Dinesh Chandimal Birthday, Age, Family & Biography
| BIRTHDAY | 18 November, 1989 |
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| BIRTH PLACE | Balapitiya , Southern Province |
| COUNTRY | Sri Lanka |
| AGE (in 2018) | 28 Years Old |
| BIRTH SIGN | Scorpio |
| HEIGHT | in centimeters- 175 cm in meters- 1.75 m in Feet Inches- 5’ 8” |
| WEIGHT | in Kilograms- 72 kg in Pounds- 158.73 lbs |
Other Name:
Lokuge Dinesh Chandimal, Chandi
Birthday Countdown, Age and Birthday Facts
28 years, 5 months, 8 days old age Dinesh Chandimal will turn 29 on 18 November, 2018. Only 6 months, 22 days, 22 hours, 36 minutes has left for his next birthday.
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About Edit
Dinesh Chandimal was born on 18-11-1989 in Balapitiya, Southern Province, Sri Lanka. He is a Sri Lankan Cricket Player.
Career
Dinesh Chandimal is a well known professional cricketer from Sri Lankan team. He is current Sri Lankan captain in Test cricket and a former captain in the T20 and ODI formats. He is right-handed batsman and occasional wicket keeper. He attended Dharmasoka College, Ambalangoda where he began playing cricket. Later he joined Ananda College, Colombo and was under-17 team’s captain. He was captain school team for 13 seasons. He received Schoolboy Cricketer of the Year Award. He then connected with Nondescripts Cricket Club.
He made a record for the highest number of dismissals as wicketkeeper in Youth ODI for Sri Lanka with 51 dismissals and became the only wicketkeeper from Sri Lankan team to get in fifty plus dismissals in Youth ODI. He played for Sri Lanka Cricket Development XI. He scored 2 centuries for under 19s Sri Lankan team. He played for Twenty20 cricket.
He made his debut in international cricket in the 2010 ICC World Twenty20 in the West Indies. He played against Zimbabwe and New Zealand in this World cup. Later he was part of ODI tri-series in Zimbabwe. He outperformed and scored his international century against India, becoming the youngest player from Sri Lanka to make an ODI century. He made his debut in test cricket against South Africa in 2011 in Durban and helped his team to win any test series in South Africa for the 1st time.
He was purchased by Rajasthan Royals for Indian Premier League 2012.He had an excellent game in 2015 ICC Cricket World Cup. He was part of test series against India and received the man of the match. His performance was excellent in England series and Australia series in 2016. He became test captain Sri Lankan team in 2017.
Family Relatives and Relation
He is married to Ishika Jayasekara.
Body Measurements
| Chest Size | 39 |
| Biceps Size | 12 |
| Waist Size | 32 |
| Skin Colour | Black |
| Eye Colour | Black |
| Hair Colour | Black |
Personal Info
| Home Town | Balapitiya, Sri Lanka |
| Nationality | Sri Lankan |
| Religion | Buddhist |
| School | Dharmasoka College, Ambalangoda |
| College | Ananda College, Colombo |
| Marital Status | Married |
| Debut | ODI- 1 June 2010 v Zimbabwe, Test Match- 26 December 2011 v South Africa, T20I- 30 April 2010 v New Zealand |
Favourites
| Favorite Sport | Cricket |
Shocking / Interesting Facts
- He became the youngest ODI captain of Sri Lanka when he was announced Captain in 2013.
- He is the 1st captain leading Sri Lanka in the day-night Test match.
- His family home was destroyed in the Indian Ocean Tsunami tragedy.
