श्रीलंका के दिग्गज बल्लेबाज़ और बेहतरीन फील्डर तिलकरत्ने दिलशान ने गुरूवार को यह एलान किया, कि मौजूदा एकदिवसीय सीरीज़ और आगामी टी-20 सीरीज़ उनकी आख़िरी अंतर्राष्ट्रीय सीरीज़ होंगी.
दिलशान ने यह फैसला 2019 विश्वकप के लिए टीम को तैयार करने के लिए लिया है, दिलशान अभी 39 साल के है और उनका फॉर्म भी हाल में कुछ ख़ास नहीं रहा.
टी-20 विश्वकप में हालाँकि दिलशान श्रीलंका की ओर से सबसे अधिक रन बनाने वाले बल्लेबाज़ थे लेकिन वह अपने पुराने रंग में बिलकुल भी नज़र नहीं आये.
अब जब दिलशान ने यह निर्णय ले ही लिया है, कि अंतर्राष्ट्रीय क्रिकेट को अलविदा कह देंगे.
आइये देखते है उनके पूर्व साथी खिलाड़ियों ने किस तरह कहा दिलशान का शुक्रिया.
Tillakaratne Dilshan will play his final ODI in Dambulla on Sunday, and his last T20I in Colombo on September 9 https://t.co/g9PR0RcFLg
— ESPNcricinfo (@ESPNcricinfo) August 25, 2016
I guess what our Cricketer-turned-Comedian @virendersehwag have to say about the retirement of another freak – Tillakaratne Dilshan!
— Blessen Varghese (@blessenv) August 25, 2016
Hope Dilshan plays his savage pull and a dilscoop for us to remember him by – not that we need any help, tbh. Wonderfully memorable career
— Andrew F Fernando (@andrewffernando) August 25, 2016
SLC dedicates the 3rd ODI vs Aus to the retiring master batsman T.M. Dilshan for the services rendered to the motherland through cricket.
— Roshan Abeysinghe (@RoshanCricket) August 25, 2016
Wonderful servant for SL cricket. Naturally gifted player. Was absolute pleasure playing with him. Wish @TmDilshan_23 all the best. ? enjoy!
— Mahela Jayawardena (@MahelaJay) August 25, 2016
Dilshan is an absolute match winner and game changer. Deserves the grandest of farewells. @OfficialSLC will miss him. A champions career
— Kumar Sangakkara (@KumarSanga2) August 25, 2016
A great opener. An entertainer. Often a useful bowler. Brilliant fielder and an occasional wicketkeeper. End of an era obviously. #Dilshan
— Zinara (@Zin10SantaFe) August 25, 2016
Many stadiums named after legends retired, but not a single cricket shot named except for Dilshan’s Dilscoop. #ThankYouDilshan @ICC
— Daniel Alexander (@daniel86cricket) August 25, 2016
T.M. Dilshan has decided to retire from ODI Cricket after the 3rd ODI in Dambulla. READ: https://t.co/lh9C1mHo2q pic.twitter.com/Fe9BypB4LR
— Sri Lanka Cricket (@OfficialSLC) August 25, 2016
Will miss you #Dishan #hitter #Discoop #SLvsAUS @ESPNcricinfo
— SAIKAT (@saikat14288) August 25, 2016
Time to say good bye to my fav cricketer.Thank you Dilly for everything.Will miss your dilscoops. #ThankYouDilshan pic.twitter.com/txhy83MVol
— Iranda Tharaka (@Irandatharaka) August 25, 2016
We didn’t have Gayle but we had Dilshan.Nw he’s gonna retire.Ur aggressive start,dilscoop, best fielding will be remembered #ThankYouDilshan
— Luqq (@luqmaan29) August 25, 2016
His dilscoop, his shots through covers,his cheeky offspin, his flying catches..his everything ,I’ll miss them all #ThankYouDilshan
— Malik (@misjathMALIK) August 25, 2016
यह भी पढ़े : श्रीलंका के दिग्गज बल्लेबाज़ ने किया क्रिकेट से सन्यास की घोषणा