with the series equally poised, the action shifts to Vizag.
12 Dec 2017
SportsHaving lost the first ODI in an embarrassing fashion, Indian team-sans-Virat Kohli, will look to bounce back in the 2nd ODI in Mohali to remain in contention for the 3-match ODI series.
05 Dec 2017
SportsPollution in the national capital, is making Sri Lankan players sick but that wasn't the reason behind Sri Lankan Sports Minister Dayasiri Jayasekara stopping 9 cricketers from travelling to India.
01 Dec 2017
SportsHaving decimated Sri Lanka in the 2nd Test in Nagpur to take a 1-0 lead in the three-match series, India are overwhelming favorites going into the 3rd Test at Delhi's Feroz Shah Kotla.
22 Nov 2017
SportsAfter an exciting draw in Kolkata, the focus now shifts to Nagpur, as India gear up for 2nd Test against Sri Lanka starting from 24th November.
14 Nov 2017
SportsSri Lanka are set to face India in a three-match Test series beginning from 16th November.
29 Jul 2017
SportsIndia defeated Sri Lanka in the first test at Galle by 304 runs to take 1-0 lead in the three match series.
29 Jul 2017
SportsIndia set Sri Lanka a target of 550 runs after declaring for 240 runs in the first test at Galle.
28 Jul 2017
SportsIndia are playing their first test against Sri Lanka at Galle. It is also the first match for the newly appointed coach Ravi Shastri.
