Niroshan Dickwella, an attacking left-hand batsman with an unorthodox technique and street-smart wicketkeeper, burst onto the International scene with a great hype build through his stellar school cricket career. He struggled in early years but have been the first-choice wicket-keeper batsman in all three formats for Sri Lanka.
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| Nickname: | Niro |
| Role: | Wicket-keeper batsman |
| Biography |
| Autobiography: | NA |
| Biopic: | NA |
| Physical Appearance |
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Height | 5′ 9″ |
| Eye Colour: | Black |
| Hair Colour: | Black |
| Tattoos: | NA |
| Personal Life |
| Date of Birth: | 23 June 1993 |
Niroshan Dickwella Age | 28 years |
| Birth Place: | Kandy |
| Zodiac sign/Sun sign: | Cancer |
| Nationality: | Sri Lankan |
| School: | NA |
| College: | Trinity College, Kandy |
| Educational Qualifications: | NA |
| Signature: | NA |
| Family |
| Father: | NA |
| Mother: | NA |
| Sister: | NA |
| Brother: | NA |
| Coach/Mentor: | Sampath Perera |
| Religion: | Christianity |
| Address: | NA |
| Cricket Career |
| International Debut: |
| Test: | 24 July 2014 v South Africa |
| ODI: | 16 November 2014 vs India |
| T20: | 9 February 2016 vs India |
| Jersey Number: | #48 (Sri Lanka) |
| Major Teams: | Nondescripts Cricket Club, Southern Express, Sri Lanka A, Sri Lanka Under-19s, Sri Lanka Under-23s, St Lucia Stars, Trinity College |
| Nature on field: | Aggressive batsman |
| Likes to play against: | NA |
| Favourite Shot/Ball: | Sweep and Scoop |
Sri Lanka’s Schoolboy Cricketer of the Year award in 2012 helped him get in selector’s radar.
Niroshan Dickwella Stats
In 2017, Dickwella partnered with Danushka Gunathilaka to record two back to back 200+ opening partnerships in ODIs.
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| Favourite Batsmen: | Kumar Sangakkara |
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| Favourite Cricket Ground: | NA |
| Favourite sports Commentator: | NA |
| Favourite Food: | NA |
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| Favourite Destination: | NA |
| Smoking/Alcohol: | NA |
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| Cars Collection: | NA |
Niroshan Dickwella Wife |
| Marital Status: | Unmarried |
| Girlfriend | NA |
| Wife: | NA |
| Marriage Date: | NA |
| Children: | NA |
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- Dickwella was awarded emerging cricketer of the year for the 2016–17 season at Sri Lanka Cricket’s annual awards.
- In 2012, Dickwella was adjudged Sri Lanka’s schoolboy cricketer of the year.
- Dickwella was slapped with three demerit points under ICC’s code of conduct breach for a verbal encounter with Kagiso Rabada.
- In 2017, Dickwella was banned for two limited over matches for ICC Code of Conduct breach during the second T20I against Australia at Kardinia Park.
- Dickwella comes from Trinity College, which gave the world the legend Kumar Sangakkara.
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