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Dinesh Chandimal Height, Weight, Age, Girlfriends, Wife, Family, Biography, Facts & More

Dinesh Chandimal Height, Weight, Age, Girlfriends, Wife, Family, Biography, Facts & More

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Bio/Wiki
Full Name Lokuge Dinesh Chandimal
Nickname Chandi
Profession Cricketer
Physical Stats & More
Height (approx.) in centimeters**- 175 cm**
in meters**- 1.75 m**
in feet inches**- 5’ 9”**
Weight (approx.) in kilograms**- 70 kg**
in pounds**- 154 lbs**
Body Measurements (approx.) - Chest: 40 inches
- Waist: 30 inches
- Biceps: 14 inches
Eye Colour Black
Hair Colour Black
Cricket
International Debut ODI- 1 June 2010 against Zimbabwe at Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo, Zimbabwe
Test- 26 December 2011 against South Africa at Kingsmead, South Africa
T20- 30 April 2010 against New Zealand at Providence Stadium, Guyana
Jersey Number #36 (Sri Lanka)
#17 (IPL)
Domestic/State Teams Nondescripts Cricket Club (2009-Present)
Ruhuna (2010-Present)
Rajasthan Royals (2012)
Chittagong Vikings (2017)
Favourite Shots Cover-Drive and Pull-Shot
Records (main ones) • In 2009, he captained his school team and scored 1,580 runs beside leading his school side to 13 consecutive victories. It was the first time in Sri Lankan school history that someone had crossed the 1,000 run mark with the bat as well as captained his side so successfully and won the Schoolboy Cricketer of the Year Award.
• Having scored a century against India in 2010 in Harare, Dinesh became the youngest Sri Lankan to score a ton.
• In 2015 ICC Cricket World Cup against Australia in Sydney, he scored 50 off 22 balls; this was the fastest fifty by a Sri Lankan batsman in Cricket World Cup history.
Career Turning Point His maiden ODI Ton against India in Harare fixed him in National Team.
Personal Life
Date of Birth 18 November 1989 (Saturday)
Age (as of 2024) 35 Years
Birthplace Balapitiya, Sri Lanka
Zodiac sign/Sun sign Scorpio
Nationality Sri Lankan
Hometown Balapitiya, Sri Lanka
College/University Dharmasoka College, Ambalangoda
Religion Buddhist
Food Habit Non-Vegetarian
Hobbies Listening to Music, Watching Movies, Traveling
Controversy In June 2018, while playing against West Indies, Chandimal was charged with ball-tampering by ICC. Later, he denied tampering with the ball by using a sweet in his pocket in place of applying the artificial substance to the ball.
Girls, Affairs & More
Marital Status Married
Affairs/Girlfriends Ishika Jayasekara
Marriage Date 1 May 2015
Family
Wife/Spouse Ishika Jayasekara
Parents Father- Name not known
Mother- Name not known
Siblings Brothers- 3


Sister- None
Favourite Things
Favourite Cricketer Sanath Jayasuriya
Favourite Foods Coconut Sambal, Fried Dry Anchovy Sprats, Fish, Steamed Jackfruit
Money Factor
Salary (approx.) $125,000 a year (as in 2016)

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