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Dilshan upbeat despite challenges

Few captains have begun their time at the helm facing the scale and variety of challenges that Tillakaratne Dilshan has before him ahead of his baptism as a full-time international captain

25-May-2011•Siddarth Ravindran in Cardiff

England's new target, Sri Lanka's new era

ESPNcricinfo previews the first Test between England and Sri Lanka at Cardiff

25-May-2011•Preview by Andrew McGlashan

Dilshan hundred leads Sri Lanka's fightback

After two tough days against England Lions, the Sri Lankans put up a better fight having been asked to follow on but still face the prospect of defeat ahead of the first Tes

21-May-2011•Andrew McGlashan at Derby

Dilshan and Paranavitana hit hundreds

On the first day at Uxbridge it was the England captain reacquainting himself with first-class cricket and on the second it was the turn of Sri Lanka's

15-May-2011•ESPNcricinfo staff

Sri Lanka search for focus in tour opener

Sri Lanka's tour of England will stutter into life on Saturday with the start of their three-day fixture against Middlesex at Uxbridge

13-May-2011•Andrew McGlashan

Adjusting to conditions crucial - Atapattu

Sri Lanka will have to adjust to the Test format and the English conditions if they are to challenge England this summer, Marvan Atapattu, their batting coach has said

10-May-2011•ESPNcricinfo staff

Dilshan targets Test success with young attack

Tillakaratne Dilshan wants to become the first Sri Lanka captain to secure a Test series victory in England after leaving the IPL early to lead his team

07-May-2011•Sa'adi Thawfeeq

Watson weighs Dilshan against Sangakkara

Shane Watson has questioned Tillakaratne Dilshan's chances of forging a captaincy as successful as that of Kumar Sangakkara.

05-May-2011•Daniel Brettig

Dilshan to reach England by May 11

Tillakaratne Dilshan, Sri Lanka's newly-appointed captain, will leave the IPL early and join the national squad in England on May 11

01-May-2011•Nagraj Gollapudi

Boards in talks over Dilshan's IPL release date

The BCCI and Sri Lanka Cricket board are in talks over Tillakaratne Dilshan's IPL release date and a decision is expected in the next few days

25-Apr-2011•Nagraj Gollapudi

Playing for Sri Lanka bigger than IPL - Dilshan

Sri Lanka's newly appointed captain Tillakaratne Dilshan has said he doesn't mind leaving the IPL early in order to prepare for the upcoming tour of England

20-Apr-2011•ESPNcricinfo staff

'Captaincy will be a challenge for Dilshan'

Former Sri Lanka cricketers and administrators react to the appointment of Tillakaratne Dilshan as Sri Lanka captain for the upcoming tour of England

20-Apr-2011•Sa'adi Thawfeeq

Dilshan named captain for England tour

Tillakaratne Dilshan has been appointed Sri Lanka's captain for all three formats during the upcoming tour of England in May

18-Apr-2011•ESPNcricinfo staff

All-round Mumbai coast past Bangalore

Sachin Tendulkar, the controller, and Ambati Rayudu, the enforcer, made short work of the below-par target to give Mumbai their second successive win of the tournament

12-Apr-2011•The Bulletin by Sriram Veera

Bangalore lack domestic punch

Bangalore have an almost new-look team with Virat Kohli the only player retained from the past set-up, and while they have four world-class Twenty20 overseas players in the squad, paucity of domestic talent could hamper their campaign

08-Apr-2011•Siddarth Ravindran

Sangakkara leads ICC's World Cup XI

Kumar Sangakkara was named captain of the ICC's team of the World Cup 2011 that is dominated by players from India and Sri Lanka, with seven spots going to the finalists

03-Apr-2011•ESPNcricinfo staff

Sri Lanka survive jitters to reach World Cup final

Sri Lanka overcame a serious bout of the jitters to book their place in Saturday's World Cup final in Mumbai, as New Zealand bowed out in the last four for the sixth time in ten campaigns

29-Mar-2011•The Bulletin by Andrew Miller

Sangakkara eyeing all-Asian final

Kumar Sangakkara has said that Sri Lanka have every chance of making it an all-subcontinental final in the 2011 World Cup

27-Mar-2011•Sa'adi Thawfeeq at the Premadasa

Tharanga and Dilshan crush England

Tillakaratne Dilshan and Upul Tharanga put their team within touching distance of the World Cup semi-finals, as they overcame a tricky start to their innings to lay into England's bowlers with an unbeaten first-wicket stand of 132

26-Mar-2011•The Bulletin by Andrew Miller

We will peak from next game - Dilshan

Tillakaratne Dilshan has sent out a warning to other teams that Sri Lanka will start playing their best cricket from their game against New Zealand on March 18 onwards

10-Mar-2011•Sa'adi Thawfeeq in Pallekele

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