Tillakaratne Sampath
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Full name | Tillakaratne Mudiyanselage Nishan Sampath |
Born | Jaffna, Sri Lanka |
23 June 1982
Batting style | Right-handed |
Bowling style | Right arm off spin |
Role | All-rounder |
Source: [1] |
Tillakaratne Mudiyanselage Nishan Sampath (born June 23, 1982 in Jaffna, Sri Lanka) (born Tuwan Mohammad Nishan Sampath) is a Sri Lankan first class cricketer and brother of Sri Lankan national cricket team player Tillakaratne Dilshan. Like his more famous brother, Sampath converted from Islam to Buddhism at an early age. He is the brother-in-law of the Sri Lankan teledrama actress Manjula Thilini.
References
1.http://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-india-2010/content/player/50737.html
2.http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/67/67121/67121.html
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- 1982 births
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- Basnahira cricketers
- Converts to Buddhism from Islam
- People from Jaffna
- Ruhuna cricketers
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- Sri Lankan Malay sportspeople
- Cricketers at the 2010 Asian Games
- Sri Lankan cricketers
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